@jb681131: I agree there are issues with his stories--there are with all writers. I loved Tomasi's Batman & Robin run until Damian's return--too improbable. However, I disagree that Snyder is a forgettable writer and I'll explain why:
1.) With the introduction of the Court of Owls, Snyder is able to create a new adversary that reaches far back into Gotham's history. This allows Snyder to retroactively implement story lines that wouldn't be possible otherwise.
2.) With the Death of the Family story arc, Snyder solidified that all the encounters between Batman and Joker which occurred before the creation of the New 52 retained their validity into the New 52.
3.) Zero Year created a new origin story for Batman in the New 52 universe; this effectively separated the New 52 universe from the post crisis universe--New Earth vs. Earth Prime.
4.) Endgame, as I said before, aggrandized the idea around the Joker the same way the idea of Batman was aggrandized. This continued Snyder trend of paralleling the relationship between Batman and Joker.
Bruce Wayne/Red Hood One-->Batman/Joker-->Batman (demonic creature)/Joker (immortal demonic creature)
If one looks a little deeper, there is a lot to appreciate in his run.
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