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I know that this is only the beginning of Morrison's run, but I was still expecting a much more complete story than what this delivered, especially with the title of The Black Glove and it being a deluxe edition. While extremely entertaining and gripping, it often comes off (to me at least) as a batch of subplots thrown together in one book without an overarching plot. What is especially confusing is the layout of the book. The beginning is Batman & Son, which has been released as its own title in the past, and then, halfway through, we're introduced to the kind of "Black Glove" story. It eventually... kind of connects, but the ending didn't give me the payoff I was hoping for. The art throughout (besides the miserable Clown at Midnight chapter) is spectacular, especially when it goes back to the golden age style for the island mystery portion of the book. I've been told that R.I.P. clears up a lot of what happens in this book, but to me, if that's the case, then it should be included with this book, as the story is far from being over, and not in a sequel sense. It just ends with no answers whatsoever.

So it's not a bad book, it's just very confusing and doesn't give the reader much to work with. I will be reading R.I.P. next, so that may change my opinion on it, but as of right now, I'm not too thrilled. Certain aspects of the book deserve 4.5 stars and some of it really is amazing, but the whole delivery of it left a bad taste in my mouth after finishing it up. I'm hoping for the best with the next book, because I really really want this story to work out in the end.

Edit: Just finished R.I.P. More is left unanswered by the end, but it fixes a lot of the issues I had with this book. I guess someone should have explained to me that these books all work together. And not just like sequels. These are all the same book. It'd be nice if these were sold as a single book of Morrison's run with Batman. It'd make it all feel a bit more complete and it would hold together better, in my opinion.