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Grant Morrison's Batman

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A fall of geckos

19:25 / 30.01.10

Yeah, the art by Cameron Stewart was wonderful - it felt like a cross between his Seaguy Saturday morning cartoon style, and Frank Quitely. The list of British villains was fantastic (I want to see Knight and Squire fight Big Don Drummond, or the Morris Men). I thought the use of the Beefeater was nice - it gave the jail sequences a weird surreality.

I'd love to see a Grant Morrison Knight and Squire miniseries, but I somehow doubt he'll be working on anything but the A-list character for DC for a while at least.

All in all a really enjoyable issue.

22:37 / 12.02.10

Spoilers Ahead

As it goes, the double body was a lot simpler to explain. The body in the present time was one of the clones Darkside had tried to make from Batman

12:57 / 15.02.10

i gotta admit, though, ciarconn, your superposition theory was really cool. i'd have been equally excited by that reveal.

Batman and Robin's getting really intense. I like the structure of it. Discreet 3-issue arcs that still manage to spin long-running plotlines like plates on sticks. And the next arc seems like it'll bring internal conflict front-and-center, which always makes for a great story. The current arc's been flawless (save for the little lettering flub last issue) and I'm impressed by how seamlessly the sci-fi New Gods flashback integrated with the whole ghost story / horror vibe.

Cameron Stewart's been amazing as well. He should get lots more high-profile gigs. His work here is excellent. Pristine storytelling clarity coupled with an attention to mood and detail that really brings out the epic feel of the story. This arc, next to Seaguy and Catwoman, demonstrates how he can handle just about any kind of story.

13:04 / 15.02.10

Oh yeah--in case you guys haven't seen 'em, Cameron's been sharing his digital layouts for #7 on his blog. they're pretty awesome; probably the most detailed comics layouts i've seen anyone do:

Batman and Robin #7 - More Layouts

19:00 / 04.03.10

Oh, dear.

Well, I'm going to take a different tack and point out that as a consumer I'm interested in who's writing my comics. I think Moore should pull his head out of his fucking arse on this one and have a think about those people who are actually buying the products of his labours.

13:59 / 13.03.10

Batman & Robin 10
The Haunting of Wayne Manor

Back to the old "Batman RIP" atmosphere.
Mysteries abound.
Who is Oberon Sexton? is he Bruce Wayne? a temporarily sane Joker?
Is Doctor Hurt really THAT Thomas Wayne? (not Bruce's dad, the satanist and devil worshipper from centuries ago).
What about the demon BARBATHOS?

13:09 / 07.11.11

Bump

04:16 / 20.01.13

This thread seems kind of defunct. Is anyone here reading Batman Inc now?

Personally, I think Grant has just raised the standards too high on Batman. I can't really enjoy Batman comics that much anymore, I'll probably be done when he's done.

11:44 / 21.01.13

Started to read it This Very Day. Picked up a stack of stuff after a two-year comics hiatus and although pretty confused I'm glad to be back.

On that note, what's the recommended Batman TPB reading order? I'm just hammering my way through the Morrison Batman and Robin run - and have thoroughly enjoyed it - but am a bit daunted about trying to pick up what I've missed since, well, 'Infinite Crisis', probably. I think The New 52 reboot may have come round at just the right time.

But back to Morrison; as I say, I enjoyed it all; it was Batman enough and Morrison enough to keep me happy, neither one excluding the manifest charms of the other (even if 'Batman And Robin Must Die' felt a little less slick than what went before.) 'Batman Inc' is a delight so far (I'm barely a handful of pages in.) As well as the global dimension which is smart as well as fun, it seems to be a timely reminder that Christopher Nolan isn't the only person who can do Batman with an up-to-date, contemporary sort-of-realistic feel.

11:45 / 21.01.13

And, to your actual post; what is it that's made you feel a bit Bat-jaded?

02:41 / 22.01.13

Before Batman and Robin, there's Batman and Son, The Black Glove, and then RIP.

As for being jaded, I've just read too many regular Batman stories that I'm not so sure I can go back to that after this run. Kind of felt the same way about X-Men after New X-Men and Peter Milligan's X-Foce.

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