Posted on February 10, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Patrick Gleason (penciller), Mick Gray (inker), John Kalisz (colorist) The Story: Not one of your typical father-son bonding times, but to each his own… The Review: Since family has been such a prevalent motif in this series, it got me reflecting on the special relationship between our titular stars. It [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #6, Batman and Robin #6 review, Bruce Wayne, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, John Kalisz, Mick Gray, Nobody, Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi, Robin | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 12, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Patrick Gleason (penciller), Mick Gray (inker), John Kalisz (colorist) The Story: Damian, I’d say you have a bright future as an artist—for S&M fetishists. The Review: Way, way back in my review of Batgirl #17, I talked about how Damian Wayne, for all the different interpretations he’s been given under [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alfred Pennyworth, Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #5, Batman and Robin #5 review, Bruce Wayne, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, John Kalisz, Mick Gray, Nobody, Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi, Robin | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Patrick Gleason (penciller), Mick Gray (inker), John Kalisz (colorist) The Story: If Alfred had been a Blackhawk, a “Hawkaaa!” would be very appropriate here. The Review: I’ve often marked Tomasi as one of the great character writers in DC’s stable of storytellers, up alongside Paul Cornell and Gail Simone. But [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alfred Pennyworth, Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #4, Batman and Robin #4 review, Bruce Wayne, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, John Kalisz, Mick Gray, Nobody, Patrick Gleason, Pete Tomasi, Peter J. Tomasi, Robin | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 20, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Patrick Gleason (pencils), Mick Gray (inks), John Kalisz (colors), Patrick Brosseau (letters) The Story: Batman (Bruce Wayne) and Robin (his son Damian Wayne) mark the anniversary of Thomas and Martha’s death before being called out to work: someone is attempting to steal nuclear fuel rods from a Gotham power plant. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin # 1 - Review, John Kalisz, Mick Gray, New 52, Patrick Brosseau, Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi, Weekly Comic Book Review | 7 Comments »
Posted on August 12, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By David Hine (writer), Greg Tocchini (artist, pgs. 1-14), Andrei Bressan (artist, pgs. 15-20), Artur Fujita (colors), Patrick Brosseau (letters) The Story: Batman, Robin and Nightrunner must deal with a mass escape from Le Jardin Noir, the Parisian equivalent of Arkham Asylum. Will they be able to conquer an entire new pantheon of super-powered criminals, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Andrei Bressan, Artur Fujita, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #26 review, David Hine, Greg Tocchini, Patrick Brosseau, Weekly Comic Book Review | 3 Comments »
Posted on July 7, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Judd Winick (writer), Greg Tocchini (artist, pgs. 1-16), Andy Smith (artist, pgs. 17-20), Artur Fujita (colors), Patrick Brosseau (letters) The Story: The Red Hood, Batman and Robin continue to work together for ostensibly mutual benefit. Can Jason Todd actually be trusted, or does he have his own plan and agenda? (Hint: he’s Jason Todd.) [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Andy Smith, Artur Fujita, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #25, Batman and Robin #25 review, Greg Tocchini, Judd Winick, Patrick Brosseau, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 11, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Judd Winick (writer), Greg Tocchini (art), Artur Fujita (colors), Patrick Brosseau (letters) The Story: Jason Todd is sprung from prison by the Menagerie, but finds himself fighting alongside Batman and Robin when he realizes that the price for his freedom might be more than he’s willing to pay. What’s Good: I’ve been a fan [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Artur Fujita, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #24, Batman and Robin #24 review, Greg Tocchini, Judd Winick, Patrick Brosseau, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 19, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Judd Winick (writer), Guillem March (1-10) and Andrei Bressan (11-20) (art), Alex Sinclair (colors), Patrick Brosseau (letters) The Story: Jason Todd, the Robin-turned-resurrected-homicidal-maniac, wants out of Arkham and into a general prison population. He gets his wish, and things go just about as well as you’d expect with Jason surrounded by bad guys who [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Andrei Bressan, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #23 review, Guillem March, Judd Winick, Patrick Brosseau, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 9, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Patrick Gleason (artist), Mick Gray (inker), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: Tree of Blood – Dark Knight vs. White Knight, Part 1: A body with pasted-on wings drops eighty floors and nearly kills Dick Grayson and some celebrities at an opera opening. We’ve got a mystery! What’s Good: Wow. I [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #20, Batman and Robin #20 review, Bruce Wayne, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Damian Wayne, Dark Knight White Knight, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, DS Arsenault, Harvey Richards, Mark Irwin, Mick Gray, Mike Marts, Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi, Red Robin, review, Reviews, Robin, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Paul Cornell (writer), Jimmy Broxton (artist), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Squire and Shrike’s first date gets more than the usual awkwardness when Knight’s armor accuses Knight of being an imposter—it’s not quite as complicated as it sounds. The Review: Some of the most fun in reading these misadventures of Knight and Squire has [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman and Robin, Beryl Hutchinson, Cyril Sheldrake, Jimmy Broxton, Knight, Knight and Squire, Knight and Squire #4, Knight and Squire #4 review, Paul Cornell, Robin, Squire, Tim Drake | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Pere Perez (artist), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Boy and Girl Wonders meet again as Batgirl and Robin team up—so to speak—to track down a band of child kidnappers. Plus, Robin in a moon bounce! The Review: It has truly been the year of Damian Wayne. After first penned into [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batgirl, Batgirl #17, Batgirl #17 review, Batman and Robin, Bryan Q. Miller, Damian Wayne, DC Comics, Guy Major, Pere Perez, Robin, Stephanie Brown, Teen Titans | 3 Comments »
Posted on November 17, 2010 by DS Arsenault
By: Grant Morrison (writer), David Finch (penciller), Batt and Ryan Winn (inker), Peter Steigerwald (colorist) The Story: Bruce Wayne is back in Gotham and giving orders. It might be best to say that General Wayne is back, because he’s got a small army of people he can draw on for his new vision of crime-fighting. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Alfred, Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman The Return #1, Batman the Return #1 review, Batman: the Return, Batman: The Return review, Batt, Bruce Wayne, Bruce Wayne Returns, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Damian Wayne, David Finch, DC Comics, Dick Grasyon, DS Arsenault, Grant Morrison, Nightwing, Oracle, Peter Steigerwald, Reviews, Robin, Ryan Winn, Stephanie Brown, Weekly Comic Book Review | 6 Comments »
Posted on November 3, 2010 by DS Arsenault
By: Grant Morrison (writer), Cameron Stewart, Chris Burnham, Frazer Irving (artists), Alex Sinclair and Frazer Irving (colorists), Mike Marts (editor) The Story: We see Thomas Wayne in 1765 summoning the demon Barbatos. We then shift forward to now, where Dr. Hurt is facing Batman, Robin, and DC’s spoiler for the whole Return of Batman miniseries. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #16, Batman and Robin #16 review, Black Glove, Bruce Wayne, Cameron Stewart, Chris Burnham, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Comics, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Dr. Hurt, DS Arsenault, Frazer Irving, Grant Morrison, Joker, Mike Marts, Professor Pyg, Return of Bruce Wayne, Reviews, Thomas Wayne, Weekly Comic Book Review | 12 Comments »
Posted on July 7, 2010 by DS Arsenault
By: Grant Morrison (writer), Frazer Irving (artist), Janelle Siegel (assistant editor), Mike Marts (editor) The Story: Batman and Robin Must Die, Part I: Morrison serves us up a split narrative: today, when Batman and Robin are prisoners of Thomas Wayne, and three days earlier, when everything started to go down the toilet. What’s Good: Oh [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #13, Batman and Robin #13 review, Bruce Wayne, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Commissioner Gordon, Damian Wayne, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Dr. Pyg, DS Arsenault, El Penitente, Frank Quitely, Frazer Irving, Gotham, Grant Morrison, Janelle Siegel, Mike Marts, Reviews, The Joker, Thomas Wayne, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 8, 2010 by DS Arsenault
By: Grant Morrison (writer), Andy Clarke, Scott Hanna, Dustin Nguyen (artists), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: The Mexican Train, Part 3: Robin is still being controlled by his mother (read whatever Freudian angle you want into that) and therefore trying to kill Batman. They duke it out, but Batman pulls out some tech and some [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Andy Clarke, Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #12, Batman and Robin #12 review, Bruce Wayne, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Comics, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, DS Arsenault, Dustin Nguyen, Grant Morrison, League of Assassins, Red Robin, Reviews, Scott Hanna, Sexton, Talia, The Return of Bruce Wayne, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
Posted on April 7, 2010 by DS Arsenault
By: Grant Morrison (writer), Andy Clarke (penciller), Scott Hanna (inker) The Story: Batman versus Robin Part Two: Batman explores the cave network beneath the Wayne Manor, surer than ever that Red Robin is right– Bruce Wayne is alive. In the meantime, Robin and Sexton, exploring the graves behind Wayne Manor, are suddenly accosted by four [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Andy Clarke, Batman, Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #11, Batman and Robin #11 review, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Comics, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, DS Arsenault, Gotham, Grant Morrison, Return of Bruce Wayne, Reviews, Robin, Scott Hanna, Sexton, Wayne Manor, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 5 Comments »
Posted on March 12, 2010 by paladinking
by Grant Morrison (writer), Andy Clarke (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Alex Sinclair (colors), and Pat Brosseau (letters) The Story: Batman and Robin search Wayne Manor for clues left by a lost-in-time Bruce Wayne. What’s Good: Morrison’s series has been filled with a lot of wacky stuff, what with each arc thus far being somewhat independent. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Alfred Pennyworth, Andy Clarke, Batman, Batman, Batman & Robin, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #10, Batman and Robin #10 review, Batman vs Robin, Bruce Wayne, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Damian Wayne, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Domino Killer, El Penitente, Grant Morrison, Oberon Sexton, Return of Bruce Wayne, Robin, Talia Al Ghul, Wayne Manor, Weekly Comic Book Review | 6 Comments »
Posted on January 28, 2010 by DS Arsenault
By: Grant Morrison (writer), Cameron Stewart (artist), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: Blackest Knight, Part One: Pearly and the Pit: Last issue left Damian with five bullets in his body and no feeling anywhere. It also left us with the Red Hood’s rant that Dick was failing Bruce in not finding some Lazarus Pit to [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Other | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #7, Batman and Robin #7 review, Batwoman, Blackest Knight, Bruce Wayne, Cameron Stewart, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Comics, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Death, DS Arsenault, Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison, Knight, Lazarus Pit, Philip Tan, Red Hood, Reviews, Squire, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 30, 2009 by Ray Hilario
FORWARD Welcome to WCBR’s year end comic book industry report card. In essence, this report card is a list of offerings we’ve enjoyed and disliked for the entire year 2009. There was definitely a lot of debate over each editor’s pick, and in the end we just decided to let everyone have their say. Let [...]
Filed under: Features | Tagged: Batman and Robin, Batman: Earth One, Batwoman, Bendis, Best Comics in 2009, Captain America Reborn, Comic Book Review, Detective Comics, Gary Frank, Geoff Johns, Green Arrow and Black Canary, Greg Rucka, Haunt, Hellboy: The Wild Hunt, Hulk, Incognito, Jason Aaron, Madame Xanadu: Disenchanted, Nic Klein, Powers, Sweet Tooth, The Unwritten, Todd McFarlane, Tony Stark | 8 Comments »
Posted on November 13, 2009 by DS Arsenault
by Grant Morrison (writer), Philip Tan (pencils), Jonathan Glapion (inker), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: Revenge of the Red Hood, Part III: Batman and Robin have more to worry about than just getting out of the clutches of the Red Hood. Dick Grayson is fighting a bigger battle for the soul of Gotham. The Red [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Batman, Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #6, Batman and Robin #6 review, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Damian Wayne, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, DS Arsenault, Flamingo, Grant Morrison, Janelle Siegel, Jonathan Glapion, Mike Marts, Philip Tan, Red Hood, Revenge of the Red Hood, Robin, Scarlet, The Red Hood, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 7, 2009 by DS Arsenault
by Grant Morrison (writer), Philip Tan (penciller), Jonathan Glapion (inker) The Story: This issue is narrated from Scarlet’s point of view, and jumps off (literally, for the Penguin) right where Morrison left us on the cliff’s edge last issue. Batman and Robin have their hands full, trying to manage the Red Hood and Scarlett, but [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #5, Batman and Robin #5 review, Comic Book Reviews, Damian Wayne, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, DS Arsenault, Eduardo Flamingo, Grant Morrison, Jonathan Glapion, Penguin, Philip Tan, Red Hood, Robin, Scarlett, Weekly Comic Book Review | 3 Comments »
Posted on October 6, 2009 by pozzyfreak
Kyle’s Top Picks Best of the Past Week: Secret Warriors #8 - The ”God of Fear, God of War” arc continues to impress the hell out of me thanks to the strong character work that’s been done for both Phobos and his father, Ares. Most Anticipated: Dark Reign: The List – Secret Warriors #1 – Predictable choice, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Other, Picks of the Week, Reviews, Top Cow | Tagged: Agents of Atlas, Amazing Spider-Man, Astonishing X-Men #31, Batman, Batman and Robin, Captain America Theater of War Ghosts of my Country, Criminal: Sinner #1, Daredevil, Dark Reign: the List, DC Comics, Deadpool Strange Tales, Doctor Voodoo Avengers of the Supernatural, DOCTOR VOODOO: AVENGER OF THE SUPERNATURAL #1, Dynamite Entertainment, Ghost Rider, Green Lantern, Haunt, Image, Image Comics, Justice League Cry for Justice, Magog, Marvel Comics, New Krypton, Planetary, Robert Kirkman, Secret Warriors, Shang Chi: Master of Kung Foo, Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Superman, Superman, Sweet Tooth, Thor, Todd McFarlane, Top Cow, Vengence of the Moon Knight, War Heroes, Warren Ellis, WCBR, WCBR Top Picks, weekly comic book review.com, weeklycomicbookreview.com, Witchblade, Wonder Woman, X-Men | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 7, 2009 by Ray Hilario
By Judd Winick (Writer), Mark Bagley (Pencils), Rob Hunter & Jack Purcell (Inks) The Story: Batman battles Clayface, while his two rogues continue on with their obsessions. Penguin enlists the help of a mysterious figure to further his crimes, and Two-Face turns to teleportation to discover one of Batman’s secrets. What’s Good: Absolutely nothing. What’s [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Batman, Batman, Batman #690, Batman #690 review, Batman and Robin, Batman R.I.P., Comic Book Reviews, comic books, DC Comic review, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Dick Grayson as Batman, Ian Hannin, Jack Purcell, Judd Winick, Mark Bagley, Nightwing, Rob Hunter, Robin, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 16, 2009 by Ray Hilario
By Peter Tomasi (writer), Ardian Syaf (pencils), John Dell, Vicente Cifuentes (inks), and Neil Ruffino (colorist) The Story: The black rings make their way to Gotham, disturbing and raising the dead. Relatives and D-list enemies of the Bat-Family rise, while Deadman comes to Gotham to find some answers. The Blackest Night continues as the trio [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Ardian Syaf, Batman, Batman, Batman and Robin, Blackest Night, BLACKEST NIGHT: BATMAN, Blackest Night: Batman #1, Blackest Night: Batman #1 - Review, Comic Book Reviews, comic review, Deadman, John Dell, Neil Ruffino, Peter Tomasi, Vicente Cifuentes, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 28, 2009 by rsg8101
The following list is my picks for the best first issues, based on comics that have been released during by tenure as a hobbyist, i.e the past twenty years. They are from series that were or are ongoing series, not minis. The only factor in choosing these books was simple: Greatness. 1. Y The Last [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Features, Image Comics, Marvel Comics | Tagged: All Star Superman, Batman, Batman and Robin, Brian Bendis, Brian K. Vaughan, Bryan Hitch, Corey Walker, first issues, Four Eyes, Frank Quietley, Garth Ennis, Grant Morrison, Image Comics, INVINCIBLE, Joe Kelly, John Cassady, Mark Bagely, Mark Millar, Max Fiumara, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Pia Guerra, Planetary, Preacher, Robert Kirkman, Spider-Man, Steve Dillon, Superman, The Ultimates, The Unwritten, The Walking Dead, Tony Moore, Ultimate Spider-Man, Warren Ellis, Y: The Last Man | 7 Comments »
