| Batman: R.I.P. |  | Author: Grant Morrison
Creator: Tony Daniel
Publisher: DC Comics
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Rating:  59 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: Deluxe
Pages: 208
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Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 7.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1401220908
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781401220907
ASIN: 1401220908
Publication Date: February 17, 2009
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Tying into his other blockbuster stories of 2008 FINAL CRISIS and BATMAN: THE RESURRECTION OF RA'S AL GHUL, the legendary Grant Morrison confronts readers with the unthinkable: The death of The Dark Knight. The troubled life of Bruce Wayne seems to spin out of control when his releationship with the mysterious Jezebel Jet deepens. Soon Bruce Wayne drops out completely, having seemingly become the victim of mental illness and abandoning his Batman identity for a life on the streets of Gotham City. Capitalizing on the fall of their greatest foe, the Club of Villains begin a crime spree through the streets of Gotham that threatens to bring the city to its knees.
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 Batman's Finest Tribute July 24, 2010
Bryan
It might be confusing, it might be weird and it might take more than one read through before you get what Grant Morrison was writing. This is a tribute to what Batman is. Batman goes through Hell, loses his mind and was almost responsible for the possible deaths of his allies but in the end, he triumphs and isn't that what we read Batman for?
 WHAT THE HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!! July 6, 2010
Xavier Zavala Heras (GYE, Ecuador)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just find out the page count for the Deluxe Hardcover and the Paperback Edition:
BATMAN: R.I.P. THE DELUXE EDITION ==> 208 Pages
Batman R.I.P. [Paperback] ==> 224 Pages
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN ME WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?!!!. Why the paperback have more pages than the Deluxe Edition!!!????. It shouldn't supposed to be the other way around???. Is this a mistake!!?????. I have the Deluxe Edition but I never count the number of pages on it. I read the number of pages by accident here at Amazon, and I almost faint. I went to DC's site to check and it was the same!!!!.
Are you kidding me with this?!!. Did a bunch of morons just pay more for less and now DC release the same product at lower quality with MORE pages??!!!!.
Please someone explain me if I'm making a mistake here. I would really like to know!.
Fantastic conclusion to Morrison's first run April 29, 2010
General Martok (Ann Arbor)
Batman R.I.P. concludes Morrison's first run on Batman. The first two volumes are "Batman and Son" and "Batman: The Black Glove". I highly recommend reading those two before beginning R.I.P.
Much has been made of the complexity of this story. While this trilogy of trade paperbacks yields increased understanding on a second or third reading, anyone of sufficient attention span will do just fine with these. R.I.P. is easily appreciated on a first read, but like any other great piece of art it will reward increased attention with greater understanding. I would advise anyone who is on the fence about this book due to reading reviews that endorse it as being overly complex to just settle down and not look for too much inner meaning. If you read each page in desperate hope of unlocking some hidden metaphor, you are only going to detract from your enjoyment of the work. Just relax and read this as a straight up superhero book. I bet you'll love it, and then reread it a few months later and I guarantee you'll love it even more.
And if you do, you can then start Morrison's second run on Batman, "Batman and Robin: Batman Reborn".
Thanks, and I hope you give these a try!
 Morrsion continues to try to confuse readers! April 14, 2010
S. Penrose (Small Town, OH)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Many readers say the like Grant Morrison's "smart" writing style. I think they're lying trying to look "smart" to others. Its almost impossible for me to believe that readers actually followed this storyline all the way through. Morrison does everything in his power to throw things at the reader whether they stick or not, he doesn't care. The plot, whatever plot there was, was a tangled mess. The only reason this book isn't rated lower is Tony Daniel's art. I remember his art very differently from his work on X-Force in the '90s. I really enjoyed his Batman here. It was good, the writing was really bad. Actually it was unacceptable for a DC Comics flagship title.
Another Morrison Mess March 29, 2010
DC Comics Fan (Seattle, WA USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
While Batman RIP is not the mess that Morrison's Final Crisis turned out to be, Morrison's attempt to write a love letter to Batman in the form of Batman RIP fails to understand what Batman is all about. Batman's appeal is in overcoming very human failings and fighting against the worst of human evils. His counterparts are his twin opposites - for example, The Dark Knight's Joker. To use the "devil" as an opponent and in very substantial ways re-work his origin misunderstands Batman's appeal. As I write this review, we are about 2 months away from Morrison's Return of Bruce Wayne. Accordingly, we have about one more year of Morrison's stories since he took over the title a few years ago. It may be that after the entirety of Morrison's run is over, RIP's standing may improve. I hope that is the case. Until Morrison's run is over, I would say hold off on purchasing this trade.
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