The Robin and the Star
The Good: Marcus To's artwork continues to be both excellent, and fitting for the title.
I like the way the font for the issue title decays from right to left.
As per usual, the dialogue and the transitions between it and the inner monologue continue to be where Red Robin shines as a title. It does a superb job of evoking that sense of a balance between Bruce's solitude, and Dick's friendliness. Tim is an extremely interesting character, and it's always a great read to see him work out every little detail and each new step as circumstances change, and how he interacts with his various close allies.
I'm so happy that 'The Hit List' isn't really over in spirit. The arc 'the Hit List' may be over, but not the concept. It's till going.
The idea of the Unternet is interesting.
Promise is an interesting character, and she seems to be hiding some secret that I'm looking forward to seeing more of.
Red Star is really interesting here too. After this I'd love to see a lot more of him in the future. There's some interesting crazy stuff going on with him.
This issue feels really long. There's a few point where I thought the issue was about to end, but it kept going. Nicieza has done a great job of packing a lot into this one issue.
The Bad: I may be out of the loop, but the threat of the Unternet seems to come out of nowhere. It doesn't get built up quite enough.
In Conclusion: 5/5
I might be being a bit generous with my score, but I sincerely enjoyed the issue that much. Red Robin is continuously one of my favorite comics. There's a whole lot of interesting things going on, and Red Robin's overall plan is something that provides a lot of cool things. It's very fast paced overall, but well filled out each individual issue. I'm really happy that Red Robin is doing his own thing for the most part because he does it well.
