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A review by seawarrior
We Are Robin, Volume 1: The Vigilante Business by Lee Bermejo, Jorge Corona, Khary Randolph
3.0
This is actually the first DC comic I've read that included any connection to their main heroes so I don't have a good frame of reference to judge it, but personally I think it dropped the ball.
The concept of a group of teenagers who never met previously and lead very different lives coming together to fight for the greater good is compelling, however much of the narrative and characters' inner monologues come off as more shallow than meaningful.
The choice of having homeless drug addicts as main antagonists fell flat for me too. In multiple places the emotional pull of the story focused on the effects of super-powered villainy on the lives of average people, and yet when these specific people were manipulated and used by another super-powered villain the protagonists showed absolutely no concern for their wellbeing or possible recovery.
My favorite issue included in this volume was the forth one, it disconnected from the main story but had art that was interesting, bright and unique. Its visuals also contained a sense of power that was needed but unfortunately missing from the surrounding pages.
As a whole I felt that this comic was mediocre, and while I did like a few of the characters I really am not interested in reading any more of this series.
The concept of a group of teenagers who never met previously and lead very different lives coming together to fight for the greater good is compelling, however much of the narrative and characters' inner monologues come off as more shallow than meaningful.
The choice of having homeless drug addicts as main antagonists fell flat for me too. In multiple places the emotional pull of the story focused on the effects of super-powered villainy on the lives of average people, and yet when these specific people were manipulated and used by another super-powered villain the protagonists showed absolutely no concern for their wellbeing or possible recovery.
My favorite issue included in this volume was the forth one, it disconnected from the main story but had art that was interesting, bright and unique. Its visuals also contained a sense of power that was needed but unfortunately missing from the surrounding pages.
As a whole I felt that this comic was mediocre, and while I did like a few of the characters I really am not interested in reading any more of this series.