Batman and Robin #14Peter J. Tomasi: writer
Patrick Gleason and Tomas Giorello: pencillers
Mick Gray: inker
The Solicitation
• Damian sets out to take down the Z Club!
• Batfans won’t want to miss this lead-in to the “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” event!
Preview
Why I Bought It
Batman and Robin, aka the Damian Show, has had a pretty decent run the past couple of issues. It can't get any worse, right?
What I Liked
I realized this issue that you can only have Gleason draw this comic, and all of the comic, or else anyone subbing in for a couple of pages just looks bad. Gleason started the art with the first few pages, then didn't come back until the end. It would have been better just for him to stay away for the whole issue. Hell, it could have been the past couple of issues if he was falling that far behind.
The only part of the story that I liked was the end when Damian showed the one pearl he found for Bruce that came from his mother's necklace. But it wasn't set up right. It just lacked that emotional payoff that the scene tried to pull off.
What I Didn't Like
This was a mess of a book. Seriously, from the art to the writing. It lacked a lot of emotional punch and consistency. It was a back handed way to tie in the Death of the Family story to the book with Joker being the one in charge of the zombies. How was that? By his use of chemicals in some manner. How did it make everyone want to be like zombies? Who knows.
Panel to Remember
Back in the cave they had a display for Jason Todd's Robin costume. Interesting. I don't remember off hand if this is the first time it is shown in the cave, but man, that is pretty weird.
Quotable
"Eat to live." - if only so I never have to hear that ridiculous phrase ever again.
Grades
Words: 5/10
Pictures: 4/10
Buy Next Issue: It is a Death in the Family official tie-in. I'll give it a go.
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