Batman and Robin #2
Peter J. Tomasi: writer
Patrick Gleason: penciller
Mick Gray: inker
I'm loving this Batbook way more than I should. I had some good expectations in the first issue and it has just picked up.
The balance with the last Batman and Robin team of Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne was that Grayson could make things lighthearted and guide Damian towards having fun with being Robin. But Bruce is all about the mission. Bruce wants to do good but its something that he has little experience with. Bruce isn't good at redeeming Robins once they have gone down a murderous path, so it makes it interesting to see if he allows his son to go down that same path.
We get some great moments with Damian killing a bat without a second thought and then Alfred watching happen with great concern. We get a scene where Bruce buys a dog, hopefully to name him Ace like the classic Ace the Bat Hound from years ago. And then the villain reveals himself to Bruce in their civilian identities. (Seriously, is it a mandate that all the new villains know the secret identities of the heroes in this new universe?)
These are great moments that work well together. And the art goes right along with it, not missing a beat at all. I'm with this writer/artist team until they leave the book, and then I might as well just follow them wherever they go.
Words: 9/10
Pictures: 9/10
Recommend: A thousand times yes. You could even skip the first issue and get the story from this issue.
Buy Next Issue: Sold!
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