Batman R.I.P.

I haven't posted in some time, for which I apologize, but I have been very busy with school work, building my Gundam (yay), hanging out with Connor, and of course reading comics. Which brings me to my discussion today, Batman R.I.P.

Those of you who have been following Grant Morrison's (current writer of the Batman comic) run on Batman (which is amazing in this humble reader's opinion) know that R.I.P. is what he's been building up to for the past two years. To give you all an idea of how huge and awesome this story arc is going to be, in an interview at the Comic Book Resource Forums, Grant Morrison said that what will happen to Batman will be,

"so much better than death. People have killed characters in the past but to me, that kind of ends the story! I like to keep the story twisting and turning. So what I am doing is a fate worse than death. Things that no one would expect to happen to these guys at all. This is the end of Bruce Wayne as Batman." Full Interview HERE.

Morrison's writing is great and brings back many obscure ideas from past Batman comics (that flew over my head) that seem very fresh. He always keeps you guessing, but gives you just enough information so you won't hate him and will follow the story to its inevitable explosive ending. Every issue is cleverly laced with clues to the storyline. Each one challenging you to figure out what the "answer" is, then smacking you in the face when you're wrong.

With 4 issues out already (Oh man! I haven't read the 4th yet!), R.I.P. is shaping up to be one of the best stories I've read in a long time, defiantly much better than that letdown Countdown. Don't even get me started on that series. On another note, if you are reading Batman R.I.P. or are planning to, you might want to check out GeniusBoyFireMelon's Blog. His explanations have been invaluable to my understanding of this series, which is a little challenging to read, especially for new readers like me.