By: Grant Morrison Publisher: DC Comics Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: DC Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 176 Publication Date: September 16, 2008 Release Date: September 16, 2008
Fantastic! This title, as Batman & Son and Resurrection of Rha's al Ghul, is a perfect and definitive tie in for Batman RIP. I found this one in particular rather good given the mistery surronding the first chapters and later on because of the materialization of one of the Batman & Son predictions. I enjoy this book a lot for many reasons, but I won't give any spolier. The art is very good too, I must admit. Kind of dark (not too much) and gritty. This is a good purchase, Batman fans.
Starts great....but then.... The beginning arc of this book is fantastic. It's quirky and fun while still being serious enough for a Batman book. The art is amazing. I like Tony Daniels work that comes at the end, but some of it seems like it was rushed or not inked properly. It's a very contrasting difference from the beginning art by JH Williams. All in all, this was an interesting set up to RIP, and had some really great moments in it.
more Batman for the wannabe high-brow... I'm not sure if it's Grant Morrison's intention to be as alienating and confusing to readers as his Batman run suggests. I personally like to think that he throws in alot of obscure plot elements to keep readers thinking and re-reading these stories with the expetation of getting something new out of fit each time. Unfortunatly with The Black Glove it feels more like Grant Morrison's just trying to show off his knowledge of 'silver-age to present' Batman and say 'screw-you' to anyone who doesn't catch on. I undersand that Morrison wants to tie up loose ends in EVERY aspect of the Batman universe, but most readers won't care about the more obscure aspects of the Mythology.
I did buy this collection so that'd I'd have the complete collection of Grant Morrison's run (Batman and Son, Ressurection of Ra, Black Glove, RIP, Final Crisis--coming in June) and so far this middle book is the low-point. It's still worth reading for the lead-in to the much superior RIP, but I just wish Grant Morrison used it for more exposition instead of more obscurity and self-congradulating references.
Fun Batman Murder Mystery I've been reading a lot of negative reviews of Grant Morrison's run on Batman, and to me they seem unjustified. His entire run on the title has been strange and interesting, running the gamut of Batman stories [from straight-up detective work to psychedelic flights of fantasy] and drawing upon the wealth of his entire history. Morrison obviously loves and understands Batman and his history, and it shows in his writing.
The Black Glove is the third collection of Grant's Batman, and it's solid. I would recommend reading the first collection 'Batman & Son' beforehand to get a bit of background; however, this story is still quite enjoyable, even by itself.
"The king of crime wears no crown." This is the second hardcover collection of Grant Morrison's Batman and it contains the work of three artists; J.H. Williams III, Tony S. Daniel and Ryan Benjamin.
The art of Williams III and Daniel are on par, with the former adding significant style to the murder mystery - "International Club of Heroes" - where a confab on the Island of Mister Mayhew for Batman imitators from around the world turns tragic, while the latter finds Bruce Wayne in a battle of wills against a demonic "replacement" Batman, which cuts like a sabre into the shadowy reaches of his soul. Benjamin tackles the Wayne-Jezebel Jet relationship and reintroduces Robin/Nightwing in a story that is a bridge to Batman RIP.
Morrison is in a long creator run and this material is making sure that the pace remains solid for the closing laps.
Anything Goes Trivia
Megaton Man
Trevor
