This series was a sequel of sorts to Frank Miller's classic "Batman:Year One" thus it also falls before the even bigger Frank Miller landmark "The Dark knight Retruns."
"All Star Batman" is often misunderstood and people who havent even tried to read it or understand it have brushed it off as garbage. But not only is this my favorite origin of Robin,it's most likely the coolest and deepest origin of the Dynamic Duo.
Batman in "Year One" was a young crime fighter trying to figure it all out. He was coming into his own. A few years later we get to the events in this book where Batman is an experienced and cocky thug who delights in brutalizing the worst offenders. Batman has nothing to live for. He is deep into his war on crime. He is obsessed like never before. His only compaion,Alfred even wonders if Batman has gone or will go too far and cross the line.
Then Robin comes into Batman's life. Dick Grayson,a boy like Batman who saw his parents die right in front of him. Batman puts on a tough exterior but his inner monoluoge reveals his big heart. He is cruel to young Dick Grayson at first but the pair soon begin to get along like best friends. 2 kids who have something in common and dress in crazy costumes to beat up bad guys. It's a fascinating version of Batman and Robin,some great and memroable scens in this story and brilliant artwork by Jim Lee of "Batman:Hush" fame. I was surprised at the laughs in here too. The way Batman is unsure and not too fond of his future Justice League teammates like Green Lantern and Superman. Batman refers to Superman as "the idiot in Metropolis" and remarks that Green Lantern's weakness against the color yellow is "the dumbest weakness I ever heard of."
We see in this story why a Batman might not like these other heroes. Batman comes across as somewhat jealous of super powered beings.
The last scene in this book brings it all together. Batman and Robin embrace,touching moment.
Oh man. Great story really cant event tell you how many small moments turn outbrilliantly. We even get to see a young Joker who is as sick as ever and sports a dragon tattoo on his back. Just all kinds of crazy. Great story.
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Hilarious yet Vulgar Satire
I'll try to clean up some of the stuff for Amazon standards to review, but generally speaking, this book exaggerates characters to 11. From Wonder Woman's man hating to how the GD Batman refers to himself. The art is great with the centerfold on the physical version.Do note the 10th issue isn't included because there was an all star batman and robin profanity recall, as they barely blurred out certain words like f-bomb batgirl, and I feel it's understandable just to have 1-9 as you get the idea (especially with some of the repetitive dialogue).Some spoilers below:They don't fight climactic battles, but I feel it mocks Batman as he is just as crazy as the Joker (who even has a henchwoman, who let's say, invokes Godwin's law with her skimpy attire) though he does learn to help Robin have closure in the end of the 9th issue, which makes Green Lantern a wimp in a yellow house.Overall, I would say only read if you can take the DC trinity being mocked (Superman and Wonder Woman barely make an appearance as well as Batman rogues, which is just the Joker).Feel free to read if you want to see someone with a uniquely offensive take (people insult the batmobile as queer, including Robin, and a lot of words are reiterated like a chant) on things, as opposed to a serious story (like the image of Batman kicking the cop's windshield is funny yet iconic). In a way, it's kind of a precursor to DC's black label for a mature audience to tolerate (and even then Batman Damned had a similar recall issue one for male nudity).
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