Batman and the Club of Heroes
Posted by dailypop on August 21, 2007
Beginning with Batman 667, J.H. Williams III returns to the monthly Batman comic to join Grant Morrison for a tale of mystery and mayhem as the strange villain called The Black Glove decides to find out once and for all what is stronger; good or evil by slaughtering the Club of Heroes while wearing the founder’s face as a cowl.
A 3 part story using ideas from the whimsical Silver Age Batman comics, the Club of Heroes (heroic fans of Batman’s from around the globe). The Club members themselves are depicted as sad relics of mislaid intentions and wasted ambitions, wearing the weight of their age while their idol Batman remains roughly mod-30’s and fit in mind and body.
Batman arrives on the Club’s secluded island resort headquarters to find out what the rich financier founder is up to, claiming he wonders what the rich do when they are bored. Batman seems to not be in on the joke that he himself is a rich playboy dressed in tights with an arsenal wrapped around his waist and a boy gymnast as an assistant.
I’m unsure of how long his great run on the title will last, but I’m glad to see that Grant Morrison is continuing to delve into the realm of the absurd, a journey he began with the Ghosts of Batman storyline back when he first took over the title. J.H. Williams III is in full form with the artistic duties, creating a strange mixture of retro and modern images for the story.
All in all, I think Batman readers are in for a disturbing trip down Morrison’s memory lane as he destroys the once upon a time silly and harmless Batmen of All Nations last seen in 1955.
