Batman # 655 Review
This Review Was Submitted by Knightwingbk
Writer: Grant Morrison
Artist: Andy Kubert
So, Grant Morrison comes to Batman and... he skips the big story! We come in at the end of a climatic battle, with Batman shooting the Joker? What? Weird. Later on we're told that Batman has went on a Crime Blitz, put away all of his villains in the city, save for Two-Face. Why didn’t we see this? That would have been a Batman story! After that Bruce Wayne decides to go on vacation to London and be more Bruce Wayne, enjoying his life. Alfred practically tells him to bang some chicks for him! We always complain that we never see Bruce Wayne being a playboy in the books, but here's why, it’s kind of boring. This issue is all setup for the next few issues to come, and it looks to be an interesting story but there is nothing here in this issue that grabs you and makes you want to read the next issue.
Andy Kubert. Meh. The first couple of pages of his art look washed out, mainly because of the colors. That and the art sometimes looks sloppy. The art gets better once we go into the Batcave and London, but there are no big outstanding panels here. The last page is good, but this issue does not leave me with the impression that Andy Kubert should be as hyped up as he was. His brother? Absolutely. Andy? Not so much. Not Yet anyway. C-
Batman pulls out a gun and shoots the Joker in the face....yeah it doesn't get much better then that. This sucker started off on a high note and ended on one.
I was really confused by the whole Joker thing, really...
That wasn't Batman shooting the Joker. That was an ex-cop playing Batman. Jim explains that clearly in the hospital scene. Admittedly, the art left that kind of ambiguous that there were even two Batmans in the scene, but that's why one was covered in blood and torn costume and one was clean.
At least try reading the dialogue before reviewing comics, please. It makes the review a hell of a lot more helpful.
I generally enjoyed this issue. My only beef is why Kirk Langstrom is travelling with his Manbat serum. Unless he synthesized a new batch in London? Other than that, I really liked the whole "there goes my vacation" thing when Bruce runs into Kirk and Alfred tries to put on a positive face. Plus, I'm anxious to see how Bats reacts to his child.
Not to mention, Manbat Ninjas? Come on! What's not to like? That is just so cool...
turk
The whole dual Batman thing I kinda got, I just thought it was funny when Joker is laughing over a guy and then all of the sudden a gun is pulled out on him, lol.