ext_107419 ([identity profile] multimedea.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] melannen 2006-04-04 07:19 am (UTC)

As a major fan of both the Bat and the Immortals I got pretty excited at seeing a crossover story posting for both. Though, sorry, I can't really say the meshing has worked out that well, storywise here. I can buy Tim Drake as a bright-eyed new Watcher but the amalgamation of Richie/Dick I really can't see, either physically or metaphysically. A Jason Todd/Richie Ryan mix would make more sense, like someone mentioned before. But the most unusual (disappointing) twist was making Bruce an Immortal. His mortality, his non-metahuman state, is a great part of what makes him the unique hero he is and is certainly a strong part of his psychological makeup. A Batman who kills (which all Immortals must) isn't really Batman, and Bruce would be the first to recognize that. And Methos...well, I hesistate to say *anything* he does is out of character, but, reading he's also Azrael kinda made me go "?!". There's nothing Methosian about Azrael and vice versa. Now, Duncan as Jean-Paul Valley I can almost believe...:D

Not deliberately trying to be a downer on your story. It's well-written, it's just that the crossovers are at cross purposes.

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