BATMAN #681
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This arc started pretty good, lost some steam in the middle, and then came to an end which left me with, well I don't know what. I think what happened in this book might be related to what Eric Canete was asking about his interview, what happens when one writer writes multiple books for a publisher. My take on it is it's like any kind of job, people can get overworked and burnt out. I have a feeling that Grant must have got burnt out around the time he was writing this (probably due to Didio making him rewrite his ending to Final Crisis) because this was a total "scooby doo" ending that wrapped up the story, but had no foundation in the story. I did like the homage to "A Death in the Family" at the end (I really hope the helicopter scene was an homage, because it was damn similar). I liked the art a lot and put Tony Daniel in my top 10 Batman artists (including Jim Aparo, Neal Adams, Alan Davis, and Dave Mazzuchelli). I think now that the hype is over, Grant will go back to writing the stories he does so well on Batman, especially since Final Crisis should be over by the time he returns to the book fully (and here is hoping).
Story: 1 - Poor
Art: 4 - Very Good
Art: 4 - Very Good
I honestly think the middle of this story arc was the best, It was pretty interesting in the beginning also. Now the end on the other hand, that sucked. I still don’t know who Doctor Hurt REALLY is and I’m starting to not even give a shit.
Last night I dug out all my other RIP magazines, well the Grant Morrison on Batman ones anyway, and read the whole thing from top to bottom. I am still lost.
I might just buy the TPB when it comes out just so I don’t have to keep pulling the original monthlies out of their boarded bags to keep reading them over and over just trying to figure out what the hell is going on here!!
I think Grant Morrison has completely lost his mind. Final Crisis is a train wreck and Batman is heading toward the same pile-up. Please make it stop! I am really over these comic book writers (Ellis, Millar, Morrison) that write scripts that read like Psilocybin-induced streams of consciousness. I’m running away, far away from this type of writer going forward. I want good old fashioned comic-bookery (see Marvel’s Nova). This is BATMAN, not a Vertigo title.
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Best,
Tim
I think I’ll go buy some back issue Nova’s today!