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November 27, 2008 2:06 pm I think Hurt is Mangrove Pierce, but after he was framed for murder, he took up the persona of Joe Chill. Sort of like how Rorschach was actually Walter Kovacs but he always thought that Rorschach was his actual self.

November 27, 2008 12:59 pm

@ The Next Champion

Well, I have to say that Watchmen and this arc are completely different in the way they get the reader to think. Watchmen leads the reader to focus on the themes and motivations of the characters while this one more or less forces the reader to contemplate the plot and what actually occured. Also watchmen is very easy if understand whether or not you have just started reading comics or if you're a veteran. This arc is extremely difficult to understand if you do not know much of the history of batman. IMO

November 26, 2008 8:46 pm It was very good... but in no way what I wanted out of this final issue.

November 24, 2008 6:39 pm

Here's an interview:

http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/04/29/interview-grant-morrison-on-final-crisis-and-doctor-who/

It says:

CMix: And how does Batman R.I.P. fit into the timeline of Final Crisis?

GM: It takes place before [Final Crisis]. R.I.P. will lead into Final Crisis. Whether the Batman in Final Crisis is actually Bruce Wayne, you've got to see for yourself. It could be Nightwing, it could be Tim. Tim deserves it, you know, he chose the life and he's worked hard. Nightwing would be fun, but a very different Batman, more smart-ass. 

Also:

CMix: "Crisis" tends to mean death for DC characters. Are we going to get big deaths this time around, too?

GM: I'd rather not kill characters. I like to give fates worse than death. 

However, in the ign interview, morrison says:

IGN Comics: So the Batman we see in Final Crisis is Bruce Wayne? 

Morrison: Yeah, Bruce Wayne is Batman. But not necessarily how you know him. I don't want to blow the end of RIP. [laughs]  

 http://comics.ign.com/articles/902/902992p6.html

November 4, 2008 7:06 pm Got it too. It was awesome.

November 4, 2008 7:01 pm I'm sort of getting sick of Larroca's art. The faces are just so fake and wax-like.

November 2, 2008 7:38 pm Are you guys gonna do a podcast on Joker HC?

October 31, 2008 7:41 pm This and guerillas #2 were amazing this week

October 30, 2008 1:17 pm Why wasn't guerillas #2 on the pull list this week?

October 27, 2008 5:35 pm Where's Guerillas #2?