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Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Vol. 1
by Grant Morrison
My 800th book of the year! I hit my goal! YAY!
So onto Batman by Grant Morrison. There's 3 major parts to his run and this one basically is the Bruce Wayne part of it. And so we begin with Bruce trying to be more...well Bruce. He's Batman so much even his own Butler is like, Bruce, stop doing the deep heavy voice like your Batman all the time.
But soon we get introduced to Damien. This is Batman's son and oh boy, the reveal is pretty great. We have Batman facing off against a bunch of Man Bats and then bam, after waking up, he's left with Damien having a sword to his neck and introducing himself.
This leads to Bruce taking him in and trying to figure out what to do. But this is Damien trained by the league and his insane mother, so he's vicious, a asshole, and beats the living shit out of Tim and even offends alfred. So that's a big HELL no. The arc is insanely fun and has great moments throughout and my favorite of the bunch in here.
Soon after we revert to the Black Glove mystery arc. This almost feels scooby doo but in a fun way. A nice twist at the end, great art, and a more fun story than I originally thought was great. If like the light hearted part of a Batman story this one might hit the check mark for you! Oh and also we get Tim as Robin more and that's wonderful.
Then we head into a arc that introduces the concept of Batman training 3 cops to help take down crime incase he wasn't able to. And one of these cops, fully dressed up as a Batman, come into play and try to hunt down Bruce. It's pretty great, little mind twisty, and a fantastic payoff that helps build up the RIP arc next.
And RIP is Doctor Hurt, a person who hates both Batman and Bruce, going after Bruce where it hurts. Taking aim for his mind. And when Bruce is near insane, he unleashed a much more sinister, no holds bar Batman who WILL get shit done. So this crazy last arc leads to Bruce going head to head with the Black Glove organization in a nice bloody battle.
Overall this volume was a lot stronger than when I read it in 2015. It holds up, but even more so it reads better after years of reading Batman stories from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. The mixture of fun, violent, and over the top adventures really help Morrison have a ton of fun with this cast. On top of that some of the best Batman art ever is here by Tony Daniels, and many more. And overall this is just a fast paced really fun Omnibus that I read in 3 days.
If like Batman and read a decent amount I think this is well worth jumping into. It has flaws like sometimes sloppy and confusing jumping scene scene that Morrison is known for. Also it doesn't take itself too seriously and can be overly goofy at times. And the Black Glove arc in the middle is the weakest portion.
But still so fun and worth reading. And originally would have rated this a overall 2 out of 5 storyline but now re-reading this all 8 years later it is a easy 3.5 out of 5 and well worth the admission price for this one.
So onto Batman by Grant Morrison. There's 3 major parts to his run and this one basically is the Bruce Wayne part of it. And so we begin with Bruce trying to be more...well Bruce. He's Batman so much even his own Butler is like, Bruce, stop doing the deep heavy voice like your Batman all the time.
But soon we get introduced to Damien. This is Batman's son and oh boy, the reveal is pretty great. We have Batman facing off against a bunch of Man Bats and then bam, after waking up, he's left with Damien having a sword to his neck and introducing himself.
This leads to Bruce taking him in and trying to figure out what to do. But this is Damien trained by the league and his insane mother, so he's vicious, a asshole, and beats the living shit out of Tim and even offends alfred. So that's a big HELL no. The arc is insanely fun and has great moments throughout and my favorite of the bunch in here.
Soon after we revert to the Black Glove mystery arc. This almost feels scooby doo but in a fun way. A nice twist at the end, great art, and a more fun story than I originally thought was great. If like the light hearted part of a Batman story this one might hit the check mark for you! Oh and also we get Tim as Robin more and that's wonderful.
Then we head into a arc that introduces the concept of Batman training 3 cops to help take down crime incase he wasn't able to. And one of these cops, fully dressed up as a Batman, come into play and try to hunt down Bruce. It's pretty great, little mind twisty, and a fantastic payoff that helps build up the RIP arc next.
And RIP is Doctor Hurt, a person who hates both Batman and Bruce, going after Bruce where it hurts. Taking aim for his mind. And when Bruce is near insane, he unleashed a much more sinister, no holds bar Batman who WILL get shit done. So this crazy last arc leads to Bruce going head to head with the Black Glove organization in a nice bloody battle.
Overall this volume was a lot stronger than when I read it in 2015. It holds up, but even more so it reads better after years of reading Batman stories from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. The mixture of fun, violent, and over the top adventures really help Morrison have a ton of fun with this cast. On top of that some of the best Batman art ever is here by Tony Daniels, and many more. And overall this is just a fast paced really fun Omnibus that I read in 3 days.
If like Batman and read a decent amount I think this is well worth jumping into. It has flaws like sometimes sloppy and confusing jumping scene scene that Morrison is known for. Also it doesn't take itself too seriously and can be overly goofy at times. And the Black Glove arc in the middle is the weakest portion.
But still so fun and worth reading. And originally would have rated this a overall 2 out of 5 storyline but now re-reading this all 8 years later it is a easy 3.5 out of 5 and well worth the admission price for this one.