Grant Morrison’s run on Batman and Robin has finished, and with it, he ends the Batman: Reborn and Batman R.I.P. era. He’ll be back next month in the pages of Batman Incorporated, but before he starts the new arc in his epic Batman tale, let’s take time to review the last issue of Batman and Robin before Paul “Awesomely British” Cornell takes over.

Comicgasm editors Ade & RJ sit down and talk about what they liked and didn’t like in this issue and Morrison’s run in general, and what they expect in the so-called “Season Two” of Morrison’s Batman epic.

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD

Ade: Before anything else, I must say I loved it. I was excited for this issue since the cliffhanger ending of Batman and Robin #15, and boy, was the wait worth it.

RJ: A BANANA PEEL? Really, Morrison? REALLY? Wait, does that count as a spoiler?

Ade: I have no idea man, but right now, Chekov’s gun is now a banana peel. Oh, before I forget, when we saw that last page from #15:

Ade: Were you hoping that it was either Joker or Alfred in the Batsuit? Because I was. It totally won’t make any sense at all, but that’s what Morrison’s good at – taking those things and making it work. (continue reading…)

Well, not exactly. One of my new favorite writers, Paul Cornell, is indeed taking over from Grant Morrison after he finishes his tenure on the totally fun and Dick Grayson-centric Batman and Robin. But it’s not like Cornell’s going to be the regular writer of the series, though- he’s just writing a 3-issue arc starting with #17 on November 24, basically filling in until Pete Tomasi is ready to take over the title. I don’t have any complaints though – Cornell and Tomasi have proven to be great writers, although I feel that Cornell fits the “60′s-Batman-on-recreational-drugs” feel of Batman and Robin better.

So what can we expect from Cornell’s very unfortunately short run on Batman and Robin? Here are a couple of paragraphs taken from his interview with IGN, just to give us an idea of what’s going to happen: (continue reading…)

Yes, you’re looking at Batman and Robin looking down at two women holding their crotches. And yes, it is exactly what it looks like. (continue reading…)