SuperHeroBooks - Robin: Year One (Batman)
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Manufacturer: DC Comics
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781563898051
ISBN: 1563898055
Label: DC Comics
Manufacturer: DC Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 200
Publication Date: 2002-05-01
Publisher: DC Comics
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: 2002-05-01
Studio: DC Comics
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Summary: Robin: Year One.
Comment: This is a great that paints a very competent Robin fighting crime alongside Batman. The family dynamic between Alfred, Bruce, and Dick is beautiful and like all families, they have their ups and downs. It's a great read that's highly recommended if you're a Batman or Robin fan.
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Summary: A competent Robin
Comment: I just loved this book. Robin here is depicted as a competent crime-fighter instead of the bumbling child he is so often relegated to.
I don't know how I missed this one, I suppose it's a "sleeper hit". Rather than explaining and over explaining his origin story the book starts with Robin new at, but in the thick of his partnership with Batman. Most of the story is narrated by Alfred who's character achieves a deepness here I don't think I've read anywhere else. It is almost the story of Alfred as a father and his two sons Dick and Bruce, rather than the usual father/son relationship with Batman and Robin.
The coloring in the book is amazing. Yellows, greens and oranges are used instead of the standard blue, gray, and blacks. I though that was a fascinating choice. The pencils seem like an ode to a 40's or 50's Batman era.
I can't say enough good things. If you've been let down by "year one" books before give this a shot, it might make a believer out of you.
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Summary: Good... but not the best.
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Well, I appreciate the fact that it's a book all about Robin the Boy Wonder (My TOTALLY FAVORITE character in Gotham city) and that it's featuring the original and ONLY REAL Teenaged Thunderbolt- Dick Grayson (By the way, this is the only Robin that I like.) The storyline is well done, featuring several good and unexpected twists; and the art is done great.
BUT............
I regret to say that as far as Batman and Robin actually being FRIENDS- well, that fundamental little fact isn't really ever established. I was upset to see that Bruce yells his head right off when Dick messes up. Whatever happened to them being the "Dynamic Duo"?
Dick Grayson has a girlfriend and is pretty much girl-crazy, which irritates me to heck. I bought this comic book for adventure, not for a romance novel! Dick says to Bruce that the only reason he wants to go to public school is not the "decent sports program", but "the girls". Not to mention, he has pictures of an immodest woman above his bed; there is a full page pic of him holding hands with some gal; and -I shudder to mention this- he came about two centimeters from a on-the-lips kiss. Maybe some people like this sort of soap opera, but I don't.
Alfred remains the same as always, and he narrates the volume through writings in his journal (his handwriting is hard to read sometimes!)
I was very displeased with the overall view given of the Dynamic Duo. They're always yelling at each other, and by the end of the book they have formed "an uneasy friendship". Sheesh. This is not the Batman and Robin that I like- not the traditional partners. I don't know whether to advise you to buy this volume or not.
It's okay. That's about all I can say for it.
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Summary: The real iconic version of the Boy Wonder
Comment: This story recounts some of Dick Grayson's earliest adventures as the Boy Wonder, his first (of many) falling out with Batman, and his first meeting with Barbara Gordon (who later has her own first year chronicled in Batgirl: Year One- by the same creative team.) The Robin featured in this trade is not the pun-slinger seen on the 1960's TV show, he's intelligent, well-written and intriguing. Having recently witnessed his parents fall to their deaths and then spending a year under Batman's shadow, Dick Grayson still has to deal with normal teenager problems such as girls and school. How can he go to the Homecoming Dance when he has to go out that night and bust up a prostitution ring? The art is spectacular...it has the feel of something out of the 40's but is much cleaner and more refined than most of the stuff from that ear. The use of shadows makes this fit perfectly into the Batman universe. I only wish the same artist worked on the recently released Nightwing: Year One-. The story there is very good, but it would be nice if all these stories had the same look to them. I'm a huge fan of the Batman Family, and Dick Grayson is my absolute favorite comic character. I've been pretty disappointed so far with the new All-Star Batman and Robin title; I wish the creative team from Robin: Year One had worked on that. This trade and the Batgirl trade feel more like the iconic versions of these characters to me than the "goddamn" Batman currently being portrayed by Frank Miller and Jim Lee. Hopefully Dixon, Beatty and Pulido, Martin, and Campanella will have their turn at that title sometime in the future. But for now, there is always Robin: Year One.
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Summary: Why it's the Dynamic "Duo"
Comment: In his crusade against crime, Bruce Wayne (Batman) meets a young man whose parents are murdered. Moved to deep compassion, Bruce adopts the boy and trains him as a crimefighter. Dick Grayson shows great potential and promise.
However, many have doubts. Alfred fears that another boy has had his childhood stolen, and Commissioner Gordon heartily disapproves; what if the child is hurt? Alfred, as the narrator of the story (great choice) relives the difficulties of raising Bruce. Can Robin prove he is worthy of superhero status?
"Robin: Year One" does a great job of showing the relationship between Alfred, Dick, and Bruce. Alfred is the father of the two men, giving aid and support that make Batman and Robin possible. Dixon does a magnificent job making it feel like a "family."
Using contrast, Dixon portrays a brooding Batman whose darkness is brightened by the undying optimism and good cheer of Robin, the Boy Wonder. While Bruce did not have many friends growing up, Dick is extremely well adjusted socially. Together, one complements the other, and a truly dynamic duo is born.
However, like any family, there are moments of strife, tension, and sorrow. Dixon paints such a believable and identifiable picture of the Robin character that readers will feel as Robin feels. Can he prove that he is worthy? Will he lose his childhood in a scramble for justice?
"Robin: Year One" is one of the best Batman universe graphic novels out there.
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