Another "whim" purchase. This one's kind of interesting as we're thrown a few curves right out of the gate during a "breakout" from Arkham. We see Burce interacting with Alfred - who is revealed to secretly be a hologram* - and with Dick, Tim and Damian. (Has no one ever noticed Bruce Wayne's tendency to adopt similar-looking young men every few years?) We see Bruce's new initiative for Gotham and are presented with a mystery of the "Who is the secret traitor?" variety. Not bad. The art is OK, too.
Unlike the Wonder Woman book, we get a good sense of who Bruce's supporting cast, is.
Dunno if I'll follow this, but it's a good start.
*No, I'm just messing with you.
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OK. This is probably a stupid question, arising because I haven't bought a floppy since who shot John. And so what I know about current developments comes entirely from reading reviews, press releases, etc. But here goes anyway.
My understanding is that the New 52 restores Superman to his status as the First Superhero, and that Action Comics #1 is set "5 years ago" in Supey's very early days. So I assume it's safe to say that, say, 6 years ago, there were no superheroes. Right?
So how, exactly, can Batman be on his (at least) 3rd Robin already? (4th, if Jason is still in continuity.)
The guy must go thru Robins like Kleenex. Does he buy in bulk?
You're far from the first to ask that question, Doctor H, and the answer seems to be "wait and see."
To clarify, though: Justice League #1 is set five years ago, and Batman, Superman, and Green Lantern are all established figures in the public awareness at that point (although apparently Batman's been operating more as urban myth at that point, since GL's response to seeing him is "You're real?"). Action Comics #1 takes place sometime before that, as Supes doesn't yet have the costume he's sporting in Justice League #1; instead operating in a t-shirt and jeans.
And remember, Bruce took a year off (the first "52"), did some stuff, and then was dead for a year. So really, it's 4 Robins (Jason is still in continuity. No official status on Stephanie Brown yet.) in just 4 years. Less if he took a little while before Dick showed up...
Head hurt yet? :P
I really liked this issue, with one exception: Bruce is shown to be about a foot taller than Dick, who is about a foot taller than Tim, who is about a foot taller than Damian. Dick should be the same height as Bruce at this point, especially since Dick filled in for Bruce for a year. (According to the internal narration in Nightwing #1.)
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Loved this book! I thought the "Batman and Sons" scene where they were getting dressed before the big socialite engagement was pretty much perfect. Dick is a little on the short side, but that's okay for the artist's interpretation, I suppose. I hate to complain about so wonderful an issue, though. Action, psychological stuff, and plenty of family interaction make this an excellent title.
I expected something totally different based on Snyder's run in Detective Comics, but I'm happy to see that it's no less excellent, just in a different way.
I really liked this issue, with one exception: Bruce is shown to be about a foot taller than Dick, who is about a foot taller than Tim, who is about a foot taller than Damian. Dick should be the same height as Bruce at this point, especially since Dick filled in for Bruce for a year. (According to the internal narration in Nightwing #1.)
So even if Bruce is as big as Manute Bol, Damian is barely taller than my not-quite-7 year old son?
In at least one panel, pretty much.
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