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Art and cover by TONY DANIEL
Size: 32 pages
Price: 2.99
This review contains spoilers, click here to read
Morrison's Batman run (pertaining to Bruce Wayne) has been anything but straight-forward. R.I.P. was the ultimate schism for the Batman community. With more questions asked than answered, this left readers craving more, or not caring at all. A majority of the complaints were that R.I.P. did not deliver on its pitch of being 'the ultimate Batman story' and left too many events and details undisclosed; filled with holes and missing pieces.
Batman #701 (and Part 2 in #702) has begun to fill the void of knowledge that bewildered us in R.I.P., specifically the events immediately following Batman #681; 30 days before the fateful Omega Sanction. Perhaps the greatest feature of this issue is that it is a Bruce Wayne story with most of the text being Bruce's objective narration/journal entries. Certain parts demonstrate how Batman himself is a god among men, but at the same time a man among gods. "And remember one thing: if it was this hard for me, it would be impossible for him" commenting on Hurt as Batman escapes from the helicopter crash. "Super-people. I've worked so hard to gain their respect, they sometimes forget I'm flesh and blood." Bruce thinks as Superman informs him of Orion's murder. Another humanizing scene is when Batman emerges from the water and sees Ellie, a girl he rescued from a life of prostitution. She comes to say "Hi" and is touched that he remembers her name. We also learn that the 'Hidden Room' in Wayne manor was known too Bruce since childhood, and the Waynes had forbid him from entering; however Hurt had known about this room and went into it during R.I.P. While there is no clear answer yet (and there may never be) it seems that all the pieces are starting to come together.
Tony Daniel did both pencils and inks with Ian Hann on colors. While the art was certainly not bad, it didn't quite stand out as in did in R.I.P., this is in all likelihood due to the absence of Sandu Florea on inks, once again demonstrating the importance of inks, color, and letters that are commonly over looked. Aside from the inking, the layouts and pacing were phenomenal, with a subtle feeling giant wheels turning in the background as pieces are moved across the board.
As a stand alone story, R.I.P. would have been more well received if this 'Missing Chapter' was included in the initial arc. However I think it not only adds to Morrison's run as whole, but is imperative for this chapter to come later, as it did. We the readers feel the same sense of senselessness that Batman felt as he battled devil-incarnates and evil gods. This is a good reason why monthly issues are such a significant feature of comic book story telling; suspense!!
Art: 3 - Good
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