Comic Books

> > 6
BATMAN INCORPORATED #6

Man-of-Bats is a self-styled hero and community leader who protects his Sioux reservation from crime and disease. His son, Raven Red, can’t seem to keep his father’s often-embarrassing enthusiasm in check – and he dreams of escaping his father’s shadow to become a big time hero. But what happens when this homemade Dynamic Duo become the targets of a sophisticated, well-connected killer from the shadows? Can the intervention of Batman save them before it’s too late?

Written by GRANT MORRISON
Art and cover by CHRIS BURNHAM
Variant cover by FRAZER IRVING

Price: $2.99
iFanboy Community Pick of the Week Percentage: 33.2%

Reviews

UserAddedSpoilers
rodrigopalacios05/21/11NoRead Review
keith719805/20/11NoRead Review
DanFromAus05/14/11YesRead Review
DemonBoy05/12/11NoRead Review
TheNextChampion05/11/11NoRead Review
1025
Pulls
Avg Rating: 4.4
 
Users who pulled this comic:
 

Comments

  1. froggulper says:
    May 9, 2011 at 3:12 pm

    Burnham has been impressing me more and more and more every time out.

    And Morrison did a great job with Man-of-Bats and Raven Red way back in the “Club of Heroes” Batman arc with JH Williams.

  2. Avatar photo AmirCat says:
    May 9, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    This weekend I went looking for anything Burnham. I bought some Amory Wars issues. Really great art, eventhough the production value is not as high as DC. This guy is amazing!

  3. Avatar photo RolandofGilead says:
    May 9, 2011 at 3:21 pm

    Burnham is a fairly new name on my “list” that I’ll follow/pay attention to.

  4. Avatar photo MacAoidh says:
    May 9, 2011 at 3:43 pm

    Frazer Irving’s cover is nice, but I’ll miss JH Williams.

  5. Avatar photo TheNextChampion says:
    May 9, 2011 at 3:45 pm

    Again Burnham should’ve been artist from day one of this series. Can’t wait to see more of his work get shown here.

  6. Avatar photo TexasZombie99 says:
    May 9, 2011 at 4:13 pm

    I really prefer Paquette’s work…though I’m probably the minority. 

  7. Avatar photo JBIRD says:
    May 9, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    Chris Burnham is the man, I wish he started from issue 1

  8. Avatar photo Bryce31 says:
    May 9, 2011 at 4:58 pm

    Can’t wait to get more art from Burnham.

  9. Avatar photo robbydzwonar says:
    May 9, 2011 at 5:00 pm

    I thought Winnick’s Red Hood arc was supposed to start in Batman & Robin this week as well.  I’m kinda more excited about B&R and Tec because I haven’t been reviewing and rereading Morrison’s current Inc. arc to get a grasp on WTF is going on…

    Always gotta put extra time in with Morrison, especially when Wiki isn’t helping much…

  10. Avatar photo AmirCat says:
    May 9, 2011 at 5:10 pm

    @TexasZombie99  – I like both Paquette and Burnham. I’m glad we have such amazing variety.

  11. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    May 9, 2011 at 5:26 pm

    I guess its been good…but not very fun for me… i just don’t know if Morrison is my cup of tea. 

  12. Avatar photo misterckent says:
    May 9, 2011 at 6:11 pm

    Morrison can be a little hard to follow, but he certainly knows how to craft a good, complex story.

  13. Anthony says:
    May 9, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    Anyone who was struggling with the story should give it a reread.  I wasn’t really sure what was going on, especially with the early delays, but after reading 1-5 in one go it was relatively straight forward.  Take your time with reading it, it’s not a race to the finish, think about it while you’re reading, it’ll make your money go further!

  14. Avatar photo glunders says:
    May 9, 2011 at 7:44 pm

    Very, very tempted to get the Irving variant for this.

  15. froggulper says:
    May 9, 2011 at 7:49 pm

    Issues 3-5 are really dense, but once you start to “get” the mystery that Morrison’s building, it’s really worth it. The whole “leviathan”/”oroboros” conspiracy is really interesting. The man exiled to the island, all the mythology references–it’s just really neat stuff. I would recommend the annotations on mindlessones.com and comicsalliance. There’s a ton of literary references too.

  16. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    May 9, 2011 at 8:27 pm

    @Anthony@froggulper -i usually do that with most all my comics..especially since Tom Katers “slow it down” article a long way back. I think i do need to read this stuff again, although lately i’m more into sillier coimc-book-y stuff…good light fun. Morrison is just very serious business…dunno if i’m in the best head space for it nowadays. 

  17. Avatar photo CaseyJustice says:
    May 10, 2011 at 11:55 am

    That cover is freakin’ amazing, for about 12 different reasons.

  18. Avatar photo midwinter says:
    May 10, 2011 at 1:06 pm

    Last issue got a bit Final Crisis Morrison-jumpy in terms of narrative (if you get what I mean). Still this is a very enjoyable comic.

  19. Avatar photo db8coach says:
    May 10, 2011 at 1:44 pm

    I like Morrison mostly, but my complaint is the same as others…sometimes his narrative is too jumpy for its own good.  I thought the first issue was real straight forward, but 2-5 have been a bit wandering.

  20. Avatar photo FoeApple says:
    May 10, 2011 at 10:47 pm

    I may drop… but i feel if i do this master plan will just unfold as soon as I do.

  21. Avatar photo Funcrusher says:
    May 10, 2011 at 11:48 pm

    Very excited for this. I love how Morrison makes the reader a detective in a story about the world’s greatest detective. You get at least twice as much out of it as you put in and you KNOW it will pay off in the end. I like both artists equally, which is to say, quite a bit.

  22. WookieLoveMachine says:
    May 11, 2011 at 9:56 am

    @TexasZombie99  

    I with you,  loved Paquette’s work. 

  23. Avatar photo Franktiger says:
    May 11, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    This was really good, still has that sense of excitement about the concept, I’m still enthused.

  24. Avatar photo Alexferrer says:
    May 11, 2011 at 3:38 pm

    Although the last issues were not my favorite, I loved this issue a LOT. Pick of the week.

  25. Avatar photo wulfstone says:
    May 11, 2011 at 4:18 pm

    Mind = Blown G-MO and Burnham brought the heat for this one

  26. Avatar photo vinh says:
    May 11, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    I want Burnham to draw all of the comics I read. I hope he’s up to the task.

  27. Avatar photo WheelHands says:
    May 11, 2011 at 8:30 pm

    This was excellent. My favorite issue so far, and my POTW. The momentum that Morrison (and Bruce for that matter) has rolling is beyond exciting.

    Seeing all these characters in the same story is so much fun. Morrison really did deliver on that promise that this Bruce Wayne would have a completely different disposition, and I couldn’t be loving it more.  I’m excited for the concept of Red Robin and the Outsiders.  I’ve been waiting for Tim to be brought on board in an important way.  Nightrunner and the Hood are my two favorite noobies, but it was great to see Cass (Black Bat? Ooookaay) again with that wacky new costume.  Bruce swearing in Ranger (and everyone else I assume) in front of the candle was a nice touch.  And I can’t wait to see who the new Wingman is.

    The narrative here flowed beautifully, and the pace was almost breakneck.  For those of us who’ve been on board since Batman and Son, things are really paying off in a big way.  Maybe it has less to do with how long you’ve committed to his run, and more to do with how much you re-read Morrison.  Or maybe it’s a healthy combination.  Either way, the deeper we go the more I’m soaking it all up.  This book just feels like a big comfy lazy-boy every month.

    “You should’ve stayed in Pennsylvania, Joe Average. We don’t have a Batman in Pennsylvania. Not yet. Welcome to Gotham.”

    Yeah. Give me #7.

  28. Avatar photo Alexferrer says:
    May 11, 2011 at 10:50 pm

    I liked this so much I have to say it twice.

    Any speculation on who Wingman is?

    @WheelHands – Yeah. Give me #7 [2].

     

  29. Avatar photo Heroville says:
    May 12, 2011 at 12:23 am

    @Alexferrer  Jason

  30. Avatar photo Multihuller says:
    May 12, 2011 at 1:10 am

    This issue was full of moments that made me smile and think “fuck yeah!” Not as confusing as the previous issues. I love that Bruce is having a blast buillding his army of Batmen. 

  31. Avatar photo GORT says:
    May 12, 2011 at 1:18 am

    It’s high time a new artist got on board. I never really liked Paquette’s stuff at all.

  32. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    May 12, 2011 at 1:38 am

    this was really good. Set up a lot of stuff, but was straight forward. I wish Morrison would write more like this instead of the overly complicated, slow burn stuff he’s known for. Less is more? I’m sure there are layers here that will be rewarded later. This issue pulled me back into the series. If this one didn’t do anything it would be the last. Well played. 

    The art was pretty nice as well, that last splash/credits page was pretty cool.  

  33. Avatar photo ResurrectionFlan says:
    May 12, 2011 at 2:31 am

    And a this is a what you a call a five out of a five my a son.

  34. Avatar photo AquaPimp82 says:
    May 12, 2011 at 10:25 am

    The best issue so far. Why did it take six issues to get going?

  35. Avatar photo WheelHands says:
    May 12, 2011 at 3:06 pm

    @AquaPimp82: It wouldn’t have been this good without those five issues. Morrison’s not interested in instant gratification. He’s the definition of big picture comics.

  36. Avatar photo BatMantis says:
    May 12, 2011 at 4:47 pm

    @CaseyJustice 

    I guess I’m in the minority, but I dislike this cover so much I almost didn’t want to read it.  I felt like I was opening a Batman coloring book, especially compared to the style of the previous covers. 

  37. Avatar photo martinNL says:
    May 12, 2011 at 6:26 pm

    @BatMantis

    Totally agree. I think it’s hideous. I prefer the variant cover for this issue by Frazer Irving. Love that artist. Not too fond of last issue’s cover either, but 1 and 4 were my favourites. 

  38. Cedric says:
    May 13, 2011 at 11:20 am

    This was sooo good! Can’t I give it 10 stars?

  39. Avatar photo ericmci says:
    May 14, 2011 at 11:39 am

    The average joes

    the Dark athelete??

    This and a few other bigger reasons- I am off board.

    Plenty of peope  will remain to watch morrison whack off on paper.

    Granted I thought the Batman inc. was an interesting idea.

    But

    You could call this book anything at this point but Batman doesn’t seem appropriate anymore. 

  40. Avatar photo JaqueNargg says:
    May 14, 2011 at 1:31 pm

    Awesome issue. I prefer the focus to remain on stuff like this, not all the convoluted and impossible-to-follow (for me at least) stuff from the Argentina arc. 

    Chris Burnam is amazing! 

  41. Avatar photo WheelHands says:
    May 14, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    @ericmci: The book stars the entire Batfamily. “Batman Inc.” seems like a pretty appropriate title to me.

  42. Avatar photo Funcrusher says:
    May 14, 2011 at 4:18 pm

    POTW easily. The only complaint I have is the cover, it looks like a corny kids book. Bring J.H. back!

    @ericmci  not sure I follow your logic there…
      

  43. Avatar photo ed209AF says:
    May 15, 2011 at 12:27 pm

    @ericmci  Read the thread, almost everyone agrees, Morrison is a slow burn. I like to think of his writing as similar to chaptered novilazation writing as opposed to most comic writers who write similar to TV episodic. 

  44. Avatar photo OnASunday says:
    May 16, 2011 at 1:25 am

    Just finished Animal Man. If I had been reading that in issues today I’d be pissed until th end. But now that everyone is more familiar with Morrison they’re willing to stick with it til the “payoff.”

  45. Avatar photo wallythegreenmonster says:
    May 16, 2011 at 3:03 am

    @ed209AF  –to be fair, not everyone likes the slow burn, or the taking itself so seriously its no longer fun vibe that morrison’s writing can sometimes be like. 

  46. Avatar photo kennyg says:
    May 17, 2011 at 12:23 am

    @db8coach  That’s a good way to describe it – too jumpy. Morrison has great, grandiose ideas, but the narrative is often too jumpy for my tastes. I realize sometimes this is a writing technique – reveal certain key things later for greater effect, build suspense, yadda yadda yadda… but it’s becoming tiresome.

    I was also less impressed with the art than many of you here. I think it was good for the most part, but I don’t like the way Burnham draws Bruce Wayne. Bruce looked manic, insane even, is some shots. In fact, I wasn’t crazy about how he draws non-masker people in general. 5 for ideas, 3 for execution.

  47. Avatar photo jlddlj11 says:
    May 20, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    Best issue so far.  Hopefully they all come out this well each month and not every now and then, but at least they’re caught up.  Don’t know when The Dark Knight’s next issue will come.

  48. Avatar photo henryj2112 says:
    May 25, 2011 at 11:54 am

    @kennyg Have to agree with you. Burnham draws actions / masks well, but out of costume Bruce looks sily.

    I am glad I didn’t judge this on its cover, as I hated it to the point where I shelled out for the Variant. On the other hand – content was excellent. I hated Morrison’s style at first, but embraced it after reading Batman and Son to RIP in one sitting.

    If Jason is the new Wingman then continuity will be all over the shop. Definitely someone we know though.

Leave a Comment