Tag: Grant Morrison

  • Batman And Who?!

    Batman And Who?!

    Chris Nicholls provides a passionate breakdown of Grant Morrison’s Batman run.

  • Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne TPB Review

    Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne TPB Review

    2011, DC Comics Story: Grant Morrison Art: Chris Sprouse, Frazer Irving, Yanick Paquette, Cameron Stewart, Ryan Sook, Lee Garbett Like Superman and Captain America before him, Batman was always going to best the Grim Reaper and return to the DCU – even though technically he was never dead. It was more a question of when…

  • Joe the Barbarian #1 (of 8) Comic Review

    Joe the Barbarian #1 (of 8) Comic Review

    DC/Vertigo, $0.99 Story: Grant Morrison Art: Sean Murthy Colours: Dave Stewart Joe the Barbarian is part of an increasingly popular genre; the adult kid’s book. Joe’s spacious attic bedroom is one that every adult wishes they lived in as a child (as opposed to every current child wishing they had), with 80s action figures lining…

  • Batman Reborn: Batman and Robin #2 Review

    Batman Reborn: Batman and Robin #2 Review

    DC Writer: Grant Morrison Artist: Frank Quitely Colours: Alex Sinclair Grant Morrison’s bizarre retro romp continues with a brutal assault on Gotham’s finest by Le Cirque D’etrange, who live up to their name in every way possible. It also hints at another consequence of Dick Grayson assuming the cape and cowl; how long will it…

  • Batman Reborn: Batman and Robin #1 Review

    Batman Reborn: Batman and Robin #1 Review

    DC Comics Writer: Grant Morrison Artist: Frank Quitely Colourist: Alex Sinclair When DC Comics gave Grant Morrison the keys to their multiversal kingdom, it must have seemed like a winning strategy. Given his reputation as the “reboot guy” on titles like Animal Man and Doom Patrol, it made sense to let Morrison re-jiggle the DC…

  • Batman: The Black Glove TPB Review

    Batman: The Black Glove TPB Review

    2008, DC Comics Writer: Grant Morrison Pencils: J.H. Williams III, Tony S. Daniels , Ryan Benamin Inks: J.H Wiliams III, Tony S. Daniels, Jonathon Clapton, Mark Irvin, Sandu Forea, Saleem Crawford Colours: Dave Stewart, Guy Major A combination of camp murder mystery and drug-trip mindfuck, The Black Glove expands on the tangled events of Batman…

  • Batman and Son TPB Review

    Batman and Son TPB Review

    2007, DC Writer: Grant Morrison Art: Andy Kubert, Jesse Delperdang, Guy Major, Dave Stewart, John Van Fleet Grant Morrison’s nineties runs on titles such as Animal Man and Doom Patrol showcased not only the virtually limitless scope of his imagination, but his ability to take franchises that were long considered embarrassments by publisher DC, and…

  • WE3 Graphic Novel Review

    WE3 Graphic Novel Review

    2004, DC / Vertigo Writer: Grant Morrison Art: Frank Quitely Colours / inks: Jamie Grant I’ve always considered Grant Morrison the Philip K. Dick of the comic medium. But writers both are inhumanly creative, incomparable to almost any other writer of their period. Like Dick, Morrison writes to pay the bills, churning out radically inconsistent…