Suspension of Disbelief

Ok, I'll jump into things with one of my bigger "pet peeves" in comics. I realize that it's almost inevitable by the mix of things, but it's still really annoying.

The isolation of books from one another can drive you absolutely beserk.

For instance, take the "legendary" No Man's Land storyline from the Batbooks. Aside from the fact that no Congress would ever consider "walling off" an entire city and leaving it to its fate, the thing is absurd on the face.

There is no way that Bats would be left "hung out to dry" in Gotham like that. For instance, Superman would have done everything he could to "end" No Man's Land within a week. Superman would have addressed Congress, or the nation. Clark Kent would have written scathing editorials, and Superman would have been all over Gotham trying to fix what he could, whether Bruce liked it or not.

Or, the recent storyline in Robin where Tim's had a whole run of assassins after his hide. Instead of falling in with this rather weak storyline of (yet another) governmental spy agency, he'd have handled it by getting on the phone. "Yo, Conner (or Cassie, or Bart, or Vic...), can you give me a hand for a bit? Thanks."

Robin's situation brings out one of the worst reasons this happens. When you have someone who has both a team book, as well as a solo book, it's hard to understand why their solo adventures are every really "dangerous." Sure, if you are dealing with your garden variety muggers, do it yourself. No big. But, if things get big, Bart can be along to help out in oh... half a sec.

I realize that we more or less have to "grin and bear it," but that doesn't make it any easier sometimes.