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After a long hiatus, we're back with more detailed annotations of Grant Morrison's epic Batman Incorporated! In this installment, we'll take a look at #7 and #8, the former a Western adventure featuring Chief Man-of-Bats and Raven Red, and the ... Read more

 

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]]>AnnotationsBatmanbatman annotationsBatman IncorporatedBatmanAnnotationsBatmanIncorporatedchris burnhamChrisBurnhamGrant MorrisonGrantMorrisonScott ClarkScottClarkDavid Uzumeri2012-01-23T16:00:00 00:00FF #5: Return of the Inhumans [Annotations]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/13/ff-5-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/13/ff-5-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/07/13/ff-5-annotations/#commentsFiled under: ,


Welcome back to the latest installment in our annotations of FF, Jonathan Hickman's run on Marvel's First Family! This week we're taking a look at FF #5, with art by Barry Kitson, featuring the second part of the battle for Old Atlantis and the ... Read more

 

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]]>fantastic fourFantasticFourffjonathan hickmanJonathanHickmanDavid Uzumeri2011-07-13T15:00:00 00:00Batman Incorporated #5-6: The Bat-Empire Expands [Annotations]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/27/batman-incorporated-5-6-the-bat-empire-expands-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/27/batman-incorporated-5-6-the-bat-empire-expands-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/27/batman-incorporated-5-6-the-bat-empire-expands-annotations/#commentsFiled under: ,


We're finally back with an annotated look at the last two issues of Grant Morrison's Batman Incorporated, #5 ("Masterspy") and #6 ("Nyktomorph"), in preparation for next week's #7. There's a lot to digest inside, including a bunch of callbacks to ... Read more

 

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]]>BatmanBatman AnnotationsBatman IncorporatedBatmanAnnotationsBatmanIncorporatedChris BurnhamChrisBurnhamGrant MorrisonGrantMorrisonYanick PaquetteYanickPaquetteDavid Uzumeri2011-06-27T13:00:00 00:00FF #3 and FF #4: The War Begins [Annotations]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/23/ff-3-ff-4-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/23/ff-3-ff-4-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/06/23/ff-3-ff-4-annotations/#commentsFiled under: ,


Welcome back to our (admittedly delayed) annotations of Jonathan Hickman's hugely successful run on FF, formerly Fantastic Four! Chris Eckert of Funnybook Babylon and Savage Critics and I have been taking a look at every issue to provide annotations ... Read more

 

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]]>annotationsBarry KitsonBarryKitsonfantastic fourFantasticFourFFFF annotationsFfAnnotationsjonathan hickmanJonathanHickmanSteve EptingSteveEptingDavid Uzumeri2011-06-23T14:00:00 00:00FF #2: Brain Damage in the Doom Nation [Annotations]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/04/ff-2-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/04/ff-2-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/04/ff-2-annotations/#commentsFiled under: ,


We're back with another installment in our series of annotations for Jonathan Hickman's FF run, this time taking a look at the second issue, "Doom Nation," as well as the second installment of our exclusive question/answer with Hickman after the ... Read more

 

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]]>Fantastic FourFantasticFourFFff annotationsFfAnnotationsJonathan HickmanJonathanHickmanSteve EptingSteveEptingDavid Uzumeri2011-05-04T16:00:00 00:00'Batman Incorporated' #4: Ring Around the World [Annotations]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/25/batman-incorporated-4-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/25/batman-incorporated-4-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/25/batman-incorporated-4-annotations/#commentsFiled under: ,


Our Batman Incorporated annotations are back, this time taking a look at the incredibly dense and referential fourth issue. Not only does this issue feature writer Grant Morrison's new origin of the original Golden Age Batwoman, an appearance by ... Read more

 

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]]>AnnotationsBatmanBatman IncorporatedBatmanIncorporatedChris BurnhamChrisBurnhamGrant MorrisonGrantMorrisonDavid Uzumeri2011-04-25T13:30:00 00:00'Live From the DMZ' Documents the Life of Brian Wood's Vertigo Opushttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/07/live-from-the-dmz-brian-wood/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/07/live-from-the-dmz-brian-wood/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/04/07/live-from-the-dmz-brian-wood/#commentsFiled under: ,


From the day issue #1 went on sale in 2005, it was obvious that DMZ was going to become one of the great long form Vertigo series. Created by Brian Wood and illustrated primarily by Riccardo Burchielli, the story about a hapless news intern who ... Read more

 

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]]>brian woodBrianWooddmzjustin giampaoliJustinGiampaolilive from the dmzLiveFromTheDmzAndy Khouri2011-04-07T11:30:00 00:00Batman Incorporated #3: "Scorpion Tango" [Annotations]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/03/14/batman-incorporated-3-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/03/14/batman-incorporated-3-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/03/14/batman-incorporated-3-annotations/#commentsFiled under: ,


It's been a long wait, but Batman Incorporated is finally back, and that means so is our ongoing series of annotations. This third issue, by Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette with two pages by Pere Perez, brings Bruce Wayne to Argentina to team up ... Read more

 

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]]>ArgentinaBatman IncBatmanIncGauchoGrant MorrisonGrantMorrisonJorge Luis BorgesJorgeLuisBorgesPere PerezPerePerezYanick PaquetteYanickPaquetteDavid Uzumeri2011-03-14T13:30:00 00:00Batman, Inc. #2 Annotations: RESURRECTOR!http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/24/resurrector-batman-inc-2-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/24/resurrector-batman-inc-2-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/24/resurrector-batman-inc-2-annotations/#commentsFiled under: ,


Welcome back for the second installment of ComicsAlliance's annotations of Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette's criminally fun Batman, Inc. This issue we'll see hints at the origin of Lord Death Man, the fate of Mr. Unknown, heartbreak in an ... Read more

 

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]]>AnnotationsBatman Inc.BatmanInc.CatwomanGrant MorrisonGrantMorrisonMr. UnknownMr.UnknownYanick PaquetteYanickPaquetteDavid Uzumeri2010-12-24T12:30:00 00:00Annotations of Jonathan Hickman's 'Fantastic Four' #571-572http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/23/fantastic-four-annotations-571-572/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/23/fantastic-four-annotations-571-572/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/23/fantastic-four-annotations-571-572/#commentsFiled under: ,


Welcome back to our ongoing annotations of Jonathan Hickman's Fantastic Four run. This time around, we're taking a look at the second two parts of the opening "Solve Everything" arc, issues 571 and 572 with art by Dale Eaglesham, collected in this ... Read more

 

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]]>AnnotationsDale EagleshamDaleEagleshamFantastic FourFantasticFourJonathan HickmanJonathanHickmanDavid Uzumeri2010-12-23T10:00:00 00:00Fantastic Four #570: Solving Everything [Annotations]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/07/fantastic-four-570-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/07/fantastic-four-570-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/12/07/fantastic-four-570-annotations/#commentsFiled under: ,


Jonathan Hickman came on Fantastic Four in late 2009 and, quite frankly, blew the socks off of the book. Since then, Hickman and later collaborators like Dale Eaglesham, Neil Edwards and Steve Epting have been weaving an intricate, thematically ... Read more

 

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]]>AnnotationsDale EagleshamDaleEagleshamFantastic FourFantasticFourJonathan HickmanJonathanHickmanDavid Uzumeri2010-12-07T13:30:00 00:00'Batman, Inc.' #1: Mr. Unknown is Dead [Annotations]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/17/batman-inc-1-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/17/batman-inc-1-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/17/batman-inc-1-annotations/#commentsFiled under: ,


Batman Annotations Day continues here at ComicsAlliance with a look at Batman, Inc. #1 by Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette. In this issue: Catwoman, secret projects by Dr. Sivana, the Batman of Japan and the triumphant DC Universe debut of Lord ... Read more

 

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]]>Batman IncBatmanIncGrant MorrisonGrantMorrisonYanick PaquetteYanickPaquetteDavid Uzumeri2010-11-17T17:00:00 00:00'Batman: The Return' #1 [Annotations]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/17/batman-the-return-1-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/17/batman-the-return-1-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/17/batman-the-return-1-annotations/#commentsFiled under: ,


Grant Morrison's run continues this week with both Batman: The Return and ComicsAlliance is here, as usual, to break down the books page by page and examine them in the context of both Morrison's body of work and the history of the character. ... Read more

 

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]]>AnnotationsBatman IncBatman The ReturnBatmanIncBatmanTheReturnDavid FinchDavidFinchGrant MorrisonGrantMorrisonDavid Uzumeri2010-11-17T14:30:00 00:00The All-Over: 'Return of Bruce Wayne' #6 [Annotations]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/10/return-of-bruce-wayne-6-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/10/return-of-bruce-wayne-6-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/10/return-of-bruce-wayne-6-annotations/#commentsFiled under: ,


Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #6 finally drops this week. As the issue title "The All-Over " suggests, Morrison's grand Batman epic so far seems to have come to a fairly final conclusion. Or so I'd think if I didn't know Incorporated was coming ... Read more

 

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]]>AnnotationsBat-GodBatmanBruce WayneBruceWayneGrant MorrisonGrantMorrisonLee GarbettLeeGarbettPere PerezPerePerezReturn of Bruce WayneReturnOfBruceWayneDavid Uzumeri2010-11-10T14:00:00 00:00Black Mass: Batman and Robin #16 [Annotations]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/03/batman-and-robin-16-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/03/batman-and-robin-16-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/11/03/batman-and-robin-16-annotations/#commentsFiled under: ,


This week, Grant Morrison's run on Batman and Robin concludes with the final chapter, "Black Mass." Since Return of Bruce Wayne #6 isn't coming out until next week, the exact details of the end of Bruce's journey through time and the true nature ... Read more

 

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]]>AnnotationsBatmanBatman and RobinBatmanAndRobinCameron StewartCameronStewartChris BurnhamChrisBurnhamFrazer IrvingFrazerIrvingGrant MorrisonGrantMorrisonJokerRobinDavid Uzumeri2010-11-03T13:00:00 00:00Batman and Robin #15 Annotations: Knight, Death and the Devilhttp://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/20/batman-and-robin-15-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/20/batman-and-robin-15-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/20/batman-and-robin-15-annotations/#commentsFiled under: ,


After last week's trip to the past in Return of Bruce Wayne #5, we're back to the present and Batman and Robin #15, the last part of the "Batman and Robin Must Die!" arc by Grant Morrison and Frazer Irving. Like the other two parts, it's named after ... Read more

 

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]]>annotationsBatmanBatmanAndRobinFrazerIrvingGrantMorrisonrobinDavid Uzumeri2010-10-20T18:00:00 00:00Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #5 [Annotations]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/14/annotations-return-bruce-wayne-5/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/14/annotations-return-bruce-wayne-5/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/14/annotations-return-bruce-wayne-5/#commentsFiled under: ,


And we're finally back after an extended break to annotating "Return of Bruce Wayne" with issue #5, where Bruce Wayne reappears as a hardboiled noir detective. It's worth noting that the next issue of ROBW now appears slated to come out on November ... Read more

 

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]]>grant morrisonGrantMorrisonreturn of bruce waynereturn of bruce wayne 5ReturnOfBruceWayneReturnOfBruceWayne5David Uzumeri2010-10-14T14:00:00 00:00Annotations: 'Batman and Robin' #14 [Spoilers]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/09/annotations-batman-and-robin-14-spoilers/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/09/annotations-batman-and-robin-14-spoilers/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/09/09/annotations-batman-and-robin-14-spoilers/#commentsFiled under: ,


"Batman and Robin" #14 hits this week, with part two of "Batman and Robin Must Die!": "The Triumph of Death." Written by Grant Morrison and drawn by Frazer Irving, this issue gives us the second act of the second showdown between the Bat-clan and ... Read more

 

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]]>David Uzumeri2010-09-09T17:00:00 00:00Annotations: Breaking Down 'Batman' #702 [Spoilers]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/08/25/annotations-batman-702/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/08/25/annotations-batman-702/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/08/25/annotations-batman-702/#commentsFiled under: ,


We continue our annotations of the Grant Morrison run by breaking down "Batman" #702, by Morrison with art by Tony Daniel, complete with SPOILERS. This issue: the long-sought-after connective tissue between "Final Crisis" and "Return of Bruce ... Read more

 

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]]>annotationsbatmanbatman 702Batman702david uzumeriDavidUzumerigrant morrisonGrantMorrisonDavid Uzumeri2010-08-25T16:00:00 00:00Annotations: 'Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne' #4 [Spoilers]http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/07/30/return-bruce-wayne-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/07/30/return-bruce-wayne-annotations/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/07/30/return-bruce-wayne-annotations/#commentsFiled under: ,


And we're back again, this time with yet another issue of "Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne." This one eschews the search plot to focus purely on the story from Bruce's perspective -- or, more precisely, from the perspective of the people around ... Read more

 

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