But, what exactly is this idea I speak of? upon introduction as a motif, beginning with a young member of the Robin movement on the first page. I always love the owls. We Are Robin was a fantastic debut series that had a pretty nice premise to kick things off. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Welcome back. By Matthew Peterson on December 3, 2015 0 Comments. tries justifying his snitch ass with some rubbish about "controlling arrests" "for their own good." Just wow. Throughout my time reading New 52 titles, I've been met with a lot of steaming piles of trash, but this might truly be the steamiest. "Robin War" #2 brings the story to a slightly rushed but overall satisfactory conclusion, as King, Randolph, Martinez, Fernandez, Di Giandomenico, Pugh, McDaniel and Owens give us a story about rising up in the face of adversity. Robin War #1 Review. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Fortunately, I read all the Batman/Robin etc titles so reading this story line wasn't too much extra work. 7.2 Avg. He just stopped a liquor store robbery. It's time to kick off the latest big event from DC Comics with Robin War #1! Robin War #1 - Review Read 4 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Full review here. Wow, I ended up enjoying most of this volume. There fluidity between the main issues of this storyarc is almost inexistant, while the tie-ins barely had any real relevancy to the issue at hand. Robin War #1 book. At the same time the city council is being influenced by the Court of Owls who have a sinister plan that actually comes to fruition at the end of the volume, but I'm sure things aren't what they seem. A meandering mess with pointless crossovers asking what it means to be ROBIN. He’s a good guy! It was a time of change in Gotham. Tom King, Khary Randolph, Alain Mauricet, Jorge Corona and Andres Guinaldo launch a Bat-family crossover with "Robin War" #1, which takes all the promise of "We Are Robin" and makes it finally pay off. Posted by Dave S | Dec 6, 2015 | 0 . Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. That would be an interesting question to discuss, but not like this. Robin War #1. [Jason and Tim fake/real fight and Tim "does a Grayson" (as Damian put it) and soars through the air to release all the kid Robins from the cages. 2020 In Review: Top Comic Series Top Comic Issues Top New Series. I like a lot of the ideas that are *implied* or *alluded to* in this story, but fuck Robin War for its execution. And anything that uses Dick Grayson prominently (and well) gets brownie points, too. 'Robin War' #2 brings the story to a slightly rushed but overall satisfactory conclusion, as King, Randolph, Martinez, Fernandez, Di Giandomenico, Pugh, McDaniel and Owens give us a story about rising up in the face of adversity. I mean, the tie-ins are kinda important to the story but, Maybe it would be better to leave them in their own series's graphic novels but, seeing as how this isn't a company wide crossover and more of a Gotham wide crossover and there are only a few tie-in issues it makes sense. You can still see all customer reviews for the product. Gotham City has a Robin problem, and their answer is to criminalize Robin in all forms. Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast! So the story is that Gotham is now making the robin movement illegal so now dick Grayson, red hood, red robin, and Damian Wayne are helping the robins to survive these "robin laws" that are being orchestrated by the court of owls. Much like how one wrong move from a group of heroes over in Marvel brought about the big bang of Civil War, Robin War starts off the same way. Anyway, enough about the blogger, let's talk art! I read this only due to its crossover with Grayson (a title I'm thoroughly enjoying), and boy was it a slog. With the crackdowns on Robins, R-iko is sent to Gotham Academy by her adoptive parents who were wanting to keep her safe. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published I especially enjoyed the dynamics between the four robins (and Duke). Absolutely not. Robin War #2 Review and *SPOILERS* Robin No More. More than anything, the artwork is what kept me hooked onto this particular series from start to finish. Although they've all carried the mantle, they are very different men and have a different approach to detective work and crime fighting. IT HURTS SO GOOD. It's cool to see Duke leading the Robins. The artwork varies A LOT throughout this series (it could look disastrous at times, and wonderful at other times), but hey! Very interesting time frame. the focus doesn't evolve around the fan favorite Legacy characters, instead our story begins with a bunch of throw-away wannabe Robins. I’ll give this to Robin War #1, it certainly lives up to its title. Right now I literally have no words to describe the ending of this story line. Refresh and try again. He’s a Robin! batman fans, robin fans, action fans, fans of team ups. I'm a huge fan of the Bat Family, but I have a particular soft spot for the Robins - Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Damian Wayne. The war has finally begun. However, the idea itself was far from enough to keep this event stable, coherent and worthwhile. I have been looking forward to this event for some time and just could not wait to see all the Robins meet up with a new Batman and a threat like the Court of Owls. That's kinda how Crossovers work, dummy! A boring mini-event about a youth uprising vigilante movement, written and edited by people who have obviously never actually been part of a revolutionary movement. Duke is Badass! Lee Bermejo is a professional illustrator and comic book artist. [Dick decided to train up the teen Robins instead of just sending them home. The Gotham city council outlaws Robins so anyone wearing red or yellow is arrested, of course using excessive force. I genuinely think this is the worst New 52 book I've read yet, and that is really saying something. Jan 14, 2016 Bill Heuer Comic Editorials 3. Spending nearly two full comics on no name characters who we'lol never see again is a waste. Robin War #2 Review and *SPOILERS* Tags: robin damian story robin war court. In part 1 of this new epic, it’s Robins vs. cops! We really see some great teamwork here, and I love the idea of the Robins' teaching these new vigilante Robins' about it means to live up to the title of "Robin". This darkly fantastical... 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