Thought the first issue was near perfection. Everything looks good, love the father-son dynamic, and the general uplifting vibe for Batman is much-needed right now after the the character was pushed through the ringer recently. It’s back to basics Batman and Robin adventures and I love it.
joshua Williamson is doing great with damian honestly if hes gonna continue to be in control of the character i might eventually see him as the definitive one
I thought the issue was a good enough start, but I was annoyed by 2 things:
The art was drawn well enough, but the heavy inks, monochrome coloring and the densely-packed panels made it difficult to tell what was happening at times. Instead of enhancing the storytelling, it hurt the storytelling.
The reference to The Gotham War was wholly unnecessary, as it made it sound like this story was occurring at the same time, yet the characterization of Bruce here was completely at odds with the Zdarsky/Howard characterization taking place in the other Bat-books this month.
Overall, I think Williamson did a good job here, but it paled compared to his SUPERMAN and GREEN ARROW launches, and his earlier ROBIN launch. I’m hopeful that things will improve in the coming issues.
