The epic story from award-winning writer Grant Morrison is now in trade paperback. The troubled life of Bruce Wayne seems to spin out of control when his relationship with the mysterious Jezebel Jet deepens. Soon Bruce Wayne drops out completely, having seemingly become the victim of mental illness and abandoning his Batman identity. Capitalizing on the seeming fall of their greatest foe, the Club of Villains begins a crime spree through the streets of Gotham that threatens to bring the city to its knees.
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Grant Morrison's credits include Arkham Asylum, JLA, Animal Man, Doom Patrol, The Invisibles and The Filth. 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
By dregj
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Batmans enemies surround him,Black Glove are quietly preparing to bring him down.Even his own friends arent sure the black glove actually exists or are a dillusion .
Its great to see the secret club kick all the pins out from under brucey one by one,and we get to see him plunge even futher into the abyss.
The comic is completely written for adults ,in that not only is it dark and intelligent its also uncompromisingly bleak and just plain uncompromising.The ending is a violent vicious joy to read and i would highly recommend this book to all
Its great to see the secret club kick all the pins out from under brucey one by one,and we get to see him plunge even futher into the abyss.
The comic is completely written for adults ,in that not only is it dark and intelligent its also uncompromisingly bleak and just plain uncompromising.The ending is a violent vicious joy to read and i would highly recommend this book to all
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Jatkinson
Format:Hardcover
An exciting and rewarding read. The storyline is complex and intriguing, giving a really good look into the psyche of Bruce Wayne. If you haven't read Batman & Son and Black Glove the storyline may be somewhat confusing as this is the final part of a long saga that Morrison has crafted carefully and subtly over a number of years. Tony Daniel's art is powerful and suitable for the feel of the story.
This comic should be in the collection of every Batman fan.
This comic should be in the collection of every Batman fan.
14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This storyline has been building for a while. Morrison has been working hard on integrating all the Batman stories ever written into one narrative, and has succeeded brilliantly, even managing to include the weird 1950's SF stuff by explaining it away as an hallucination brought on by a sensory deprivation experiment.
This is not linear storytelling. This is a challenging (but very rewarding) read. The story does become fractured, but that fits perfectly with the context of The Black Glove taking Batman apart at a psychological level. Be prepared to have to read this several times to pick up on all of the threads. You'll also have to be prepared to read it all in one go, since as with the majority of Morrison's best work, the devil is indeed in the details.
If you want a traditional Batman tale, this is definitely not for you. You'll probably hate it (as many of the reviewers here seem to) if you just want a comic book action movie featuring Batman. If you're prepared for a wild, insane ride through Batman's biggest challenge so far (well... until The Omega Effect, anyway), you'll enjoy this.
This is not linear storytelling. This is a challenging (but very rewarding) read. The story does become fractured, but that fits perfectly with the context of The Black Glove taking Batman apart at a psychological level. Be prepared to have to read this several times to pick up on all of the threads. You'll also have to be prepared to read it all in one go, since as with the majority of Morrison's best work, the devil is indeed in the details.
If you want a traditional Batman tale, this is definitely not for you. You'll probably hate it (as many of the reviewers here seem to) if you just want a comic book action movie featuring Batman. If you're prepared for a wild, insane ride through Batman's biggest challenge so far (well... until The Omega Effect, anyway), you'll enjoy this.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Michael Finn
TOP 500 REVIEWER
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.
By Gareth Simon
TOP 500 REVIEWER
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 back-story 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' Ghul 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.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Lark
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Hardcover
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. So it is a "just middling" or "just OK" storyline, it has its pros and cons.
The artwork on the other hand is amazing, I really like the way that Batman is drawn and I think the Joker is here depicted in a way which is simultaneously annoyingly akin to some of the costumed incarnations of Goth Superstar Maryln Mason but also as frightening as the Joker has ever been (including the latest incarnation in Dark Knight).
The pros in the storyline include reflections on Bruce Wayne's personal mission to perfect himself in mind, body and spirit (I really appreciated this, as a long time fan this often is over written by his crime fighting cause), there are lots of elements included here from the earliest days of Batman to the more contemporary comic strips.
The artists and authors also use flashbacks and memory storyboards to full effect which prove absorbing and you wind up feeling like you could be participating in a hallucination or mind bending trip along with Batman, it takes real talent to achieve that sort of non-linear effect.
However, this is also one of the cons, upon finishing the comic you have a sort of "what just went on there?" feeling and rereading it its not that very enlightening on a second time around. You could reach one conclusion but you could as easily reach another.... Read more ›
The artwork on the other hand is amazing, I really like the way that Batman is drawn and I think the Joker is here depicted in a way which is simultaneously annoyingly akin to some of the costumed incarnations of Goth Superstar Maryln Mason but also as frightening as the Joker has ever been (including the latest incarnation in Dark Knight).
The pros in the storyline include reflections on Bruce Wayne's personal mission to perfect himself in mind, body and spirit (I really appreciated this, as a long time fan this often is over written by his crime fighting cause), there are lots of elements included here from the earliest days of Batman to the more contemporary comic strips.
The artists and authors also use flashbacks and memory storyboards to full effect which prove absorbing and you wind up feeling like you could be participating in a hallucination or mind bending trip along with Batman, it takes real talent to achieve that sort of non-linear effect.
However, this is also one of the cons, upon finishing the comic you have a sort of "what just went on there?" feeling and rereading it its not that very enlightening on a second time around. You could reach one conclusion but you could as easily reach another.... Read more ›
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When will this book be made available again?!
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Well this wasn't a novel I thought it would be, but I liked the start and the artwork with Batman talking to Joker in Arkham and the scene is set for the Black Glove Org. Read more
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En route to the end...well, not quite just yet
First off let me make it clear that in order to read this you should first read 'the black glove deluxe' book. this is very important and for many who read R.I. Read more
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As alot of other reviewers are stating, Batman R.I.P. is a disapointing book. I'd read the books that led up to this(Resurection of Ra's/ and Son/ Black Glove) as well as Final... Read more
Published 10 months ago by j.r
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massively under-rated
wow. Morrison, a genius in his own right has managed to craft a tale that makes 70 years of batman all fit into a 15 year career. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Andy Patterson
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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
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