As the door closes on
this series, one must realize that another sweeping story arc concludes with
this volume- Grant Morrison’s epic 7 year plus run on various Batman Family
tales! Everything he’s done up to this point is detailed in this volume- the
Black Hand, the League of Batmen, the Batman of Zurr-En-Arr, the Son of Batman,
the Death of Batman, Bruce Wayne: The Long Road Home, Batman and Robin it all
comes to a close and for once is tied up in a neat tiny package.
I’ve not been a fan of
Morrison’s work on Batman. I initially thought that he just wanted to remake some
of the wilder adventures of a Pre-Crisis Batman. But my sentiment towards
Morrison has recently changed as I’ve reread some of his stuff recently. Now
having finished Batman Inc., I see how meticulous Morrison was. Everything he
crafted in the past 7 years had an underlying plan which culminates with Talia
Al Ghul finally getting her revenge on Bruce Wayne for having stood her up by
destroying everything the billionaire holds dear. Nothing is safe and nothing
is left untouched with the two former lovers finally square off in a
winner-take-all battle that will most certainly end without a victor.
Lastly, I must mention
the astounding artwork. I just love Frank Quitely’s work on the first handful of
issues in Batman & Robin. I don’t know where DC found him, but this series
artist, Chris Burnham is the next best thing to having Quitely on board. Their (Burnham
& Quitely) attentions to tiny detail, the rough facial expressions, and the
raw facial emotion on every character are just the icing on the cake for an
otherwise perfect Batman story.
I highly recommend reading
both this and volume one of Batman Incorporated. It’s the best Batman story I’ve
ever read and it’s proof as to why Grant Morrison is the definitive Batman
writer of the 21st century.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 10 out of 10
stars.
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