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Thursday, November 14, 2024

The Shock of the New: Batman and Robin: Year One - by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee

In general, I haven't really purchased many new comics since the early 1990's . There have been some exceptions to this and I will occasionally delve into titles like B.P.R.D (Dark Horse), the odd mini-series by artists I like, and I will almost always check out anything by the team of Mark Waid and Chris Samnee (Daredevil, Black Widow etc) . The latest offering by this team is "Batman and Robin: Year One" which is a pretty decent comic that reminded me of the bronze age Batman with Samnee’s Alex Toth inspired art. If you’re a fan of the bronze age Batman (with a modern twist) then you could do worse than pick this up next time you’re in your local comic book shop.
This is a 12-issue series so I may pick up a couple of issues and wait for the trade collection. Enjoy.
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  1. KidNovember 14, 2024 at 12:41 AM

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  3. KidNovember 14, 2024 at 1:24 AM

    (Third time lucky.) Never really been a fan of Robin as I think Batman works best on his own. However, this looks interesting so I may pick up the trade paperback collection myself when it inevitably appears. (That means buy it on eBay, most likely.)

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    1. McSCOTTYNovember 14, 2024 at 8:44 AM

      I wasn't a big fan of sidekicks in general ,although I used to like Teen Titans as a kid . Its just good to read a comic version of Batman that, so far ( that could change) isn't ultra dark.

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  4. Rip JaggerNovember 14, 2024 at 3:59 AM

    Handsome comic book. Not something for me alas. Enjoy!

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  5. McSCOTTYNovember 14, 2024 at 8:50 AM

    Its not the Batman of my /our youth Rip, but its pretty near it for me .

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    1. Rip JaggerNovember 14, 2024 at 10:07 AM

      Agreed. I'm a fan of the crisp artwork of Chris Samnee.

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