I love how we get to see the man behind the Batman so intimately, particularly after Damian’s death. We see Bruce go to lengths we could’ve never imagined for him: torturing Frankenstein, degrading the work of Batgirl, torturing Red Hood with his past, turning on the Justice League, and even going toe to toe with Darkseid on Apokolips in the Hellbat armor. First off it gets these character dynamics so incredibly well. Batman has actual emotions and Damian has so much depth. Tomasi and Gleason have very good chemistry which led to some beautiful art that conveyed tone and pacing perfectly. Big Burn was interesting and had some unexpected twists on Two Face's origin but still kind of didn't move the overall plot too much. The last story arcs are a little weaker than the start but still have some super fun parts and it made me really want to read Tomasi's Superman and Super Sons.

Fosbury regularly expressed how important his wife was to him, saying that she had a big impact on his life and played a big part in it. The last straddle jumper at the Olympics was in Seoul (in 1988). It took a little time for European coaches to start teaching it as they had only seen still photos and couldn’t understand running around a curve, but it was still a surprise to me what happened.” That said, there are some confusing moments where this title is part of a larger story that crosses into other Bat titles, especially when major events happen elsewhere without any sort of summary about what went down in the other Bat books (such as a fairly prominent character whose name may or may not appear in the title of the book biting the ginormous one). That would have been a helpful feature to add if any DC editorial types are reading this (and why wouldn’t they be, when it’s probably the 974th most interesting thing that they’ll read today?). Starting as an editor at DC Comics in 1993, and working on such titles as Green Lantern, the Batman titles, Aquaman, Hawkman, and JSA, [2] Tomasi was an occasional writer on various titles, including JSA, The Outsiders, Steel, and The Light Brigade. In 2003, DC promoted him to Senior Editor. [3]

In fact, Fosbury would never again jump as high as he had in Mexico City. He failed to qualify to defend his crown at the 1972 Olympics, but his legacy was intact with well over half of the 40 high jump competitors by then using his trademark style. Just a side note: aside from The Count of Monte Cristo, this omnibus is the second 1000+ book I've read this year! In an article to mark the 50th anniversary of his famous win in Mexico, he told World Athletics: “I thought that after I won the gold, one or two jumpers would start using it, but I never really contemplated that it would become the universal technique. Yet, it only took a generation. Elsewhere, however, Fosbury said the gold “changed my life. It brought me gifts, not necessarily monetary. I have met presidents and kings, seen the world and shared my life with wonderful people.” Green Lantern Movie Prequel: Kilowog, one-shot, "To Build a Better Lantern" (with Carlos Ferreira, July 2011)

Tomasi penned the screenplay for the 2018 animated feature film The Death of Superman. Directed by Jake Castorena and Sam Liu, this is the eleventh film in the shared animated film continuity series: The DC Animated Movie Universe and the first of a two-part animated feature based on the comic book story arc of the same name, with part one released on August 7, 2018. [23]

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I utterly loved the vast majority of this series. Tomasi's approach to Batman is wonderful, giving him a full-on personality instead of just a constant brood. He writes Damian better than even Grant Morrison, who created the character. He gives him a real childish petulance that feels a lot more realistic than Morrison's tendency to write him as a young genius. And yet, you still fear him and worry that he's a little psychopath. Cohen, Jason (May 19, 2018). "Peter Tomasi Returning for Adventures of the Super Sons Maxiseries". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. In 2012, Fosbury told the Guardian he “had a horrible time dealing with all the attention” that followed his Olympic triumph. OMG who would have guessed we would live to see the day Red Hood doing facepalm? I even took a picture of this panel. LOL