tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056373842046198497.post5419046869395185839..comments2023-11-05T21:22:27.350-08:00Comments on Exploring The Time Lab: Robin War #1Erin S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15663158782066282265noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056373842046198497.post-60252845033541166382015-12-22T18:28:33.034-08:002015-12-22T18:28:33.034-08:00I mainly enjoyed the atmosphere that was created b...I mainly enjoyed the atmosphere that was created but having the Robins--the actual ones--written so poorly did lower my opinion. A bulk of it read better on the first read through although the boys bad parts stuck out the most both times.<br /><br />I forgot about Duke being cocky since I just got one issue of WAR. I didn't know that and you're right this does make them look horrible. It drives me crazy when no one bothers to research or flat out ignores other books especially in events. I took for granted the ones that actually flowed well.<br /><br />It really does, which makes it confusing because WAR doesn't look good except for the information Duke had and trying to get Travis to come clean.<br /><br />I was wondering if King gave up on being subtle with the police. This made Gordon look like the only good one except possibly the cop who was shot. It's very frustrating that Jason and Tim are often reduced to paper thin characterzations that are pretty much used as wallpaper for these stories. <br /><br />Yep, I didn't want to say it until I read through Grayson but it's true. No one but Dick can apparently handle Damian. Jason and Tim won't try. Damians' instantly reduced to an ass despite working with them in the past. I'll let Damian slide a little on not knowing what to do but fact neither Jason or Tim know what to do without Dick? BS.<br /><br />Like you said Tim has looked out for meta kids, Jason is currently trying to redeem someone everyone else marked as damaged goods. Why does Tim need to understand them if he's been following them?<br /><br />I thought they gave up on Dick because Bruce adopted him. Maybe they think it will be easier now that he's legally dead? ...Except everyone now knows what he looks like and who he was. I like Dick Grayson but I don't want to praise him at the expense of the others. Hell Jason's actually the Robin that's been fleshed out the least because everyone ignores his character development and does retcons. We don't need more crap portrayals.Erin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15663158782066282265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3056373842046198497.post-57916170805075524022015-12-22T10:45:58.189-08:002015-12-22T10:45:58.189-08:00I found this issue to be mediocre at best.
It'...I found this issue to be mediocre at best.<br /><br />It's biggest faults are the fact that King ignores everything Bermejo has set on the WAR title for no good reason. There's no fallout to the Talon butchering cops on live TV, there's no mention of Alfred's involvement on the movement, there's no follow up at the Talons wanting to recruit the WAR kids. Duke's voice is also off, being really cocky when he's more subsided on WAR andeven reasonable on Batman. <br /><br />In a way it feels like King is introducing the WAR for the first time.<br /><br />Another huge problem is that it doesn't give the reader an actual reason to root for the WAR kids. They've only shown either being arrogant and irresponsible or downright dangerous to themselves and everyone's else. Also, instead of setting a belivable conflict between the movement and the law, he chooses to turn the cops into literal strawman (and cartoonly evil) by having them being manipulated by the court. Hell, he ven implies the whole thing started not because the kids are way over their head but because the court manipulated things from the shadows.<br /><br />The Robins characterizations are also pretty poor. Jason and Tim have become mere cheerleaders despite having shown againd and again on their own titles that they aren't fine with people picking up the vigilante lifestyle on a whim. (Tim founded the TT to protect meta kids while Jason found baffling Barbara's choice of becoming Batgirl and briefly pondered how would be his life away of vigilantism). However, the most damming part of it is the fact that they literally need Dick to tell them what to do. <br /><br />Damian is also turned into a strawman with many of his arguments being literal rehash of the critcisms made at the WAR concept since its beginning while also being incredibly more rash and rude than it should be according to the developments happening on his own book.<br /><br />As it has become usual with King, the whole thing is just a fluff piece to remind everyone how great Dick Grayson is and probably, manipulating things to bury the Nightwing identity for good (or in the short term at least) That is another thing it doesn't makes sense, the court never gave a lot of thought to Dick, it was Cobbs' obsession, so whay now they're suddenly so invested on Dick? and what is more, why all the theathrics if Dick already spends much of his time on Gotham anyways?Dark_Tzitziminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055905660404131186noreply@blogger.com