A Knight Terrors: Robin #2 Video Review – Shared Dream State

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A Knight Terrors #2 Video Review – Who Needs Batman?

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A Knight Terrors: Robin #1 Micro-Review – Pick a Robin!

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Knight Terrors Robin 1, cover, July 2023, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki Brad AndersonTITLE: Knight Terrors: Robin #1
AUTHOR: Kenny Porter
ARTISTS: Miguel Mendonca, Adriano Lucas (Colorist), Tom Napolitano (Letterer). Cover by Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, & Brad Anderson.
RELEASED: July 11, 2023

By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder

This one didn’t do much for me. It went over a lot of the standard tragic backstory stuff for Jason Todd and Tim Drake. I actually would have preferred they just pick either Jason or Tim, and have the issue simply be focused on one character. It’s not like Batman’s family of characters has any shortage of baggage to sift through.

One character who, oddly enough, wasn’t mentioned in this issue: Tim’s boyfriend Bernard. You’d think that would have been a lay-up, with Tim being afraid something’ll happen to him, etc.

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A Tim Drake: Robin #8 Micro-Review – Water-Proof Motorcycles?

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Tim Drake Robin 8, cover, April 2023, Dan PanosianTITLE: 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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Tim Drake Robin 7, cover, March 2023, Dan PanosianTITLE: 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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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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