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Tim Drake: Robin (Single Issues)
TIM DRAKE ROBIN #2 CVR B DAN MORA CARD STOCK VAR
To catch a criminal mastermind, Tim will have to…steal a diamond? Oh no, what's gotten into you, Tim? It's Tim Drake like you've never seen him! Plus: a murder most foul at the library, the Gotham Marina is in danger, and Bernard isn't answering Tim's calls!
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October 27, 2022
I enjoyed this issue more than the first one. Now that we’re past the initial introductory issue, it’s getting some real action, and the detective plot line is moving along. There were some nice character interactions in this issue, and I particularly liked the ones between Tim and civilians.
Bernard (Tim’s boyfriend) and Darcy (other supporting character) still need further development to be more interesting supporting characters, but I did like the conversations they had in this issue, and Tim’s reflections on Bernard remind me of his reflections during the earlier days of him dating Stephanie Brown or Ariana Dzerchenko—which makes sense since this is still new to him and it’s been a while since he’s dated a civilian.
This issue is also focusing a lot on introspection, which I personally find interesting but can be awkward or cheesy at times.
I find the detective art details and some of the action moments very fun, although the way Rossmo draws people can throw me off sometimes, and I can understand why not everyone would like the art. I really like the coloring work, though.
Overall not the best thing I’ve ever read but it was a fun issue regardless, and I’m liking the detective work for Tim. Personally as a queer fan of Tim, I’m also enjoying him being obviously queer in parts while the rest focuses on his actual work as Robin.
Bernard (Tim’s boyfriend) and Darcy (other supporting character) still need further development to be more interesting supporting characters, but I did like the conversations they had in this issue, and Tim’s reflections on Bernard remind me of his reflections during the earlier days of him dating Stephanie Brown or Ariana Dzerchenko—which makes sense since this is still new to him and it’s been a while since he’s dated a civilian.
This issue is also focusing a lot on introspection, which I personally find interesting but can be awkward or cheesy at times.
I find the detective art details and some of the action moments very fun, although the way Rossmo draws people can throw me off sometimes, and I can understand why not everyone would like the art. I really like the coloring work, though.
Overall not the best thing I’ve ever read but it was a fun issue regardless, and I’m liking the detective work for Tim. Personally as a queer fan of Tim, I’m also enjoying him being obviously queer in parts while the rest focuses on his actual work as Robin.
February 6, 2023
I wanted to give this series another chance, but it's just really not working for me.
The plot is very basic and very simplistic. Just a regular old mystery, with nothing particularly special happening.
Tim as a character feels very shallow here. He doesn't really know who he is or what he wants anymore, which in turn gives us as reader nothing as well. I've only seen him in a few other series before, but this Tim Drake feels completely different, and not really in a good way.
The art has a distinctive style, but I feel like the characters often look very similar. I sometimes got mixed up between Tim and the detective somehow? It's just not working for me.
The plot is very basic and very simplistic. Just a regular old mystery, with nothing particularly special happening.
Tim as a character feels very shallow here. He doesn't really know who he is or what he wants anymore, which in turn gives us as reader nothing as well. I've only seen him in a few other series before, but this Tim Drake feels completely different, and not really in a good way.
The art has a distinctive style, but I feel like the characters often look very similar. I sometimes got mixed up between Tim and the detective somehow? It's just not working for me.
October 30, 2022
2.5. Improvement from last issue. Sort of. But the artwork is still abominable. Like, I feel like I lost brain cells from having seen this. And the storyline is still just kind of... Sad.
Tim Drake is a very established character. He's my favorite Robin, and possibly my favorite member of the Bat Family. We know all about his friendships (Connor, Cassie, Bart, Stephanie, etc.). We know all about Bruce adopting him. We know all about his interests and hobbies and his experience as a superhero. So this whole, "I don't feel like I belong" whining in the text boxes? It feels wildly out of character.
Tim Drake is a very established character. He's my favorite Robin, and possibly my favorite member of the Bat Family. We know all about his friendships (Connor, Cassie, Bart, Stephanie, etc.). We know all about Bruce adopting him. We know all about his interests and hobbies and his experience as a superhero. So this whole, "I don't feel like I belong" whining in the text boxes? It feels wildly out of character.
June 14, 2023
As Tim Drake struggles with striking it out distanced from Batman, he's thrown for a loop as a mysterious figure tests his detective capabilities. This includes framing Robin for a diamond theft, with clues dating back to classic detective stories. It's an interesting, if simplistic, story that's off-putting for me because I cannot get on board with the art style.
October 27, 2022
Sorry Tim
Why you don't have to date Tim Wayne to know him?
He loves Libraries.
He is easily framed for crime.
His boyfriend knows when his head isn't in the date.
Artwork is awesome and the writing is great.
Why you don't have to date Tim Wayne to know him?
He loves Libraries.
He is easily framed for crime.
His boyfriend knows when his head isn't in the date.
Artwork is awesome and the writing is great.
November 23, 2022
i like the mystery to this story and also i really love witnessing tim's journey in finding himself separate from bruce and his family, it's really nice to read.
January 23, 2023
the story is coming together 😏
June 3, 2023
series feels like an anthology instead of a continuation, and tim feels very ooc
September 1, 2023
Me esta gustando mucho como se esta formando la historia con referencias literarias.
January 18, 2025
The art not matching the cover art is really annoying but the story is pretty good
January 17, 2023
I love Tim Drake. I love that he's got his own series. And I love that he's an openly bisexual guy dating another man. It's been a great development for the character, and the way the story has been done so far is really good. Despite all this, I just find so little to like in this series.
Once again, Tim is being tormented by a mysterious figure who's harassing him with crimes that tie into classic mystery and detective stories. This has also resulted in Robin being framed for a diamond theft that has resulted in the GCPD making him one of their most wanted criminals (I guess saving the city multiple times doesn't get you any reasonable doubt when you're being framed). Tim spends much of the issue running around the city, trying to figure out what's going on, and worrying about his new boyfriend.
Sadly, neither story line really seems to do much. Every other time I've seen him and Bernard together in other series they've been doing great, but this series seems to have Tim constantly on the verge of a meltdown about their relationship. I know he's a newly out queer, and that can be a scary, weird time as you're still trying to figure out who you are and how you fit into the world, but can Tim not just enjoy his relationship for one minute? It feels like Meghan Fitzmartin is trying to set up a break up between the two of them with how the relationship is being played here.
The mystery is also a bit weird, and it's strange how Tim, the most detective of all the Robins, isn't being assailed by a brand new mystery, but with already existing detective stories. It's like the writer either can't think of a new mystery to throw Tim up against, so is using ones that already exist, or is trying to get Tim to prove himself as a detective with these older stories. Neither scenario feel particularly great, and Tim has more than proven himself to be the smarted Robin. The problem is, Tim doesn't really do much detective work here. He doesn't figure out the answers, he remembers having read the answers before in books, and fits them to what's going on around him.
Tim doesn't feel much like Tim here, his abilities don't feel like they're being showcased particularly well, and his personality doesn't fit with what I've seen of him in other books recently. This doesn't feel like the same person we've seen in Batman, Dark Crisis: Young Justice, or the DC Pride Special. Change the name and this could be any other character. Nothing about him says Tim Drake, and it's hugely disappointing for his solo series.
I also have some issue with the art on this book, by Riley Rossmo and Lee Loughbridge. The art has a very distinct style, one that doesn't really mesh with any other DC books out there. That's fine, there's no one way to draw comics, and different styles are always needed to help keep things fresh. But it doesn't feel like it fits the gritty nature of Gotham well. Everything is very cartoonish and exaggerated, and most of the characters look pretty bad. There's nothing about Tim in this book that says Tim Drake from a visual point of view, and like I said in the first issue review, he looks like a bad meme drawing half the time. There's even one panel that takes up the whole top third of the page where the characters don't even have faces. Did the artist just not care at that point?
I'm sure that there are some people who are loving this series; and that's great for them, I'm glad someone is. But as a long time fan of Tim, and someone excited to see him leading his own series, I just feel let down each issue.
Once again, Tim is being tormented by a mysterious figure who's harassing him with crimes that tie into classic mystery and detective stories. This has also resulted in Robin being framed for a diamond theft that has resulted in the GCPD making him one of their most wanted criminals (I guess saving the city multiple times doesn't get you any reasonable doubt when you're being framed). Tim spends much of the issue running around the city, trying to figure out what's going on, and worrying about his new boyfriend.
Sadly, neither story line really seems to do much. Every other time I've seen him and Bernard together in other series they've been doing great, but this series seems to have Tim constantly on the verge of a meltdown about their relationship. I know he's a newly out queer, and that can be a scary, weird time as you're still trying to figure out who you are and how you fit into the world, but can Tim not just enjoy his relationship for one minute? It feels like Meghan Fitzmartin is trying to set up a break up between the two of them with how the relationship is being played here.
The mystery is also a bit weird, and it's strange how Tim, the most detective of all the Robins, isn't being assailed by a brand new mystery, but with already existing detective stories. It's like the writer either can't think of a new mystery to throw Tim up against, so is using ones that already exist, or is trying to get Tim to prove himself as a detective with these older stories. Neither scenario feel particularly great, and Tim has more than proven himself to be the smarted Robin. The problem is, Tim doesn't really do much detective work here. He doesn't figure out the answers, he remembers having read the answers before in books, and fits them to what's going on around him.
Tim doesn't feel much like Tim here, his abilities don't feel like they're being showcased particularly well, and his personality doesn't fit with what I've seen of him in other books recently. This doesn't feel like the same person we've seen in Batman, Dark Crisis: Young Justice, or the DC Pride Special. Change the name and this could be any other character. Nothing about him says Tim Drake, and it's hugely disappointing for his solo series.
I also have some issue with the art on this book, by Riley Rossmo and Lee Loughbridge. The art has a very distinct style, one that doesn't really mesh with any other DC books out there. That's fine, there's no one way to draw comics, and different styles are always needed to help keep things fresh. But it doesn't feel like it fits the gritty nature of Gotham well. Everything is very cartoonish and exaggerated, and most of the characters look pretty bad. There's nothing about Tim in this book that says Tim Drake from a visual point of view, and like I said in the first issue review, he looks like a bad meme drawing half the time. There's even one panel that takes up the whole top third of the page where the characters don't even have faces. Did the artist just not care at that point?
I'm sure that there are some people who are loving this series; and that's great for them, I'm glad someone is. But as a long time fan of Tim, and someone excited to see him leading his own series, I just feel let down each issue.
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