I am very sad for Babs and her Clock Tower. I am also feeling like the story was to provoke MORE stories and that the ending was somewhat unsatisfactory as a result. Also, sad for Spoiler and thinking that finding her daughter will be a new added obsession for the Bat. Ummm -- timing: Outsiders -- pre War Games ?

I'm thrilled at where the characters are, emotionally and story-wise, at the end of War Games. But I'm less than thrilled at how they got there, considering that they got there by driving through giant plot holes.

Right -- everyone is in pain.

Not just in pain -- essentially, Bats is almost totally alone. He pissed off the GCPD to the point where he's back to outlaw status. He pissed off Babs enough that, with the watchtower destroyed, I could easily see her leaving Gotham. (Maybe for Bludhaven?) Nightwing is going to have to tell Bruce about Blockbuster very very very soon. He's hanging on by a thread. And I just can't imagine that, after he tells Bruce about Blockbuster, he's going to want to hang around Gotham very much. Though I could be wrong on that, and, because of the events of War Games, Bruce could actually have had some empathy creep in behind the cowl. And so maybe he'll actually have some understanding and kindness for Nightwing, and possibly Nightwing will stay in Gotham. But I doubt it. Robin? When he finds out about Spoiler, he's going to be traumatized. Not to mention that Darla just got killed in front of him (even though it seems like 3 months to the readers, I think War Games actually took place over maybe 2 or 3 days), and he has to deal with that. Catwoman and Batgirl are kind of barely on my radar right now, but I imagine that after they get the full story about how badly Bats handled things during War Games -- particularly with Oracle -- they won't be too keen on him.

So, essentially, we're set up for a more or less isolated Batman. The other capes who DO continue to work with him aren't going to be, I don't think, very happy with him for a long damn time.

Teppy -- do you read BoP?

Because, they've left town. Babs can no longer bear to be in Gotham right now -- plus the town is too hot for "capes". This might explain why Babs is in Metropolis during IC.

Niiiiiice.

And no, I just wasn't hooked by BoP. Which means I am DEAD to Plei.

So....nobody has any thoughts on the end of War Games?

Well, that part where they teach the computer that nuclear war is a lose-lose proposition always brings a tear to me eye... wait, you're talking about something else.

By the end of War Games I was mostly irritated. I thought Batman was acting a bit low IQ, and I really hate the "I have something really important to tell you!" "Not now!" "But it's very important!" "I said not now." "But then you won't know the important thing!" <click> conversation.

I think they could have gotten where they went much faster. And with less stupidity.

Question: Batman is alone now -- how long has it been since No Man's Land? Weren't they pretty prominent do-gooders then? Is this just convenient mass forgetfulness -- the stuff that keeps JJ Jameson selling papers?

And I thought Outsiders was a waste of a Kori.

New ASTOUNISHING tomorrow, right? Bounces expectantly...

I think so!!!!