Comics! Batman & Robin #11

Batman & Robin #11

Peter J. Tomasi: writer
Patrick Gleason: penciller
Mick Gray, Keith Champagne, and Tom Nguyen: inkers

The Solicitation
• DAMIAN makes good on his decision to defeat each ROBIN, and in a brilliant show of arrogance, starts with RED HOOD! • The army of BATFREAKS is dead set on avenging their plight starts with the people of Gotham City!

Preview

Why I Bought It
Third favorite Bat-book out right now, favorite Damian book period. Give me more Damian!

What I Liked
Half of the comic. Its obviously the half of the comic that dealt with Damian fighting Red Hood. And anytime Damian speaks. Seriously, the rest of the comic is crap, let's just forget about it.

Obviously I'm going a little big on a fan-boy rage, but I just can't stand the villains in this. This comic should just be about Damian and breaking down his character, and honestly its the subplot of the book that drives that best.

What I Didn't Like
The thing that made the previous story line so much better was the fact that the villain seemed to be more of an intellectual match for both Batman and Robin. Here it is simply a bunch of disabled, D-list villains trying to get revenge on Batman. That was essentially what Nobody wanted as well, but his vendetta was more personal that could really hit home since he knew Bruce's identity. These villains now just pale in comparison.

I really hope that this book doesn't take about 9 issues to tell these villain's story like the previous one. I may just have to drop the book if that is the case.

Panel to Remember
The surprise first punch between Robin and Red Hood was spot on. The background was a flash to the past  when Jason Todd got smashed in the face with a crowbar. And it was more the look on Joker's face that drove it home.

Quotable
"Don't forget, I know where you live- you little brat." - Jason to Damian as Damian runs off with the Red hood mask.

Grades
Words: 7/10
Pictures: 8/10 - Gleason seems to be getting more splashy with each issue, and with the team of inkers coming on, I think he may be slipping in his schedule. We will probably see a fill in artist sometime soon.
Buy Next Issue: Yea. Just hope they get to the good parts of the comic quickly.