Dear Mr. Gaiman, Part 2: Raving Fanboys

Dear Mr. Gaiman,

Let me start off with telling you how much I love your work. From Sandman to your astounding novel work, you are most certainly one of the most engaging and interesting writers working in the mainstream today.

Now that the formalities are out of the way, I’d like to address your most recent work, the Two-Part Batman story, entitled: “Whatever Happened to the Cape Crusader”. My, was that a wonderful little story. And the artwork was…divine.

Your writing of the Caped Crusader was an enlightenment for me. Too often will this character be written as the brooding avenger of the night, too often he will fight a useless fight against a C-rate villain. You on the other hand took his more cheesy side, his human side if you will, and put it in the spotlight. Through your lense, I saw a character that is deeply commited to his work, his belives and his friends/family.
Speaking of which: Not since she was gunned down, have I seen a more acurate Martha Wayne than this time around. Her caring words, her deep compassion for a son, she hardly knows, were classic traits of this very unique person.

I have to say, that it was a breeze, having Batman not fight some external threat, but to have him struggle with his inner turmoil. Because, we all know, Batman is not about the Joker, or the Riddler, or beating up criminals; he is about being a scared little child, that is trying to regain some semblance of humanity. You have taken a character that has been missused and missinterpreted by a large fanbase and made him into something we all can latch onto. We all had at one point the feeling that the whole world is evil, and that we need to rid it of this very evil. I myself have written countless poems about the ever-lasting struggle of humanity. I understand!

Your biggest victory in here, at least from my humble point of view, is the idea that Batman will never die. He is eternal, like a god should be. This rings so true, to the very heart of the character, and the audience, and is a nice addition to the cannon.

All in all, it was a masterpiece of epic proportions, that surely will be read by many generations of fans, who’ll then ask the question:

“What is all the fuzz about? It’s nice, but it didn’t change my life!”

Sincerly, raving fanboys.

Now, personally, I’m a mixture of both POV’s. I’m not a big fan of overreaction. We all are reading comics because we love them! Entertainment is designed to entertain. So, everybody: Chillax!

In the next installment, we’ll take a look at the life and death of…everyone?