West
Name: Brandan Edwards
Bio: Huge DC Comics fan. Member of The Green Lantern Corps Podcast(TheGreenLanternCorps.com) and avid trash talker. I like arguments and backing up my opinions with facts. I strongly believe that word EPIC should be banned until the internet calms itself down. That's about it.
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Easily BATMAN AND ROBIN.
Grant Morrison is telling the most original and thrilling Batman story ever. Every issue is gold. Every character that you see on the page is there for a reason, and that's to make the story better. Morrison is with a multitude of good to AMAZING artists, who help him capture these characters in a way that caters to their history that we know and love, while still giving the characters something new to react to. The first three issues are unrivaled instant classics thanks largely to Frank Quitely's art and Morrison's ability to tap into the 'weird' whenever he pleases.
But BATMAN AND ROBIN continues to showcase the very best elements of every character involved. The breakout character of the last TWO years is easily Damian Wayne, and its not because of Tony Daniel or Paul Dini...Its Grant Morrison. Its Cameron Stewart. Its Andy Clarke. Its Frank Quitely. Its Philip Tan. Its freakin FRAZER IRVING! Its all of that. There's a full story within its 22 pages, and its more than bright lights and splash pages like other superhero comics.When Grant Morrison (God forbid!) wraps up his Batman saga then we will all look back on these issues and realize just how original they are, because we'll be stuck with the mediocre tellings of Batman beats up a thug at night stories.
There's more character development in this series than any other superhero comic being published. There's more STORY threads here than the last 6 years of Green Lantern combined. There's no doubt in my mind that BATMAN AND ROBIN is the Best Comic Book Being Published.
WHY?!!
I'm not convinced this will be around long and is just for story purposes. But if it is, I would like it to be on record that I think this is absolutely horrible. MODERNIZE? Its WONDER WOMAN not Green Lantern. There should be a since of mythology in her costume. Was the previous costume perfect? No, not at all but it certainly wasn't Young Justice Superboy either.
This is ridiculous, and looks really bad on JMS. First he destroys her home, then her costume...does he realize he's not starting with issue #1 here? Does he realize that they JUST rebooted the damn series?! THIS is the reason why we don't have any classic Wonder Woman tales. Because writers always want to tell their version without adhering to what the previous did. For once, I'd like to read a Wonder Woman story that didn't erase or ignore what the previous writer did. Have some damn respect for continuity. Again I must ask WHY?