Best and Worst of the Grant Morrison Batman Interview

[Brian Cronin]

So, what did you folks think of Newsarama's Grant Morrison interview (http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/Batman/Morrison/Morrison_Batman.html) on his Batman run?

What was your favorite part of his statements?

Which statements (if any) did you have a problem with?

-Brian

[pennywisdom]

I've been saying this for months now, but my favorite thing about Morrison's take on Batman is that he's getting rid of the depressed, semi-psychotic Batman we've been suffering for years now and making the character cool again. Instead of a loser-ish basketcase who wallows in his own nihilism and creeps everybody out, we can now enjoy a confident yet still distinctly Batman-esque character. That's fine with me... Batman needs to be less Marilyn Manson and more James Bond.

Also, Grant has mentioned Batman getting laid again. Thank freakin Christ.

As for the Newsarama interview, I liked the whole thing. Grant criticized Miller's stupid "Batman v. Al-Qaeda" story... he attempts to put the moody psycho Batman we've had to endure for the last few years in a larger context so that it makes a little more sense... makes the obligatory Xorn joke... all in all, I thought it was a great interview and it gives me hope for the character.

Some of my favorite snippets...

GM: It's a slightly different way of looking at the secret identity dynamic. There was a time when I might have argued that 'Bruce Wayne' died on the night his parents were shot and was replaced by 'Batman' but that approach seems a little naive and needlessly dualistic - Bruce Wayne didn't die that night, he survived and then decided to deal with his feelings of loss, rage and vulnerability in an unusual but highly effective manner. Bruce and Batman are the same person - that's the really interesting thing about this character to me now, the way they reflect and create one another to play different essential roles in this man's outrageous life.
NRAMA: Obviously, you're playing up the playboy image of Bruce, and then, there's a kid…recently, Matt Wagner said that he feels Batman/Bruce Wayne is one of the DCU's better-sexed heroes…dunno - just seems natural that you might have a thought or two on all of this…does Bruce Wayne score with any regularity?

GM: I like to think he does. In fact it's my job to imagine it happening, may the lord have mercy on my soul. I figure Bruce does whatever it takes to maintain his health and stay stress free and fit. He would see sex as just another form of exercise with proven health and efficiency benefits. Someone in Bruce Wayne's position would be surrounded by beautiful women all the time and I can't imagine he'd resolutely say no to all of them, and remain uptight and frustrated. I think he'd find partners in his own social circle - party girls, heiresses, models etc - who would be up for no-commitment, no-strings liaisons and who could be guaranteed not to run straight to the tabloids.
Damn, that's awesome. Get the word out: Batman is cool again. Kudos to Mr. Morrison.

[TheTen-EyedMan]

The worst part is being reminded that Grant Morrison is only human and one day, he will die. I hope that the collective governments allow his cloning so that future generations can enjoy what we are now.

Okay...could I have sucked up any more?

[pennywisdom]

I wish Morrison had been writing this book and doing these interviews a year or two ago, because then I could use his arguments as ammo when I posted on this thread (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=66582).

Read that debate and tell me I'm wrong. Grant and I are right! We know Batman, dammit.