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Rating:  -
To be brief, check this one out at your library, but I probably wouldn't buy it.
I found myself reading it quickly to try and make sense of any of it. At times, it feels like a re-invention of the character; at other times, a loopy dream sequence. It felt like Mr. Morrison outlined a bunch of "What if?" stories and married them together. The writing was well-done, but I was looking forward to a storyline that would give Batman a more complete send-off than FINAL CRISIS did.
The story is well worth reading, but most especially for the last three or so issues of story in the collection. It's a beautiful montage to the major moments of Batman history and, as others have said, it's very well illustrated.
Again, a great read with good moments, but nothing that would make me want it on my shelf.
Rating:  -
I read this along side Final Crisis when it was coming out as single comics. Grant was writing both and they are starkly different. Final Crisis is a dense read at times making no clear sense. It might well be what Grant wanted but it doesn't serve the reader any good. But Batman RIP was a much clearer read. It is not as clear and simple as his brilliant work on "All Star Superman" but is still a good read. As other readers pointed out, some context might be necessary for the new reader. Also, the Last Rites issues that follow RIP tie up some loose threads.
My only big complaint was that RIP gives you hope only to be taken away in Final Crisis. This could have been planned differently.
Rating:  -
Grant Morrison is why the DCU has gotten so good these last few years. His foresight and vision for complex story telling is unrivaled... for now! Batman R.I.P. is why he is the best at what does especially Batman, the way he writes keeps the readers attention at all times. At one point I had to stop and make some popcorn because I felt like I was watching a movie. Yeah it was that good! This book optimizes everything that Batman stands for and his unrelenting fight for complete and utter human perfection. This book tells you why Batman is the best at what he does and will keep you wondering has he really gone mad? ENJOY!!
Rating:  -
Nice art, but nothing amazing. The story is just trying WAY to hard to be complex and intricate and simply comes off as pretentious and next to impossible to follow. I can barely tell you what the heck happened in this book or what was real vs what was imagined. It plays out like a movie trailer... like it's simply jumping from one clip to another. Very disappointed.
Rating:  -
I like Grant Morrison just fine. I've read a majority of his mainstream work, and some of his creator owned stuff. I love Batman and have read virtually everything since Year One. As beautiful as this book was drawn, and is published here in "deluxe" format with thick glossy oversized pages this just isn't a complete book. If you don't first read the rest of Grant's Batman run you'll find yourself HOPELESSLY lost. If you have (as I have) you're still going to be confused about just what the heck is happening at any given time. And when the book is over you having nothing but questions. And I don't mean in a good way either like "this book makes you think", more like this book makes you wonder why they put two hard covers on either side of it. If this book wasn't essential to the modern Batman universe I'd have no use for it at all.
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