Bruce Wayne's Journey To Batman

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Batman #49 moves us closer to the inevitable return of Bruce Wayne as the Caped Crusader. Scott Snyder continues to carry us through this journey with the assistance of james Tynion IV. The narrative gets a bit heavy-handed within the pages of issue #49. Yanick Paquette gives readers something to gawk at even if the story here leaves us asking what the point is amongst all the metaphysical mumbo-jumbo.

It is time in Batman #49. Bruce Wayne has reclaimed his true past as Batman. Now he must descend into the cave and face what he once was. Can he truly leave behind a life free from the pain and anguish of the Bat? Can he plunge once more into the madness and purpose that once consumed him? The fate of Bruce Wayne, and Batman, is decided once and for all.
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I still can’t shake the feeling that we could’ve got to the point a whole lot quicker. I should be more excited about the return of Bruce Wayne as the Batman, but I’m not. Jim Gordon’s Batcop is what I’m wanting to see more

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