Batman Incorporated #6 – Review

By: Grant Morrison (story), Chris Burnham, Andrews Guinaldo, Bit (art), Nathan Fairbairn (colors)

The Story: Batman tries to stop a national meltdown and global tyranny; Robin adopts a kitty.

The Review: You know the great thing about the superhero genre?  Its very nature forces you to accept all kinds of things that defy logic.  The moment you wade into a story, costumed folks with unnatural powers are just the tip of the mind-boggling iceberg.  That gives writers like Morrison a huge opportunity to take advantage of your suspended disbelief and deliver the most ridiculous plot possible on the grandest scale possible.

The world’s greatest detective and the daughter of an immortal assassin acting out a custody battle via international guerilla warfare sounds like it fits the bill.  But is it really all about their son?  For all we know, this could all just be one massive hissy-fit on Talia’s part, a full-blown scheme to wound Batman’s heart one way or another (“Gotham.  Or Damian.  Whichever you choose, the other dies.”) as payback for rejecting her.  Remember: “Belladonna” is both a poison and a beautiful woman.