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Rating:  -
Everything was crisp about this story arc, and it certainly was a twist over others in the series... Batman had a son ! Who knew ?! The art was great (even though I don't go in for the computerized age LOL), and they characterizations were bold. I do think that 1 more story or additional pages were needed to set up this story a slight bit better, as I hate flashbacks that add history that are 'made up' on the spot. DC should've have authorized a new story, exclusive to this volume, with background detail with forethought to the plot. Overall A+ (but for Batman, anything less than A++ is suspicious).
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Pure genuis. A fun, exciting, engaging storyline with a likeable Batman, who is equal parts superhero and Bond, James Bond, and Ninja Man-Bats!!!! What more do you need to know??? I devoured it one sitting.
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I actually liked this issue. Specially the midstory with the Joker's "reborn". I am so happy that I got this because I bought Batman RIP first and there was SO many things I didn't understand, but I read somewhere that say it was necessary to read Batman & Son, Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul and Black Glove before reeding RIP. I bought all of them and voila!, from the begining there are several important matters for RIP. Besides this, this is a fun action story. Very good...
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By this point i've read Grant Morrison's entire 5-volume arch (Batman and son, Resurrection of Ra's, Black Glove, RIP, and Final Crisis) and I have very mixed opinions. On one hand the art in each of these books is quite good (particularly Tony Daniel's RIP), but the story's are very much puzzles that ask you to step away from the characters and look at them more as chess-pieces than characters in a story. Not once while I was reading any of these books did I feel anything for Bruce, Tim, Dick, or Alfred (though I did hate Damien...i guess that's something). Don't get me wrong, they ARE three dimensional and it's interesting to see what they're going to do next, you just wont always find yourself rooting for them.
I think "Batman and Son" embodies everything Grant Morrison does with the rest of his run and is a good starting point for people who are curious. Again, none of the characters are really likeable and the situations range from serious (Bruce 'trying' to raise Damien, renegade cop-batmen) to silly (Man-Bat ninjas!). The story DOES get alot more interesting as it goes on though (the final chapter being my all-time favorite) and does feel like it's building up for something bigger later on.
Also I did quite like Kubert's artwork in this run and felt it surviced the pop-art feel of the story well.
So like I said, try this one out (it certainly gets better each time you read it). If you like it you'll love the rest of the books. If you don't, best to stay away.
Rating: -
Writer Grant Morrison and artist Andy Kubert have placed Batman in a real predicament; after battling ninja Man-Bats to the point of losing consciousness, the iconic superhero is then informed by Talia al Ghul that he's the father of her son, Damian. Just another Manic Monday, I guess.
With the plot bouncing from London to Gotham City and ending on Gibraltar, it is a psychological exploration into the relationship between Batman, Robin and Damian, which yields at different points some heartfelt, powerful and unbelievably destructive displays that may ultimately doom the Dark Knight.
This is Morrison's debut with the Batman title and the key elements are ambitious, but the story line when it suddenly retreats to a formulaic ending. This is a father and child reunion that could have blazed through the nighttime sky, if given a full opportunity.
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