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So what’s the STORY
morning glory?
'Robin Hears A Hoo' is a Damien solo tale that impregnates
the brat wonder into 'Night Of Owls' cross-over event.
- You see, after hearing Alfred's distress signal from Wayne Manor, this tiny titan is instructed to save Major General Benjamin Burrows from a Talon attack whilst he is out and about on manoeuvres, with the army.
- Thankfully Robin finds the General just in time, and tells him what is going on just before all hell breaks loose, BANG!
- Robin runs. Generals limp. Talons talks. Armies... errr... arm? All of which results in a resolution and a back-story that will knock your block off, CHOP! Physically and emotionally of course.
I liked the scene when Robin took charge of the situation, and said to the reluctant army men prior to the Talons subsequent attack...
'This kid read Clausewitz and Jomini at the age of six while
you were still trying to figure out what buttons to press on x-box, you
imbecile. Now all of you - follow my orders! The Talon will not be in a fixed
position, and neither would we'.
Very Dirty Harry come Glee, isn't it?
What was the BEST
thing about this issue?
Damien's recognition that he and the Talon share
similar origins was a very cleaver way of connecting them both together in
essence, if not in fact. It was something I never even thought about until he
stated this.
Very serendipitous.
What was the WORST
thing about this issue?
By in large this was an action and adventure type tale that had a rather plodding pace to it. Also, their was a very Scooby Doo Vibe before the end, when the Talon explained to the General why he was going
to kill him, just before he attempted to do so.
A very groan worthy delay if ever I saw one.
What was the most
CREATIVE thing about this issue?
STORY: Alas, there was not that much in this story which I would
call creative. Basically it is a 'save the victim' pretext, with a bit of
back-story thrown in for good measure.
Although the back-story on its own was a very nice read all
in all. And had its own encapsulated flavor within the 'bigger picture'.
ART: As much as I enjoyed Lee Garbett work on this issue,
due to the nature of this 'event', it did feel very 'stand-in' to me. Now that
is not to say that I did not like it at all. Because I did. I thought his
manga-esque artwork suited a Robin solo-exploit hand's down. It's just that it
came across a mite disjointed where an earthy tale was concerned.
If you had to CAST
TWO CHARACTERS in this comic book, who would they be and why?
MAJOR GENERAL BENJAMIN BURROWS: Just because it would look
funny if he was saved by a kid, I would like to see 'Escape from New
York 's' Kurt Russell play this major on the run.
Can't you see him scowling at the small sod?
THE SOLDIER ROBIN TALKS BACK TO: OK, for this role, you have
to have an actor who you can see being told off by a kid in a mask. Hey! What
about Sam's brother, Ted Raimi? He looks like the type of a chap that kids want
to shout at.
If this issue had a
MOVIE TAG LINE, what would it be?
Run Away. A Man With A Mask Is Going To Monologue.
If this issue were a MOVIE,
an OBJECT, or a piece of MUSIC, what would that be and why?
From a visual and textural stand-point this, story was a
mixture of Predator meets Scooby Doo. You know the type of thing. Bad guy wants
to kill someone due to a preconceived agenda. And some pesky kid manages to stop
them from doing so before the end credits roll. Just like...
Or maybe not!
FINAL thoughts...
To be completely honest with you, I am a bit disappointed
with this issue really. So far the other parts of this cross-over event have
been able to do something different and new with varying amount of success.
Listen, don't get me wrong, it was a fairly nice read, and
the pretext is a very simple one to follow. It's just that the execution that
lets it down a tad. That's all.
MARKS out of 10? 7
BATMAN AND ROBIN #9
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
May 28, 2012
Rating:
Reviewed by David Andrews
on
May 28, 2012
Rating:
