tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31918306.post8648932237665515929..comments2011-10-14T09:33:50.305-07:00Comments on The 4th Media: Why Grant, why?The 4th Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05978478777471172475noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31918306.post-14084054610318286742010-10-08T20:20:49.140-07:002010-10-08T20:20:49.140-07:00I think the important distinction is that I'm ...I think the important distinction is that I'm not asking for Dick to act like Bruce, I'm asking for Batman to act like Batman.<br /><br />The writing, in my opinion, should distinguish between the two in the internal challenges of being like Bruce, despite being against Dick's nature. There is also ample time to use Dick as himself when out of costume or interacting with Damian or Alfred.<br /><br />But once Dick puts on the cowl, to have him act in any way other than exactly like Bruce did under the cowl is to call him either incapable, or stupid. The whole point of becoming Batman was to make sure nobody knew Bruce had died. If you're going to act like Robin playing dress-up, that makes putting on the cowl pointless.<br /><br />I think Grant blew it on this.<br /><br />Dick's better than this. If he didn't want anyone to know the difference (and he wouldn't - that's the point) then nobody would know.The 4th Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978478777471172475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31918306.post-19601476515948245222010-10-01T06:08:13.457-07:002010-10-01T06:08:13.457-07:00I would argue that, to some extent, Dick has to be...I would argue that, to some extent, Dick has to be different to Bruce. They're different people, despite having so much in common. Without having read any of it, I can say that how Dick would react to a situation is not exactly how Bruce would.<br /><br />Just look at their dispositions, Dick is far more optimistic than Bruce is, in most portrayals. Clearly, some of who Dick is has to show through in the writing, or he just becomes a proxy with no real distinction between himself and Bruce, which would devalue the both of them.<br /><br />Then again, I haven't read it, so I could be completely off base.Rude39https://www.blogger.com/profile/06671962196108117446noreply@blogger.com