Who is the New Batman? Some Detective Work:

So, history repeats itself. In case you hadn't heard, there's going to be a new Batman (Batmen?) this June, and now we know what he/she looks like:

Pretty drastic ain't it? The implications from this cover alone are huge. Luckily for us, he appears on more than uno cover:

So let's get down to some good ol' fashion Detective work:

Batman Cover: This seems to indicate A LOT.

#1. Gotham is raining, and pretty damn hard too. Maybe Joker affects the weather in Endgame's finale? I'm probably looking at this too hard though.

#2. This Batman is USING A GUN. A GUN.

#3. See that Street Lamp? This is Crime Alley. Possibly something to do with Bruce's origins? (However, I can't see the theater anywhere on the cover)

#4. Building in the distance seems to unrecognizable, but it may be the Rebuilt Arkham Asylum judging by my knowledge of Gotham Locations. Maaaaaybe Ace Chemical plant. Total shots in the dark for both of those though.

#5. Look at the Body Build. There are not a lot of people I can name off hand to fit in that suit. Even Bruce (Who's 6'2) would have trouble. So far it's estimated to be around 8 feet tall by most people's guesses.

Detective Comics Cover: This shows the new Batman works closely with the police, and could even be a policeman. Also: Who's the Blonde chick?

Batman / Superman Cover: This seems to indicate the New Batman is at odds with the hero community, maybe a government worker who has a problem with unregistered superheroes or whatever.

Batgirl Cover: This seems to indicate the new Batman isn't someone from the Bat-Family, or someone new. Why? BECAUSE IT SAYS "ELIMINATE BATGIRL"!

What we can surmise so far:

-New Batman likely works with or is the police
-New Batman isn't fitting into the hero community too well
-New Batman has a unique body build

Candidates:

-Bruce Wayne 60% likely
-Dick Grayson 70% likely
-Jason Bard 30% likely
-Gordon 30%
-Harper Row 50%

My Guess:

Dick Grayson. The only holes I can find in this is that the new Batman is having trouble playing along nicely with the other heroes. But that's a problem with all of the candidates, so other than that it's very likely.

A note of interest, Greg Capullo very very low-key hinted that it may be Harper as the new Batman on twitter a while back. Also, while Bruce might not be in the Batsuit, I don't think he's dead. Scott Snyder said a while back "We thought of killing Bruce off altogether". So there's that.

Well, my ride's here:

See you whenever I feel like posting next!