A review by luana420
Robin Vol 1 Reborn by Tom Lyle, Chuck Dixon, Alan Grant, Norm Breyfogle
5.0
Collection of not just Tim Drake's first solo-miniseries but also two Batman/Detective arcs featuring respectively his parents' deaths and Batman's acceptance of him as Robin. These latter two feature some absolutely glorious Norm Breyfogle art (possibly my fave Bat artist now?) but Tom Lyle in the Robin miniseries certainly ain't no snitch.
Only the middle arc is Gotham-set with Tim saving Bruce from a Scarecrow trap: it's actually very refreshing and fun to have these stories be globe-trotting adventures with villains like (lol) King Snake:
- he is a blind English lord
- also a drug runner
- looks like 6 foot tall trailer trash mullet man
- built like Liefeld character
- is lethal martial artist with GIANT SNAKE TATTOO on chest
The "Robin" mini also introduced me to Shiva, whose ethnic ambiguity, deadly skill-set and contempt for christianity and the west all seem perfectly set to pander to me specifically. An absolute crime she hasn't been in any Batman movies!
Only the middle arc is Gotham-set with Tim saving Bruce from a Scarecrow trap: it's actually very refreshing and fun to have these stories be globe-trotting adventures with villains like (lol) King Snake:
- he is a blind English lord
- also a drug runner
- looks like 6 foot tall trailer trash mullet man
- built like Liefeld character
- is lethal martial artist with GIANT SNAKE TATTOO on chest
The "Robin" mini also introduced me to Shiva, whose ethnic ambiguity, deadly skill-set and contempt for christianity and the west all seem perfectly set to pander to me specifically. An absolute crime she hasn't been in any Batman movies!