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76 reviews for:
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
Georges Jeanty, Frazer Irving, Chris Sprouse, Guy Major, Andy Kubert, Mick Gray, Pere Pérez, Alejandro Sicat, Karl Story, Grant Morrison, Waldon Wong, Ryan Sook, Jared K. Fletcher, Travis Lanham, Tony Aviña, Michel Lacombe, Lee Garbett, José Villarrubia, Yanick Paquette, Nathan Fairbairn
3.22 AVERAGE
76 reviews for:
Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne
Georges Jeanty, Frazer Irving, Chris Sprouse, Guy Major, Andy Kubert, Mick Gray, Pere Pérez, Alejandro Sicat, Karl Story, Grant Morrison, Waldon Wong, Ryan Sook, Jared K. Fletcher, Travis Lanham, Tony Aviña, Michel Lacombe, Lee Garbett, José Villarrubia, Yanick Paquette, Nathan Fairbairn
3.22 AVERAGE
Some weird and intriguing depictions of Batman as a caveman, pirate, Wild West gunslinger - generally masculine historical archetypes which perhaps influence the modern figure of a vigilante. Not my favourite read but pretty neat conceptually. When you combine it with the noir-ish vignette regarding Bruce Wayne's parents, it all feels like an exploration of the rich history of Batman, the factors that amalgamate into the monumental figure he became by the 2000s. In other words, the story works both from a lore and meta perspective. Morrison is clearly very passionate about the history of Batman and (as I share that preoccupation) I am greatly enjoying their run.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I enjoyed this read, but wish there was a little more clarity at the end as to what had actually been planned.
This was a poor choice for my first superhero comic book. With only the three movies providing me the background on the Batman universe, I was expecting something along the same lines - with human villains and sci-fi limited to some high tech gadgets. This was the exact opposite of that - New Gods, time travel, end-of-the-world scenarios and a bunch of other superhero characters.
I finished the book without understanding the slightest bit about what happened there. The plot is fragmented as Batman travels through different eras in history. While this might be more interesting to people who are better acquainted with the series, it's hard to make sense out of for newcomers like me.
I finished the book without understanding the slightest bit about what happened there. The plot is fragmented as Batman travels through different eras in history. While this might be more interesting to people who are better acquainted with the series, it's hard to make sense out of for newcomers like me.
Convoluted is an understatement.
Some of the best Elseworlds stories involve plunking the caped crusader in other eras (looking at you, Gotham By Gaslight). Grant Morrison tries to do that here by sending an amnesiac Bruce Wayne through time, randomly choosing multiple centuries in which to enplunk our hero.
Some individual episodes work nicely (side-eye to a the scene-stealing Hedy Lamarr), but as a whole this story is poorly constructed and awkwardly presented. Gimme a pirate-themed Blackbeard vs Dark Knight one-shot, sure, but don’t try to link it to cave people, the Salem witch trials, and a distant future where robots will preserve the history of the universe. AND of course the present is threatened by some sort of pseudoscientific doomsday formula? It’s just too much.
The best Batman doesn’t deal with cosmic forces, or the power of the universe, or magic, or the multiverse. The best Batman is utterly human.
This is not the best Batman.
Some of the best Elseworlds stories involve plunking the caped crusader in other eras (looking at you, Gotham By Gaslight). Grant Morrison tries to do that here by sending an amnesiac Bruce Wayne through time, randomly choosing multiple centuries in which to enplunk our hero.
Some individual episodes work nicely (side-eye to a the scene-stealing Hedy Lamarr), but as a whole this story is poorly constructed and awkwardly presented. Gimme a pirate-themed Blackbeard vs Dark Knight one-shot, sure, but don’t try to link it to cave people, the Salem witch trials, and a distant future where robots will preserve the history of the universe. AND of course the present is threatened by some sort of pseudoscientific doomsday formula? It’s just too much.
The best Batman doesn’t deal with cosmic forces, or the power of the universe, or magic, or the multiverse. The best Batman is utterly human.
This is not the best Batman.
Yet another confusing, disjointed story in Morrison's Batman run... I shouldn't have expected anything else - especially knowing time travel would be involved. I don't get it. All the intensity and drama it reaches for, it doesn't reach because of how little anything makes sense. You'd think reading the books in order would help, but no.
The art is kinda cool though.
The art is kinda cool though.
Banished into history by Darkseid, the amnesiac Batman makes his way back to the present, living out numerous lives and roles in the process. The Justice League, with the help of Rip Hunter, attempts to track him, always one step behind. A bit confusing at times; I didn't understand how Darkseid "turned Batman into a weapon." Still, interesting to see the elements of Morrison's long game come together: the seeds of Doctor Hurt, the clues that Dick Grayson found in [b:Batman and Robin Vol. 2|7395327|Batman and Robin Vol. 2 Batman vs. Robin|Grant Morrison|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RQUoI-8zL._SL75_.jpg|9276736].
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
I like this story quite a bit. Reads like a direct sequel to Final Crisis. Would like to learn more about the Bat People.
Ok so here’s the thing, I’ve heard that Morrison’s writing isn’t necessarily for everyone and that it can be confusing or crazy. I enjoyed the overall themes and where the story was going, but I wasn’t following along very much. The art is great and I loved seeing all the different bat suits, but a lot of it just went over my head. I think I may have read this a bit too early and that’s what’s throwing me off. I don’t think it’s badly written at all, far from it, I just personally didn’t vibe with it very much.