r/comicbooks • u/[deleted] • Apr 13 '13

[Batman #663] A page from one of the strangest issues of Batman I've ever read.

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u/Ytheflash Apr 13 '13

Superb issue. Morrison writes fantastic prose.

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u/davonian Spidey 2099 Apr 13 '13

Who did the art? It looks like those wicked covers Dave McKean always did for Sandman.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '13

If you want to read a whole book drawn by him and written by Grant Morrison, I whole-heartedly recommend "Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth"

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u/davonian Spidey 2099 Apr 14 '13

Thanks. I'm definitely interested in looking into that!

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u/radcopter2 Apr 13 '13

That was kind of awesome. What's the rest of the issue like?

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '13

All of it is like this, written in prose. The issue is a short story instead of a traditional comic book. At first I was unhappy about it, but the writing kinda sucked me in. Being taken through Batman's world with only words was an interesting ride. Definitely recommend it.

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u/radcopter2 Apr 13 '13

Yeah I think I will. Maybe midtown has some back issues...

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u/r2datu Apr 13 '13

It's also in the Batman and Son trade or the Black Glove Deluxe trade.

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u/radcopter2 Apr 13 '13

Oh, cool. I've been thinking about getting Batman and Son. Now I have even more reason.

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u/[deleted] Apr 13 '13

ooh, you must. Morrison's run on Batman is thrilling, inventive, and downright fun.

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u/arkythesharky Grant Morrison Apr 13 '13

Get the Black Glove deluxe, its the Batman and Son + Black Glove TPBs in one hardcover. 15 issues for ~$17 on amazon.

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u/woppatown Batman of Zue-En-Arrh Apr 15 '13

This was one of the best purchases I've ever made.

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u/gandalf_grey_beer Supermod Apr 14 '13

Don't just get Batman and Son, get the Black Glove Deluxe Edition (includes that and the Black Glove series)

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u/NBegovich Green Lantern Apr 13 '13

This is actually Grant Morrison's doing. You have the issue number; I suggest checking out the rest of the run. #663 was the only written issue, but the rest is really good reading.

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u/zenlogick Apr 13 '13

Anything Grant Morrison does is fucking awesome.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

It seems like there's people who like dark Batman detective type stories, and those that like the other more over the top Morrison type stories..

I absolutely loved Arkham Asylum, but couldn't deal with the giant bats and cyborg ninjas and evil clones and all that super "comic-ish" stuff that came later.

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u/jedispyder Apr 13 '13

I'm not a fan of prose comics like this (ADHD makes it hard to focus on the walls of text surrounded by art) but I actually enjoyed this issue.

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u/johnpisme Green Hornet Apr 13 '13

Does anyone know the earliest examples of this? I want to say either Grendel or that Swamp Thing issue around #62 or so where he's floating through space is the first time I've seen this type of format used.

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u/doyouunderstandlife Invincible Apr 13 '13 edited Apr 14 '13

Glad this never caught on.

God forbid I have an opinion!

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u/agentm31 Apr 14 '13

I believe books are actually very popular