Rent: Batman and Son

I went to sleep twice reading this book. Batman has a son he didn't know about. the Boy was raised in an assassin guild. he attempts to kill Robin......

I would bet my life that this was one of the best writing stuff on batman. Mr. Morris very does a wonderfull work of writing this book. IT was a great read and im a math guy but i could it again and again. they is a part of the book tat is just writing like a short storys maybe im going overborad but i feel that is one of the best parts of writing in the last 10 years!!!!!!!!!!

This collection includes two storylines, or more like one and a half, which were originally released in the Batman comic series. The first storyline is about Batman discovering he has a son, and the second one is about Batman discovering and going up against two evil Batman impostors. Then there are two short throwaway stories which each took up one issue of the original comic series.

The main problem with this collection is that the second major storyline continues in the comics, but is cut in half here, and we see only the first half of it here in this collection. DC is releasing a second collection of Grant Morrison's Batman run later in 2008. I believe it is titled The Black Glove. It will have a similar structure to this collection in that it will have a self contained story (The Black Glove), followed by the second half of the storyline about the Batman imposters.

I don't know why DC chose to release these books this way. Having read the entire imposter Batman storyline, I think it is really great. But reading half of it, without the end, just seems useless. I wish that DC had instead decided to release a collection of that complete storyline by itself, and put the two shorter Batman and Son, and The Black Glove stories together in a seperate book, instead of splitting the imposter story between two books. But I would encourage anybody who is confused by the last part of Batman and Son to keep their eyes peeled for The Black Glove later this year. It will be worth the wait.

I have thoroughly enjoyed Grant Morrison's writing on the Batman title. It is sophisticated, dark and gritty, yet the affection between Batman and the people closest to him in his life (Robin, Alfred and Commish Gordon) is clearly evident, and is something that this title has needed for a long time. It really seems like there are emotional bonds between the people in this book and it makes them seem more human and more vulnerable, which makes the threats against them even more threatening. It's the contrasts that make this book.

Grant Morrison is one of the greatest writers that comics has ever seen. If his Batman is too dark for you, and you would like something lighter and full of wonder, try his All-Star Superman. It's great also.

This is one of the worst runs in Batman in the last 5 years. And I've been following Batman for at least the last 15 years. I don't know what Morrison thinks. First he brings back the son of Batman.... and he didn't even read "Son of the Demon". Ever. And then Bat - ninjas...? Please.

THIS STORY AND THE ONES TO COME WERE THE REASON I CANCELLED MY SUBSCRIPTION TO BATMAN.

The only good story was the Joker's one. That's the reason I'm giving 1 star.

I really like the story of Batman and Talia Ghul & her secret son. The artwork is terrific and I really like the Interlude story. But somehow I'm a bit confused with the ending. Overall, this is another good entry in Batman legend.

I really enjoyed this book - some great art and a solid storyline about Batman finding out that he has a 7-10 year son from a tyrst with Ra Gul's daughter, which brings a lot of conflict to his relationship with Robin. There is a stand alone short story about the Joker, which is extremely volient and graphic, and I was distugusted by it. It had no relation to the main story. However the main story as i said earlier is very good and I definately recommend it. The ending leaves a hint of a sequel coming down the line at some point!