Lemina wrote:I think it was ridiculous for the comic publishers to publish the profanities, and then put black ink over it. Even if the black ink was there, most kids could infer what those black boxes meant anyway. If they're going to censor kid's stuff, censor it. Don't imply profanity in the first place.
Not to defend them here, but the majority of comics aren't intended for kids these days. This particular series definitely isn't. Children are actually the smallest demographic when it comes to comic purchasers now. Most comics are aimed at teens or adults who were buying when they were children, but are now older and expect more "mature" books. Sadly, "mature" here usually means excessive violence and pointless nudity.
To give everyone a constant idea of the quality (or lack thereof) in this series, let me show you a semi-famous scene from issue #2. In this scene, the parents of Dick Grayson (the soon-to-be Robin) were just killed. Grayson is on the left, Batman on the right. This is the point where a lot of long time comic readers began considering the whole thing as a bad joke:
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In a later issue, Batman left Grayson alone in a cave and told him that if he got hungry, he should catch a rat.