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• Comic Series: Batman and Robin


• Issue Number: 06


• Title: Family Ties


• Writer(s): Joshua Williamson


• Artist(s): Nikola Čižmešija


• Colorist(s): Rex Locus


• Letterer(s): Steve Wands

What is there to say about this series except that it's nice? Bruce is nice to Damian, Damian is nice to Bruce, the villains are nice to Batman, and Batman is nice to the villains, even as they're beating each other up. There's no anger in this book. Even Damian's bullies are nice!

I'm sorry, 'art boy' is quite frankly the lamest insult I've ever heard. It reads exactly like something an adult would write who's never heard a teenager insult another teenager. Kids are mean, and Williamson's 'bullies' just aren't believable. Not only that, but the whole scene where Damian shows Bruce his art is unbelievably saccharine.

There's just no tension in this issue or this series, anywhere. The big bad, Mistress Harsh or Shush or whatever her name is just isn't particularly threatening. I'm hoping that now that we've got the whole Zsasz plotline out of the way, we'll get some new developments on her end.

Why You Should Read This:

If you want to see Damian and Bruce getting along with minimal issues, this is the series for you.