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Batman vs Robin by Andy Clarke, Grant Morrison

saphirablue's review against another edition

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3.0

OMG. I want to hug Damian a lot.

Receiving a new spine and then discovering that his mother built in devices that let her control all his actions? OMG. *hugs him a lot*

Also, Dick, using the Lazarus Pit to resurrect Batman? I'm not quite happy with that.

I love the art in this one!

theangrylawngnome's review against another edition

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3.0

Source: BPL, read on Kindle via Samsung tablet.

ishmael's review against another edition

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2.0

I think Morrison is going to be one of those writers that doesn't work for me. It all felt muddled--I kept missing that flashbacks were flashbacks, the English people were written as speaking So Very English it was hard to tell what they were saying, new people or plotlines were introduced in a rush. Most of the plot came off as "HEY LOOK AT THIS COOL THING I THOUGHT UP" and while that can be a fun read, here it just felt disjointed and strange. For all that there were some solid character moments in there.
The art styles still fall under "meh" for me.

nigellicus's review against another edition

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5.0

Dick Grayson is playing Batman, bopping around in London with Squire and Knight in search of a mysterious pit in a deep dark mine while Damien is getting his spine replaced back at ninja assassin headquarters. Will the lazarus pit revive Brice Wayne? Will Damien shake off the influence of his mother? Who has been leaving clues across time embedded in the foundations of Wayne Manor?

Though carrying on the densely bonkers story of RIP and Final Crisis and with plenty of nods to then-current and ancient continuity, there's a marvelous crisp clarity to the storytelling, aided superbly by the art of Cameron Stewart. This is so much fun.