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Batman and Son | 
 enlarge | Author: Grant Morrison
Creator: Andy Kubert
Publisher: DC Comics
Category: Book
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 17533
Media: Paperback
Pages: 200
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 6.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1401212417
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401212414
ASIN: 1401212417
Publication Date: July 22, 2008
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Comic legends Grant Morrison (ALL STAR SUPERMAN, SEVEN SOLDIERS) and Andy Kubert (Ultimate X-Men, 1602) join forces to bring you an unforgettable tale of the Dark Knight. After Batman faces down an army of winged horrors in a no-holds barred, bone-crunching superbrawl among the treasures of London's Pop Art Museum, Batman receives the greatest shock of his life when he discovers that he has a son. Sparks fly when the new addition to the Bat-family is introduced to Batman's adopted son, Robin, the Boy Wonder. Which one will be chosen to carry on the legacy as Gotham's protector?
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 Morrison's tepid take on Batman disappoints December 2, 2008
Ryan Frazier (California)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
For some reason, Grant Morrison is given opportunity after opportunity by major comic houses after falling flat time and time again. Marvel gave them one of their flagship franchises, the X-Men, and the result was a convoluted mass of silliness, ridiculous plot twists, out of character behavior by long-established characters, and of course gratuitous sex and violence.
In this trade, the reader can see how Morrison (mis)handed one of the biggest opportunities handed to a writer on the Batman franchise in the last 5 years - the opportunity to explore the possibility that Batman and Talia had a child during one of their prior affairs.
This book is ridiculous and utterly free of any creativity or cleverness. See, since Robin is the "good" son, and Talia's son is the bad son, so his name must be...Damien, right? Makes perfect sense. Talia is transformed from the mysterious, conflicted and sympathetic woman Bruce once loved to a cardboard cutout Evil MILF.
Simply awful in ever respect, but of course, rather than reigning Morrison in after this laughable train wreck, DC has seen fit to hand him yet more responsibility - and for those following current events in both Batman and the DC universe, it's pretty clear that the results aren't improving.
Making something incoherent isn't the same as making it intelligent. Morrison and his fans would do well to remember this.
The first time a comic has ever made me cringe November 29, 2008
Girl With Comics (cincinnati, ohio United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As my title says, I was cringing while reading this book. The plot was boring, and Batman's son irritated me! The only part that caught my intrest, was how the new Batman called his cat "Alfred". Over all, I recomend you check it out from the library before you decide on buying.
 Good introduction into a comic book novel November 28, 2008
jmmed
This is Grant Morrison's entry into the world of the Dark Knight. Well, not exactly, he had written Batman in the pages of JLA in the late 90s and did a fabulous job of it. Many people have referred to Morrison's Batman as the Bat-God or uber Bat because Batman managed to pull off feats that appeared to surpass all other heroes. And now he begins to write Batman on a "monthly" basis.
The premise behind this tale is explained by the title. It introduces a son that Batman was not aware of existing. This son was previously introduced in a graphic novel which had previously been retconned. BUT, this story from the graphic novel is not exactly utilized which is particularly irritating as Morrison has clearly done his research into the Dark Knight for other details to be non-contradictory.
The artwork is great. The initial 4 stories in the book are the Batman and son story. The remaining ones are part of this ghosts of Batman storyline that continued into the Black Glove storyline and R.I.P. Actually, the whole book plants the seeds for the currently storyline continuing in Batman.
What's good: The artwork. Some of the nice little touches introducing the aspects of Bruce Wayne which had previously been ignored or not touched upon in years.
What's bad: Morrison is routinely confusing. And the last part of the book will leave many confused unless they get the Black Glove hardcover and the R.I.P. storyline.
Overly Ambitious and Not Entertaining Enough November 1, 2008
Marc A. Booker (Pittsburgh, PA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I can't tell you the thing I disliked most about this story without giving a major spoiler, so I'll just say that from the first time Damien goes after a villian, the Batman I know would have ended this game. It was convoluted and at times boring. There was no reason to change the basic storyline that had been established in "Son of the Demon", but Morrison does it anyway.
The Joker story and the Epilogue story were really just filler, but I liked the Joker story better than the other stuff in the book.
I could really have done without "Batman and Son."
Story of Love and Pain October 11, 2008
G. YEO (Singapore)
The Batman has always been a study on how to interpret a superhero. Bound by his own moral code (which is really the DC comics code of "Thou Shall Not Kill"), this book sees Batman busting out and moving more into the moral ambiguity / no-man's land first seen with Frank Miller's take on the character.
Grant Morrison infuses a bit of Judge Dredd into Batman - ie. he allows a frustrated Batman to exercise his own (desperate) brand of justice, and by doing so, successfully evolves the character beyond the usual limits. But where the book needs to go is even further into the core character and his hidden feelings. Batman never really allows himself to drop too far, and maintains that macho facade - but for how long?
Andy Kubert's art is brilliant as always but the colours veer towards making the story glossy rather than dark. So the punches still feel pulled somewhat. A love triangle looms and Batman's twisted affair with Talia from the League of Assassins never quite goes where we would like it to go and really needs to be built on more. In short, BATMAN & SON provides the perfect conundrum for the ultra cool detective - but only if the authors turn on the heat.
Batman's son is quite a piece of work - and there's room for more. Not for kiddies. A promising chapter indeed.
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