The Triumph of Death
Another good Grant Morrison book? Hard to believe, right? Well, believe it or not, this is another great book written by Morrison. His writing is as good as ever, and I think he rights these characters the best out of any current Batman writers. The plot of this issue was good, but a little slower than I would have liked, especially since this is the first Batman & Robin issue to come out since July. This issue picks up hours after the events of issue #13 and has some cool scenes and plot developments, but it does feel like the middle of a three part story, where nothing much is brought up or answered. But that doesn’t make the plot bad by any stretch of the imagination. Frazer Irving’s art is really gothic and creepy, and it fits perfectly with the tone of the story. The colours really fit with his pencils and also help to set the tone of the book. There are a few panels where characters look odd, but there aren’t very many of those panels so it doesn’t change my feelings about the art as a whole. I’m very excited to see how this story gets wrapped up next month and will be most definitely be back. If you like Batman and you like Grant Morrison, than you have to go and buy this. It’s without a doubt the best book of the week.
5/5
