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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 5591184" data-attributes="member: 18182">I think it will be simpler, less confusing, for folks jumping in at issue(s) #1 . . . but for long time fans, yeah, it seems pretty confusing.  Will it be less confusing in September?  Somehow, I doubt it.And again, why do we need Batman #1, Detective Comics #1, Batman: The Dark Knight #1, and Batman & Robin #1?!?!?!  I realize this is nothing new and these multiple redundant titles have all been around for a while . . . but if we're going to streamline and simplify things, how about just Batman #1 and that's it?But again, when it comes to details of how far the reboot reaches with individual characters . . . there's definitely a bewildering variety of changes ranging from minor to major and the hints DC is releasing are frustratingly vague . . . but I'm finding it hard to separate solid hints from fan (and news reporting) assumptions.  Forex, nothing in the quote you gave me about Drake tells me he wasn't formerly Robin and Red Robin . . . but today I've seen the same assertion that he wasn't on iO9.  Is it possible Drake took a sabbatical, but was pulled back into the superhero world from his "keyboard"?  Gordon's Batgirl is another good example.  A lot of folks seem to be assuming her wheelchair is retconned away, and it might be, but I don't think we know that yet.  She wouldn't be the first comic book hero to be miraculously cured from a paraplegic state!I guess it doesn't really matter, we'll all find out soon enough in September.  I guess it just goes to show how crazy we all are about this stuff!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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