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bjoernschneider1's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
indeedithappens's review
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Sexism, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Gaslighting, Murder, Torture, Car accident, Drug use, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Grief, Kidnapping, Blood, Classism, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Confinement
troupstomes's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
unladylike's review
3.0
Hrrm. This series is so hit and miss, but none of the hits hit hard. There was one pretty great issue that ended (paused?) the main story arc, then it ended on an awful issue where Dick has to say goodbye to Gotham before being forced back to work with Spyral. At this point in DC (New 52), Bruce Wayne is an amnesiac, Gordon has started to play Batman in a mech suit, Lois Lane has outed Clark Kent as Superman, and Clark is far less Super than ever (since his creation in the late '30s). For some reason he's in Gotham and does a team-up with Grayson, but now he looks like actually like a brawny ex-farmboy-turned-tryhard-badboy, sporting a scruffy face, military crew cut, t-shirt and jeans with an impractical leather belt and full-size smartphone, and he rides a motorcycle. But he can't fly or see through things. Dick Grayson, on the other hand, doesn't even need his Spyral Hypnos implants to take out enemies, as long as they're presumed-straight mega-babe ladies. This whole series tries really hard to play up the angle that Dick Grayson is really attractive - so much so that his superiors and enemies trip over themselves, stop whatever they're doing, and are incapable of referring to him in a professional manner. Come on, you guys. I know what they're trying to do here, and it's not working. He doesn't look any better than Clark Kent or Bruce Wayne on their regular days. Citing Grayson as an example of "but men are JUST as sexualized in comics as women" is NOT gonna fly (any more than Superman in this comic...zing!?).
I don't have any desire to see where this story goes after this, though I do already have a few other books with the same characters (written by Tom King) on deck from the library still, so...we'll see.
I don't have any desire to see where this story goes after this, though I do already have a few other books with the same characters (written by Tom King) on deck from the library still, so...we'll see.
amy606's review
4.0
This one has been my favorite of the series so far because of the found family aspect. Also the fact Dick's ass is how villains can recognize him is something I have to give props to
sbelasco40's review
5.0
I enjoyed this. I don't think the whole set up of this title makes a ton of sense, and there's a lot of back-and-forth in time stuff that seems not entirely successful, but I enjoy it anyway. Especially when Dick makes fun of himself, or of Superman. I sort of want more Batman, but I always want more Batman. This volume was funnier and more playful, and I think that's where it's the strongest.
sweetreads111's review
4.0
im pretty sure if you were to open a door mid-flight, more than one kid would be sucked out into the sky…and there’d be a whole lot more danger to the passengers than the kid who’s about to plummet to his death.
i’m honestly surprised this wasn’t flagged post 9/11.
overall a pretty solid volume.
i’m honestly surprised this wasn’t flagged post 9/11.
overall a pretty solid volume.
jennifermreads's review
2.0
I was so utterly confused in this volume that I was relieved to read other Goodreads reviews that noted that readers really needed to have the back story in many other DC Comics volumes in order to follow along. Well, that was a relief: my confusion was warranted. I’m new to the DC Comic (written) world. But, I’m just downright annoyed that so much back story was tossed at me like I’d know it! Can no one join the comics’ world later on without feeling so lost and confused? I will give volume 4 of Grayson a chance but it better not be a repeat of volume 3 and better take me back to what I liked it volumes 1 & 2: getting to know a character who had a previous superhero history but has a new life within a spy organization. If I don’t get that from Volume 4, well, I’m just not sure I’ll invest the time in volume 5.
neon_capricorn's review
4.0
This volume really focuses on Dick's personal relationships, and I found it to be a nice character builder. It makes me more invested in Dick Grayson.