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booknooknoggin's review
2.0
Love how the cover shows major Batman villains but this book contains lame villains I have never heard of.
kadi_p's review
4.0
This was a very strong and very enjoyable vol, even for someone like me who doesn't usually read Tim-related comics. I wouldn't recommend this as a jump in point (you should probably start from [b:Red Robin, Vol. 1: The Grail|6810679|Red Robin, Vol. 1 The Grail|Christopher Yost|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1354730001l/6810679._SY75_.jpg|7018289]) because you will be confused and spend a bit of time wondering things like "where is Bruce?" and "Neon Knights whaaat?"...
Tim really shines in this vol, not just as Red Robin but as Tim himself. Sure, the internal monologue started to get a bit annoying after issue #15, but we were shown a lot of his non-superhero related thoughts too and different aspects of his life like a possible future romance and his relationship with his friends. It's always interesting to dive more into the character without getting lost in the cape and cowl.
An obvious plus-side of this vol was seeing Tim interact with Damian and Dick and even Alfred. It's always fun to see those dynamics play out and I'll never get tired of that. Probably the coolest part of this vol is something that I only realised at the end: this is a precursor to [b:Batman Inc.|14435219|Batman Inc. (Batman Incorporated, #1)|Grant Morrison|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1337954135l/14435219._SY75_.jpg|15778514]. I love when comics tie into each other like that!
Tim really shines in this vol, not just as Red Robin but as Tim himself. Sure, the internal monologue started to get a bit annoying after issue #15, but we were shown a lot of his non-superhero related thoughts too and different aspects of his life like a possible future romance and his relationship with his friends. It's always interesting to dive more into the character without getting lost in the cape and cowl.
An obvious plus-side of this vol was seeing Tim interact with Damian and Dick and even Alfred. It's always fun to see those dynamics play out and I'll never get tired of that. Probably the coolest part of this vol is something that I only realised at the end: this is a precursor to [b:Batman Inc.|14435219|Batman Inc. (Batman Incorporated, #1)|Grant Morrison|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1337954135l/14435219._SY75_.jpg|15778514]. I love when comics tie into each other like that!
nickpalmieri's review
4.0
Red Robin 13-17.
Nicieza both follows in Yost's footsteps and returns to the Gotham he built in "Search for a Hero" to deliver another wonderful read. I think this is the kind of book where the parts are greater than the whole. The overarching story deals with Tim setting up a "hit list" of villains to apprehend, where each apprehension would make it easier to catch the following villain. This plan is sort of dismantled by the end, but the individual episodes along the way are so fun that I didn't really care. There's still great narration and enjoyable character interactions from all your favorite characters. Nicieza is having a blast playing in the Robin sandbox, and that enthusiasm is infectious. And of course, Marcus To is still doing my favorite kind of comic art, and he works as well with Nicieza as he did with Yost. So much fun.
Nicieza both follows in Yost's footsteps and returns to the Gotham he built in "Search for a Hero" to deliver another wonderful read. I think this is the kind of book where the parts are greater than the whole. The overarching story deals with Tim setting up a "hit list" of villains to apprehend, where each apprehension would make it easier to catch the following villain. This plan is sort of dismantled by the end, but the individual episodes along the way are so fun that I didn't really care. There's still great narration and enjoyable character interactions from all your favorite characters. Nicieza is having a blast playing in the Robin sandbox, and that enthusiasm is infectious. And of course, Marcus To is still doing my favorite kind of comic art, and he works as well with Nicieza as he did with Yost. So much fun.
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