So I read Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder #1, the first installment in DC's new "All Star" line. The comic is drawn by Jim Lee, who did a great job with Batman in Hush, and Frank Miller, of recent Sin City fame.
In my opinion, Frank Miller is good, but criminally overrated. After reading this "All Star" Batman comic, however, I think he might be terrible. This was a truly BAD comic book. New take on Batman? Not sure, but he appears to be an asshole. New take on Robin? We're not given any cause to care that his parents are killed for no apparent reason right in front of him. (And who comes from a family of acrobats? Are his cousins pirates?) Vicki Vale? Stereotype. Villain? MIA. But don't worry, there's plenty of cliche dialogue to go around.
Bad, bad, bad. Thrown together bad. How many times will we have to suffer through Batman's origin, anyway? Batman Begins was really good...don't push your luck. If this is supposed to compete with Marvel's superb line of Ultimates books, the House of M has nothing to worry about.
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