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A review by sherpawhale
Batman and Robin Eternal, Volume 1 by Scott Snyder, Tim Seeley
3.0
I reaaaaaaally hope that these first 12 issues are not indicative of the rest of the series, and are, in fact, merely setting up the pieces for a rollicking good tale.
The fact of the matter is that it's plain to see Alan Moore's thoughts on the modern comic industry: "run by fanboys who don't really know how to write" (paraphrased, of course) on display here. All the fighting and hacking and detecting - it's all too easy, too simple. It's writers who are both geeking out over the characters they write while also being too impatient to get to the "real story/villain." I don't want info dump to catch me up to speed and "impress" me about how good these characters are - I want to see the show, feel the struggle.
And on that note, nothing great to see here. Only issue 11 had anything interesting going on, art wise, with some beautiful thick lines. The rest of it was about as mediocre house style as you can get; merely serviceable.
And I find myself frustrated with the handling, or lack thereof, of Harper Row since her introduction. Aside from Snyder, nobody has given her her dues, made her resonate. She's just been thrown in and suddenly she's uber competent. Sure. Somebody who loves her, write her a damn good series please.
I did like the introduction of Azrael, suitably badass, as well as this hint of a Robin ordered like a custom-order car.
Just hope the second volume goes better.
The fact of the matter is that it's plain to see Alan Moore's thoughts on the modern comic industry: "run by fanboys who don't really know how to write" (paraphrased, of course) on display here. All the fighting and hacking and detecting - it's all too easy, too simple. It's writers who are both geeking out over the characters they write while also being too impatient to get to the "real story/villain." I don't want info dump to catch me up to speed and "impress" me about how good these characters are - I want to see the show, feel the struggle.
And on that note, nothing great to see here. Only issue 11 had anything interesting going on, art wise, with some beautiful thick lines. The rest of it was about as mediocre house style as you can get; merely serviceable.
And I find myself frustrated with the handling, or lack thereof, of Harper Row since her introduction. Aside from Snyder, nobody has given her her dues, made her resonate. She's just been thrown in and suddenly she's uber competent. Sure. Somebody who loves her, write her a damn good series please.
I did like the introduction of Azrael, suitably badass, as well as this hint of a Robin ordered like a custom-order car.
Just hope the second volume goes better.