Robin: To Kill a Bird by Bill Willingham and Damion Scott
Robin: To Kill a Bird
by Bill Willingham and Damion Scott
This series of stories about Robin takes place after Tim Drake loses most of his friends/family. He starts over in a new town with a name I can't pronounce and definitely can't spell because of accent marks I'm too lazy to look up here. He reclaims the title of Robin and still has Batman occasionaly helping him out. But, mostly, he is on his own. Which is kind of wonderful because he can definitely kick some butt solo and it kind of sucks for him as well because someone has put a hit out on his life. Suddenly, baddies are coming out of the woodwork, trying to kill him. As if he doesn't have enough to deal with already, what with his step mother in the hospital and almost everyone else dead and new school? Poor guy.
Poor clever, skilled guy. Robin's got moves! And he can take a hit as well as Batman can, if not better. I especially liked the bit where Bruce comments to Alfred that Tim's so brilliant that one day they'd all be working for him. Some familiar faces show up--like The Penguin--but there are some new foes as well. So Robin has so be on the top of his game as he navigates them as well as trying to figure out how to live on his own. I love his nest. I love watching him figure things out. I loved every time Batman or Alfred came into the story to add some complexity. With a long-lost uncle, ghost horses, and being away from Batman, there's a lot that goes on in this collection of comics.
I liked some of the art more than others, but generally it was good, bold, and colorful. I don't actually know all that much about Tim, so I got a lot of spoilers in this volume... but it was still easy to jump right into it and understand everything that was going on. Definitely a great read.
Read & removed from TBR list.