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Tim Drake: Robin (Single Issues)

by Meghan Fitzmartin

Robin and Batwoman are trapped in the lair of the Chaos Monsters! Will they be able to escape with their sanity intact?

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, LGBT

32 pages, Comic

Published January 1, 2023

Reviews

[Emmmmmmmma · Rating 5 out of 5]

BERNARD BERNARD BERNARD!! Mans knows how to gather an army to slap some love and compassion into his boyfriends thick skull- and you know, try to save him from the literal cult of chaos worshipers that we’re about to sacrifice Tim. Okay but damn that cult really had it out for Tim, traumatizing his boyfriend, pitting him against the only other canonically queer family member, and bringing up his daddy issues: the triple-whammy.

ALSO I LOVE THE ARTIST AND COLORIST OF THIS ISSUE SM!! I can’t articulate how much I love the coloring in a meaningful way, but it’s just- AAJKSHSNS COLORS!! And the artist, hello? Using the yuri on ice hug as reference! Bernard’s long swishing coat! The combined rescue group full page!!

What a way to end off the series with a bang!

[Jadyn❀ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish that the this story arc was given the time it deserved. My only major critique of this issue would be that you could feel that they rushed what was probably three issues’ worth of story into one, but I still think they pulled it off. I appreciate that this wrapped up a character arc for Tim, but also for Bernard. I wish we could have gotten more of a chance for Bernard and Tim to talk about Tim being Robin, but I’m not dissatisfied by what we got. Goodbye, Tim Drake: Robin. You were really much better than people gave you credit for.

[Scratch · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bad.

I'm not sure it's a spoiler to say that the writer spent this entire run trying to hit us over the head with a contrived problem-- that Tim Drake doesn't feel sure about his identity.

This was always ludicrous. Tim is a very well-established character from the early 90s. He has starred in his own solo titles many times. He has been on teams. He has had hundreds of appearances. We know all his love interests (which now include boyfriends as well as girlfriends), we know about his academic interests, we know about his training to become Robin, and we know about how his parents died and his stepmom went insane.

Meghan Fitzmartin-- what the fuck are you talking about?

This "plot" ends with some generic hand waving. Batwoman is the damsel in distress in this issue, and she doesn't get a single line of dialogue. The big fight scene to save Tim consisted of a single panel in which the majority of the Bat Family, and some random queer people from the marina Tim has been living at, all burst into a room together. Never mind the fact this raises a lot of problems with how exactly the Bat Family keeps everyone's identity secret, or even just the fact the Bat Family was willing to expose civilians to danger.

All so that Fitzmartin could give her story the illusion of substance with Tim coming to the realization that he needs to accept that he is accepted?

Fuck that. It's not even a great realization. The whole reason why a bunch of queer people might hang out in a particular neighborhood, or face homelessness, is because we are NOT all accepted.

[harley :D · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has such a nice ending!!!! with it being the last issue and with the intense cliffhanger on the last issue it’s actually quite nice :) fulfilling ending and finally tim as robin and people actually having his back and his character development was so deserved!!! I wish they touched upon the whole Bernard knows Tim’s robin thing and Tim reacting to that but alas

I also like that they gave Bernard a backbone bc for most of this run it was just Bernard being his little boyfriend and being a damsel in distress he had to save which sums up sadly a lot of his character so I’m happy for the change!!!

Was this a good comic run? No not really and just when things were finally picking up and it got interesting it ends but am I happy for the little character development tim got? Absolutely.

[Aspen Golden · Rating 3 out of 5]

This maybe could have been a 4 star but 1) insulting to have tim reminiscing on his family and not show/reference cassandra in those panels, 2) even more insulting to put off brand stephanie brown with all of her, like, five appearances (all in this book) on the same level of importance to tim as stephanie and cassandra in that double page spread, and 3) heart warming how everyone rallies around ti-- hey wait, didn't kate ALSO get kidnapped, here???

[Jennifer Baratta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Phenomenal issue!

Tim Wayne finally finds himself!
Oh yes Bernard knows!
Yes Bernard goes for help and gets it!
Phenomenal artwork and writing! Read this issue!

[Alri Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lo mejor de este comic fue Bernard, ¡¡¡qué gran personaje!!!!

[Skye · Rating 3 out of 5]

huuuh, this run had potenial. But the bad art and uneven storytelling ruined that. I hope bi Tim and Bernard get another chance one day.

[danny · Rating 4 out of 5]

TIM ISNT ALONE😭😭☝️☝️☝️

[Eugene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finished much better than it started.

[Andja · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75/5

[San · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lo bueno de este issue es el final, nada más que decir