Now that RIP is over, which run did you like more, Morrison's Batman or Dini's Tec?

[frostedone]

Possible spoilers if you have not read the two RIP series.

I know that the runs are not technically over, but there will be a few months until we get more Batman comics from these guys.

Which overall run did you like better? Paul Dini's Detective Comics or Grant Morrison's Batman? Why?

This is not Batman RIP vs Heart of Hush, it is the OVERALL runs.

[Mercurialblonde]

RIP isn't over. Still Last Rites to go. And we won't know the final fate of Batman under Morrison until Final Crisis. So ask me in February.

[Kid Kamikaze10]

Possible spoilers if you have not read the two RIP series.

Which overall run did you like better? Paul Dini's Detective Comics/Heart of Hush or Grant Morrison's Batman/Batman RIP? Why?

Morrison's run isn't done yet...

It's just that there are some filler arcs before it continues...

[Kiryu]

Month by Month, until it became RIP against Heart of Hush, I liked Dini's run. In fact, early on, before Batman and Son finished, I had a debate with a friend over which was better and convinced him Dini's beat out Morrisons. Now I eat crow.

However, once I sat down and read Morrison's run as intended, I end up liking it more as a whole. I like long form storytelling, and while Dini had some very very awesome one shots, I never felt any progression. With Morrison, it was always building towards something, and the stepping stones to that where absolutely great bits.

And when it came down to RIP vs Heart of Hush, as much as I love Paul DIni, Heart of Hush fell flat to me. RIP on the other hand had me excited and frothing at the mouth in every issue.

Having both series was an excellent treat and made this Bat-Fan very happy.

[zur en arrh]

And when it came down to RIP vs Heart of Hush, as much as I love Paul DIni, Heart of Hush fell flat to me. RIP on the other hand had me excited and frothing at the mouth in every issue.

Having both series was an excellent treat and made this Bat-Fan very happy.

You pretty much summed up my thoughts here.

[frostedone]

This is not Heart of Hush vs RIP, it is the overall runs.

[Kiryu]

RIP blew Heart of Hush out of the water completely. Heart of Hush was by the numbers through and through, I much preferred the more challenging RIP to Heart of Hush. Established villain or not, Hush is the creation of Loeb, whom I loath, made worse by that fella who wrote Gotham Knights. Dini made an admirable attempt at trying to salvage him, but theses issues are the only ones Dini wrote that I just don't like.

[Dr. Chaos]

Tec.

Morrison's work on Batman hasn't even come close to me, Heart Of Hush was alot more enjoyable than RIP than it had any right to be.

That and I can actually understand what the hell Dini is talking about.

[Kiryu]

This is not Heart of Hush vs RIP, it is the overall runs.

And I addressed that in my post, in which I speak about the runs up to and including HoH and RIP. Thanks for reading it. Heart of Hush is a part of the run, the only part I did not like. Because I did not like it, whereas I loved RIP, I rate Dini's run below Morrison's. It is a contributing factor.

[Libaax]

Month by Month, until it became RIP against Heart of Hush, I liked Dini's run. In fact, early on, before Batman and Son finished, I had a debate with a friend over which was better and convinced him Dini's beat out Morrisons. Now I eat crow.

However, once I sat down and read Morrison's run as intended, I end up liking it more as a whole. I like long form storytelling, and while Dini had some very very awesome one shots, I never felt any progression. With Morrison, it was always building towards something, and the stepping stones to that where absolutely great bits.

And when it came down to RIP vs Heart of Hush, as much as I love Paul DIni, Heart of Hush fell flat to me. RIP on the other hand had me excited and frothing at the mouth in every issue.

Having both series was an excellent treat and made this Bat-Fan very happy.

No progression ? The series are one shot almost always!

I get what you mean though and if GM was someday in the near future replaced by Dini. It would be better in that Dini's Batman is much more interesting.

Hush arc is also RIP its not surprising the first not really good Dini is a RIP tie.

[frostedone]

And I addressed that in my post, in which I speak about the runs up to and including HoH and RIP. Thanks for reading it. Heart of Hush is a part of the run, the only part I did not like. Because I did not like it, whereas I loved RIP, I rate Dini's run below Morrison's. It is a contributing factor.

Yes, I know what you meant, I just added that because I realized that this thread sounds very close to my other one, and some people might get confused.

[Kiryu]

No progression ? The series are one shot almost always!

I get what you mean though and if GM was someday in the near future replaced by Dini. It would be better in that Dini's Batman is much more interesting.

Hush arc is also RIP its not surprising the first not really good Dini is a RIP tie.

If you're trying to say that the only reason HoH was poor was because it was an RIP tie-in, I have to give you the confused face. Aside from having RIP on the cover, one had nothing to do with the other.

I also don't feel Dini's Batman is more interesting. His Riddler? Absolutely, but his Batman came off like a bit player most of the time. Nothing really new happened to him.

Both runs were solid and I see absolutely no reason why neither should exist. It just makes the DCU a more varied and interesting place to have the two available side by side. You've got Grant's amazing "The Black Glove" arc and Dini's amazing Joker issue. Grant completely deconstructs the Batman mythos and Dini constructs a very very engaging possibility of a Batman/Zatanna romance.

[Zombie Superman]

For me, it's no contest: Paul Dini.

His run has been nothing short of iconic. Done in one or two stories, excellent characterization. Dialogue you hear voiced in your head by Kevin Conroy and the cast of B:TAS. Stories that are easily accessible to the comic novice and yet also filled with treats for the long-time fan.

I was sick of Morrison's "work" after the whole multi-Batman thing, and the "Batman of Other Nations" or whatever is when this whole thing truly stopped being something I enjoyed or cared about.

I read the last ish of RIP today, and was not surprised to be highly disappointed.

I loathe Morrison for coming on the books at this time and screwing up Paul's chance at really doing some classic work on The Batman.

Z\S/

[The Shadow]

For me, it's no contest: Paul Dini.

His run has been nothing short of iconic. Done in one or two stories, excellent characterization. Dialogue you hear voiced in your head by Kevin Conroy and the cast of B:TAS. Stories that are easily accessible to the comic novice and yet also filled with treats for the long-time fan.

I was sick of Morrison's "work" after the whole multi-Batman thing, and the "Batman of Other Nations" or whatever is when this whole thing truly stopped being something I enjoyed or cared about.

I read the last ish of RIP today, and was not surprised to be highly disappointed.

I loathe Morrison for coming on the books at this time and screwing up Paul's chance at really doing some classic work on The Batman.

Z\S/

What he said.

Word. For. Word.

[lonewolf23k]

Count me as another who prefers Dini's run on Detective Comics to Morrison's run no Batman. We saw how well Dini handled Batman on the DCAU show, how could we possibly doubt his handle on the comic?