Robin & Batman #2
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| Writer | Jeff Lemire |
| Artist | Dustin Nguyen |
| Cover Price | $5.99 |
Dick Grayson is struggling in his training to be Robin, and the Batman decides the young man needs a break...and takes him to meet the Justice League! In an awe-inspiring moment, he meets the World's Greatest Heroes...and their sidekicks! Will these teen titans get along?
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Weird Science - Gabe Hernandez
Dec 14, 2021Robin & Batman #2 blew me away. The story builds and builds for a young boy having possibly the greatest day of his life, and then the twist ending elevates the story to something completely different. The art captures every ounce of wide-eyed wonder, and this is going to be my pick of the week. Read Full Review
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But Why Tho? - William Tucker
Dec 14, 2021Robin and Batman #2 is an incredible character issue. Lemire understands and explores the relationships between the newly formed family brilliantly, filling each figure with humanity and depth. Read Full Review
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ComicBook.com - Evan Valentine
Dec 15, 2021This issue acts as a deep character study for Robin and Batman alike, and easily is one of the best issues of DC this year, let alone all of comics. Read Full Review
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Dark Knight News - Steve J Ray
Dec 15, 2021Robin & Batman #2 is brilliant. If the final issue sticks the lading, which I'm sure it will, this series will join Batman: Year One, The Long Halloween, and Dark Victory as books I'd recommend as essential reading, for anyone wanting to tackle the Dynamic Duo's adventures in chronological order. Read Full Review
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COMICON - Scott Redmond
Dec 24, 2021'Robin & Batman' continues to take a deep character-focused look at the early days of the dynamic duo through a modern lens, giving the young Robin a deeper focus this time. This gorgeous story balances the world of light and dark perfectly as some bright fun guest stars show up that add so much more to the story. At its heart, this is the story of two individuals dealing with similar traumas in different ways as they struggle to come to a place where they can thrive together. Read Full Review
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DC Comics News - Derek McNeil
Dec 28, 2021Having read his superb Black Hammer titles and other titles, I have come to expect a lot from a Jeff Lemire title. With Robin & Batman #2, Lemire has again proven his skill as a writer. And Dustin Nguyen's artwork is amazing as always. I would absolutely love to see Lemire and Nguyen on a sequel series starring the original Teen Titans. Read Full Review
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9.5
Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
Dec 14, 2021This title continues to impress and this behind the scenes glimpse of Robins early career has been a fascinating read. Read Full Review
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9.5
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Dec 14, 2021Is it any surprise that Lemire and Nguyen are putting out another masterpiece? Read Full Review
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9.5
AIPT - Nathan Simmons
Dec 14, 2021Throwing some dark twists into a story we thought we knew, the second issue of 'Robin & Batman' deepens the characterization of both characters in fascinating ways. Read Full Review
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9.3
The Comicbook Dispatch - Dispatchdcu
Dec 14, 2021THE DISPATCHJeff Lemire offers fans a unique look at a young Dick Grayson searching to find his place after the tragedy that was bestowed upon his parents. Imagine your range of emotions following the murder of your parents, then being adopted by a Billionaire only to discover hes THEE vigilante that safeguards the streets of Gotham a night. Instantly, you join his ranks realizing youre being molded as his eventual replacement. Well, thats where Lemire continues this tale. Read Full Review
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9.3
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Dec 14, 2021Nguyen delivers some fantastic visuals throughout the issue. The art is beautifully done and it fits the story, its tone and themes perfectly. Read Full Review
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9.0
Major Spoilers - Matthew Peterson
Dec 15, 2021The timeline is confounding, but the characterization is wonderful, and the swerve(s) at the end are unexpected. Add in beautiful art, and you've got yourself a winner. Read Full Review
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9.0
Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills
Dec 18, 2021This comic has a lot of strong things to say and a great way of saying them, with a really fun " albeit brief " look at the early partnership between the Boy Wonder and the Dark Knight. Read Full Review
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8.3
GWW - Emmet Davis
Dec 14, 2021We're watching Dick Grayson become Robin. We are watching Bruce Wayne instill his dominance and leadership as Batman. It's bonkers to think that Lemire and Nguyen are creating an established and definitive "origin" story for Dick Grayson's Robin. At this point in the bat birds history? But here we are. One of the best Bat books on the shelves today. Read Full Review
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5.0
Batman-News - Jay Yaws
Dec 15, 2021Sad and disappointing, Robin & Batman should be an easy recommendation, and instead it's just one more exhausting traipse through joyless Batman comics. That it's made with such craft and skill makes it all the more disappointing, as it looks stunning, and the writing isn't even bad on a technical level. As a fan of the characters, I just find the choices to be baffling and frustrating, since this could have been one of the best comics of the year. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS
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Ppl wonder why dc comics jeeps on pushing batman and that's because the fans want more of batman than any other dc superhero. This is a prime example of why batman is one if the greatest superheroes of all time. Spider man may be my favorite character of all time but if we are comparing the comics then I vastly prefer batman more than spider man
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This was simply amazing. Nguyen's art really fits here.
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Excellent. neat writing, wonderful drawings, successful plot. Good of very good comics, high flying! By far, one of the best comics I've had in a long time. Dick Grayson is a child who can't and will never be like the others. He is trained to fight. He learns the art of war, the art of stealth, espionage, manipulation. Batman prepares Robin for the worst. For him, any territory is potentially an enemy territory, any ally potentially a traitor, any fragility must be able to be exploited. The motto of Batman: always ready. It is the only truth and everything must be sacrificed, even childhood. Batman appears hard and devoid of empathy. A man who knows only one model of functioning, and who does not know how to do otherwise. Not a nice man. more
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I loved this issue, unironically. The stuff with the Titans was great, and god, that scene where Robin is forced to recite his new friends' weaknesses is so hard hitting. Just all around an exceptional comic.
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This was just perfect. The Robin story I never knew I wanted. Lemire just washed me away with Teen Titans first adventure, and then just smashed my brain with Batman's overpowering lack of regard for child innocence. It's just brutal but realistic in a way. Everyone is growing and learning in their own way. Loved it.
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Figuring out how to defeat all of his friends if he ever needed to is such a badass Batman move. Loved that he made Robin do it with the Titans.
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9.5
What a fun Issue and then it delivers a gut punch again! Dick getting to interact with the other sidekicks is delightful, and Alfred's conversation with the dean where he defends Bruce makes his disappointment in him by the end of the Issue even more tragic. I usually don't enjoy a Bruce who is obsessed with seeing his adopted children as soldiers, but it works here, and I still expect Lemire to give Bruce's and Dick's relationship a little more nuance now that Croc is coming into play. At times Nguyen's art felt a little inconsistent. It's nitpicking but it still caught my attention because everything else is so good. I'm not ready for this to end next month. There seems so much story left to tell.
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9.5
The midway point of this miniseries is another fantastic issue. The first meeting of Dick and the Titans is a fun adventure, but what packs the most punch is when Bruce makes Dick tell him all of the Titans' weaknesses. The sudden switch from Dick's natural and youthful outlook to Bruce's calculated and possibly cynical worldview is just insane. I almost didn't pick this up, but I'm glad I ended up doing so. This has been amazing so far and I'm sure the third and final issue will be incredible as well.
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9.0
A really good book, but one thing bothers me enough to give it a 9 not a 10
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9.0
Your mileage on this one will vary depending on how flexible you are toward a more Miller-esque take, as Lemire's Bruce is pretty much an asshole. The crazier edges have been sanded down from ASB just a bit to make something much more palatable and interesting. The issues setup is just perfectly executed. For much of the issues the reader is led to believe that Bruce heard Alfred's words from issue #1. He takes Robin up to the JLA's tower, where Dick meets Superman, the Justice League, and a lot of potential new friends in the Teen Titans. The fledgling Titans team up for some fun adventures around the globe, impeccable drawn by Nguyen, before sneaking back to the Tower under Hawkman's nose. This entire section of the book just oozed per more
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8.5
Same as last issue, nothing new but it's still super fun to see a writer and artist love a character so deeply. I like it.
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8.5
one of the best new Batman comics i've read in a long time. this is finally starting to actually feel like Dick Grayson, and not just Jason Todd labeled as "Grayson". the plot with the JLA watchtower and the teen titans was a lot of fun.
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8.5
Good series, but these Lemire black label series all read the same, especially the first couple pages
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7.5
This was a good comic and while there is a very dark twist at some point that I really enjoyed, there is a line from Bruce that I felt was totally not in character. Yes, Bruce is a pragmatist, but he isn't a jerk for the hell of it. And he always tried to protect Dick and tried to make him better than he is. This comic turns that on its head and I didn't appreciate that. Other than that, there is a lot of fun here, especially for Titans fans.
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7.5
I like the story a lot, but as usual Nguyen's art is just not my thing. I really think it's awful art and hurts what could have been a fantastic book.
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How anyone likes this is beyond me. Batman is a fucking psychopath in this terrible book. Batman uses Dick as a way to find ways to take down children, and uses the excuse of not letting Dick have a childhood by saying he never had one therefore Dick shouldn't.
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