Random things, because that's all I'm capable of today after discovering spiced ale last night.
Read Red Robin #1.
This was written by Christopher Yost, who also writes the enjoyable Iron Man and co-writes the guilty pleasure that is X-Force. I still had no expectations for this, and despite some trouble with the art, it was surprisingly good. I didn't read The Battle For The Cowl so I don't have all the minute details of why Tim Drake, I mean Tim Wayne, is dressed as Red Robin. From this issue, it seems he's out to find Bruce Wayne who he refuses to believe is dead. He goes about this in a curious way--by tooling around Europe and beating up bad guys. There is also a monster running around biting out the chests of assassins, some pure assholery from New Robin Damien, and a great last page. My three dollars did not feel stolen from me.
The art had some trouble, namely with Tim clearly gaining 40 pounds of muscle mass just by putting on the Red Robin outfit. He's also very GrimDark, which isn't the Tim I've been reading for close to twenty years. Still, a good, quick action comic.
Also enjoyed Streets of Gotham.
No, wait, that isn't it...
Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen made Detective Comics the far better Batman book for the last year or so. Now they've been moved over here to their own brand new title. Just quality. As for the Manhunter backup, I'm happy to see her back, since I always liked the character: a pissed off D.A. who steals criminals' gear from the evidence room, slaps it on and goes out to slap the shit out of bad guys. She's furious, and that makes for good reading. On the other hand, I'm not happy being forced to slap down an extra buck for a character that I may or may not want to read about. If this was The Creeper, for example, I'm not sure if I would pick up the book, Dini or no.
5% of the Campaign finished, three decks unlocked. And the XBox hasn't died. Win!
1 comments:
I liked Red Robin, too. It was recommended by a co-worker, and I intend to thank him on Monday. There's a lot going on there, so the story potential feels pretty intriguing. I kinda let slide the 40 magical pounds of muscle, but I'll agree the artwork is pretty dark. All in all, I intend to follow this one for awhile.
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