i'm not the mystery you made of me
In preparation for yuletide, today I read the first three issues of We Are Robin, which I liked, though I'm not sure what the hell Alfred's doing, if that is indeed Alfred (did he have a hook for a hand? WTF?), and does Leslie know? Because I can't think she'd be on board with it. Otoh, I do like Duke and the girls and I was sad that the chili-dog eating kid who just wanted to be on the team got blown up. So I'm interested in reading more, especially if Damian, the official Robin, actually shows up, because I'm also interested in knowing how Bruce is going to react. (Also, Dick, Jason and Tim. I'd say Steph but they still haven't recognized that she was a Robin. Pfft.)
I also read Gotham Academy. ♥MAPS♥ Oh my gosh, you guys, it's so much fun. If you are interested in a Gotham-set gothic boarding school comic about excellent teen (and pre-teen in Maps' case) girl detectives, plus the boys who tag along with them (1 man-bat, 1 juvenile delinquent, and 1 tennis prodigy, plus Damian Wayne for one awesome one-shot issue where Maps and Damian make the best team ever), this is the book for you.
Olive is a Wayne-scholarship student at Gotham Academy, which has all sorts of spooky goings on from ghosts to mysterious fires to underground tunnels and it's also tied to a lot of Gotham history via the Waynes, the Cobblepots, and other first families of the city.
The book opens when Olive is asked to be a mentor to new student Mia "Maps" Mizoguchi, who happens to be her hot tennis-playing (ex?-)boyfriend's little sister.
Maps is ADORABLE AND AMAZING. There's artwork of her as Robin, and she SO TOTALLY should be Robin. She's already working the detective skills and she's fearless.
There's also Pomeline Fritch, who appears to be a stereotypical mean girl, but ends up being really into the occult and thus a resource for Olive and Maps to tap.
The three of them are the main characters, and there are some boys in supporting roles, but they're less interesting.
Olive's mom is a costumed villain named Calamity who appears to be a firestarter (and Olive appears to have inherited her abilities), and apparently she's at the school so someone (Macpherson? She seems to be a Bat-associate, or at least a friend of Bruce's) can keep an eye on her, along with other children of Arkham residents, apparently, and Hugo Strange as the school guidance counselor? THAT SEEMS LIKE POOR PLANNING TO ME. SURELY BRUCE DID SOME DUE DILIGENCE ON THE FACULTY.
Anyway, it's a lot of fun and I totally recommend it. Plus on the rare occasions he cameos, Bruce is really pretty. (I thought he was Dick at first.)
Also, if you're looking for an age-appropriate comic for 10-12-year-olds, this would certainly fit the bill along with Ms. Marvel.
Now, onto Grayson vol. 1. (That's not for yuletide. I just need some Dick...Grayson in my life. That sentence almost got away from me. But don't we all need a little Dick...Grayson in our lives?)
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I also read Gotham Academy. ♥MAPS♥ Oh my gosh, you guys, it's so much fun. If you are interested in a Gotham-set gothic boarding school comic about excellent teen (and pre-teen in Maps' case) girl detectives, plus the boys who tag along with them (1 man-bat, 1 juvenile delinquent, and 1 tennis prodigy, plus Damian Wayne for one awesome one-shot issue where Maps and Damian make the best team ever), this is the book for you.
Olive is a Wayne-scholarship student at Gotham Academy, which has all sorts of spooky goings on from ghosts to mysterious fires to underground tunnels and it's also tied to a lot of Gotham history via the Waynes, the Cobblepots, and other first families of the city.
The book opens when Olive is asked to be a mentor to new student Mia "Maps" Mizoguchi, who happens to be her hot tennis-playing (ex?-)boyfriend's little sister.
Maps is ADORABLE AND AMAZING. There's artwork of her as Robin, and she SO TOTALLY should be Robin. She's already working the detective skills and she's fearless.
There's also Pomeline Fritch, who appears to be a stereotypical mean girl, but ends up being really into the occult and thus a resource for Olive and Maps to tap.
The three of them are the main characters, and there are some boys in supporting roles, but they're less interesting.
Olive's mom is a costumed villain named Calamity who appears to be a firestarter (and Olive appears to have inherited her abilities), and apparently she's at the school so someone (Macpherson? She seems to be a Bat-associate, or at least a friend of Bruce's) can keep an eye on her, along with other children of Arkham residents, apparently, and Hugo Strange as the school guidance counselor? THAT SEEMS LIKE POOR PLANNING TO ME. SURELY BRUCE DID SOME DUE DILIGENCE ON THE FACULTY.
Anyway, it's a lot of fun and I totally recommend it. Plus on the rare occasions he cameos, Bruce is really pretty. (I thought he was Dick at first.)
Also, if you're looking for an age-appropriate comic for 10-12-year-olds, this would certainly fit the bill along with Ms. Marvel.
Now, onto Grayson vol. 1. (That's not for yuletide. I just need some Dick...Grayson in my life. That sentence almost got away from me. But don't we all need a little Dick...Grayson in our lives?)
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people have commented there.