This entire section of the book just o ozed personality and left me wanting more from the Titans under this creative team. The fledgling Titans team up for some fun adventures around the globe, impeccable drawn by Nguyen, before sneaking back to the Tower under Hawkman's nose. He takes Robin up to the JLA's tower, where Dick meets Superman, the Justice League, and a lot of potential new friends in the Teen Titans. For much of the issues the reader is led to believe that Bruce heard Alfred's words from issue #1. The issues setup is just perfectly executed. The crazier edges have been sanded down from ASB just a bit to make something much more palatable and interesting. Your mileage on this one will vary depending on how flexible you are toward a more Miller-esque take, as Lemire's Bruce is pretty much an asshole. And if that’s what Robin & Batman is headed for, that’s a hell of a story.

Finally, the one who needs love may well be the man in the darkness.

Maybe he’s the one who has to fall for Robin to pick him up and open up new opportunities for him. It’s not far, it’s just waiting to open up and swallow it up. A man who knows only one model of functioning, and who does not know how to do otherwise. Batman appears hard and devoid of empathy. It is the only truth and everything must be sacrificed, even childhood. For him, any territory is potentially an enemy territory, any ally potentially a traitor, any fragility must be able to be exploited. He learns the art of war, the art of stealth, espionage, manipulation. Dick Grayson is a child who can’t and will never be like the others. Good of very good comics, high flying! By far, one of the best comics I’ve had in a long time. neat writing, wonderful drawings, successful plot.

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