Being aTeen Side-Kick will Stunt Your Growth!
Good:
I enjoyed the art work, not as much as I did Detective Comics #1- But it was still great. Grayson as the Joker caught me off guard! I loved how Bruce and his Robins (minus Jason :( ) are together in their tuxedos . I also enjoyed Bruce and Dick's new relationship in this comic, clearly Bruce has no problem relying on Dick's help, and Dick no longer feels over shadowed by Bruce. The introduction of a new villain was quiet interesting to me.
Bad:
Although Batman's arsenal of gadgets is more and more high-tech, it is almost to the point where he's not a cunning creature of the night stalking the streets of Gotham, but rather a guy who has a ridiculous amount of tools at his disposal, without having to put in much effort- kinda like Hal Jordan. Also Grayson looks ridiculously short in the picture above :S If Bruce is 6'2" (according Jim Lee in JL#2), then it looks like Dick is not even 5'6" in this picture- and the average height in US is 5'9.5". I know it's not a big deal, but their belittling (pun :P) Nightwing.
Verdict:
This felt more like a detective story then Detective Comics #1, which is kind of odd. In this comic Batman is already trying to unravel a mystery whereas in D.C. we already know who and how and when. Of the two #1s, Detective Comics is better; however I think as a series Batman may be more exciting in the long run. I can't wait to find out in #2!
