The fate of Gotham hangs in the balance as Batman and Robin battle through a horde of clay monsters that have overtaken the city!
Batman and Robin: Year One #12 is a masterful finale that cements Batman and Robin: Year One as one of the best modern takes on the classic Dynamic Duo. Mark Waid's writing balances heart and history, while Chris Samnee and Mat Lopes deliver gorgeous, emotionally-charged visuals. The story closes on growth, partnership, and legacy which is everything a Year One should be. Read Full Review
Excellent stuff, no surprise from this creative team. Read Full Review
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A great ending to a great series, with a fun rejoined by Waid and Samnee to O'Neil old insistence that Batman never makes public appearances. I want more of this.
I thought I submitted this review, but honestly this is a modern classic that I will enjoy re-reading over and appreciating everything. Maybe this series got cancelled because the sales, but a hot take is that I prefer this over Batman/Superman: World's Finest. I don't mean to trash another series to highlight another series, but I just like this series because of the consistent art, coloring, and writing for Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson.
This last chapter felt kind of anticlimactic, but overall, Waid and Samnee created the perfect Batman comic.
A wonderful conclusion to an incredibly good story that got better as it went along, particularly in the second half of the series. Waid struck a perfect balance between the action and costumed theatrics, the character development and relationship building, and the villains’ plotting and scheming. The combination of Two Face and Clayface was a clever pairing. Lots of clever twists right up through the end. The art was gorgeous. Please get YEAR TWO underway in 2026! This is probably Waid’s best work since his return to DC (even better than the early WORLD’S FINEST issues).
A good ending for an overall great run. Parts of the plot felt rushed but other than that, excellent writing and amazing art. samnee is a beast!
Overall, this was a decent conclusion of the series. Some of the plot points throughout felt like a needless retread of Robin year one. But overall, I’m looking forward to getting this in collected hardcover.
The writing for this series has been decent. But it was the artwork that really made the series shine. This and Batman Dark Patterns have been the best series to come out from DC comics in a long time. But I strongly feel that dark patterns is definitely the better of the two. The series was good. But the art is really what carried it.
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