Scott Snyder: writer
Andy Kubert: penciller
Sandra Hope: inker
Part 2: Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV: writers
Alex Maleev: artist
Solicitation and Preview
Review
Fuck you, Snyder.
Sorry, but this issue got to me. Damian isn't even in the ground yet and it feels like Snyder is bringing in the next Robin.
And fuck you, DC Comics. You approved of this? This is a Spoiler/Steph Brown/Tim Drake character all rolled into one. Oh, this one has a nose ring and multi-colored hair. I guess that makes this character different. And she has a sibling.
Look, this is a decent comic. There isn't anything downright terrible about the art or writing when you look at it by itself. The issue at hand is if you have been a Bat-fan for longer than say 5 years.
If you know your Bat-history, then you know all about Steph Brown as Spoiler, and you know about Tim Drake and his origin story. Harper Row is a character that has the best elements of both those characters and have rolled them into one. There is very little original work that was done for this character to really distinguish herself that is different from those previous two characters.
Ever since the relaunch, anything Snyder has done has sounded like a loud echo of recent Bat-history. When it comes down to it, what has Night of the Owls and Death of the Family brought to Batman as a character that wasn't previously done in another Batman story? Or really done anything with any Bat-characters at all besides sell books?
I would enjoy the works if I didn't have to review them. When I review them, I give them a couple of reads and really look at everything within the pages. It has actually helped me to see when creators are actually trying something new or if a story is really hitting home.
Snyder is better than this. Snyder had something good going before the relaunch, so why has it felt so un-original since?
Grades
Words: 5/10
Pictures: 7/10 - Standard Kubert and Maleev work.
General Feeling After Reading: Suspicious and angry.
Buy Next Issue: I believe that next issue begins a huge Year Zero look at Batman. So you know, re-hashing Year One for the New 52.
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