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Drunk-Robot Comics – Batman 52

Four-panel comic set in the Drunk Robot comic shop on August 31st, 2011, launch day of DC's New 52. A red robot flips through a comic whose cover shows Batman giving longtime DC fans a bat-censored middle finger, while a drunk gray robot chugging a battery deadpans that another Batman title is just what we need.
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Transcript of “Drunk-Robot Comics – Batman 52”

Panel 1. Establishing shot of a comic shop beneath a "Drunk Robot Comics" sign. Caption: "August 31st, 2011." Panel 2. Behind the counter, a red robot reads a comic and says: "These new DC titles are doing anything to get attention, huh?" A tipsy gray robot slumps nearby with a battery-shaped drink. Panel 3. The comic's cover shows Batman flipping off the reader, his hand hidden behind a black "BAT-CENSORED" bar, beneath the words: "@#%@# YOU LONG TIME DC FANS!" with a "NEW 52!!" burst. Panel 4. The gray robot chugs its battery and deadpans: "Just what we need. Another Batman title."