Batman - Before 2011 Renumbering
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Comic Summary: Concluding a 3-part story by Grant Morrison and J.H. Williams III! Batman's reunion with the Club of Heroes turns into a deathtrap as Robin and the Squire are kidnapped by the Black Glove! And with the Club of Villains lurking in the shadows, can good possibly triumph?
Codes: 76194120005766911 JUL070214
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| Artist: | J.H. Williams III |
| Author: | Grant Morrison |
| Release Date: | September 12, 2007 |
| In Stock? | Yes! |
| Genre: | Superhero |
| Colouring: | FC |
| Lists: | Not on any lists. Start your own! |
Customer Reviews
Grant Morrison on Batman.
Admit it--when you heard the news, you were a little excited. Maybe more than a little--you may have been flippin' ecstatic at the idea of comics' last great creative madman let loose in the mainstream DCU on the flagship Bat-title.
I know I was, and yet, as the first issues of his run played out, I remained...slightly underwhelmed. I was satisfied, certainly, and the art by Andy Kubert was nothing to sneeze at. Yet it felt like Morrison was almost getting himself warmed up over the first couple of storylines.
Then this Club of Heroes business hit, and it was absolute perfection. This issue is no different. What seems to be kicking Morrison up a few notches is his artist, J.H. williams III, who delivers these precisely and gorgeously rendered pages that feature all kinds of creative layouts. Williams is one of the most evocative, intricate artists working today, and his style fits perfectly with Morrison's story here.
As the mystery of who is killing the Club of Heroes wraps up, the resolution is a bit scattered--this is a bit of a riff on Agatha Christie, and so the ending isn't so much a pointing out of clues we all saw as it is a revelation of stuff no one but Batman knew. Still, the tone, the pacing, the dialogue, the visuals--this has been one hell of a ride. Morrison's full promise on Batman has been realized.
Admit it--when you heard the news, you were a little excited. Maybe more than a little--you may have been flippin' ecstatic at the idea of comics' last great creative madman let loose in the mainstream DCU on the flagship Bat-title.
I know I was, and yet, as the first issues of his run played out, I remained...slightly underwhelmed. I was satisfied, certainly, and the art by Andy Kubert was nothing to sneeze at. Yet it felt like Morrison was almost getting himself warmed up over the first couple of storylines.
Then this Club of Heroes business hit, and it was absolute perfection. This issue is no different. What seems to be kicking Morrison up a few notches is his artist, J.H. williams III, who delivers these precisely and gorgeously rendered pages that feature all kinds of creative layouts. Williams is one of the most evocative, intricate artists working today, and his style fits perfectly with Morrison's story here.
As the mystery of who is killing the Club of Heroes wraps up, the resolution is a bit scattered--this is a bit of a riff on Agatha Christie, and so the ending isn't so much a pointing out of clues we all saw as it is a revelation of stuff no one but Batman knew. Still, the tone, the pacing, the dialogue, the visuals--this has been one hell of a ride. Morrison's full promise on Batman has been realized.
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