Last week RJ and I reviewed the comic that introduced the new DC Universe to readers old and new alike, Justice League #1. We were, in a word, underwhelmed. Immensely. To introduce the DCnU in a comic that was just banter and nothing else was nothing short of disastrous, in our humble comic book blogger opinion.

Action Comics #1 was how they should have introduced the new universe. Aside from the obvious parallels – the original Action Comics #1 in 1938 introduced readers to an exciting new character, Superman, who would be the world’s first super hero – the relaunch introduces a radically different Superman, one who takes a more proactive approach towards social justice as opposed to the “big blue boy scout” that we all know and love. (continue reading…)

Hello folks! Here we have guest writer Janina Joves, a nerd from Australia that plays World of Warcraft with Greg Rucka. She recently attended the Australian premiere of Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods that showed at Melbourne on the 28th.  I somehow managed to convince her to share her experience watching the Sexy Bald Scotsman. Here we go.

Scene 1

A shadowed silhouette of a man, standing against a dark wall. His ghosts weigh on the back of his suit jacket, but he does not let it show. A glint of light frames the sunglasses resting on his Scottish nose.

It seems as if he is waiting for something, yet as the dull roar of noise slows down to something more comprehensible, a voice starts filtering through, heralding his fame, his achievements, his status.

The Rock Star of Comics.

MR. GRANT MORRISON.

Scene 2

The scene pans to a ComiCon panel, and GRANT is walking, not confidently, but not meekly either. He walks as he is muddling through the surprise of it all, and is slowly accepting that this is reality for him. The reality where he made magic happen.

In front of him is his legion of fans, all cheering at his arrival on stage.

The scene is still set in greyscale, all black, white, and grey.

Scene 3

We are behind GRANT, looking into the crowd. In attempts to thank everyone for everything, GRANT lets out a gem of a statement in his distinct Scottish brogue:  “I’ll try to show my thanks in form of interpretive dance.”

Scene 4

We see him dancing awkwardly, but his demeanour shows no self-consciousness.

A TOTAL FREE SPIRIT.

IN A SUIT.

NonCanonical, a Melbourne based weekly comics podcast, presents Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods – a documentary of how the being named Grant Morrison, the described Rock Star of Comics, came to be. It delves through his backstory, sifting through the truths and obscured myth, attempting to separate fact from fiction. Friends of Grants shedding light with their own personal experiences, supplementing Grant’s own monologue.

The film runs as if going through a biography of a rock star – overladen and overlain with imagery – images within images – which seems to enhance the aura of mystery that just envelopes Grant Morrison’s head like a cloud covered mountain top.  (continue reading…)

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…)

There’s really nothing much to say here. This issue is fantastic. You see, Batman just shows up immediately after the end of Final Crisis, emerging from the cave as the hairy-chested love god that he is…

… and he proceeds to wear a gigantic bat, and beats up a bunch of evil cavemen led by Vandal Savage. How could anyone not love shit like that.

Guess who’s coming back soon? Yeah, it’s the original Goddamn Batman!

Also, this Andy Kubert image is all sorts of amazing. Those cavemen don’t stand a chance against Bruce Wayne. I seriously can’t wait for this series by Grant Morrison to come out.

I’ve created a wallpaper of that image by the way. It’s for 16:9 screens and it can be downloaded here.

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