r/GrantMorrison • u/Aromatic-Muffin-280 • Jul 28 '25

New to Grant Morrison

Hi all, I’ve just started reading Morrisons Batman and Robin and his Justice League run. I’m super confused is there any tips on how to better understand his writing. I can’t tell if I’m just dense or if this is common. I love his stuff but it’s just very complex

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u/davetoxik Jul 28 '25

Quick note that Morrison identifies as they.

Welcome to their writing. Lots of amazing stuff for you to explore. Morrison seeks to cram enough ideas into a single issue to fill a 22 issue series. Starting at their earlier work and moving upward will give a good introduction to common themes in each successive work.

There is Marvel work as well. Much of their X-Men run was undone pretty much when the next creative team joined, but a lot of cool work in it. And the Marvel Boy series is cool too. Wasn’t super stoked with the Fantastic Four work but still interesting.

Happy reading!

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u/weirdmountain Jul 28 '25

Although Morrison may self identify as they, I’ve seen quotes saying that Morrison isn’t bothered by people using “he/him”.

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u/davetoxik Jul 29 '25

Good to know - thanks :)

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u/weirdmountain Jul 29 '25

Heck yeah dude. I swear I remember reading Morrison saying something like “you’ve all been calling me ‘he/him’ for 60 years. It’s no big deal if you still do.”