Writen by: Peter J. Tomasi
Art by: Patrick Gleason
School work is absolutely killing me! As CFO, the amount of work needed for this business simulation is insane. The part that makes me upset is that the business policy game manual continues to reference pro-forma spreadsheets that were never supplied to us!
Anyway off to the review...
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This is another title that never really got completely rebooted, based on my little knowledge of Batman and Robin. I say this because Tim Drake, Bruce Wayne's son, plays Robin. Obvious reasons being that if they completely rebooted Batman and Robin, there would be no Nightwing, right?
Anyway, there is nothing very revealing about this first issue except for a creepy bad guy that has his sights on Bruce Wayne. Batman "celebrates" his parents death, giving the reader a little back story on Bruce Wayne and how his parents were murdered in front of him; thus, eventually spawning Batman. Batman takes his son to spot in which they were killed (via sewers? not sure why) and vows a new outlook on life: to celebrate their life (not their death).
My reaction? Batman is a little bit of a sissy and Robin is a total jackass to his father. Robin doesn't seem to have any respect for his father and Batman turned into an over-protective father. For a 10 year old kid, he's given a very rebellious attitude that a teenager would have... He wants to do things his way and bum-rush bad guys with brute force -- usually not a good idea.
I suppose this comic was really to lay the ground work for the type of relationship Batman and Robin (father and son) have with each other. It's not pretty.
I've read different perspectives on this comic... Some people felt Batman was a total douche to Robin... Me? I think Robin is an over confident little punk that probably should listen to his father a little more.
Writing: 9/10
Art: 10/10 (I love Patrick Gleason! I'm a little biased because he drew a sketch of Kyle Rayner for me at Comic Con 2010)
Storytelling: 8/10
Overall: 9/10
I'm pretty sure that I will be picking up the next issue!
