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A review by scottjp
Batman: R.I.P. by Grant Morrison
4.0
"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.
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.