- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Titan Books Ltd; De Luxe edition edition (24 April 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1848561377
- ISBN-13: 978-1848561373
- Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 19 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
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What would Gotham City be like without Batman? Legendary writer Grant Morrison (JLA, Final Crisis) concocts an unthinkable plot - the death of The Dark Knight! Bruce Wayne is nowhere to be seen and Batman is acting strangely. A crime spree hits Gotham City, while Batman's allies attempt to keep order in the city and find The Dark Knight. Finally, Wayne is found wandering the streets dazed and confused, unable to remember his alter ego. What has happened to him? And can he recover his identity, or is this finally the end for Batman? This title collects "Batman" Number 676-683 in a new Deluxe Edition. This volume features artwork by Tony Daniel ("Teen Titans").
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Grant Morrison is one of comics' most innovative writers. His long list of credits includes JLA, Animal Man, Judge Dredd and New X-Men, He is also the author of the award-winning Batman: Arkham Asylum, and is currently writing Final Crisis. Tony Daniel is the regular penciller of Teen Titans; he has also drawn Superman, X-Force and more.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This volume reprints Batman #676-683 and DC Universe #0. It appears to continue from the preceding volume, so this story might be confusing if you haven't read The Black Glove (which I haven't). On the other hand, as this is Grant Morrison, it might just be confusing for the sake of it. Anyway, Batman appears to be infatuated with yet another female, Jezebel Jet, while under psychological and physical attack from the Black Glove organisation. He is captured, drugged, and released onto the streets of Gotham while under the influence. He appears to hallucinate the presence of Bat-Mite (referred to occasionally as `might' - a typo or a message?) and starts to `remember' some 1950s adventures. It all apparently turns out to be part of a psychological defence mechanism, and we get to see some interesting backstory of his early training, while Robin, Nightwing and friends take care of the enemy henchmen. It all climaxes with the Joker doing what he does best, and Talia al'Gul demonstrating that diplomatic passports don't work against angry wives... It is a sometimes confusing story, as I have said, but if you persevere, you might work it out (though you can never tell with Grant Morrison if you are supposed to). There is a second, two-part story, which takes place within the Final Crisis, and explains what Batman was doing during his capture and his escape and final confrontation with Darkseid. This might be worth five stars if I thought I followed it correctly, and if I had read the preceding volume, I might have. But then again, if I had, I might have reduced the score to three... This volume is definitely a personal experience.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In the olden days comics seemed to make a lot more sense. They had a beginning, a middle and an end. They flowed easily from cover to cover and at the finish, if they were any good, the reader felt satisfied that they'd been taken on a interesting and exciting adventure. Nowadays so many comics seem to feel less like you're being taken on a journey and more like you're being taken for a ride. Is it because of the multiple titles in which the collected editions first saw print? I can never shake the feeling that some vital part of the plot was explained during a scene in an offshoot storyline that never made it into the graphic novel reprint that I happen to have bought. Batman R.I.P., though beautifully illustrated, was in danger of falling into this arena. However deep down I suspect this was not the case. Although the storyline felt discontinuous to me, I think it may just have been Grant Morrison's over confidence in his reader's ability to follow the plot. Maybe I'm just stupid, but I found myself not quite sure what was going on for great swathes of this story. And when it was over I felt like it was just getting started. Certain key events seemed to unfold too quickly, and other, seemingly less relevant moments went on for several pages. At the end I didn't feel like I'd learnt a great deal about Batman and his world, and I didn't feel like I'd been told a gripping yarn. I just felt happy to be able to put it down and move onto the next thing.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you read this at the time with a lot of the supporting titles it was actually a pretty good bunch of comics. Unfortunately this is just the Grant Morrison issues from the core Batman title. Individually the issues are a bit of a mixed bag with some quite really good stuff,(mainly late on in the run), dark, insane and sometimes cleverly funny, with some spiffy artwork. Unfortunately with so many of the jigsaw pieces not included here this book makes very little sense.
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Not exactly a "Classic"
Ridiculous is a word that springs to mind while reading this particular Batman Comic. The Art is good but by today's standards nothing to distract from the hopeless story. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Peter Doyle
Excellent
An exciting and rewarding read. The storyline is complex and intriguing, giving a really good look into the psyche of Bruce Wayne. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Jatkinson
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Batman R.I.P.
This is as Grant Morriosn has stated a work of art and it is, its the final installment of His Batma Run and it involves Bruce Wayne/Batman researching the... Read more
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Published 11 months ago by Jordan
Awful
Would love to find stuff that`s actually good from this writer. This kind of stuff proves the Marvel guys right (that DC sucks). Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jimmy Eunks
A just middling Batman storyline
I dont think this is a love it or hate it deal this comic, it couldnt really provoke those sorts of strong emotions but it is an alright read. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lark
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Awesome but not a place to start
First off I'm going to reiterate what several other reviews have already said; DO NOT start with this book! Read more
Published 21 months ago by J. Sibley
Confusing and incomplete, but very good nonetheless
You wouldn't think so from reading this book, but `Batman R.I.P.' was actually a crossover "event" that spanned several different Batman-related titles being released at the time. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Alan the Kaz
Confusing
I fully agree with the first reviewer. The art is great and the story seems impressive, but the fact that
i had to buy previous issues so as to gain an understanding of what... Read more
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