at the same time, I understand that me not being a fan of the comics would somewhat contribute to that. I think if you *know* the comics and background, it's easier to understand what's going on.

To me it was like Harvey Dent died, Batman disappeared and somehow Bruce Wayne was cripple in an "accident" that no one knows about and has been hiding for 8 years.

so to me, it was like oh it's been 8 years since Dent's death and 8 years since Wayne went into seclusion.