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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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A Batman #133 Micro-Review – Alfred With a Sword?

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Batman 133, cover, March 2023, Jorge JimenezTITLE: 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 #131 Micro-Review – The Tim Drake Renaissance

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Batman, 131, cover, January 2023, Jorge JimenezTITLE: Batman #131
AUTHOR: Chip Zdarsky
ARTISTS: Mike Hawthorne, Miguel Mendonca, Ariano Di Benedetto (Inker), Tomeu Morey (Colorist), Roman Stevens (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer). Cover by Jorge Jimenez.
RELEASED: January 3, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

Zdarsky’s “The Bat-Man of Gotham” storyline isn’t going much for me thus far. But I eventually came around on his previous story, “Failsafe.” So I’m hopeful that will change.

I’m partial to this issue’s back-up, which sees Tim Drake commence his hunt for the missing Batman. Granted, it treads some ground we already covered more than a decade ago. But still, between the revelation about his sexuality, his new ongoing series, and him getting this spotlight in Batman, I’m digging this Tim Drake renaissance we’re having.

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