Comic Review: Batman Incorporated (2012), Volume 1: Demon Star

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Comic Review: Batman Incorporated (2012), Volume 1: Demon Star

Batman Incorporated (2012), Volume 1: Demon Star

Batman Incorporated (2012), Volume 1: Demon Star

Batman Incorporated is written Grant Morrison (Batman, New X-men, JLA) with artwork by Chris Burham (The Armory War).

Demon Star begins after the end original Batman Incorporated (2010) series. Batman and Robin, Damian, must lead a fight against Talia Al Ghul who attempting to take over Gotham City with an army of Leviathan agents. To add to the escalating problem, Talia has placed a bounty on her son, Damian.

Unlike the original Batman Incorporated series that was set prior to the new 52 relaunch,  this new series does not focus on the group of “Batmen” Bruce has assembled but more on Batman and Robin. The Batman Incorporated team is more of  a side characters in this series.  Fans of Damian as Robin will definitely like this series as he is the main focal point of this series. This first story arc is excellent and definitely gets you hooked from the start and craving for more!

One other book you probably might want to read to bridge the gap between the first series and the second series is Batman Leviathan Strikes – One Shot.

This first volume of Batman Incorporated is available in both Softcover and Hardcover

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Comic Review: Batman Arkham Asylum A Serious House On Serious Earth

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Comic Review: Batman Arkham Asylum A Serious House On Serious Earth

Batman Arkham Asylum A Serious House On Serious Earth

Batman Arkham Asylum A Serious House On Serious Earth

An in depth look into Arkham Asylum and the mentally unbalanced patients who dwell with in. This ground breaking title from DC is written by Grant Morrison (The Invisibles, Batman Inc.) and illustrated by Kevin McKean (Violent Cases, Black Orchid).

The inmates of Arkham Asylum have taken over the building and are demanding one thing–Batman. The leader of the group is Joker, who gives Batman one hour to escape before the inmates are sent to hunt him. A dark take on the psychology of these patients including Two-Face, Mad Hatter and Clayface amongst many others.

This series really changed the way we looked at many of Batman’s adversaries. Rather than just being “the bad guys”, they are people with legitimately unstable mental thought processes. The artwork takes this idea with illustrations straight out someone’s bad dreams. It leaves you with a sense of dread and apprehension. Be sure to check this out, especially if you’re a fan of Grant Morrison.

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Comic Review: Batman R.I.P.

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Comic Review: Batman R.I.P.

Batman R.I.P.

Batman R.I.P.

The Black Glove Society is out to destroy everything Batman stands for. A DC title written by Grant Morrison (Flex Mentallo, Action Comics) and illustrated by Tony S. Daniel (X-Force, Teen Titans).

Batman is being hunted by an enemy he has never seen or heard of before–The Black Glove Society. They have the advantage and a plan set in motion to utterly destroy him. Soon he is captured and with the Bats out of the way, the city is theirs to control. The mind of Batman is the last thing the Black Glove Society hopes to control. It’s going to be a lot harder than they think.

There is a lot to like about this comic. Fantastic artwork, some different incarnations of batman and an amazing joker. But it’s kinda over shadowed by how confusing it is. It’s definitely made to F**k with your mind but it really can be hard to follow.

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Comic Review: Batman The Return Of Bruce Wayne

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Comic Review: Batman The Return Of Bruce Wayne

Batman The Return Of Bruce Wayne

Batman The Return Of Bruce Wayne

It turns out that Batman isn’t really dead. Instead he’s falling through time, landing in and out of various historical periods. Bringing Batman back to life with this DC title is author Grant Morrison (Animal Man, Doom Patrol) and different artist for each of the 6 issues.

Batman is alive, it’s just a matter of when. Firstly he finds himself in the paleolithic era living with cavemen. From there he heads to a Pilgrim era Gotham village. Next he lands in the era of pirates and happens to meet a certain famous pirate. Still on the move he finds him self in the western era of Gotham city. The last place he ends up in is the 1950’s as a P.I.. Will he ever make it back to his present time line or will he be doomed to jump across history forever.

Great to see that Bruce is alive. It’s a lot of fun to see the different era’s that he visit’s and the forms/persona’s he takes on. If you want to know how Bruce came back to life this is where you find out.

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Comic Review: Batman & Robin Batman Reborn

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Comic Review: Batman & Robin Batman Reborn

Batman & Robin Batman Reborn

Batman & Robin Batman Reborn

After the events of Final Crisis a new Batman & Robin duo have taken up the mantle. DC Comics Batman & Robin: Batman Reborn is written by Grant Morrison (The Filth, All Star Superman) and illustrated by Frank Quitely (The Authority, Bite Club).

Bruce Wayne has died sacrificing his life to save the world. Now it’s up to Dick Grayson, the one time Robin to become  Batman. Damian Wayne, Bruce’s son is now donning the robes of Robin. Together they must learn what it means to work as a team, which is no small task. With a new enemy, Pyg, spreading fear across Gotham City, these new team mates are going to have their hands full.

Dick and Damian really bring a new dynamic to the Batman & Robin series. With such different styles and philosophies they are constantly butting heads. The artwork really shows how sick and demented Pyg really is. I found myself becoming fearful of this new villain.

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Comic Review: 52

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Comic Review: 52

DC Comics 52 Omnibus

DC Comics 52 Omnibus

After the events of Infinite Crisis, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman have disappeared with no one knowing their whereabouts. Not to be confused with the New 52, DC Comics created 52 as a vehicle to feature some of their less popular characters such as Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, Black Adam, Animal Man and other lesser known characters. The introduction of Batwoman is also part of the series.

This series came out 1 issue week for 52 weeks and featured stories written by some of DC best writers which included Geoff Johns, Mark Waid and Grant Morrison and were drawn by a huge list of DC’s most talented artists which included Brian Bolland, Howard Chaykins, Ivan Reis, JG Jones, Adam Hughes, George Perez, Andy Kubert, and Ethan Van Sciver.

All in all the series was great for those of you want to read more in depth about the other characters that DC has in their stable. This series also featured many spin-off stories. Some notable ones that are worth reading are DC World War III featuring Black Adam, The Search for Ray Palmer, and  52 Pick-up Booster Gold

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Comic Review: New X-Men Volume 1 Ultimate Collection

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Comic Review: New X-Men Volume 1 Ultimate Collection

New X-Men Volume 1 Ultimate Collection

New X-Men Volume 1 Ultimate Collection

Taking reign of the X-Men World, Grant Morrison (The Filth, The Invisibles) starts the series completely from scratch. Along with illustrator Franky Quitely (Batman And Robin, All Star Superman) a new adventure begins with Marvel’s New X-Men.

Mutant kind faces one their worst days yet. In one fell swop the whole of Genosha is destroyed, killing 16 million mutants all at once. The X-Men are left to pick up the pieces and figure out who is behind such a despicable act. While this is happening Wolverine and Cyclopes are being held captive. The woman’s name is Ms. Nova and she has a single thought in her mind–to kill the X-Men.

Grant Morrison is known for being extremely innovative in whatever he touches and this is no different. By leaving behind the old story lines he is able to take the series in any direction he wants to go. He gives the X-Men a much more modern and fresh take on who they are. With the artwork of Frank Quitely this is breathtaking ride that should not be missed.

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Comic Review: Happy!

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Comic Review: Happy!

Happy! Volume 1

Happy! Volume 1

What do an aging hit-man and an imaginary flying horse have in common. They are both in Image Comic’s Happy! written by Grant Morrison (X-Men, The Invisibles) and illustrated by Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan, The New Warriors).

Nick Sax is an ex-cop turned hit-man. Finishing up a job, he heads out for the usual–booze and pills. This takes a turn for the worse when he is attacked and lands in the hospital. He wakes up to a blue flying horse named Happy, buzzing around his head.  He tells Nick that he is bugging him for a reason. Nick is the only one who can save the life of a little girl.

Grant is having all kinds of fun with this series. Bent cops, disgusting perverts, liberal violence and imaginary friends. Funny comic with a bit of a dark tone.

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Comic Review: The Filth

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Comic Review: The Filth

The Filth

The Filth

As the name entails, The Filth deals with some pretty gross and disgusting subjects. Be warned you may feel queasy from time to time but this is Grant Morrison (JLA, Batman Incorporated) writing for Vertigo so expect the unexpected.

To be honest this is a really hard comic to explain. I’ve read it a few times and I’m not sure I really know whats going on. To give you an idea, it’s more confusing than The Invisibles. There is a guy pissing on miniaturized world, giant sperm attacking a city killing people and a secret orginization called the hand that keeps the Status Q. Chris Weston (The Dreaming, Judge Dredd) who does the artwork must have had a hell of a time on this comic. There is so much going on that it’s hard to make sense of it all. I can’t really give a proper description of this comic all I can say is if you like Grant Morrison you should give this book a try.

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Comic Review: All Star Superman Volume 1

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Comic Review: All Star Superman Volume 1

All Star Superman Volume 1

All Star Superman Volume 1

A stunningly beautiful take on Superman that is a great stand alone series. Grant Morrison (Joe The Barbarian, New X-Men) reminds us why we love Superman as Frank Quitely (Baman and Robin, American Virgin) shows why we love all the places Superman can go.

Lex Luthor has finally done it, he has killed superman. Luthor sabotages a mission to the sun with Superman and Dr. Leo Quintum. From this, Superman gains a new power to project his bio-electric aura which causes his cells to absorb to much solar radiation. He only has one year to live. It’s been said that in the last year of his life the 12 labors of Superman will be completed. This sends superman on some of the most amazing adventures yet across the globe, galaxies and time itself.

Personally I was never a huge fan of Superman but this series made me believe in Superman and see why everyone loves him. So many great friends and adversaries throughout this volume and the next. The illustrations are very warm and inviting it’s like seeing the world through the eyes of Superman himself. Highly recommend this series for older fans and new.

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