Couple fo points;

That wasnt Oracle in the Heirs of Dupin sequence, despite the glasses and the red hair. The girl depicted was clearly a student and didnt quite have the tech Oracle normally uses! (plus, I dont think Babs has any pieceings). Apparently marplemiss99 is a real online amature detective, given a nod by Dini (and picked on by Riddler; what an honour! haha).

Also, as much as ive dug Dini’s Tech, Id hate to see him controlling/writing all the Bat titles. While I think he’d have a handle on Robin, I think Fabs will be fab on that title and O like my Nightwing vibe a bit seperate from Bats. (Cant coment on Birds). But as for Batman’s other solo title, even if Morrison’s stuff isnt your cup of tea (while it certainly is mine; Im enjoying his stuff- with one or two exceptions- even more than Im likeing Tec. I prefer my Batman `pushed to the limit. As fun as Dini’s stories are, there isnt ever a real sence of danger or chalenge for the Dark Knight).

So, I think DC’s absolutely doing the right thing serving up the two titles with distinctly different voices; it gives fans the chance to choose the Batman title they like rather than just effectively turning the two titles into a single by-monthly (sure, its an outside possibilty sales would benefit from doing it the other way- I havent seen the figures on the spider-titles recently- but I prefer going with the broader artistic option. Heck they’ve even given a loose nod to addressing the continuity issue by expressing that thecurrent Tec stuff- including the upcoming Hush arc- pre-dates the events in RIP.

Sound fair?

Countdown!

I was hoping that we’d get more of Catwoman, but was more than satisfied with the story that we got as it was told brilliantly, bringing in lots of plot threads but still managing to be self-contained in a single issue.

Dini’s Detective continues to remind why I read Batman comics, no matter how much DC might be trying to get me to stop with all of that Batman R.I.P. stuff …