Batman and Robin; Dark Knight, White Knight, Paul Cornell

"The Dark Knight and the Boy Wonder face multiple threats and villains new and old, including the mysterious White Knight, the villain Absence and the renegade Robin of the past, Jason Todd--in stories written by creators Paul Cornell (ACTION COMICS, "Doctor Who"), Pete Tomasi (GREEN LANTERN CORPS, NIGHTWING) and Judd Winick (BRIGHTEST DAY: GENERATION LOST, BATMAN)"











The last volume of pre-reboot Batman and Robin is a weird book to evaluate. It's an unoffensive read - a very average, middle of the road Batman story, punctuated with a couple of really nice moments.

The real problem with it though is that it's essentially filler, coming off the back of a great Grant Morrison run, part of his epic Batman run that chronicled the adventures of Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne. It was a fan favourite, and it featured some truly excellent arcs.

So this has a lot to live up to, and its position in between the tail end of this run and the start of the New 52 of DC titles means that it's essentially three short stories with little impact or depth. The worst offender of this is a Jason Todd story that closes out the book (and the series). It's an entertaining rehash of Rorschach in prison from Watchmen, which ends with someone breaking him out of jail. Problem being that this 'someone' isn't ever mentioned, so there's no motive, no resolution - nothing!

The whole thing is extremely inconsequential, and you're better off picking up the earlier (or later) books instead. When even Paul Cornell can't save your book, it's time to move on.

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