Comics! Batman Incorporated #3

Batman Incorporated #3

Writer: Grant Morrison
Artist: Chris Burnham

Solicitation

• The DC COMIC – THE NEW 52 debut of...MATCHES MALONE??

• BATMAN is hot on the trail of whoever is trying to kill DAMIAN – and he’s not going to like what he finds!


Preview

Why I Bought It
The controversy about it being pulled from the shelves is not the reason I bought it, I've actually been enjoying the series.

What I Liked
Redbird. Heh. Does Damian know that he is taking his name for his alter-super hero from Tim Drake's old car?

The art continues to shine. I'm liking the look and subtext to the art. Bringing in alter-egos for the rest of Batman Incorporated was fun to see and played OK.

Damian Wayne continues to be his own, bad self. This issue presented the idea again that maybe Damian isn't on the same side as Bruce, and it will be interesting to see how far along that goes. And kudos to the Bat-cow making another appearance. Me likes and think that it may be a spy for Talia.

What I Didn't Like
This book didn't need to be delayed. I really don't see a reason for it. From my understanding, some other issues got delayed in the series and there is a conspiracy theory that its all connected. Frankly, I could care less.

I don't like seeing the whole web that Batman has connecting everything that's happened in Morrison's run. It alludes again, like other books, as to what happened in the five year gap between when this new 52 universe began and where it is in "present" day. It continues to make me wish that everything was just given a fresh start or had some sort of issue like what Matt Wagner did for Grendel. Wagner did a one-shot called Grendel: Cycle where it gave the whole history and main story points for the entire Grendel series. Very well done, very detailed, and made everything very clear in case there was any confusion.

I really don't see that happening with DC anytime ever. And books like this one suffer for it.

Panel to Remember
Talia's web. That's something that you would think should get a double page spread, but here it is done in half a page. That's intriguing, but Burnham still makes it shine. And again it makes you wonder what all is supposed to be in continuity and what is left to the dust.

Quotable
"Convince me it all makes sense." - Nightwing on Talia's web. It will definitely need to take some convincing.

Grades
Words: 8/10
Pictures: 9/10
Buy Next Issue: I'll be around, when ever it comes out.