Yeah,Dick as Batman in "Prodigal" was short but it was meant to be short and everyone knew Bruce was alive and Dick knew he was just filling in for a little bit til Bruce was ready to come back.This is different.Everyone but Tim assumes Bruce is dead so Dick took over the role not filled until Bruce came back.On the marketing side,DC made a big deal about the new "Batman & Robin" title and the "Batman:Reborn" stuff.Yeah,I know Bruce was displaced to caveman days and I knew he'd come back eventually,but more than a year would've been nice before Morrison brought him back.Not pissed off about it but I've been enjoying the current stuff more lately than I have in a while and I'd like to see it go a little longer.
Thank God sales don't reflect your opinions.
....Then again, I don't care anyway. At this rate, I won't be picking up another mainstream Batman comic for three years.
