Yes I know I am in the minority when I say this but I’m not a big Grant Morrison fan. While I do enjoy a variety of books and don’t mind being challenged, I don’t like the mental gymnastics that some of Morrison’s work requires. That said, I really enjoyed Batman Inc. #1.

There’s something really vibrant and fresh about issue #1. While the verdict is still out on how effective and entertaining the continuing storyline of an international corporation of different Batmen will be, the first issue sets things up nicely. Morrison doesn’t punish readers to much for not being familiar with his previous Batman work. He also doesn’t get bogged down in his own mission to be more subliminal and stylistic as any other writer. Issue #1 is a solid read and sets everything up nicely.

The art is also very appealing. I enjoyed nearly every panel although I did grow a tad tired of Catwoman being constantly framed in some sort of seductive position. Regardless, the art was very well done.

This book surprised me. I wasn’t as excited as most were about but after reading it I’m thinking this has success written all over it.