tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20905258.post5778443738568627247..comments2023-10-23T21:51:18.898+01:00Comments on fictions: Batman 663 - the notorious prose issue - Grant Morrison, John Van FleetRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16711627237941723103noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20905258.post-72917000231144664342007-07-23T03:02:00.000+01:002007-07-23T03:02:00.000+01:00I have to agree that I'm not ready to write this o...I have to agree that I'm not ready to write this one off. <BR/>Admittedly, I've been looking for something to pop up in comics which would push the visual storytelling medium in such a way that I could really hold it up and let other people see its qualities as literature. <BR/>So having gotten this yesterday, I found I couldn't put it down. Couldn't wait to hear more from Grant, 'the Writer'. And I do think it adds a tremendous amount to the reading experience. <BR/>I agree this is a very different Grant than Arkham Asylum. Perhaps this is what he's building up to- the joker's 'new' personality, as with all his characters, befits the writer's own multifaceted character. <BR/>I'd like to see him do more of this. I'll admit that I preferred this to the Popified-shock he's been doing over Batman the previous & following issues. Perhaps it's the art- it's clear that Frank Quitely is a great part of All Star Superman's success: his well-caricatured facial expressions guide the reader through Grant's somewhat maddened dialogue- Superman's often playing the straight man in a mad world. Kubert, unfortunately, is forcing himself to evoke Grant's characters, it seems. And Van Fleet, in this issue, does considerably more than most CG artists would do w/ body language & facial expressions- but somehow it's still little more than decoration to the prose.<BR/><BR/>-I, for one, would like to see more prose from Mr. Morrison. Or- an insistence on working w/ artists who know how to caricature- a la Mr. Frank Quitely. (or me!)<BR/>I like Kubert's action sequences- and that's what many superhero comics are good for. But Grant Morrison clearly has more writing background than many superhero writers. For me- it was a pleasure to see him stretch out his yarn a bit- and spin one that takes a little more settling & breaks to absorb; much as all great prose stories do!<BR/>(I do think, however, that in another publishing house, Grant's prose might've been subjected to a tad bit more editing down. Still- the boy's got skills! Show 'em (meaning us) what'choo got!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com