The Batman of Zur-En-Arrh strikes back, Robin outwits a third-rate King Kraken, and there are more indications Dr. Hurt could be Bruce Wayne’s father. Judging from Alfred’s reaction, I’m more inclined...Batman that has taken his place. Bruce will undoubtedly return to his senses, but in the meantime, I give Morrison credit for reminding readers, including me, that there is a man underneath the cowl.
Grant Morrison has a reputation for bringing wild and crazy ideas to mainstream comics, but the biggest surprise of “Batman” #678 is just how funny it is. The latest issue, part three of the “Batman, R...as much fun if not for Morrison’s framing device, which seems so out there at first, yet makes perfect sense by the end. It portends even stranger developments next month. Personally, I can’t wait.
When I was in fifth grade, I got hold of a mass market paperback called “The Untold Legend of Batman,” which reprinted a three issue mini-series of the same name published in 1980. The mini-series, written... He managed to draw a panel of Bruce Wayne and the Bat-cave from Jezebel Jet’s point-of-view which managed to suck all the coolness out of being Batman. Truly, sir, you are a formidable opponent
If you’ve been paying attention to comic boards, you know “Batman R.I.P.” is supposed to rock Batman to his very core. The first issue of the storyline, written by fan favorite Grant Morrison, hit shelves...it. So why not take the same approach towards this as “Final Crisis” and put out a one-shot to bring new readers up to speed? I guess someone has buy those two years' worth of Morrison Bat-trades
Batman #672 Spoilers: Next story arc, I suppose he'll die from choking on some steak, or slipping on a bar of soap in the shower. But in all serious, I loved this issue, both for the writing and the pretty, pretty art. Also, a funny little Batman animation: http://www.animwatch.com/Spotlight-BatmanHelpMe.php #
As I mentioned during a posting of Tim Drake's origin, Jason Todd told Tim that he probably didn't "discover" anything about Bruce Wayne that Bruce didn't *want* him to discover. This was the second time... But in the New Earth post-Infinite Crisis continuity, did Bruce somehow find out Tim was trying to figure out who Batman was and let him figure it out? It puts a whole new layer of batdickery in there
Full October DC Solicitations are up now. BOOSTER GOLD #3 Written by Geoff Johns & Jeff Katz Art and cover by Dan Jurgens & Norm Rapmund This is it! The DEATH of BOOSTER GOLD!! And nothing...of Metahuman Affairs on a collision course with the wounded remnants of the Society of Super-Villains? All this plus monkey assassins in a story that spans the globe and shakes Diana to her core!
