The majority of the first half of the book is flashbacks recapping the major points in Morrison’s Batman, Batman and Robin and Batman inc. storylines. These include finding out about Damian's conception. The how's, where's and why's, and it's not as conventional at you may assume. It also revisits Batman issue 666 which has always been a standout issue for me. This was nice to see as Morrison usually relies on you having prior knowledge of something he wrote in an Batman book in 2008. I assume t...

Mind-blowing, as usual, Mr. M.Ends on a real cliffhanger, which is frustrating..If Quitley's art was always semi-underground, then Burnham's is three-fourths or even seven-eighths underground. My point is that it takes some getting used to.By the way, this volume one is really volume two. It is a direct continuation of Batman Incorporated: The Deluxe Edition

ok so i read the batman incorporated vol.1 demon star. i have loved batman since i was a kid and this was a great addition to my collection. I was interested when coming into the book to see how the drawings would be and how they would portray batman but they did a really good job. with both humor and style this book was written. the illustration are amazing in my eyes but that is for you to comment on. some like it and some hate it but i like it a lot... i would def. tell you to go and grab thi...

*Sighs*You know, sometimes I start enjoying a Morrison comic (despite the typical grotesque artwork) and then it gets all... Morrison-y. This book was fine before it went totally off the rails around issue 4. The "future" timeline where Barbara Gordon becomes the type of person to break a baby's neck (because of Joker serum). The usual light hearted Knight and Squire going through a fight where Knight's neck gets broken and Squire tries to beat some guy to death with a brick. It was all so incre...

Crap that was good. Cool story, great art! Color me surprised!

With Grant Morrison, I seem to either love it or hate it. This is one I happened to love. Just a cool story as Batman assembles his entourage to battle Leviathan, an organization of assassins that has infiltrated Gotham City under the leadership of Talia Al Ghul, who happens to be the mother of Batman's son, Damian. There's also a zero issue showing how Batman assembled Batman Inc, and probably the coolest issue was a "flash forward" issue featuring a vision Batman had of the future. Gotham has

After over a year off, during which time DC Comics completely "rebooted" their entire continuity with The New 52, Batman Inc. is finally back, entering the endgame stage to Morrison's extended Batman run and leaping into the all-out global war between Batman and Talia Al Ghul set up in the original Batman Incorporated run.Now, there's a lot to unpack here, thanks mostly to the fact that, while this is technically in the New 52 universe, it's also built on everything Morrison did with Batman pre-...

I had really liked the pre-Flashpoint version of Batman Incorporated, Vol. 1, so I was actually looking forward to the New 52 version. It wasn't exactly what I was expecting. Instead of focusing on Batman Incorporated itself, the way that the previous version had and the title implied, it's instead largely about the conflict between Bruce and Talia, with their son Damian as both prize and battleground. How much you like this will depend entirely on how much you can invest in the storyline. Which...

A brilliant follow-up to Batman Incorporated, Demon Star is short but hits hard with hilarious comedy, mystery, and heart-stopping violence. Chris Burnham’s artwork is absolutely incredible. And I can finally say, after this volume, that I like Damian as Robin.

(A-) 82% | Very GoodNotes: A perfect pairing of art and plot, it bursts boisterous and rainbow-bright against a doleful canvas of blood and grime.

I started off reading this and thinking, oh for God's sakes this is tedious...but by the end I was definitely on board. I don't care who you are, but there's no way anyone can deny that the runs of Morrison and Snyder have been the best Batman work in forever. Granted, there are times when I think Morrison should tone down on the drugs, but hey, that's what makes him who he is...some of his stuff is just going to make you raise a quizzical eyebrow and ask 'Really? Are you shitting me? Bat-Cow?'....

Batman may be continuing his global war on crime, but villainess Talia is the true Demon Star of this exciting adventure!Haunted by visions of a world in flames, Bruce Wayne has transformed Batman from a local hero into a global enterprise. Working to recruit Bat-men and Bat-women from all over the globe to protect their countries, Bruce believes he is on the right path to saving the world. But not everyone believes the world should be saved...some feel the people of the world should rise up to

Simply put, the best Batman book of the last 5 years. Packed with action, an amazing storyline, a varied and colourful cast of genius characters, and fantastic art from one of the brightest stars in comics artistry, Chris Burnham, this is Grant Morrison at peak performance creating a book that is sure to go down as a masterpiece in Batman history. Full (gushing!) review here!

Talia al Ghul is a wonderfully formidable opponent. 'Matches' Malone was a hoot ("I'm like true love and nuclear war - there's no way to prepare for [me]") as was the cover location for the 'left coast' Batcave ("Just dropped in to see if my perv suit turned up . . . "). The mounting terror in the cliffhanger ending was also done just right. However, at times I was confused by the plot and this was at least the third book I read in the last two weeks that Batman 'assembles a team' as part of the...

Rather than construct a single narrative out of my thoughts on this book, I've decided to leave my notes as they arose in place - which oddly mirrors my feelings as I read it, and I think has a correlation to how much soul (vs intellect and manipulation) Morrison put into this story. Yes, I believe the theory that Morrison sets out at the outset of each story arc of his comics and tries to write what he thinks is the zeitgeist of the times - whatever will most easily and subconsciously appeal to...

Batman is fundamentally the lone caped crusader of justice, a creature of the night engulfed in the blackest of shadows whose aim is to deplete the criminal population in his beloved city Gotham. He's badass cool because he's also a billionaire playboy by day and can afford the most awesome martials arts and combat training, as well as make his own set of awesomely fangasmic gadgets. For those reasons, every comic book fanboy wants to be Batman even just for an hour.Batman has been around for 75...

Holy hell...Who knew this would be good? Especially after the HORRIBLE Pre-new52 Batman Incorporated (Which I HATED) this one came as a total surprise. Ditching the lame other "Batman" and giving us a story focused on Bruce and his Damien we get a much better story this time around. Leviathan is on the rise. Who's that? Well they're Hydra to be blunt. Anyway they are everywhere in Gotham and their hunting out favorite little bastard, DAMIEN WAYNE! DUM DUM DUM! What I liked: Loved the build up he...

When the idea of Batman Incorporated (not the comic, just Bruce's idea) first showed up, I thought it was stupid.What a dumb thing for Bruce Wayne to do! It practically screams, Hello!? Over here!! I'm The Batman! Investigate me!!So, yeah.I was surprised when I liked the Batman Incorporated titles.Then came the New 52...Again, my first thought was, Exactly how bad are they gonna fuck this up?.To say I wasn't expecting much when I cracked open Demon Star, would be an understatement.Shockingly...I...

This was one of the better Morrison Batman books I’ve read, and I’ve read a surprising amount at this point, given I’m not a huge fan of their run. Damian had the best moments in this one, easily. I wish the supporting cast was better fleshed out though, and I couldn’t really explain the plot if you asked me to— but overall, I enjoyed a lot here. 3.5/5 stars.

With every book I read of Morrison's run, I come closer to it's conclusion. Now that I've finished this book, I only have on trade to go.Sadly enough, because Grant Morrison's run of Batman is one of the greatest things I've ever read! The attention to detail, the story(lines), the characters, both heroes and villains. Everything has been great. I'm looking forward to reading the finale. I'm curious to see how Morrison finishes this fantastic run.We catch a glimpse of Talia al Ghul's childhood.