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All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder: Volume 1

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The talents responsible for some of Batman's greatest tales, Frank Miller (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City) and Jim Lee (Batman: Hush) team up for the first time to bring you Batman and Robin like you've never seen them before in this reinvention of these classic characters.

All hell breaks loose at the circus as Bruce Wayne and gal pal Vicki Vale witness a young boy's life shattered before their eyes. Orphaned, Dick Grayson has nowhere to go and no one to turn to — no one but Bruce Wayne! Expect action, adventure, guest-stars, and the unexpected as Miller and Lee deliver the ultimate tales of the Dynamic Duo!

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"Miller, the man who kicked off the grim and gritty era of superhero comics with the 1986 Batman tale The Dark Knight Returns, returns to write the iconic character once again in a series that takes the tropes of superhero excess and explodes them into satire. Miller casts Batman as an obsessive lunatic who enlists traumatized children into his war on crime, calls himself 'the goddamn Batman' and is prone to cackling maniacally. Sex and violence are constant preoccupations, but even during sex scenes, Miller can hardly keep a straight face. After a shared rampage against corrupt cops that includes the interjection, 'Eat glass, lawman!' Batman and heroine Black Canary celebrate with an intimate encounter on a burning pier during a lightning storm. Although the bombastic, repetitive narration and decompressed storytelling (two and a half issues pass before Batman and Robin leave the Batmobile) often borders on hilarious, Miller aims for more obvious jokes later in the series. It's an over the top in-joke for the superhero crowd, though its irreverence may not have the most zealous and 'serious' superhero fans laughing. (June) And it's actually pretty bravissimo." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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"Controversial among fans and not nearly as artistically successful as its companion, Grant Morrison's All Star Superman, Miller's new Batman still has been DC's top seller of late, guaranteeing this compilation an eager audience." Booklist

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The talents responsible for some of Batman's greatest tales team up for the first time to bring readers Batman and Robin like they've never seen before, in this reinvention of these classic characters.
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ISBN:
9781401216818
Author:
Frank Miller and Jim Lee
Publisher:
DC Comics
Illustrator:
Lee, Jim
Illustrator:
Williams, Scott
Author:
Miller, Frank
Subject:
Super Heroes
Subject:
Good and evil
Subject:
Heroes
Subject:
Graphic Novels
Subject:
Graphic Novels - Superheroes
Copyright:
2008
Publication Date:
July 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
10.40x6.96x.64 in. 1.24 lbs.
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"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Miller, the man who kicked off the grim and gritty era of superhero comics with the 1986 Batman tale The Dark Knight Returns, returns to write the iconic character once again in a series that takes the tropes of superhero excess and explodes them into satire. Miller casts Batman as an obsessive lunatic who enlists traumatized children into his war on crime, calls himself 'the goddamn Batman' and is prone to cackling maniacally. Sex and violence are constant preoccupations, but even during sex scenes, Miller can hardly keep a straight face. After a shared rampage against corrupt cops that includes the interjection, 'Eat glass, lawman!' Batman and heroine Black Canary celebrate with an intimate encounter on a burning pier during a lightning storm. Although the bombastic, repetitive narration and decompressed storytelling (two and a half issues pass before Batman and Robin leave the Batmobile) often borders on hilarious, Miller aims for more obvious jokes later in the series. It's an over the top in-joke for the superhero crowd, though its irreverence may not have the most zealous and 'serious' superhero fans laughing. (June) And it's actually pretty bravissimo." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Review" by , "Controversial among fans and not nearly as artistically successful as its companion, Grant Morrison's All Star Superman, Miller's new Batman still has been DC's top seller of late, guaranteeing this compilation an eager audience."
"Synopsis" by , The talents responsible for some of Batman's greatest tales team up for the first time to bring readers Batman and Robin like they've never seen before, in this reinvention of these classic characters.
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