#le batman

Lancée avec un succès critique et commercial retentissant en 2022, la saga Batman imaginée par Matt Reeves s’est imposée comme la nouvelle référence du justicier de Gotham au cinéma. Après avoir conquis le public avec Robert Pattinson dans le rôle-titre, le réalisateur a rapidement annoncé son intention de décliner son histoire en trois films, sous le nom de Batman Epic Crime Saga. Si le spin-off…

I love this panel.

Behind the dark knight that we know, there's still a man under the cowl, a man denied his parents and burdened never knowing their approval as he matured. His confiding of his insecurities in Alfred, though, shows what effort Alfred put into raising him, and how Bruce considers him just as much a father because of it.

And how badass is it that Bruce immediately and effortlessly knows the French? His problem isn't whether or not he's become a man; Bruce knows full well his accomplishments. The steely glare, the strong, cold crossed arms; he knows that he is perfect in mind and body, the ideal crime-fighter. But does it matter? Is he changing anything, crouched with a little plastic bucket over the infinite seas of crime?

And Alfred doesn't miss a beat. The French article is hilarious, of course, but it also shows the pride he feels in Bruce. Batman is Batman, no matter who says it. Through Bruce's work, it's become more than a simple description, more than a man in a funny bat costume. It's an identity, inextricably tied to him. Batman is Batman, and Batman is Bruce Wayne, and Bruce Wayne is Batman, meaning that the latter's accomplishments are the former's. And those accomplishments include striking fear into the heart of anyone and anything that hears the name Batman. Batman isn't a mere description anymore, it's fear, the encroaching darkness, the justice that flaps everywhere in the night.

Dispatcher: Make and colour?