Comments on: Batman #663 Sucks REALLY badly!

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:58:31 +0000

I’m a tad late to the discussion, but I want to respond anyway. Your first point is that it’s not actually a “comic book.” A comic book is a narrative sustained by images and text. It doesn’t have to be serialized in a strip with speech bubbles. This is just a wordy comic book. It wasn’t disguised as anything either- you have the option to flip through it before you before you purchase it. You also complain about Morrison’s descriptive story telling style. In this case, I think it’s used masterfully. He has substituted exaggerated illustrations and absurd, outlandish backdrops with absurd and outlandish descriptions. It still embodies everything that comics are about, but in a different way. The Joker’s return itself was handled well. You may have been looking forward to gratuitous blood and violence, but instead we have a new way to look at the joker- a new way that embodies old continuities that authors usually choose to ignore. It’s more of a psychological thriller (a Hitchcock film instead of Saw IV). Describing the art as “junky” is just wrong. Children’s comic books are junky- terrible anatomy and non descriptive art. This art (and writing) is veiled to create a multifaceted experience. If something isn’t explicitly stated, it’s because the narrator doesn’t want you know. That make it worth rereading after R.I.P. It’s more indelible that your average monthly. I’m not a huge Morrison fan in general, but I think this issue is particularly good. I’m sorry for the wordy response, but I had to be clear as to why I disagree with you. I would recommend this issue to anyone who enjoys a more complex look at hero/ anti hero dynamic.

By: Curlee

Curlee — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:37:05 +0000

Lai-Lai: I am not sure if you are making a joke, but if not, are you saying you disagree because a fan girls club rated it in the top 5? You do realize you don’t have to go along with hive-logic, don’t you?

By: Lai-Lai

Lai-Lai — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:15:14 +0000

I disagree, the Joker Fangirls club ranked it one of the top 5 issues of that year.

By: Jean Marsach

Jean Marsach — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:37:06 +0000

The comic/novel makes more sense once I saw batman: The Dark Knight; heath ledger

By: Jack Tango

Jack Tango — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:21:05 +0000

Yeah, it was weird, eh? Makes sense in the grand scheme of things. Lots of imagery and allusions and what not.

Also, the writing style is hard-boiled pulp noir, like Alfred the Butler enjoys…there’s a reason for that.

By: Lennox

Lennox — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:41:26 +0000

this was a good book. from a critic standpoint, it adds to a canon while accenting features that we are all familiar with. It would just seem that you prefer pictures to thought.

By: Batman #667 The Island of Mister Mayhew » Freak Comics

Batman #667 The Island of Mister Mayhew » Freak Comics — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:08:40 +0000

[...] been all that impressed with his run on Batman. I’m not saying it’s bad (aside from issue #663 which was absolutely horrible), it just is not what I was expecting… until issue [...]

By: j-man

j-man — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:26:36 +0000

dam, i dont even collect comics nomore but was planning on picking this 1 up……..i can understand by the review it sounds like crap, and man wut a dissapointment im in so much pain…IM HAVING A BABY!

By: Joe Louis

Joe Louis — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:29:57 +0000

Kevin: Thanks for your opinion, however I’m not a fan. I’m a critic. Have you ever read a book or short story? That’s what Batman #663 was: an illustrated novella, not a comic, and it was horribly written.

By: kevin

kevin — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:17:18 +0000

wow…your an ass. its a fantastic comic. way to be a fan.