SuperHeroBooks - All-Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder, Vol. 1
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Manufacturer: DC Comics
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781401216818
ISBN: 1401216811
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2008-07-08
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: 2008-07-08
Studio: DC Comics
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Summary: Miller the iconoclast is back!
Comment: I can understand some of the negative flak that this volume has received, since All-Star Batman & Robin is vintage Miller, doing what he does best: exploring, taking apart and playing with yet another icon of comic book lore. In this case, the target of Mr. Miller's satirical, cynical yet human wit is the partnership between Batman and Robin. The subject is not new to Miller- his seminal and revolutionary "The Dark Knight Returns" featured a young girl as Robin- but this time he revisits the traditional genesis of the Batman/Robin team-up.
As is his trademark, Miller doesn't hesitate to tear down and mock any aspect of the hallowed Batman lore. As such, Robin is a precocious little brat (though not as bad as Damian, Batman's son in the hugely disappointing other series going on in DC right now), with the wit and sarcasm you'd expect from a tough teenager. He makes fun of Batman, pokes holes in his mythos, challenges him in a very different way. This is not the Robin "Boy hostage" we've grown accustomed to seeing, nor is Miller's Batman the dark-but-not-too-dark hero making the rounds right now. This Batman is borderline psychotic, demented and dark, and clearly foreshadows the evolution we see in Dark Knight Returns/Strikes again.
The art is terrific, as is to be expected from Lee. I highly recommend this volume, as I think it's essential to challenge even the most revered of heroes and conventions. It's people like Miller who keep the genre fresh!
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Summary: Lighten up
Comment: I can't really tell you what Frank Miller had in his head when he was writing this and the emotions he intended to get out, but what I recieved after reading this was that it was more or less a tounge in cheek look at the character. I mean, (small spoiler) the whole beginning of the scene at the end with the yellow paint has got to be one of the funniest things i've read in a bat-book in years. Take it as you will. If you have a sense of humor I'm sure you won't have a problem with this book. Well, maybe except that they bleep out of naughty words. But it is a comic and I suppose DC feels a kid may pick it up or something. I can't wait for the next trade.
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Summary: By far Millers worst work ever
Comment: Saying that there's some hidden meaning in this story is just hoping for the best. The truth of the matter is that this is the worst thing Miller has yet written. It has no purpose and no meaning. He's capitalizing on The Dark Knight Returns by quoting that book(we've always been criminals, we have to be) and bringing back the babe with the swastikas on her chest. The idea that this was the beginning of it all is compelling, but the story HAS to match up, and it has to stand on its own. We can't congratulate ourselves for recognizing these references and give the work a credit it doesn't deserve.The Wonder Woman characters rage was poorly executed and insulting. This is Millers worst moment by far. Is it something about the DC characters themselves that with rare exception brings out the worst in almost ever writer? Personally I didn't like Jim Lee's artwork either. Miller is best when he illustrates himself with due respect to Bill Siekvitch. Lee's work is so juvenille. I would have preferred a better story illustrated by Jae Lee perhaps, but Jim's work is so played out and obvious. This is a very, very, bad book.
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Summary: Great Artwork, Bad Writing
Comment: I just finished reading this. I have to agree with the other reviews that the art is flawless, but the writing was poor and not very well thought out. This is a very grotesque depiction of Batman and Robin. Notice how all the characters speak the same way. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Frank Miller's Dark Knight, but this just doesn't cut it. How did this get through the editors of DC? Again, the artwork is the only thing saving this trainwreck.
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Summary: Mr. Frank Miller Putting His A** on the Line Again
Comment: This story is not meant to be taken seriously, folks. Except it is. Not really. Yes it is. No, really, it's about thumbing your nose at the seriousness of the Batman character. It hangs out the laundry of this strange billionaire that never were aired out. It's funny, raw, unbelievable and emotionally true. IT'S PURE COMIC BOOK. When he's writing about jerks, sexy women and corruption, Mr. Miller doesn't pussy foot around. In this series, neither does The Bat Man. Hooray for Mr Miller. Just don't let my kids read this garbage until they're 18. I mean, "love chunks?" Come on. Just kidding. No, seriously, I mean it.
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The talents responsible for some of Batman's greatest tales, Frank Miller (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, Sin City) and Jim Lee (BATMAN: HUSH) team up for the first time to bring you Batman and Robin like you've never seen them before in this reinvention of these classic characters. All hell breaks loose at the circus as Bruce Wayne and gal pal Vicki Vale witness a young boy's life shattered before their eyes. Orphaned, Dick Grayson has nowhere to go and no one to turn to -- no one but Bruce Wayne! Expect action, adventure, guest-stars and the unexpected as Miller and Lee deliver the ultimate tales of the Dynamic Duo!
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