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A Tim Drake: Robin #9 Video Review – Dusk of DC
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A Tim Drake: Robin #8 Micro-Review – Water-Proof Motorcycles?
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TITLE: Tim Drake: Robin #8
AUTHOR: Meghan Fitzmartin
ARTISTS: Nikola Cizmesija, Lee Loughridge (Colorist), Tom Napolotano (Letterer). Cover by Dan Panosian.
RELEASED: April 25, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Are Tim Drake and Kate Kane supposed to be close friends? Tim Drake: Robin #8 acts as if they are. But they virtually never appear together, do they? Nevertheless, it’s cool to see two LGBTQ characters teaming up like this.
This issue sees our two main characters burst out of the waters of Gotham Marina on motorcycles. Tim says he’s been working on making the motors on the bikes waterproof. That can’t be a thing in the real world…can it? It’s got to be comic book science.
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A Tim Drake: Robin #7 Micro-Review – Through Bernard’s Eyes
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TITLE: Tim Drake: Robin #7
AUTHOR: Meghan Fitzmartin
ARTISTS: Serg Acuna, Lee Loughridge (Colorist) Tom Napolitano (Letterer). Cover by Dan Panosian.
RELEASED: March 28, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
I’m super bummed that this book is being cancelled after issue #10. It was just starting to find its legs.
This is a refreshing issue. We change things up on the artistic front, which makes for a nice jumpstart. But the issue is also told from Bernard’s point of view. Such a perspective shift is right on schedule. It’s important that we know him as a character, so we’re properly invested in his relationship with Tim. What’s more, it’s important to establish that he’s not a friggin’ moron, and can see what’s right in front of his eyes…
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A Batman #134 Micro-Review – A Visit with Mom
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TITLE: Batman #134
AUTHOR: Chip Zdarsky
ARTISTS: Mike Hawthorne, Adriano De Benedetto (Inker), Tomeu Morey (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer), Miguel Mendonca, Roman Stevens (Colorist). Cover by Jorge Jimenez.
RELEASED: April 4, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
What’s been pretty consistent about the last several issues of Batman is that the back-ups starring Tim Drake have been outperforming the main story. For whatever reason, seeing what Batman has been doing in this alternate dimension just isn’t as interesting as seeing Robin search for him.
Tim gets to visit with an alt-universe version of his mother in this issue. Creators don’t necessarily touch on Tim’s mother very often. So it feels fresh to see Zdarsky and the team explore this territory.
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Batman: The Adventures Continue – Season Three #3 Micro-Review – A Debate Club Meeting?
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TITLE: Batman: The Adventures Continue – Season Three #3
AUTHORS: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini
ARTISTS: Ty Templeton, Monica Kubina (Colorist), Josh Reed (Letterer). Cover by Baldemar Rivas.
RELEASED: March 14, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
There’s a scene in this book where Batman is getting beat up by Joker’s henchman Straightman, and he laments that Robin is away at a debate club meeting. Mind you, the scene presumably takes place late at night. Strange time for a school club meeting, huh? Unless he’s away on some kind of club-related trip. But that’s not what the book says…
Task Force X, a.k.a. the Suicide Squad, is in this issue. I get confused about the timeline of this book. Is it supposed to be before or after the events of Justice League Unlimited?
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A Batman #133 Micro-Review – Alfred With a Sword?
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TITLE: Batman #133
AUTHOR: Chip Zdarsky
ARTISTS: Mike Hawthorne, Adriano Di Benedetto (Inker), Tomeu Morey (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer), Miguel Mendona, Roman Stevens (Colorist). Cover by Jorge Jimenez.
RELEASED: March 7, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Does Alfred have a sword on that cover? Uh, why? I mean, he doesn’t wield a sword in the issue…
I go hot and cold on this “The Bat-Man of Gotham” story. Some months I’m into it, some months I’m not. The art is fine. But from a story perspective, I’m waiting for something to really pique my interest, and thus far I haven’t seen it.
I found myself wishing the Tim Drake back-up got a little more page time. Or at least this segment of the story with Toyman.
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A Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #12 Micro-Review – One Bad Date
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TITLE: Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #12
AUTHOR: Mark Waid
ARTISTS: Emanuela Lupacchino, Wade Von Grawbadger & Norm Rapmund (Inkers), Tamra Bonvillain (Colorist), Steve Wands (Letterer). Cover by Dan Mora.
RELEASED: February 21, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
This is a comedic issue about a first (and presumably last) date between Supergirl and Robin. How comedic is it played? There’s an avalanche of bowling balls released from a truck into oncoming traffic. And it’s caused by a monkey.
As a point of trivia, I didn’t know Kara Zor-El and Dick Grayson were around the same age. I just naturally assumed she was younger than him.
Dan Mora is strictly on cover duty this month. But Lupacchino, Von Grawbadger, and Rapmund do a fine job. I’d be open to seeing more from them on this book.
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