It didn't sound to me like Willingham's going to make it easy on Steph -- quite the opposite. I expect that whatever happens, fans are going to come out of this storyline either loving Steph or hating her, but strongly; if nothing else, she's going to get some real character development and fleshing-out.
How long was Jean Paul around for? Oy. That's a tricky question, and rather than dig out issues to see exactly when he took over and was ousted again, let me offer this storyline timeline:
April 1993 Batman #491 "Knightfall" prologue. Bruce's back doesn't get broken until later in the storyline, of course, but this was where everything started. January 1994 Batman #500, Detective Comics #666, etc. "Knightfall" ended this month, with Jean-Paul still in his gundam-matic clawed Batman getup -- that #500 cover is burned in my brain. February 1994 Batman #501, Detective Comics #667, etc. "KnightQuest" storylines; Bruce is still away, and Jean-Paul is getting worse. October 1994 Batman #509, Detective Comics #676, etc. "KnightsEnd," finally... Bruce comes home, but still doesn't take up the cowl again quite yet. January 1995 Batman #512, Detective Comics #679, etc. The "Prodigal" storyline, with Dick being called home to become Batman while Bruce does some further soul-searching. Good Bruce. March 1994 Batman #514, Detective Comics #681, etc. At the end of "Prodigal," Bruce is finally Batman again.
Counting from the beginning of the "Knightfall," that's two full years -- though Bruce was in costume for the beginning of the story arc, and Jean-Paul wasn't masquerading as Batman for more than half of it. I think Jean-Paul went on/back to his own book, Sword of Azrael, but I disliked him intensely and only have as many issues of that title as necessary for crossovers.
Thank you so much for posting this, luv!
I made Glock happy! Glock dug my footnotes! Who da man? ::bouncy bounce::
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Date: 2004-02-27 08:41 am (UTC)How long was Jean Paul around for? Oy. That's a tricky question, and rather than dig out issues to see exactly when he took over and was ousted again, let me offer this storyline timeline:
April 1993
Counting from the beginning of the "Knightfall," that's two full years -- though Bruce was in costume for the beginning of the story arc, and Jean-Paul wasn't masquerading as Batman for more than half of it. I think Jean-Paul went on/back to his own book, Sword of Azrael, but I disliked him intensely and only have as many issues of that title as necessary for crossovers.Batman #491
"Knightfall" prologue. Bruce's back doesn't get broken until later in the storyline, of course, but this was where everything started.
January 1994
Batman #500, Detective Comics #666, etc.
"Knightfall" ended this month, with Jean-Paul still in his gundam-matic clawed Batman getup -- that #500 cover is burned in my brain.
February 1994
Batman #501, Detective Comics #667, etc.
"KnightQuest" storylines; Bruce is still away, and Jean-Paul is getting worse.
October 1994
Batman #509, Detective Comics #676, etc.
"KnightsEnd," finally... Bruce comes home, but still doesn't take up the cowl again quite yet.
January 1995
Batman #512, Detective Comics #679, etc.
The "Prodigal" storyline, with Dick being called home to become Batman while Bruce does some further soul-searching. Good Bruce.
March 1994
Batman #514, Detective Comics #681, etc.
At the end of "Prodigal," Bruce is finally Batman again.
Thank you so much for posting this, luv!
I made Glock happy! Glock dug my footnotes!
Who da man? ::bouncy bounce::