Tim Drake: Robin #7 is an exciting opportunity to learn more about Bernard while continuing the pacing of the overarching story. Read Full Review

After a densely plotted first arc that put Tim in the middle of a new mystery centering around the Gotham marina, Fitzmartin is able to pull back and give us a character-focused issue that puts Tim and Bernard at the centerjust in time for the series to be canceled with the end of its second arc! Read Full Review

This is a wonderful story that has the requisite action of a superhero comic book, but the focus is on one of the supporting characters. This story opens the book on Bernard Dowd, what he knows, feels, and thinks. It also is a positive depiction of gay relationship between two men. Read Full Review

Tim Drake: Robin #7 deals with the astute recognition that, as someone who is important to Robin's storyline Bernard Dowd needs fleshing out. Thankfully Tim is still coming across as assertive and capable. However, while this series has personality, it's yet to find its groove and suffers from some questionable moments in storytelling. Read Full Review

We've made it to the next part in Tim's story. This time Bernard's narration and background development isn't enough to make this any better for fans of Tim Drake and still has a lot of randomness in both the visual and story departments. I think the issues are quite minor when you compare it to the dumpster fire that was the previous arc so maybe this might feel like a breath of fresh air to some readers?Score: 5/10 Read Full Review

While one can appreciate that the issue finally takes the time to flesh out Bernard, it's done very awkwardly. Read Full Review

Comic readers these days are such snowflakes being offended by mediocre books

This issue proves that ANYBODY can become a comic book writer so long as they meet certain "criteria." It's an absolute mess of a "story" with truly incomprehensible plot points. I'm starting to think Fitzmartin is actually trolling everyone. It has to be a joke, right?

Why read it then? Because like Morpheus told Neo: "You have to see it for yourself!"

1. I mean the line about Bernard majoring in physics & biology to be a CHEF. Has to be a joke.

2. Tim thinking Bernard doesn't know he's Robin when he has changed in front of him in the last arc.

3. The "pee" line from Bernard and then his father demanding he apologize to his mother for it. For saying "pee"? Seriously?

4. Both Tim & Bernard leaving Bernard's parents in the burning restaurant to share "a moment" outside.

5. Bernard's "you're my gay awakening" line. It has to be a joke. Who talks like that?

I really think Meghan Fitzmartin is trolling all sides with this series. And probably laughing all the way to the bank. Well, maybe not that last bit. Bizarro-world 2023. more

You can put glitter on a turd all you want, it’s still a turd.

The first three critics are obviously lying.I can't wait for the wokeness to get out of our classic comics.Stop ruining our characters and get back to basic great stories without the woke BS

I realize this was supposed to be some sort of feel-good backstory for these two boys. We got to see more of Bernard and where he comes from. We got to see a cute little date scene despite the villainy hijinks. But when you look back as to how we got here, there's so little foundation that it still felt really flat to me. It's been incredibly frustrating to read, to see the lack of work put into this story, and yet to have these moments that are supposed to draw you in as a reader and the expectation that we are to give accolades for it. We're sitting before a magician, not knowing how the trick works, but tada! look and be amazed at what just happened. And that works for a magic show because we like the wonder, we like the element of the unknown there, but it doesn't work when you build a story and expect investment from the reader. Instead, everyone is looking for the next trick. It's dissatisfying, all the more so when you know what Tim is capable of as a superhero, as a human being, and he's been reduced to the "always-online bisexual." His whole point in this issue was to prop up Bernard, and it came at the expense of him as a capable superhero. We watched him fumble and stumble, making mistakes he never should have made, and yet he did, all to push Bernard's story forward instead of letting Bernard be a natural part of his. DC should have ended this title after the last issue and spared Tim the further deconstruction of his character. more

Bad writing makes a book bad. People giving this a ten do you even read comics?