Flip The Page Review: Batman & Robin #3

Well I TRIED. I can say that much. I really tried to feel like I was getting my money's worth each month with Batman & Robin and I FAILED. Issues 1 and 2 just felt like... well half an issue each, with just enough to pique my interest and then BAM out of pages. It might be a pacing issue, there might not actually be that any pages, all I know is it didn't please me and led to me considering dropping the book.

Issue 3 rolls around, concluding the Pyg story and..... Well.... It made up for a lot of the shit I'd been through with the first two issues, but still wasn't enough to make me hold on to the comic.

Batman & Robin is dropped.

Batman & Robin #3 is AWESOME.

conflicting points I'm sure but you have to understand the risk of the issues being that lacking again.

But enough of that let's 'review' this bitch.

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I've kinda covered the basics on this series before so all I can say is that the writing is Grant Morrison, so you won't be disappointed, and the art is Frank Quitely, so you won't be disappointed but you'll remember New X-Men fondly.

With that in mind, MOMENTS!

1. Bat... Quad... Bike... Thing?

Yeah the vehicle might be really stupid but the page is pretty and the whole 'dangling fire man into the road' is a great way to catch your attention straight off the bat. A flippin' moment and no mistake.

2. Pyg Dance

Fuck. There are NO words that can possibly describe how fucked up and brilliant this scene is.... Except the ones Damian uses in the bottom right. I mean seriously this speaks for itself. Pyg is TERRIFYING.

3. Pyggin' Idiot

Grayson is so scary that retarded pig-men run into walls. You saw it here first. A genuine laugh moment right there and something to cherish as a life lesson.

4. DOY!

This caught my eye out of some creepy instinct of spotting hilarious retardation and it made me laugh. Pyg having the foresight to label the antidote 'antidote' is a pretty good step towards failure when faced with someone like Batman. A lesson to all again: don't label shit.

5. Okay so- WAIT WHAT DID THEY BREAK THROUGH?!

SERIOUSLY THERE'S NOTHING TO BREAK THAT WE CAN SEE BUT THEY'VE OBVIOUSLY COME THROUGH A GLASS ROOF OR SOMETHING! WHAT THE FUCK?! GAH!!

6. Red Hood

Our survey says GOOD CLIFFHANGER! Also that we can probably take a safe bet that it's Jason Todd or someone entirely new. Which would be nice.

And that's the issue. Sure I rushed it but who cares I'm in a rush to do things tonight.

Rating:

READ IT!