Book: Robin issue #1 by Chuck Dixon with illustrations by Tom Grummett, inks by Scott Hanna and color by Adrienne Roy
Edition: Single print issue
Rating: 4 stars
Review:
Tim's first issue as Robin was a fun read. With Bruce still dealing with his sever injuries and the unstable Azrael in place as The Dark Knight, Tim thought it best to go out on his own.
While attending a school dance with Ariana, a girl he's dating, Tim inadvertently found himself in the middle of the latest car theft by a group of thieves when one of his classmates was being carjacked for his car. The car thieves had been targeting many of the wealthy neighborhoods in Gotham.
And just as Robin was about to start a night of investigating, his car was hit and it was then careening down the side of the road. This end on a cliffhanger with Tim being stopped by a gritty sheriff's deputy who believed he caught one of the car thieves.
This was a fast moving story that had Tim trying to adjust to being out there on his own as a crime fighter as well as dealing with the disappearance of his father, who had gone missing. This story also features The Cluemaster (Stephanie Brown's father) in a side plot that has him and a group of prisoner up to something.
The first issue was a good introduction to this series and the ending leaves you wanting to read the second issue to find out what will happen next.
