Decompression is the very essence of modern sequential art, at least that part of it that consists of superhero stories told under the auspices of the big two comics publishers. Still,Batman and Robin Eternal #4 takes this phenomenon to extremes. The book is two extended scenes. The first details the attempt of Mother's agents — or perhaps it would be more accurate to refer to them as her children — to kill an amnesiacBruce Wayne at his Welcome Back gala. The second examines the relationships among the various members of the extended Bat Family left behind in the Bat Cave, particularly Harper Row, Stephanie Brown, and the freshly reintroduced Cassandra Cain. Read Full Review

Another great week of Batman and Robin Eternalas Orlando gives us more humor alongside another twist in the Mother story. The artwork is consistent with what we've been seeing from the issues so far as Eaton delivers his take on the Robins as well as an appearance from Batgirl. The teamwork from all the “Real” Robins has been great to see so farany chance the new Robins will be sticking around? Read Full Review

This issue pushed the story forward just enough. It adds to the mystery of Mother and Orphan and solidifies the deep bond between Dick and Barbara. Bringing in the Robins and Batgirl was a nice touch. The Bat-Family works well in this format and expanding it adds to the overall approach. This story is about family at its heart and all families continue to expand over time. Read Full Review

Regardless, BATMAN & ROBIN ETERNAL continues to be an intriguing and worthwhile book. It's a month in and I'm just as engaged with the story as I was with issue one. The team really comes together to help each other out here and finally, all of the "children" of Batman are working together. They've got a great read and I cannot wait for next week's issue. Read Full Review

Batman & Robin Eternal #4 is another fun issue, but the mystery doesn't go anywhere. It just keeps getting thicker. I can't wait to see where we end up in the end. Read Full Review

This weekly series has been a lot more even than DC's past attempts thus far. With the current Robins/sidekicks at the center of the story, it's fun to see them interact with the We Are Robin crew so early, and I think that's going to be a recurring part of the plot. Read Full Review

A brilliant kitchen fight setpiece, a glacially slow B-plot with Cassandra Cain, and a few unnecessarily sour and confusing character notes. 4 out of 5 for the action, 3 out of 5 for the characterization, leading to an overall rating of… Read Full Review

The mysteries are spinning, the revelations are coming, and everything is still on track for a good yarn. Let's hope it stays that way. Read Full Review

Batman & Robin Eternal still has my attention after this fourth issue, though the “curse” of the weekly title and rotating artists is already starting to rear its head. This story is well written and the art gets the story told, but I'll be hoping for some more dynamic visuals in issue #5. Read Full Review

Orlando does a solid job of advancing the main narrative, setting up a number of soon to be explored threads while adding some welcome characterization. Unfortunately, issue #4 also offers up some inconsistencies, as for the first time the writer/artist carousel makes itself noticeably obvious. Read Full Review

Batman and Robin Eternal #4 is a decent issue that doesn't do too much to make itself stand out. It's the weakest issue of the bunch, but is still entertaining due to the witty humor and massive roster. The issue ends on a strong cliffhanger that establishes how formidable the antagonist might actually be. This is still a series very much worth your time, and I can't wait to see where it goes from here. Read Full Review

This single panel sums up all the artwork in the book quite nicely. Read Full Review

So not a great entry, but not a terrible one either. It had it's moments. Certainly the kitchen surprise with all the Robins was very entertaining, but the rest of the issue even including what should have been a shocking cliffhanger, just didn't pack the emotional punch I think it meant to. (Now that cliffhanger bomb, from issue #1, there's a different story!)I know plots on a big epic like this take time to build but c'mon creative team, try a little harder please. The savior of the week though was penciller Scot Eaton. His art was energetic and the man knows his way about drawing a kitchen. All in all each week the artists are really holding their own in trying to make each chapter as exciting as possible. I just hope the writers get the memo, and start doing the same. If you need me I will be cautiously optimistic waiting on the rooftop, using the Batsignal to make menacing shadow puppets. Till next time, Gotham" Read Full Review

Overall, not a bad issue but nothing special either. I'll bereturning toEternalnext week and you should too. Read Full Review

The final page holds a big surprise about how far Mother's reach goes, and hopefully it will kick things back into high gear for the second month of "Batman and Robin Eternal." For now, though, this is a competent issue that never quite clears the bar of being average. Read Full Review

While I liked the awesome addition of the We are Robin crew and Batgirl, this issue fell flat...until the end.  Steve Orlando follows suit of giving readers a mediocre issue with an awesome cliffhanger. Scot Eaton's art was good, but in the end, I can not recommend this issue and am starting to grow angry at where this book is (and isn't) going. Read Full Review

We are only four issues into Batman & Robin Eternal and we've already found the first stinker. That is a bad sign. Unnecessarily long fights, flat humor, and superfluous guest appearances mar what could have been an entertaining installment in the Eternal saga. How did we go from the awesomeness of the premiere issue to this? I just hope the creative team can pull it together. I can't imagine having to sit through 22 more issue like this…. Read Full Review

So this issue circles the same quality as the previous one. The script is filled with one liners and no real character development, the plot shuffles along slightly and a lot of time is dedicated to cross promotion (not a bad thing if handled well). The art is clean, but lifeless. Four issues in and the series desperately needs an injection of creativity. Because at the moment this is just DC selling a product by slapping Batman's name on it, whilst ignoring quality (like they often do). Read Full Review

Batman & Robin Eternal #4 - Bruce Wayne is about to be attacked by the majority of their guests in the re-bienvenida that the city of Gotham to held in his honor, but Dick arrives in time to protect Bruce, all while Red Robin cares for him the back from the Batcave.

When Red Robin crossed the guest list to the list that Cassandra gave to Dick, the result is that people in Cassandra list are not objective, they are actually people scheduled for Mother.

The continuous fight in the party, Dick manages to keep at Bay the first attackers but more and more they appear, then the cavalry appeared; "We are Robin" group of young people who took the protection in their hands after the disappearance of Batman come to help Dick and help protect Bruce. more

Weaker than the last two issues. The fight scene feels cluttered and goes on for too long, and the Batfamily interactions feel disjointed. Highlight was Dick giving a lecture to the new Robins.