With Batman R.I.P. past the halfway mark, Grant Morrison isn’t wasting any time. The question implied by the previous issue’s cliff-hanger is answered almost immediately, as Wayne talks to statues, stabs himself in the mouth and concludes that he is an inevitable result of the city he protects. Batman has gone stark, raving mad… and [...]

A small week because Seb’s still on holiday, but there’s still plenty inside, including Russian Sitcoms, Thunderbolts, Neil Gaimen on Batman, the Watchmen trailer AND a Paul Cornell interview!

It’s fair to say that after a succession of almosts (Spider-Man 2, X-Men 2, Iron Man, and Superman Returns if you’re feeling charitable), we’re still waiting for the first truly perfect superhero movie of the modern era. The hype, marketing campaign, trailers and early word-of-mouth surrounding Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight - already something of [...]

 
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It’s long been a tenet of Grant Morrison’s comics runs that everything makes a lot more sense once it’s finished, and that in terms of the bigger picture, it’s often better to read the complete saga altogether rather than attempting to make sense of individual issues on a month-by-month basis.
But on the other hand, Morrison [...]

Every Wednesday we take turns to delve into our trusty longboxes, pluck out a dusty back issue, and give you our thoughts. We’ll also try and place it in the context of the time it was originally published.
We’ve taken our fair share of pops at Jeph Loeb of late – it’s not something we’d [...]