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A review by bioniclib
Batman: R.I.P. by Grant Morrison
3.0
Death in comics is never a sure thing. So I went into this story knowing that even if Bruce does die, there's a good chance he'll come back. The story is about a new group called The Black Glove, with the leader claiming to be Thomas Wayne. It wasn't clear at this point whether he was Bruce's dad or not. But it's an interesting twist to his history.
Speaking of twists, this was my first look at the re-imagined Joker. Taking a back from Heath Ledger's Joker in the movies, he's a much more gruesome villain. I'm not a big fan. One of the things, I love about the Joker is his macabre sense of humor. Now he seems to have the mentality of a Hollywood slasher flick bad guy. Running around with straight-edged razors slashing smiles into people's faces just seems overly violent. Not that I'm saying I don't like the Joker violent, but this new twist just didn't work for me.
Speaking of twists, this was my first look at the re-imagined Joker. Taking a back from Heath Ledger's Joker in the movies, he's a much more gruesome villain. I'm not a big fan. One of the things, I love about the Joker is his macabre sense of humor. Now he seems to have the mentality of a Hollywood slasher flick bad guy. Running around with straight-edged razors slashing smiles into people's faces just seems overly violent. Not that I'm saying I don't like the Joker violent, but this new twist just didn't work for me.