Can Robin become the next Dark Knight?
Dick Grayson is still trying to figure out if the way he follows his mentor's steps is the right one but he will have to figure out quickly due that Killer Croc has launched his final attack against Bruce and him.
This little miniseries has come to a conclusion and I just can say that I wish there was more of it.
Jeff Lemire brings the final chapter where he continues to explore the parallels between Robin and Batman while also creating an appropriate development for the protagonist. The set-up for that final development is well-planted due that Lemire brings all the doubts that Dick has in full force, delivering references around the future of the character and how he initially believes he just has to be like Bruce in a way that isolates himself from the rest of the world.
That's not who Dick Grayson is of course and Lemire perfectly understands this. In the ultimate battle against Killer Croc in a pretty familiar setting for the main character, Dick realizes who he really is and how he doesn't have to be like Batman to do the right thing, how he can even be the opposite of his mentor to actually do a better job than him, be better than Batman. Is a perfectly accurate representation of the character and creates a great set-up for his future stories.
If there's a complaint I have though, is that Killer Croc is kinda weak as an antagonist. He has an serviceable justification to do what he does but is not much more complex than that. However, he doesn't ruin what is a great character-centric plot.
Dustin Nguyen remains in art duties and his work is still amazing by depicting all the different scenarios perfectly, even the dark ones, even with his semi-cartoony style, and such style is great at creating expressions.
Great finale. Hope to see more Lemire works in the future.
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