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** [[spoiler: ''Kid Eternity is an exaggerated example. Grant turned a kid who could summon historical figures to fight crime into a victim of paedophilia resurrected by demons to bring the Five, massively powerful and ancient demons, to Earth.]]

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** [[spoiler: ''Kid Eternity Eternity'' is an exaggerated example. Grant turned a kid who could summon historical figures to fight crime into a victim [[spoiler:victim of paedophilia resurrected by demons to bring the Five, massively powerful and ancient demons, to Earth.]]

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* ''ComicBook/{{Batman|GrantMorrison}}''
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** ''ComicBook/{{Batman and Robin|2009}}''
** ''ComicBook/{{Batman Incorporated|2010}}''

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** *** ''ComicBook/{{Batman and Robin|2009}}''
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** ''ComicBook/BatmanRIP''



** ''ComicBook/BatmanTheReturnOfBruceWayne''

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Since then, they've worked with Creator/MarvelComics, writing the controversial ''ComicBook/NewXMen'' run, and the ''ComicBook/MarvelBoy'' and ''ComicBook/FantasticFour: 1234'' miniseries. They returned to DC, and wrote ''ComicBook/TheFilth'', ''ComicBook/{{Seaguy}}'', ''Vimanarama'' and ''ComicBook/We3'' for Vertigo before cutting loose in the Franchise/DCUniverse with the seven ComicBook/SevenSoldiers miniseries and the universally beloved ''ComicBook/AllStarSuperman''. They proceeded to yet again redefine the mindscrew in their ''ComicBook/{{Batman|GrantMorrison}}'' run, attempting to reconcile the character's 70 years' worth of interpretations, and finally realized their lifelong dream of somehow making the DC Universe a sentient being in ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis''. They then went on to work on the new ''Batman Incorporated'' and ''[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Action Comics]]'' series.

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Since then, they've worked with Creator/MarvelComics, writing the controversial ''ComicBook/NewXMen'' run, and the ''ComicBook/MarvelBoy'' and ''ComicBook/FantasticFour: 1234'' miniseries. They returned to DC, and wrote ''ComicBook/TheFilth'', ''ComicBook/{{Seaguy}}'', ''Vimanarama'' and ''ComicBook/We3'' for Vertigo before cutting loose in the Franchise/DCUniverse with the seven ComicBook/SevenSoldiers miniseries and the universally beloved ''ComicBook/AllStarSuperman''. They proceeded to yet again redefine the mindscrew in their ''ComicBook/{{Batman|GrantMorrison}}'' run, attempting to reconcile the character's 70 years' worth of interpretations, and finally realized their lifelong dream of somehow making the DC Universe a sentient being in ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis''. They then went on to work on the new ''Batman Incorporated'' ''ComicBook/{{Batman Incorporated|2010}}'' and ''[[Franchise/{{Superman}} Action Comics]]'' series.



* ''ComicBook/{{Batman|GrantMorrison}}'' (including ''Batman and Robin'', ''The Return of Bruce Wayne'', and ''Batman, Inc.'')

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and Robin'', ''The Return of Bruce Wayne'', and ''Batman, Inc.'')Robin|2009}}''
** ''ComicBook/BatmanTheReturnOfBruceWayne''
** ''ComicBook/{{Batman Incorporated|2010}}''



** Morrison seems to dig villains who are openly and exultantly evil: Darkseid in ''JLA'' and ''Final Crisis'', the Black Glove in ''Batman RIP'', Luthor in ''All-Star Superman'', [[spoiler: Leviathan, a.k.a Talia al Ghul in ''Batman Inc'']], etc.

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** Morrison seems to dig villains who are openly and exultantly evil: Darkseid in ''JLA'' and ''Final Crisis'', the Black Glove in ''Batman RIP'', R.I.P.'', Luthor in ''All-Star Superman'', [[spoiler: Leviathan, a.k.a Talia al Ghul in ''Batman Inc'']], Incorporated'']], etc.
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* ''ComicBook/SwampThing''
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* {{Reconstruction}}: Morrison likes to put things back together as much as they enjoy pulling them apart, even if they do put them back together in very different ways than they started out; in particular, their recent superhero works have been largely an attempt to bring back [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver]] and [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] superhero tropes after the lengthy process of deconstruction they've been subject to, albeit in a way that works post-[[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks Dark Age]].

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* {{Reconstruction}}: Morrison likes to put things back together as much as they enjoy pulling them apart, even if they do put them back together in very different ways than they started out; in particular, their recent superhero works have been largely an attempt to bring back [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver]] and [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] superhero tropes after the lengthy process of deconstruction they've been subject to, albeit in a way that works post-[[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks post-[[MediaNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks Dark Age]].



*** On a more general note, Batman's aversion to alcohol, at least as far as UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks had it, was originally part of his goody-two-shoes personality. Now, it is part of his fear of losing his physical and mental edge if he drinks, so he has good reason to prefer milk.

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*** On a more general note, Batman's aversion to alcohol, at least as far as UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks had it, was originally part of his goody-two-shoes personality. Now, it is part of his fear of losing his physical and mental edge if he drinks, so he has good reason to prefer milk.
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** ''[[ComicBook/{{JusticeLeagueOfAmericaRockOfAges}} Rock of Ages]]''

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** During their stint writing for Hollywood, Morrison pitched ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'' and ''ComicBook/MoonKnight'' films to Creator/MarvelStudios. They chalked up their rejection as Hollywood not having respect for comic book writers.
** They also famously co-wrote a treatment for ''Film/TheFlash2023'' with Creator/EzraMiller, which ended up being one of the many iterations of the film that didn't go anywhere.

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* ''[[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Batman: Gothic]]'', a four issue arc from #6 #10 from ''Legends of the Dark Knight''



** They're big on GenreBusting, but they specially like to incorporate [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]] and [[HumanoidAbomination Humanoid Abominations]] to their stories. [[ComicBook/DoomPatrol The Phone Avatar, the Candlemaker, the Decreator, the Scissormen, Red Jack,]] [[ComicBook/SevenSoldiers the Nebula Man,]] [[ComicBook/KidEternity the Shichiriron, the Lords of Chaos,]] [[ComicBook/FinalCrisis Darkseid, Mandrakk, the Overmind,]] [[ComicBook/TheInvisibles the Archons, Barbelith, Mr. Quimper, Orlando, the Harlequinnade, the King in Yellow, the Blind Chessman, the Roswell Incident,]] [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison the Hyper-Adapter, Dr. Simon Hurt, Bar]][[ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal batos,]] [[ComicBook/FiftyTwo Mr. Mind,]] [[ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth the Bat,]] [[ComicBook/{{Nameless}} the Titans and the Outsiders, the Entity,]] [[ComicBook/{{Zenith}} the Lloigor,]] [[ComicBook/JLA1997 the Star Conqueror, Maggedon, the Pax Dei,]] [[ComicBook/ActionComicsNew52 Vyndktvx,]] [[ComicBook/TheFilth Mother Dirt, Man Yellow and Man Green,]] [[ComicBook/AllStarSuperman the Chronovore, the Sun-Eater, Solaris,]] [[ComicBook/TheGreenLantern the Green Lantern Entities,]] [[ComicBook/MarvelBoy Hexus, the Living Corporation;]] [[ComicBook/TheMultiversity the Gentry or the Empty Hand]] are just a few examples.

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** They're big on GenreBusting, but they specially like to incorporate [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]] and [[HumanoidAbomination Humanoid Abominations]] to their stories. [[ComicBook/DoomPatrol The Phone Avatar, the Candlemaker, the Decreator, the Scissormen, Red Jack,]] [[ComicBook/SevenSoldiers the Nebula Man,]] [[ComicBook/KidEternity the Shichiriron, the Lords of Chaos,]] [[ComicBook/FinalCrisis Darkseid, Mandrakk, the Overmind,]] [[ComicBook/TheInvisibles the Archons, Barbelith, Mr. Quimper, Orlando, the Harlequinnade, the King in Yellow, the Blind Chessman, the Roswell Incident,]] [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison the Hyper-Adapter, Dr. Simon Hurt, Bar]][[ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal batos,]] [[ComicBook/FiftyTwo Mr. Mind,]] [[ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth the Bat,]] [[ComicBook/{{Nameless}} the Titans and the Outsiders, the Entity,]] [[ComicBook/{{Zenith}} the Lloigor,]] Lloigor,]], [[Comicbook/{{Batman}} Mister Whisper,]] [[ComicBook/JLA1997 the Star Conqueror, Maggedon, the Pax Dei,]] [[ComicBook/ActionComicsNew52 Vyndktvx,]] [[ComicBook/TheFilth Mother Dirt, Man Yellow and Man Green,]] [[ComicBook/AllStarSuperman the Chronovore, the Sun-Eater, Solaris,]] [[ComicBook/TheGreenLantern [[ComicBook/{{Annihilator}} the Green Lantern Entities,]] Oorga,]] [[ComicBook/MarvelBoy Hexus, the Living Corporation;]] [[ComicBook/TheMultiversity the Gentry or the Empty Hand]] are just a few examples.Hand]]... The list goes on!
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** Really, if there's a bald main character in a Morrison book, it's not a stretch to think it's just a SelfInsert of them. Even the bratty Damian Wayne shows hints of evolving into one with his decision to become a vegetarian and adopting a cart.

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** Really, if there's a bald main character in a Morrison book, it's not a stretch to think it's just a SelfInsert of them. Even the bratty Damian Wayne shows hints of evolving into one with his decision to become a vegetarian and adopting a cart.cat.



* GainaxEnding: As of this writing, there are eight entries in the "Comic Books" section of this page and four of them are about comics they wrote.

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* GainaxEnding: As of this writing, there are eight entries Grant is the writer with more works in the "Comic Books" comicbook section of this page and four of them are about comics they wrote.GainaxEnding.
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** Many have noted his tendency to show suicide in their works, usually followed by a [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments touching scene of]] TalkingDownTheSuicidal. Examples include [[ComicBook/AllStarSuperman the goth girl from All Star Superman]], [[ComicBook/DoomPatrol Crazy Jane]], [[ComicBook/TheFilth Greg Feely]], [[ComicBook/SevenSoldiers Sir Justin]]...
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** [[ComicBook/TheInvisibles King Mob and Lord Fanny]], [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Mo G.]], [[ComicBook/SuicideSquad "The]] [[ComicBook/AnimalMan Writer"]] [[labelnote:*]]this one was actually written by John Ostrander as a TakeThat to their appearance in ''ComicBook/AnimalMan''[[/labelnote]], [[ComicBook/SevenSoldiers No-Beard]], [[ComicBook/FinalCrisis Nix Uotan]], both [[ComicBook/DoomPatrol Wally]] [[ComicBook/FlexMentallo Sages]], [[ComicBook/TheFilth Greg Feely]], [[ComicBook/SevenSoldiers Mind]] [[ComicBook/FiftyTwo Grabber]] [[ComicBook/FlexMentallo Man]], [[ComicBook/We3 the homeless man]], [[ComicBook/NewXMen Professor X]], [[ComicBook/SevenSoldiers The Seven Unknown Men of Slaughter Swamp]], the "Batman" architect from ''Tales of the Unexpected'' [[labelnote:*]]again by a different writer, in this case Creator/BrianAzzarello. Morrison was reportedly unhappy with the character's [[PhoneticAccent Scottish accent]][[/labelnote]], and many more.

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** [[ComicBook/TheInvisibles King Mob and Lord Fanny]], [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Mo G.]], [[ComicBook/SuicideSquad "The]] [[ComicBook/AnimalMan Writer"]] [[labelnote:*]]this one was actually written by John Ostrander as a TakeThat to their appearance in ''ComicBook/AnimalMan''[[/labelnote]], [[ComicBook/SevenSoldiers No-Beard]], [[ComicBook/FinalCrisis Nix Uotan]], both [[ComicBook/DoomPatrol Wally]] [[ComicBook/FlexMentallo Sages]], [[ComicBook/TheFilth Greg Feely]], [[ComicBook/TheMultiversity Doc Tornado]], [[ComicBook/SevenSoldiers Mind]] [[ComicBook/FiftyTwo Grabber]] [[ComicBook/FlexMentallo Man]], [[ComicBook/We3 the homeless man]], [[ComicBook/NewXMen Professor X]], [[ComicBook/SevenSoldiers The Seven Unknown Men of Slaughter Swamp]], the "Batman" architect from ''Tales of the Unexpected'' [[labelnote:*]]again by a different writer, in this case Creator/BrianAzzarello. Morrison was reportedly unhappy with the character's [[PhoneticAccent Scottish accent]][[/labelnote]], and many more.
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* ''ComicBook/SevenSoldiers''''ComicBook/SevenSoldiersOfVictory2005''
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** They're big on GenreBusting, but they specially like to incorporate [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]] and [[HumanoidAbomination Humanoid Abominations]] to their stories. [[ComicBook/DoomPatrol The Phone Avatar, the Candlemaker, the Decreator, the Scissormen, Red Jack,]] [[ComicBook/SevenSoldiers the Nebula Man]], [[ComicBook/KidEternity the Shichiriron, the Lords of Chaos,]] [[ComicBook/FinalCrisis Darkseid, Mandrakk, the Overmind,]] [[ComicBook/TheInvisibles the Archons, Barbelith, Mr. Quimper, Orlando, the Harlequinnade, the King in Yellow, the Blind Chessman, the Roswell Incident,]] [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison the Hyper-Adapter, Dr. Simon Hurt, Bar]][[ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal batos,]] [[ComicBook/FiftyTwo Mr. Mind,]] [[ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth the Bat,]] [[ComicBook/{{Nameless}} the Titans and the Outsiders, the Entity]], [[ComicBook/JLA1997 the Star Conqueror, Maggedon, the Pax Dei,]] [[ComicBook/ActionComicsNew52 Vyndktvx,]] [[ComicBook/TheFilth Mother Dirt, Man Yellow and Man Green,]] [[ComicBook/AllStarSuperman the Chronovore, the Sun-Eater, Solaris,]] [[ComicBook/TheGreenLantern the Green Lantern Entities]], [[ComicBook/TheMultiversity the Gentry or the Empty Hand]] are just a few examples.

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** They're big on GenreBusting, but they specially like to incorporate [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]] and [[HumanoidAbomination Humanoid Abominations]] to their stories. [[ComicBook/DoomPatrol The Phone Avatar, the Candlemaker, the Decreator, the Scissormen, Red Jack,]] [[ComicBook/SevenSoldiers the Nebula Man]], Man,]] [[ComicBook/KidEternity the Shichiriron, the Lords of Chaos,]] [[ComicBook/FinalCrisis Darkseid, Mandrakk, the Overmind,]] [[ComicBook/TheInvisibles the Archons, Barbelith, Mr. Quimper, Orlando, the Harlequinnade, the King in Yellow, the Blind Chessman, the Roswell Incident,]] [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison the Hyper-Adapter, Dr. Simon Hurt, Bar]][[ComicBook/DarkNightsMetal batos,]] [[ComicBook/FiftyTwo Mr. Mind,]] [[ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumASeriousHouseOnSeriousEarth the Bat,]] [[ComicBook/{{Nameless}} the Titans and the Outsiders, the Entity]], Entity,]] [[ComicBook/{{Zenith}} the Lloigor,]] [[ComicBook/JLA1997 the Star Conqueror, Maggedon, the Pax Dei,]] [[ComicBook/ActionComicsNew52 Vyndktvx,]] [[ComicBook/TheFilth Mother Dirt, Man Yellow and Man Green,]] [[ComicBook/AllStarSuperman the Chronovore, the Sun-Eater, Solaris,]] [[ComicBook/TheGreenLantern the Green Lantern Entities]], Entities,]] [[ComicBook/MarvelBoy Hexus, the Living Corporation;]] [[ComicBook/TheMultiversity the Gentry or the Empty Hand]] are just a few examples.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: They might have experimented with drugs in the past, but they claim they've ''never'' indulged in anything as severe as crack cocaine.

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They might have experimented with drugs in the past, but they claim they've ''never'' indulged in anything as severe as crack cocaine.cocaine.
** It's also no secret that Grant enjoys [[ReimaginingTheArtifact reviving tropes and themes from the Golden and Silver Ages for the modern day]], [[{{Reconstruction}} ironing out the kinks to better fit in with modern sensibilities while keeping the same spirit of the original]]… and yet even ''they'' had nothing nice to say about Creator/FrankMiller's [[ComicBook/HolyTerror effort]] to revive [[WartimeCartoon 1940s-era wartime propaganda comics]] for UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror, calling the idea "decadent indulgence" that's offensive to the troops fighting that war in the real world.

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* ''[[ComicBook/{{JusticeLeagueOfAmericaRockOfAges}} Rock of Ages]]''
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