Batman: Batman and Son (New Edition)

Batman learns that he has a biological son, Damien,who turns out to be a little psychopathic. And he is spoiled rotten. Talia Al-Ghul, Damien's mother, is responsible for his personality and for keeping his existence from Batman. Batman also faces off against cops who were trained to replace him someday and were experimented on with disastrous results and the Black Glove organization makes it's appearance as well as Jezabel Jett.

For reasons I won't get into here due to spoilers, the book changes purpose and tone wildly mid read, and not in a typical comic way. Rather confusing experience. First half and midpoint prose story are excellent though.

Definitely a collection for any true Batman fan. It introduces one character so vital to the franchise - Damien Wayne - and overall is just a fun read. If I have one complaint it's that Damien isn't featured throughout the entire collection. Sure, his introduction is the most important aspect of the story....but, half the book focuses on Bruce's other issues. It's just that the introduction of a blood-related son has the most far reaching consequences and the other stories don't. The other stories have their merits. A good murder mystery, and Bruce's interactions with Jezebel Jet (a fling pursued just to establish his persona in the tabloids) won't lose your interest.

This review is for the 384 page version. Collects Batman # 655-658, 663-669, and 672-675 Or to put it another way, this Batman and Son and this Batman: The Black Glove The Run: Grant Morrison's Batman run is essentially one huge story and it all starts here. I'm a great fan of Morrison's stranger books like Doom Patrol or the Invisibles, but I didn't like Morrison's JLA run much, and avoided his work on Batman for years assuming that he couldn't do a good job with "normal" superheroes. After reading "All-Star Superman"and loving it, I decided to give this a shot. Boy, was I a fool. By now, I've read almost all of it, and if you like Morrison and/or Batman you should at least read the first book and see how you like it. It's a mammoth story and you really have to read all of it (well, most of it) in sequence in order to get it, but the journey is well worth it. It is somewhat creepy, spooky and dark, and a bit weird (but not in typical Morrison mind-blowing-fashion weird), which may not appeal to everyone. Still, give it a shot. And after the 2011 reboot, it's still kinda-sorta-mostly still in canon. This volume: I've covered "Batman and Son" and "The Black Glove" in reviews for the individual volumes, so I'll make this brief. Gotham is being terrorized by three Replacement Batmen, who were created by an evil mastermind we'll meet in this volume. Batman had a son with Talia al Ghul, Damian, who will eventually become the next Robin. (He's kinda nuts, but he'll grow on you. Or not. YMMV.) As the other reviewers have mentioned, Damian isn't actually in this volume that much. Bruce Wayne gets in a serious relationship with supermodel-philanthropist Jezebel Jet. Also features the Joker and Harley Quinn (briefly), the International Club of Heroes (who?), man-bats, and even Bat-Mite! As I said, the entire Morrison Batman run is phenomenal, and you really need to read it all the way through, from the beginning.

Grant Morrisons writing is honestly just way too messy and the way this is organized just isn’t my taste. Nonetheless, my Batman taste is very different! I love the realistic Batman approach (Year One, Earth One, Night Cries, etc.) more than anything! Morrison combines Saturday morning cartoon humor with R rated gore, and for some fans that pleases them. Personally, I like a dark narrative and the goofiness defeated the purpose of that for me. Of course the Damian storyline is fantastic as well as the black glove ! But there’s a chapter segment I didn’t care for, several bat-men (I don’t even know what those are?), a multiple bat men mystery?!

Batman & Son es el primer gran arco del gran autor Grant Morrison, su historia es muy, muy compleja y hay que leer todo la corrida que hizo en Batman: desde este volumen hasta el Regreso de Bruce Wayne. Sus historias se basan en cómics de los cincuentas y sesentas que parecerían absurdos hoy en día pero Morrison les da un toque moderno a la par que los homenajea. En particular el arco de "The Black Glove" (que termina en Batman R.I.P.) es brutalmente bueno. El arte plasma a la perfección el sentir de Morrison creando un Batman oscuro pero consciente de que vive en un mundo surrealista atrapado entre coloridos villanos y complejos multiversos. 'nuff said!

Esta HQ basicamente inicia essa fase do Grant Morrison com o Batman e vai trazer muitos conceitos novos ou renovados para o universo do Homem-morcego. Grant Morrison trata a história (passado e futuro) do Batman com respeito, como um fã faria. Vários temas e personagens da Era de Prata são trazidos de volta de forma bem inteligente pra essa nova aventura, que prepara o terreno pra um conflito maior que se seguirá por todo o run do escritor. Até o Bat-mirim aparece em uma das histórias e isso não causa o menor constrangimento ou estranhamento. Vale a leitura.

Absolutely amazing book! This collects Batman #655-658, 663-669, and 672-675 This is some of grant morrison's finest work and proof that he has an amazing understanding of the batman character. The first part of the book is the "Batman and son" story line which is fantastic, then there is a two issue part about an old superhero team batman worked with, and then finaly there is a black glove storyline, in which a literal ghost from bruce's past comes back to haunt him, dont worry about this being confusing, its not, just go with it and understand that some of it is slightly abstract, you could read "the black casebook" before reading this but I have not, overall a great batman read that I would advise reading once you have a solid understanding base of the character, and I cannot wait to read the next book: Batman R.I.P

This review is for the recoloured edition. What can i say about this gorgeous piece of work by morrison. The plot, the character developments, the art, the side stories, everything is great. The pannels used throghtout are very dynamic and beautifully drawn. I literally kept going back to a few pannels just to admire them. As far as the plot goes, i think it is a pretty good story with a lot of build up and quite important. The clown at midnight is a short story, included in this tpb, which will blow your mind away. Overall, it is a must read for all batman fans.

Props to Amazon first for getting this to me faster than anticipated and in perfect condition. Great value combining B&S as well as TBG for the price of one. Excited to move on to Batman R.I.P. afterwards.