I am merely admitting what makes me relish and heartily recommend Nameless is Burnham's response to Morrison.

I am not dismissing Morrison in the slightest. The art reaches such heights of greatness because of how Morrison inspires the artist. Lest I sound like an idiot, I know Burnham would not be on this collaboration if he did not love/respect Morrison's script and storytelling acumen. The reason I love Nameless, and I am a guy who typically hates horror stories is solely because of the inspired art of Chris Burnham. I respect his desire to challenge himself-and despite my distaste for certain elements (the lead character is a genius, but in two moments of stress in the first issue uses the term some people refer to women derisively that starts with 'c' and rhymes with 'runt')-my personal bias cannot cloud my appreciation of Morrison's powers as a storyteller. I would not want him to cash the paycheck doing Batman for 15 years, just to please fans. I do not begrudge Morrison's desire to creative pursuits. I do not dislike Morrison-I count his Animal Man and Doom Patrol runs among among my top 10 favorite comics series that I have read.īut over the years, there has been an increasing amount of obtuseness and seeming inaccessibility to the ambitious subtextual narratives he constructs. Last month when writer Grant Morrison hyped Nameless, his newest Image Comics collaboration with artist Chris Burnham, by name-dropping concepts such as 'nihilistic philosophy,' I found myself thinking 'Christ on a crutch, that sounds dreadful.' Years ago I made my peace with how to appreciate Morrison.

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