Comics Fondle

When I saw Brandon Thomas’s name following “Writer:” I knew I was in for a terrible issue, but–as always–I was surprised at how putrid Thomas’s fan-fiction writing got.
As I recall Thomas’s story in Spider-Man Unlimited was what got me to stop reading that series.
This “issue” is a first-person narrative about being a superhero, much like […]

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Beechan ends his Robin run nicely, tying off the biggest loose end (the sidekick wannabe Dodge) and leaving a lesser one kind of waving, but not dangling (Robin’s latest failed romance).
Even though it goes over three issues, there’s only really a couple’s worth of story here. Beechan fills the first issue with a flashback of […]

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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 […]

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I was only going to read the first three issues–pausing after the suicide special (I think it’s odd DC’s got a book called Suicide Squad they sell and then put a PSA in Robin… kind of sends a mixed message to kids, doesn’t it?)–but then I kept going. Big mistake.

Beechen’s strongest material in these issues […]

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