Product Description

Gotham City is plagued with crime and corruption in places high and low, but one man has taken a stand against evil in all its forms: the dark avenger known as Batman. Now, the Dark Knight finds himself called to a mysterious island as the League of Batmen - heroes from around the world, all inspired by Batman - hold an extraordinary meeting...that ends in murder! Can the World's Greatest Detective solve the mystery of the Black Glove? Plus, Batman revisits his past - and his hunt for his parents' killer! Bestselling, acclaimed writer Grant Morrison ("Final Crisis") and award-winning artists JH Williams III ("Promethea") and Tony Daniel ("Detective Comics") present the last word in "Ten Little Indians" - style murder mysteries - with a Dark Knight twist!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18603 in Books
• Published on: 2009-11-27
• Original language: German, English
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

About the Author
Grant Morrison is one of comics' greatest innovators. His long list of credits includes Batman: Arkham Asylum, JLA, Seven Soldiers, Animal Man, Doom Patrol, The Invisibles and The Filth. He is currently writing Batman, All-Star Superman and Final Crisis. JH Williams III is best known as the illustrator of the critically acclaimed Chase, Desolation Jones, Promethea, and Seven Soldiers.

Customer Reviews

Grant morrison keeps getting better
A murder mystery on a Secluded island is brilliant setting using golden age characters in a new light seems to be morrisons Forte in this run up to batman rip.

having read every major batman event and all of morrisons work this did not disappoint me in the slightest. with amazing story telling and brilliant art work im really happy theyve let morrison do what he does best, a slightly surreal take on comic books.

cant wait for batman rip! and make sure to pick up batman and son to understand the last chapter of this book

A big let down
I have always struggled with Grant Morrison's work, and I'm prepared to admit that I simply may not get the point of his work. However, this book, Black Glove, is just bizarre in the extreme and failed to hold my attention in any meaningful way whatsoever. I've been reading Batman material for 30 years but I seem to have missed something along the way - this tale of a bunch of Batmen meeting at a secret location was just way too out there for my tastes. I just couldn't get into it at all, nor did I understand anything that was going on, nor who anyone was, and frankly the whole book (I did stick it out until the end) was just very poor. There are many far better titles out there.

A pleasantly suprising good read!
I have to be honest and say that I didn't enjoy the previous Grant Morrison collections - "Batman and Son" and "The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul". I felt that they lacked sophistication and were pretty much kiddie comics, reflected by sub-par artwork and weak story telling.

This collection on the other hand was a pleasant surprise. It is consistently well written by Morrison and supported by good artwork by JH William's III and Tony S. Daniel (Ryan Benjamin pencils the last chapter which is a slight let down thus 4 stars), complementing the atmosphere of the stories in this volume. There is a real sense that this is leading up to the "Batman R.I.P." hardcover (due Feb 09) which I am very much looking forward to.

Be sure to check this out!