Batman #663
Writer: Grant Morrison
Art by: John Van Fleet
Cover: ?
Type Design: Todd Klein
Length: 23 Pages (Estimated)
Warning: This is not formatted as a regular comic book issue. It is a standalone (kinda) story written in prose by Grant Morrison. In Batman #663 we see the return of The Joker; last time we saw him was in Batman #655, where he gets shot by a fake Batman.
This issue is regarded as one of the best Joker stories out there. I do not agree with that; The story itself is ok nothing special, but the art is awful. It uses CGI (and cheap CGI I might say), back in 2007 there were ways to create better 3D images for sure.
Grant Morrison shows a shows a mastery over an extended lexicon and that's something to applaud. Also, the format, experimenting like this is something that needs to be recognized as taking risks. The downside, which opaques the good work Grant did lays on the layout/font/graphic design of the issue.
This story is not really tied to Batman and Son, but it was compiled in the Trade Paperback edition.
Writer: Grant Morrison
Art by: John Van Fleet
Cover: ?
Type Design: Todd Klein
Length: 23 Pages (Estimated)
Warning: This is not formatted as a regular comic book issue. It is a standalone (kinda) story written in prose by Grant Morrison. In Batman #663 we see the return of The Joker; last time we saw him was in Batman #655, where he gets shot by a fake Batman.
This issue is regarded as one of the best Joker stories out there. I do not agree with that; The story itself is ok nothing special, but the art is awful. It uses CGI (and cheap CGI I might say), back in 2007 there were ways to create better 3D images for sure.
Grant Morrison shows a shows a mastery over an extended lexicon and that's something to applaud. Also, the format, experimenting like this is something that needs to be recognized as taking risks. The downside, which opaques the good work Grant did lays on the layout/font/graphic design of the issue.
This story is not really tied to Batman and Son, but it was compiled in the Trade Paperback edition.
