10 Best Moments From Tom King's Batman
King will leave the Dark Knight with Batman #85, but what were his best moments?
Tom King's time on Batman - the main series at least - is set to come to a close. After being the helmsman of the Batman mythos since the rebirth relaunch back in 2016, King has accrued quite the reputation for being one of Batman's most divisive writers.
Some fans think he's the best writer to helm the series since Scott Snyder, while others think he's the worst possible choice for the caped crusader since, well, Zack Snyder.
His very specific writing style, particularly in how he handles narration, and his various choices for story direction, has either turned him into a critical darling, or a pariah of the Batman fandom. Usually both at the same time, which you can't deny is impressive.
But of course, it's rather hard to be divisive if you have no merits to your run whatsoever. As such, there are plenty of moments and stories to love from Mr. King's take on Batman. Whether because they managed to make his unique style of writing work, or the story was just that good, these ten moments made the Tom King era of Batman a memorable one indeed.
10. Bruce Eating A Burger With A Fork And Knife
It's a shame that Tom King has garnered a reputation for being perhaps a little too dramatic in his dialogue and storytelling, because when he wants to be funny, the man is hilarious.
Besides getting more mileage out of Kite Man than any other writer in DC history, King has also kept in mind that - being the son of two wealthy aristocrats and then being raised by his butler - there is no way that Bruce Wayne knows how to eat a hamburger.
In the opening issue of the "I Am Bane" storyline, Bruce calls the bat-family together to tell them to leave Gotham while he deals with Bane. However, the actual point of this conversation is lost on the audience, as well as Dick and the other boys, when Bruce pulls out his hamburger, and proceeds to slice it up like it's a prime ribeye steak with his plastic fork and knife.
While Dick, Damian, and Jason are amused, but not surprised, newcomer Duke is left absolutely speechless at the perfect visual summation of just how sheltered his boss truly is. A nice bit of levity for one of the more intense arcs in recent Batman history.