Review: GRAYSON #15

Script:  Tom King
Plot:  Tim Seeley & Tom King
Artist:  Mikel Janin
Colorist:  Jeromy Cox
Letterer:  Carlos M. Mangual
Publisher:  DC Comics

Robin War #1 kicked off the Batman-centric December event, honoring 75 years of the Boy Wonder.  All former, current, and future(?) Robins were introduced to one another.  Tom King is the showrunner of “Robin War”, and is also one of the writers on Grayson.  So lets see how King, Tim Seeley, Mikel Janin, and the rest of the creative team continue the story in Part 2.

What I Liked

Mikel Janin and Jeromy Cox start page one with a 16 panel grid.  In those 16 panels, they are able to visually pass along the attitude and emotion from each member of the “We Are Robin” group.  Janin excels at displaying emotions from his characters on the page.  Whether it is a smirk of the mouth or intensity in eyes.

Dick Grayson was the first Robin.  Being the first and oldest, he takes up a big brother role among the previous (Red Hood, Red Robin) and current (Damian Wayne) Robins.  With Bruce Wayne no longer Batman, Grayson has to lead.  King has Grayson give one hell of a speech to the collected We Are Robin movement.  It’s all about what it means to be a Robin.  The good, and the bad.

Of course, with each Robin having his own personality, they have their own take on training members of We Are Robin.  I love that King linked them all together by ending their training scenes with a one-word quote from Batman on what it means to be a Robin.  This thread played all the way through to the end of the issue.

I’m glad there was a discussion taking place on whether the Robins should trust/train the new recruits.  Sure, some of them will prove themselves worthy to work with the Batman and be vigilantes.  But in a group that large, there is bound to be some wildcards.  Plus you’d think the Robins would want to put so many lives in danger.  There is a lot to consider.  But at least the conversation took place.

Oh, and since I brought up how dangerous it is helping the Robins-in-training, Dick decided to solve that little problem for me.  Not only that, but Dick also sets up security for them.  He’s one clever spy.

What I Didn’t Like

I am having a hard time finding something to dislike with this issue.  Each player had adequate page time, and as an issue of Grayson, Dick was the focal point.  If I were to nitpick, we still are not closer to finding out what the Court of Owls want with Dick.

Timdogg

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