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It’s the first Father’s Day since Bruce adopted Tim and Tim’s going to cook him dinner. Complications ensue.

Beechen’s got a great tone for how things work in Tim’s life, both at school and at home–not quite sitcom, but certainly television influenced. It’s a fun Bruce Wayne in Robin, or at least one capable of being concerned, one happy Tim’s making him dinner.

Unfortunately, the ensuing complications strain credibility. Robin fights twelve vigilantes. They’re all in a team, so it’s not like one a half mile or anything. No, the majority of the issue is Robin beating up these vigilantes. Beechen rationalizes the whole thing–their peripheral vision is impaired, they aren’t trained, yadda yadda yadda. It’s a stall and an unfortunate one.

I’m not sure, before this issue, I ever wanted to read Robin’s misadventures cooking Batman dinner, but about five pages into the fight scene, I really was hoping I’d get to see it.

And I didn’t.

It’s a well-intentioned issue, but poorly conceived. It’s got great potential, but somehow Beechen overlooks it.

C+

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