Robin 3000: Book One

Robin 3000 #1

by Byron Preiss, P. Craig Russell

Gotham city en el año 3000. Una invasión alienígena amenaza a la Tierra. Los Skulp intentan destruir cualquier intento de rebelión, destruyendo a nuestro héroe. Pero Batman tiene un arma secreta: Robin

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Batman, Fiction, Superheroes, Science Fiction

50 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Byron Preiss was the president of Byron Preiss Visual Publications and Ibooks, and was recognized as a pioneer in digital publishing. He was among the first publishers to release CD-ROM's and electronic books.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Preiss graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1972 and earned a master's degree in communications from Stanford University. He produced The Words of Gandhi, an audio book that won a Grammy Award in 1985. He was also the co-author of Dragonworld, a novel he co-wrote with J. Michael Reaves that was published by Bantam Books in 1979.

A proponent of illustrated books, as well as comics and graphic novels, Preiss also published works by celebrity authors including Jane Goodall, Billy Crystal, Jerry Seinfeld, LeAnn Rimes and Jay Leno.

Reviews

[Drew Canole · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sort of a pointless story, and pretty boring.

[Matthew Ulstad · Rating 1 out of 5]

How I imagine people who don't like comic books imagine comic books.

Save for a genuinely honest forward, this book reads like a weird cross of Buck Rodgers and Batman fan-fiction, presented with the posture of a sub-par Hardy Boys novel. The art has a vintage simplicity that is pleasant and there are moments that interesting ideas flash through, but it was generally one of the worst comics I've read.

1/5 Gas-hologram Defense Giants

[Fugo Feedback · Rating 3 out of 5]

El guion me resultó algo anticuado para ser "futurista", como me veía venir a la legua, pero el dibujo de P. Craig Russell esta vez me sorprendió para bien, ya que lo veo mucho mejor acabado y más funcional a la narrativa que en otros trabajos posteriores del autor.

[Dony Grayman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Edición española, tomo 1 de 2 que apareció medio de pedo pero en pack.

[Brandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

5/10

This is a weird one. I didn't have a bad time reading it but it was uninteresting. There was nothing exciting about this story. Definitely not the worst Elseworlds story, though.

[A.H. Lyons · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kinda boring

[Jared Brown · Rating 1 out of 5]

I waited so long for this book to get somewhat interesting, so when that never happened, I was quite disappointed

[Axon Figure · Rating 3 out of 5]

Otro elseworld casi olvidado que merecería su propia figura.

[Ribrarian Not · Rating 3 out of 5]

Libro de historietas con ISBN propio. Número uno de dos.

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun read.

[Emilio Arias H. · Rating 3 out of 5]

[ Tomo número 1 de 2. ]
Historieta al estilo de space opera clásica, con un personaje principal con un ideal muy claro: la liberación del universo del control de una raza alienígena llamada Skulp (dudo que sea por casualidad que se asemeje a "Skrull", perteneciente a la editorial competencia de DC).
La historia tiene baches argumentales, y personajes con acciones torpes que deambulan teniendo claro el objetivo, pero muy poco su consumación, lo que los obliga a "improvisar", como bien dice el protagonista en un momento. Esto se refleja cuando Tom se deja atrapar por los carniceros Skulp sin tener un plan realmente sólido tras la manga. Más dejado al azar, imposible.
Y otras cosas son predecibles: el personaje femenino que sirve a los villanos por cuestiones personales, que no es tan "mala" como parece, y que cambiará de bando a último momento, por ejemplo.
Sin embargo, gracias al pertinente dibujo y la narrativa de P. Craig Russell (sin ser lo mejor de su obra) hace muy llevadero este viaje. Aunque reconozco que la ciencia ficción me puede y muchos considerarán este cómic algo aburrido.
Dos aclaraciones: todas las conexiones con el Universo DC (Robin, Batman, etc.) son puras excusas. Se cambian los nombres de los personajes y pasa como cualquier otra historia de ciencia ficción. Y la historia está inconclusa. Es evidente que querían sacar una continuación, pero seguramente las ventas no ayudaron a esta idea.

[Earl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Before everything else, let me just say:

Wait, is that it? How did the whole thing go?

I did not quite understand this at first, as a work that really deviated from the Batman storyline. However, I found out that it was based on the Tom Swift and His Flying Lab series (never mind the Flying Lab), and it was only then that everything made sense: the various generations of Waynes, the alien invasion, and Tom's expertise on technology. A fun read, but don't expect to enjoy this work if you look for Batman.

[Paul · Rating 2 out of 5]

m'eh

In the futuristic Robin 3000, Earth is controlled by despotic aliens. Batman (Bruce Wayne the 20th) is killed trying to stop them, but his mission is continued by his nephew, Tom (Thomas) Wayne.

This was originally created by P. Craig Russell in 1986 as Tom Swift 3000,[22] but later rewritten in 1992 as a Robin story when the original plans fell through.

As much as I like P. Craig Russell as an artist, the story in this didn't appeal to me.

[Angela · Rating 2 out of 5]

Set in the future where aliens have taken over humans. Batman and Robin are rebels. This feels like a story forced into the Batman universe, it would have been better to not use it and do something in an original style comic. It has potential, just not for Robin. An ok read.

[Chad · Rating 2 out of 5]

A terribly boring story with no real ending based on a Tom Swift story. Somewhat saved by P Craig Russell's art. It fits in perfectly as a 50's scifi story.

[John Yelverton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bad doesn't begin to describe this utter piece of useless literature.