Tony S. DanielAnmeldelser

Note: I received this book for free from the publisher/distributor in exchange for an honest review.
The art is alright and it is consistent, frame to frame. I am not super drawn in by the characters and the self-reflective narration already seems like an awkward framing device that doesn't quite fit.

What Nocterra has in spades lies in the journey. The rules of the world are dripfed to the reader across a format of road trips, escorts, chases, and pit stops so the crew never truly feels safe and you aren't seeing the same place over and over again. The pacing is great so far, and with Snyder's previous work, I am confident that a decent series could be made from this.

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oh no its another fight with Deathstoke.....AGAIN!!!

A pretty good book about the triggering of two unknowing sleeper agents inside the Teen Titans and Outsiders teams of young super heroes. My main complaint is the ridiculous suspension of disbelief required for how both of them neglect to kill anyone on their teams when first triggered and catching them unawares, easily overpowering their teammates, only to then return with the express purpose of killing them once they've regrouped and prepared for it. I suppose there was no way around that, but it could surely have been handled in a way where it was easier, especially in the Teen Titans case, to buy it. Oh well. Otherwise a quick, fun read with some satisfyingly potent emotional repercussions.½

I liked the first half of this a lot, it’s incredibly dark and twisted. The more I read though, the more confused I got until I didn’t really have a clue what was going on.

Batman R.I.P. is one of those collections that had me flipping backward through the panels, inspecting each panel for something that will lead me to understand its conclusion before I get to it. Much like Watchmen - and at the same time, very much unlike it - Batman R.I.P. allots you a lot of important information in small doses.

The superb writing is greatly complimented by the awesome artwork. The sinister Joker's qualities are intensified within these pages, reminiscent of something diabolical - at times, I swear I could picture Marilyn Manson's face (even though, he's probably the least diabolical singer in the "industry"). The torn identities carried by Bruce Wayne/Batman, the loyalties between family and friends - they all play the part of who we are and who we want to be and what we use in order to stay sane.

Batman R.I.P. won't find it hard to garner a place within the Gotham mythos and the canon of comic book fans everywhere. It should be read by anyone wanting to know how to write a story, be it prose, script or a graphic novel.

Of all the Dick-Grayson-as-Batman titles I've read thus far, this is my least favorite. Actually, it may not even be worth of the title favorite.

I love the Teen Titans. My favorite run is the legendary years of Wolfman and Perez. It's in that run that we first meet Deathstroke, the Terminator. I describe him to people as Captain America if if he was a mercenary. He loves America but he loves money more. The character that I grew up with and than read when he had his own series is not in this book. This story is about someone trying to figure out who he is. The thing that made Deathstroke such a great antagonist is that he knows exactly who he is. There's no doubt or hesitations about why he does what he does. This Deathstroke spent too much time overthinking everything. The appeal of the old Deathstroke was that his confidence was earned. He could fight Superman if he had to and he believes he would win. He could toe to toe with Wonder Woman and beat her. Batman is even intimidated to fight him. The comic where Deathstroke says to Batman, "the difference between us is that I fight to kill. You fight just to fight, therefore I'll win because I'll do whatever it takes to win." That's the Deathstroke I remember this one needs more work in going into that direction.

I read this book through NetGalley. I thank them for this book. #NetGalley

A nice kick off of the new 52 Detective Comics; I enjoyed the stories, but found some parts a bit hard to connect.

As a whole, this is a pretty jumbled product, as many of the stories are one shots or part of a greater story that is not included. There are several good shorts in this book though, and the art is good to very good throughout.

Now, this is a bit more like it. $15 gets you the wonderful "Time and the Batman", which cleverly dovetails Silver Age Batman into high Morrisonian weirdness, two issues that fill in the missing pieces between "Batman RIP" and "Final Crisis" (pretty nicely, although I think I still have questions), and what seems to be the requisite side story for the collection actually turns out to be a pretty nice piece about Dick, Damian, and Bruce (through the lens of crime-fightin', of course). This is way shorter than the other Morrison Batman collections; however, it's probably the most cohesive of the post-Final Crisis ones (that I've read so far!)

Wow, I just wrote way more about 50ish pages of comics than I ever have about any novel.

I'm sort of conflicted on this one, though part of that is due to the fact that I've read 16 or 17 Batman Graphic Novels in a row and I might just be Batman'd out.

On the one hand, the art style is outstanding - some of the full spread images I had to just pause and admire the lining, the colors and the shadows. Gotham in particular looks great here. Some of the Joker imagery is stellar, as well.

On the other hand, I find the images don't tell the story very well, if that makes sense. I was frequently confused about who was talking, or what the context of the images were showing. I suppose that sort of goes in line with Bruce Wayne's journey in this one, but I don't think it meshed as well as I'd liked.

I also feel like I've sort of read/seen this version of Batman story before...because I probably sort of have? Not really this specific book's fault. Still, Batman is still Batman and it's going to have to really crap the bed in order for it not to be entertaining and this was pretty entertaining.½

On the one hand, I have to admit I found myself liking this better than I thought given some of the negative reviews I saw. On the other hand, the ending, or rather the epilogue story that came after the end of the R.I.P. story sequence seemed a bit of a tagged on piece. We probably could have done with out that part, and the larger story would have still worked. It was interesting, but it did not feel necessary. I don't think this is the first time I read Morrison, and I feel that he starts well, then sort of falls apart. As for the R.I.P. story, the core of this volume, it was pretty good, interesting. The idea of attacking Batman mentally is certainly a good one; Bane did it physically, so this was a nice contrast. And yet, after a while, the villains do underestimate the Dark Knight (above as much as I can say without spoiling things). In addition, you do see a few other characters from Batman's life as well in this tale. So, overall, a pretty good tale. It certainly kept my interest.

Batman and Son is an intense novel written and drawn from several different authors all revolving around a storyline. This gets confusing however as it is not always clear as to what is happening as well as sometimes whom is whom. Ultimately the novel ends with a revelation that leaves the reader wanting more.

Decent story, good art

"Batman: R.I.P." tells the story of the apparent downfall of Batman at the hands of Doctor Hurt, a criminal mastermind who may or may not be someone from Batman's past.

When I first read this storyline as it was published in serial format, I found it confusing. But that's what happens when a month goes by between each chapter and you don't get to the comic shop regularly.

Reading it again in collected form...it's still confusing. I'm putting that down to the art, which isn't very good in a storytelling sense. Tony Daniel turns out a nice drawing now and again, but panel to panel it isn't as successful. I frequently found it hard to tell what was happening, or even in what order things were supposed to be happening.

Despite the visual confusion, Morrison turns in a pretty gripping psychological drama that references a number of crazy 60s elements (such as Bat-Mite and Zur-En-Arrh) and reconciles them with current continuity. You don't need to have read those old comics, but you should read [b:"The Black Glove"|3390159|Batman The Black Glove|Grant Morrison|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1267975306s/3390159.jpg|3430026] and [b:"Batman and Son"|440960|Batman Batman and Son|Grant Morrison|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Ab7IyriAL._SL75_.jpg|2189612] before taking on this volume.

Ugh. Never liked Hawkman, still don't, things barely explained, no desirable mystery, same-old same-old.

For all the awesomeness of the "Joker face removal" storyline, there were just as many "wha?" moments.

I've never been a fan of Morrison, nor do/did I enjoy his Batman run.

I feel as if I need to read this over again. This is the sort of book, like most [a:Grant Morrison|12732|Grant Morrison|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1311378308p2/12732.jpg] works, that needs to be read slowly and digested. It would significantly help, having someone to talk to about it, but as that is currently lacking I fear that I shall forever remain wrapped up in confusion as to what I just read.

The transitions were a bit jarring, and at times I struggled to figure out what was flashback and what was present action. I realize that context clues reveal these things for the most part, but I still feel that it could have been a bit more fluid or clearly defined. I felt a few pieces of plot were never adequately explored, and thus.. well.. it was terribly confusing.

Anyone care to discuss this with me and help me out a little? I feel as if I missed some things I shouldn't have...

Rubbish. Except for the pretty Tony Daniel artwork, this book was a complete waste of time. Nonsensical tale that was ultimately pointless.

Now I finally know the first part of the Joker's New 52 tale.

Batman RIP: WTH?

Morrison's capable of doing incredible things (Doom Patrol, Invisibles), but his Batman work is a bit off the rails from the get-go. Not recommended.