Grant Morrison and the Dark Knight

**Swapmeetfever** · 03-08-2008, 08:01 AM

Grant Talks About upcoming events in the Batverse
http://comics.ign.com/articles/857/857602p1.html

**Chiroptera** · 03-08-2008, 10:38 AM

The more I read the more I find this compelling urge to punch Morrison in the face.
But then that's because of my own personal sickening with the continious push to change characters. I've seen so many damn character changes over the past year that I'm getting SICK of change. Pick a personality and stick with it for atleats half a month dammit!

**SpaceBooger** · 03-08-2008, 10:54 AM

I have been haveing a hard time following this story and I am sure it will make more sense when I reread it as a trade, but...

I dont mind for drastic change if it is done for a good story, not for shock value. If the story is awesome then I don't mind change... if it is just to shake things up then I am not a fan.

**ChairthrowerLad** · 03-08-2008, 03:19 PM

Personally, that interview makes me really excited. Of course, as a confessed Morrison addict I am willing to drink the Kool Aid, but he is such a great story teller and easily the most creative mind in comics. If anyone is going to change Batman then I am ok with it being him.

I don't know what to say. So far his run on Batman has been incredible...I mean, even if DC retcon punches it all away we will still have gotten to read a very good story.

**Baron Banter** · 03-08-2008, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by Chiroptera

The more I read the more I find this compelling urge to punch Morrison in the face.

I'll hold him.

**michaeljsmith** · 03-08-2008, 06:27 PM

Maybe I am the only one (though I know different) but I am really starting to see some method to the madness with Morrison. How many other books have you pulling about past comics that are 10 issues back to find clues to tie into the next 5 or 6 issues. I know a lot of people like what is going on with Detective and the one-shot approach.... personally for me this is what I want in a book.

Call me crazy but I am more excited about Batman than I have been in a long time. This is starting to get the buzz that Hush did but I have much higher aspirations after it is all said and done.

**Earl of the RCs** · 03-08-2008, 10:40 PM

As a casual fan of Dickens and RL Stevenson and all that other old school stuff that was originally published in serial form BITD, I think its great for a comic to take advantage of the story telling possibilities such a publishing method presents, and I think thats what Morrison is doing. Each issue really does feel like a single chapter of an ongoing story; and its getting more and more injoyable with `the end' in site. But kudos to DC for having the foresite to know that this writing method isn't everyone's cup of tea and simultaneously giving us Dini's one/two shots in 'tec. This kind of `buy what kind of batman tale suits you' (and you can include Outsiders and soon Trinity in your decision making) seams a much better idea for a character carrying mutiple books than say publishing three issues of the one title a month. (not mentioning any names).

**cap5** · 03-08-2008, 10:59 PM

Grant Morrison is doing a great job on Batman so far expesely with the three Batman story in 672-674. I think This is the best Batman has been in a long time.

**The Shadow** · 03-08-2008, 11:28 PM

Originally Posted by ChairthrowerLad

So far his run on Batman has been incredible

... I think we're reading different Batman comics.

His run has been good... but nothing more.

**ChairthrowerLad** · 03-09-2008, 01:31 AM

Originally Posted by The Shadow

... I think we're reading different Batman comics.

His run has been good... but nothing more.

Like I said...I am an admitted Member of the Cult of Morrison.

:p

**The Shadow** · 03-09-2008, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by ChairthrowerLad

Like I said...I am an admitted Member of the Cult of Morrison.

:p

Fair enough.

I've just been reading Batman so long and have so many issues to compare against that as of right now (and Morrison's big story isn't done) his stuff's been good... just not great.

The arc with JG Jones was awesome though.

**Choppa** · 03-09-2008, 12:11 PM

If the ultimate villian turns out to be someone from some obscure story from the 60's that I've never heard of, I will be dissapointed.

**carabas** · 03-09-2008, 01:18 PM

The way Morrison uses continuity from the dark ages, he generally does it in a way so that if a reader isn't remotely familiar with the source, he doesn't really miss much. It's just a nice bonus for DC archaeologists.