Comments on: Robot reviews: Batman and Robin #1

By: jake

jake — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:42:17 +0000

Oh hey, look, some guy talked to 10 people at his store and now he has enough to judge the merits of Final Crisis.

Go ahead and judge it for yourself, but leave the comic book sociology to others.

By: Capt USA

Capt USA — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:05:19 +0000

I really loved the pacing, the art and the creepiness of this book. It was better than Morrisons prior Batman run. I also liked Damian for the first time, I’m hoping that this personality sticks. I read this book and followed it up with Dark Avengers and it was a jarring contrast, This book told more in five pages than the entire issue of Dark Avengers.

By: silverbluehues

silverbluehues — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:03:00 +0000

“OK, there were a few “Hey, wait a minute” moments, like: How have they attempted to explain Burce Wayne’s disappearance?”
Ever read a Batman comic book before? If you did you would have known the answer to that question by now (Dini’s run on Detective would answer your question). Also I admit that you wouldn’t need to read Battle for the Cowl to know who’s the new Batman but if you didn’t then you’re not even qualified to write this review.

Your statement about people collecting milk bottles, I find it utterly disrespectful and ignorant. Just because you didn’t like the last run of Morrison’s would not make it true that it was a bad run.

Anyway, I loved this book…although it didn’t pack quite a bang a debut series could have but it’s still a very good issue. My only complain about the book was that Frank Quitely’s artwork’s inconsistent when it came to close-up to faces. From afar his Damien looked alright but from up close he sometimes looked like a chimpanzee or some other simian and other times he looked like an 80 year old man, I’d say too many wrinkles…even for Alfred, who looked like he just got outta the coffin.

By: Old/Wise

Old/Wise — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:26:55 +0000

“Joe
June 3, 2009 at 10:24 am

I liked most of Morrison’s Batman except for that awful two-parter after RIP. But despite that, I’m still looking forward to reading this book when I get it along with the rest of my monthly shipment.”

Is that a reference to Neil Gaiman’s “What ever happened of the Caped Crusader?” 2 parter?
Anyway Morrison always been a love/hate kind of writer. Some love him, some hate him. Fan-boys in general can’t stand him cause he’s sentimental about old sliver-age comics. And loves to have fun writing in that vein, in a modern edge. So I’m loving this throw back to a more surreal area, before the nihilistic self-loathing, doom and gloom returns.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:44:03 +0000

Like mckracken and Neal K., I loved R.I.P. – the entire Morrison run in fact and Neil Gaiman’s two-part epilogue as well. Thought both were not only compelling explorations of the Batman mythos but terrific and moving stories as well. The plot seemed a bit too obscure at times in R.I.P. but if anything it added more to its mystique than subtracted.

With Batman and Robin – hey, I thought it was a really cool read. Don’t like Damian as Robin – and “Battle for the Cowl”/post-Bruce Wayne structure doesn’t intrigue me much either – but the issue itself really was a great balancing act between wonder, humanity and freakiness.

By: AgentoftheBat

AgentoftheBat — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:15:18 +0000

I find it hilarious that the Morrison fan boys out there can still say Final Crisis was good. I work at a comic shop. I saw the people buy the issues. I was also there when they came back the next week asking me why the hell they buy that crap because it’s so damn bad and they have no clue what was going on. Of the probably fifty regular customers that bought it monthly, I don’t think we had one person that came in and said they liked it. Some just shrugged and said it was okay. Most scowled and launched into long winded tirades about how bad it was.
And I would have to agree.
I also hated 90% of hit Batman run too, especially RIP.
I’m glad he got the Chris Claremont treatment and they gave him his own book so he can stop crapping all over the real Batman title.
Honestly, I read this, I didn’t like it and while a fan of Quitely, I found this to be HANDS DOWN the worst his art has ever looked! Did a 110 year old man ink his stuff? Every line is squiggly except for on the vehicles in the first few pages.
I honestly wouldn’t be sad if I never read another Morrison book ever again.

By: Chris Jones

Chris Jones — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:58:54 +0000

“I can’t believe the people still think that Morrison is a great writer. His stuff is unreadable & overhyped.
Plus for a title like Batman & really need a more dynamic artist than Quitely”

There are so many ways to be wrong in this world.

By: Mandi

Mandi — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:46:39 +0000

Flying cars have been invented in real life. Why is it so strange for someone with that kind of money and access to technology to have one?

And let us not forget Batman’s sci-fi closet!

The flying Batmobile reminded me of being a kid and seeing something so awesome in a cartoon that I wanted a toy of it right that second.

I don’t know why you’re convinced this will end horribly. Morrison and Quitely have been terrific together in the past. Haven’t you read All-Star Superman?

By: Howie

Howie — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:55:54 +0000

Nothing to complain about? A flying Batmoblie?!? How that for starters? And just wait. Before you start to fawn over this series just wait a few issues. It will stink. It is going to stink just like Final Crisis and Just like Batman RIP. And then when it hits absolute rock bottom they’re going to bring Bruce Wayne back. Batman is on a crash course to the bottom.

We need to stop kissing up to famous authors. This comic was decent. Nothing even close to great and nothing horrible. But it is going to get horrible and then people will be moaning about how bad it is, just like they were at the end of RIP. Just wait and see.

A FLYING BATMOBILE!!!!

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:22:56 +0000

His first Batman run was a slog UNTIL you got to RIP, and saw that it had all been set up for that tour de force.
And what was the important statement on the character?
RIP was all about how much arse Batman kicks – he’s always prepared!
That’s what it was about.

By: darth geek

darth geek — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:07:56 +0000

i enjoyed most of grant’s batman run…started off most strongly with the ninja manbats and the son of batman stuff

the prose joker experiment was a disaster…much of the rip run, i thought, was pretty good…although it was a little sloppy and convoluted in places

overall, however, i very much looked forward to each new issue

(the new xmen run, i think, is overrated…i much prefer whedon’s astonishing to morrison’s new xmen)

i picked up batman and robin about an hour ago and read it right away (in a hot car!)…a little disappointing…hoping it improves…

i like quietly’s work a lot…although i wouldn’t want a ton of copycats…and i’m not sure it’s right for this book

also, i’m not sure the characterization of dick and damien is very true to most of what we’ve seen of them before…not even consistent with grant’s use of them in his own just finished bat-run

hoping it gets better but right now color me unimpressed

By: N1ghtW1ng

N1ghtW1ng — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:56:00 +0000

I actually truly enjoyed this issue. I have a love/hate relationship with Grant Morrison. For example love Arkham Asylum, hate Final Crisis. But for the most part he’s on the “meh” list. The same list Frank Miller circa 2004 is on. But hot diggity damn was this a good issue. No lie, I read it back to back. I NEVER do that. I had a great time trying to piece together some of the clues Grant left in his run before this i.e. Professor Pyg in Batman 666. This should turn out great……….. I hope.

By: Aqualad

Aqualad — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:11:02 +0000

SO. GOOD.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:10:42 +0000

“This is one of those books where I consider breaking my “wait for trade” rules.”

This is actually the first single I’ve ever bought. I just HAD to have this issue, and it was worth it.

By: DrewT

DrewT — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:53:11 +0000

it was great!

By: Trevor

Trevor — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:51:28 +0000

I picked this issue up today. I usually don’t like Morrison’s stuff, but this was an excellent read. I’m really looking forward to the rest of it. I usually can’t stand Quitely’s art, either. It’s usually too ugly for me, but this wasn’t bad. The new rouges look excellent.

By: Pendragon

Pendragon — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:26:31 +0000

I can’t believe the people still think that Morrison is a great writer. His stuff is unreadable & overhyped.
Plus for a title like Batman & really need a more dynamic artist than Quitely

By: OM

OM — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:18:14 +0000

“Not to be Mr. PC but describing a kid as “illegitmate” is like referring to a woman a spinster.”

…No, it’s like calling the kid’s mom a whore and/or a slut.

By: OM

OM — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:17:21 +0000

“Batman and Robin chucks all the excess baggage that hampered Batman R.I.P”

…This is incorrect. Grant’s still writing the book

By: Richard Pachter

Richard Pachter — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:14:33 +0000

Not to be Mr. PC but describing a kid as “illegitmate” is like referring to a woman a spinster. Archaic, to put it as kindlly as possible.