I did not read Grant Morrison's initial run on Batman. It wasn't until Dick Grayson took over the mantle of the bat that I was intrigued enough to start reading Batman and Robin, a book that I thoroughly enjoy. When the Return of Bruce Wayne mini was solicited, I thought it was an interesting concept and decided to read the series. I find the story to be interesting enough. The idea of Bruce Wayne shifting through various points in the time stream is a solid one and the potential for good stories is there. However, the stories are not written to be accessible to new readers, and i have to cost Morrison some points there. I'm fairly familiar with the DC Universe, but I don't know who all of the characters are that are chasing Batman through time. Reading this issue did not help me in that regard. I don't know why he is shifting around the time stream or how the heroes are even following him. but I am getting enough of the story to enjoy the writing. The art, however, is another story. While i enjoyed the artwork in the first issue, this issue was just bad. It was murky at times, hard to follow, and at some points I couldn't tell the characters apart. I was halfway through the issue when I realized one of the pilgrim looking guys was Bruce Wayne. When the main character of your book is not instantly recognizable, you have failed in your art duties. Thankfully, there will be a new artist with issue #3. I'm enjoying the story enough to see it through to its conclusion, but it is not as good as I was expecting it to be, based on my enjoyment of Batman and Robin. I realize it is a different type of story, but it is in the same family of books, so i was expecting to have a similar enjoyment.