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Tim Drake: Robin (Single Issues)
Tim Drake: Robin (2022-) #7
A new dawn rises on Tim Drake and the Gotham Marina as a new chapter of Robin’s story begins! But how long can this sense of calm last with a certain someone still roaming free in Gotham?
27 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 28, 2023
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April 16, 2023
2½⭐
A much needed improvement over the last few issues (AND NO ROMOSSO ON ART!). It's still lacking a lot, but definitely better than the last few issues. It's a shame as Tim’s “coming out” was really well done in Urban Legends (?) but this follow up series has been so lackluster. I mean, Tim [in cannon] is a better Batman than Batman (without being Batman) but this series has him crying because he can't make a costume the right size???
A much needed improvement over the last few issues (AND NO ROMOSSO ON ART!). It's still lacking a lot, but definitely better than the last few issues. It's a shame as Tim’s “coming out” was really well done in Urban Legends (?) but this follow up series has been so lackluster. I mean, Tim [in cannon] is a better Batman than Batman (without being Batman) but this series has him crying because he can't make a costume the right size???
May 9, 2023
This has no right to be as good at it was after the last 6 issues. Very sweet and surprisingly honest queer coming of age-esque issue from Bernards POV, well structured and told with corny superhero hijinks in the background to keep things from getting too serious. Nicely done.
Also the new art style actually puts meat on the characters bones and is way more consistent, I didn't hate the art in the last issues but it did feel very caricatured in places and only really suited action scenes imo.
Also the new art style actually puts meat on the characters bones and is way more consistent, I didn't hate the art in the last issues but it did feel very caricatured in places and only really suited action scenes imo.
March 29, 2023
What a great issue! The artwork and colors are beautiful.
We get the POV from Bernard, which is really fun. Not so fun is his heartbreaking relationship with his parents. Love that he pulled a Troy Bolton in HSM2 move at the end.
I can't believe they're cancelling this run after ten issues.
Dissapointment is an understatement.
We get the POV from Bernard, which is really fun. Not so fun is his heartbreaking relationship with his parents. Love that he pulled a Troy Bolton in HSM2 move at the end.
I can't believe they're cancelling this run after ten issues.
Dissapointment is an understatement.
April 26, 2023
This is the issue we've all been waiting for! SO GOOD! It's just a shame we had to wait 6 issues to get to this, and the series has already been cancelled before this issue even premiered. I do think the previous art style really hurt this series, sadly. That said, the writing in the first 6 issues was just alright, whereas the writing in this issue felt let loose in the best way. THIS is obviously the story Fitzmartin has been wanting to tell, and for some reason it took this long for us to get it; either DC was hesitant or she was saving this for some reason. Because this was the first issue where Tim and Bernard actually felt like queer characters and they were also allowed to be intimate. And the art here is just stunning and matches the tone brilliantly. If only we'd started this run with this art and this level of writing. 5/5 stars! This will be an issue that fans talk about and go back to for ages.
August 30, 2023
I'm so here for some soft traumatized gay boyfriends.
March 29, 2023
This issue was fantastic. The art style is drastically different from the six issues before it. It looks gorgeous. It’s so creatively structured. Bernard, whom this issue centers on, is compelling and interesting character despite not being the title superhero. We learn so much about him. I’m going to miss this series so much when it’s gone.
March 28, 2023
Phenomenal issue
Phenomenal artwork and the writing was awesome and we met Bernard parents.
Bernard dad needs a new attitude. Bernard mom is calmer of the 2.
Phenomenal artwork and the writing was awesome and we met Bernard parents.
Bernard dad needs a new attitude. Bernard mom is calmer of the 2.
March 28, 2023
my fave from this run by far. the fact that it’s in bernard’s pov and drawn by acuña’s just made me love it even more
April 5, 2023
I've been having a hard time with Tim Drake: Robin. I like the character of Tim, he was the Robin for most of my early Batman stories, and my first run of Teen Titans. He was my first Robin before Damian came along. I like him, and his Red Robin series is one of my favourite. As such, when he gets his own book again, particularly one that will be exploring his new queer identity, I should be loving it. Sadly, the first six issues were perhaps some of the worst comics I think I've read in the last few years. There was nothing in the story that grabbed me, he didn't feel much like Tim, and the art was absolutely wrong for the book and I found it super ugly.
Things seem to have improved a little with issue seven, however, thanks in large part to the book getting a new artist. The new art is much better, and whilst it's not exactly what I'd have picked for the title it's still enjoyable enough, and doesn't end up making people look like weird, ugly trolls like the previous one did. It's got a very manga-like feel at times, and it reminds me of some of the romance books the medium has on offer. Which fits really well as this is a story about Tim and Bernard going out on a date together.
The two of them arrive in a fancy restaurant that Bruce got them reservations for, but things start to go wrong as they run into Bernards horribly homophobic parents. Things get tense, and then Tim bails on them because he has to go jump into costume as Firefly turns up. Whilst Tim is battling the villain Bernard tries to get his parents out of the burning building, but his father ends up screaming in his face that he wished Bernard had never been born.
After Tim beats Firefly the two of them start to head home, but something Bernard says makes Tim realise that there's another villain at play and so he runs back to the restaurant with a bad excuse for doing so. Bernard follows behind and finds the building back on fire, Firefly free, Phobia helping him, Robin trapped, and everyone inside the building arguing with each other (including Bernards parents). Bernard goes in, helps to free Tim, and then watches as his boyfriend saves the day. And he knows that's what he's seeing, as he reveals through narration that he's aware that Tim is Robin.
This issue is an improvement on what came before, but it's still kind of bad. After beating Firefly it seems like Tim leave with Bernard without waiting for authorities of the fire brigade to arrive, so when he goes back everything is still chaos. Did he leave civilians in a burning building or did they go back in? Does he regularly just leave villains on the street? How does he get out of the fire cage like he does? Who knows, the writer doesn't seem to care to explain.
Tim is supposed to be one of the smarter members of the Bat Family, but this issue makes him seem the exact opposite. He runs out of every scene with a terrible excuse 'oh I forgot my sweater' that immediately falls apart 'what do you mean where's my sweater? Oh right, I must not have brought one'. He seems someone who's been a hero for a week, not the seasoned vigilante trained by Batman. It's no surprise Bernard knows his secret; he might as well have run back in to see Bernard having forgotten to take the costume off for how well he's trying to keep the secret.
Like with every other issue of this series, this doesn't feel like Tim Drake at all. Compare Tim here to how he's being written in the Batman back-up feature and I'd honestly believe it if you told be that this was a book set on another Earth. Tim is incompetent, makes mistakes, and acts like someone who's had little training. It feels kind of embarrassing. On one hand I'm sad that the series is being brought to an end with issue ten, because Tim deserves better than that. On the other hand the end can't come soon enough, because this series feels like an insult to the character.
Things seem to have improved a little with issue seven, however, thanks in large part to the book getting a new artist. The new art is much better, and whilst it's not exactly what I'd have picked for the title it's still enjoyable enough, and doesn't end up making people look like weird, ugly trolls like the previous one did. It's got a very manga-like feel at times, and it reminds me of some of the romance books the medium has on offer. Which fits really well as this is a story about Tim and Bernard going out on a date together.
The two of them arrive in a fancy restaurant that Bruce got them reservations for, but things start to go wrong as they run into Bernards horribly homophobic parents. Things get tense, and then Tim bails on them because he has to go jump into costume as Firefly turns up. Whilst Tim is battling the villain Bernard tries to get his parents out of the burning building, but his father ends up screaming in his face that he wished Bernard had never been born.
After Tim beats Firefly the two of them start to head home, but something Bernard says makes Tim realise that there's another villain at play and so he runs back to the restaurant with a bad excuse for doing so. Bernard follows behind and finds the building back on fire, Firefly free, Phobia helping him, Robin trapped, and everyone inside the building arguing with each other (including Bernards parents). Bernard goes in, helps to free Tim, and then watches as his boyfriend saves the day. And he knows that's what he's seeing, as he reveals through narration that he's aware that Tim is Robin.
This issue is an improvement on what came before, but it's still kind of bad. After beating Firefly it seems like Tim leave with Bernard without waiting for authorities of the fire brigade to arrive, so when he goes back everything is still chaos. Did he leave civilians in a burning building or did they go back in? Does he regularly just leave villains on the street? How does he get out of the fire cage like he does? Who knows, the writer doesn't seem to care to explain.
Tim is supposed to be one of the smarter members of the Bat Family, but this issue makes him seem the exact opposite. He runs out of every scene with a terrible excuse 'oh I forgot my sweater' that immediately falls apart 'what do you mean where's my sweater? Oh right, I must not have brought one'. He seems someone who's been a hero for a week, not the seasoned vigilante trained by Batman. It's no surprise Bernard knows his secret; he might as well have run back in to see Bernard having forgotten to take the costume off for how well he's trying to keep the secret.
Like with every other issue of this series, this doesn't feel like Tim Drake at all. Compare Tim here to how he's being written in the Batman back-up feature and I'd honestly believe it if you told be that this was a book set on another Earth. Tim is incompetent, makes mistakes, and acts like someone who's had little training. It feels kind of embarrassing. On one hand I'm sad that the series is being brought to an end with issue ten, because Tim deserves better than that. On the other hand the end can't come soon enough, because this series feels like an insult to the character.
April 2, 2023
Damn. This was so much better, just with a decent artist. Were the last six issues so awful JUST because of the terrible art? I thought I had problems with the story too...
This was a much better gay storyline. It was primarily from Bernard's point of view, though of course Robin was featured heavily as the one actually fighting supervillains. Bernard was dealing with homophobic parents combined with his own insecurities.
THAT is a realistic queer storyline.
Comic books have been trying and failing to include queer characters a lot in the last few years. My biggest objection isn't with the fact of the characters' inclusion; it's that writers are including them, and writing them so poorly. Like how over at Marvel, Tini Howard is fucking with my all-time favorite character, Rachel Summers, by making her queer without explanation, or coming out, or even getting to go on a first date. Suddenly, she's just in a committed relationship with another female character. The writers are making no attempt to even address the existence of homophobia, and it pisses me off.
In real life, a huge part of being gay is coming out. To yourself, to others, etc. Even if you have a completely accepting family and your coming out story was a total non-issue, you still have to navigate your partner's coming out story. Early in a relationship, you always ask how accepting their family is. You figure out early on whether you're going to be out to the world, or if one or both of you needs to be closeted at work, for whatever reason. (Like if your job takes you to Russia sometimes, where being gay is illegal.)
So, yes. Give me more of this. Young gay couples trying to navigate homophobic parents, while otherwise expressing their love for each other? Yes. This is accurate. And with this vastly improved artwork, I can now say that both Tim and Bernard look very attractive.
The first six issues were a nightmare. This is such a relief, it's startling.
This was a much better gay storyline. It was primarily from Bernard's point of view, though of course Robin was featured heavily as the one actually fighting supervillains. Bernard was dealing with homophobic parents combined with his own insecurities.
THAT is a realistic queer storyline.
Comic books have been trying and failing to include queer characters a lot in the last few years. My biggest objection isn't with the fact of the characters' inclusion; it's that writers are including them, and writing them so poorly. Like how over at Marvel, Tini Howard is fucking with my all-time favorite character, Rachel Summers, by making her queer without explanation, or coming out, or even getting to go on a first date. Suddenly, she's just in a committed relationship with another female character. The writers are making no attempt to even address the existence of homophobia, and it pisses me off.
In real life, a huge part of being gay is coming out. To yourself, to others, etc. Even if you have a completely accepting family and your coming out story was a total non-issue, you still have to navigate your partner's coming out story. Early in a relationship, you always ask how accepting their family is. You figure out early on whether you're going to be out to the world, or if one or both of you needs to be closeted at work, for whatever reason. (Like if your job takes you to Russia sometimes, where being gay is illegal.)
So, yes. Give me more of this. Young gay couples trying to navigate homophobic parents, while otherwise expressing their love for each other? Yes. This is accurate. And with this vastly improved artwork, I can now say that both Tim and Bernard look very attractive.
The first six issues were a nightmare. This is such a relief, it's startling.
April 12, 2025
They changed the artist (good), we get confirmation Bernard knows Tim's secret identity, and some of the slice-of-life/relationship drama is good...
But the writing is still clumsy. Pyromaniac Firefly wants to burn restaurants because they don't let him in? Bernard is studying physics and chemistry but wants to be a chef?
And more egregiously, what the hell is going on with Bernard (and Tim) calmly leaving people in a restaurant that's on fire?
But the writing is still clumsy. Pyromaniac Firefly wants to burn restaurants because they don't let him in? Bernard is studying physics and chemistry but wants to be a chef?
And more egregiously, what the hell is going on with Bernard (and Tim) calmly leaving people in a restaurant that's on fire?
April 7, 2025
tell me why the art work is acc pretty and the people don’t look ugly asf for once !!! my first dc comic and it’s WAYYY prettier than marvel for SURE
bernard and tim drake are so cute
tim lowkey looks like nct mark lee in one panel
i love love to see my hb detective !!! i wish they pushed more on his detective instincts bcos i loved when he did. i rlly enjoyed this comic !!
bernard and tim drake are so cute
tim lowkey looks like nct mark lee in one panel
i love love to see my hb detective !!! i wish they pushed more on his detective instincts bcos i loved when he did. i rlly enjoyed this comic !!
October 18, 2025
The best one yet in the Tim Drake: Robin series. The art style is soooo unbelievably gorgeous compared to other issues, I give it that, but the dialogues are so cringe and too-much on the nose about coming-out homosexuals dated back to the 2000s.
April 4, 2023
New artist made a huge difference.
June 9, 2023
Bernard is literally me fr
September 10, 2023
El arte mejoró bastante con Serg Acuña aunque la trama de la cita se siente demasiado enredada para ser un solo número.
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February 27, 2024Cute. Can’t say it makes sense, but it’s cute. And the art improved 100 fold.
April 27, 2025
3.25/5
October 9, 2025
Sinceramente este es de los mejores issue de la tirada…. Mira que no soy muy fan de la relación de Tim y Bernard pero me ha gustado este issue 👍🏻(rate: 1,5⭐️)
April 3, 2023
has to be one of my favorite issues. slice of life and outside POV are two tropes that are very underrated, but this issue used them tropes BEAUTIFULLY. i also really enjoyed the structure of this comic, and the overall theme that gave us some more insight on a supporting character that we didn't know too much about earlier. very good issue. loved it!
November 11, 2024
Without a doubt the best volume of the series. I love how we got more of Bernard’s point of view considering he’s a big part of the story! I also loved the ending.
April 10, 2023
They changed the artist. Finally! It's so pretty. And Bernard knows. Thank god, I wouldn't have cared for the identity drama. Love the focus on Bernard.
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