Grayson, Dick Grayson
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Collects in this order:
The 12 page origin of Dick Grayson-Robin-Nightwing from Secret Origins # 8
Grayson 1- 4
Grayson: Future's End # 1

Batman: Everyone except for me (and Luthor and Catwoman and Cyborg) thinks you're dead, so I'm going to send you to infiltrate this spy organization I'm worried about called Spyral. Cutesy spelling makes me paranoid.
Grayson: Ok.
Lollipop Face: Hi, Dick Grayson!
Grayson: How did you know my name?
Lollipop Face: Dude. Spy organization? Hello? Yeah yeah, so you were Nightwing and Robin. Welcome to the team! We'll call you Agent 37 from now on.
Helena Bertinelli: Hi, Dick Grayson! [1]
Grayson: I thought I was Agent 37.
Helena: I'm not the Huntress, and I'm not going to have sex with you.
Grayson: Huh. I can guess where this is going.
Agent 8: I'll have sex with you, Dick Grayson!
Grayson: I thought I was-
Agent 8: Oopsie! Ouch.
Agent 1: I might be a bit upset about that.
St. Hadrian's Finishing School: Ooh! A hottie!
Grayson: Nyah Nyah, ya can't catch me!
Helena: Girls, for chasing hotties after curfew, you will all be spanked.
St. Hadrian's:  [2] Spanked? What are we, 12?
Helena: No, you're just drawn that way. [3]

In spite of being a little silly, I think the good points such as Janin's art, the plot, and perhaps some of the dialogue outweigh the bad points. I will probably get the next volume at some point.
Note: The Future's End issue concerns a possible future that will likely never actually happen. Or, it will be perpetually "five years in the future from now. Okayyyy, now. Now," and therefore never happen.  Also, the guy in black without bat-ears is the Midnighter, formerly of Stormwatch (New 52), formerly of the Authority (Wildstorm), formerly of Stormwatch (Wildstorm).
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I had previously reviewed Nightwing, Vol 1 and stated that it was one of the better comics I'd read thus far of the New 52. One of the issues I'd had with another series titled "Batman: The Dark Knight" is that it peaked early and the last volume or two didn't quite live up to what the others before it had done. I'm proud to say that Kyle Higgins has written a fantastic arc here that ties back to Vol. 1 perfectly, and tells an engrossing story of Dick Grayson that you simply can't miss.

It picks up quite literally where the first volume left off. Someone's been murdered with one of Nightwing's escrima sticks, and the mystery is on. The first issue does a nice interplay between 1910 Gotham and present time (something that ties quite heavily into this arc) that sheds some light on exactly what the set-up for this story is. Vole #9 is a stand-out both in revelations as far as the Grayson bloodline and a truly fantastic fight scene that was the highlight of this arc for me.

That's not to say the rest of the issues are bad. They help realign the volume with what the prior arc set up (Issue #8-#9 don't focus directly on the murder of the escrima sticks mentioned prior) and they do a fantastic job at throwing these twists and turns in that really change the scope of things. Without spoiling anything, there's revelations about relationships, tie-ins to the first volume that actually make a ton of sense (I love Higgins for doing this. Too often in comics volumes are loosely tied together. This is good for readership but it's nice to have these links thrown in) and some truly great action sequences.

Issue #0 does a nice little job at both shedding backstory on Dick and showing us what the next arc will be. Can't wait to read it.

The art is just as good from the first time around. While I feel like Vol. 1 helped set Nightwing's New 52 up for greatness, this capitalizes on it and then some. This rivals the first couple Aquaman comics from New 52 in scope and writing, and that's no easy task. Fantastic work, and I can't wait for Vol. 3.
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This book is awesome if you are a batman fan. It has four of his early story including his origin. This book also has the origin of the joker and catwoman. This book do not include the very first batman appearance story.
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Absolutely couldn't stop reading once I met the Grayson Brothers.  Please continue this series.  I'll read every book, for sure.
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Geoff Johns is the great superhero writer of the modern era. He's no Moore, Gaiman, or Morrison in terms of subject matter or writing level, he just writes great superhero comics. He gets them in a timeless way. I never thought I'd care for his Batman because he doesn't feel like a character Johns' style would work with, but its turned out fantastic.
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After reading the amazing "Nightwing" "Batman" and "Detective Comics" volume 1 releases, the three titles converge to tell a tale where Batman teams up with Nightwing, Batwoman, Gotham Girl, Spoiler, Clayface, Orphan, Alfred, and Duke to stop a new threat to Gotham City.

A classic villain returns to his roots....With a twist....And it's a tale that reads more like "Bat Family vs. Cloverfield" than a Batman book.

The biggest redeeming quality of this book is that it appears to plant the seeds for some potentially awesome stories for the Volume 2 & 3 Batman and Detective books, and Vol 1 of Batwoman and All Star Batman
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Today, given limited budget, i need to choose between Justice League New 52 for Jim Lee's art or Batman and Robin New 52 for the much praised story. I am very glad i chose the second. Tension, drama and action all rolled into one. Definitely a must have for batman fans.
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Uuuuuuuuuuuh what just happened?  There was a mad batman a sad superman and a hot, butt kicking wonder woman who accomplished what the other two couldn't.  So that happened.  An introduction to the justice league a batman/superman sequel.
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A very good representation of the old DC comic. It was a fine Christmas gift. My daughter-in-law enjoyed it. Thank you.
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Dick gets a job this issue. I would like to see a miniseries of a superhero bar with the green lanterns and flash and such drinking and complaining to Dick. A female assassin also shows up, and she seems promising.
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I love the title of this book, if only because it probably irks the hardcore Bat-fans who dislike Robin.  While there are no representations of original Golden or Silver Age Robin stories, his origin is re-told by a modern artist and writer, what is included are snapshots of the Robin character throughout the years, as opposed to a running theme.

As mentioned by another reviewer, we're given a "version" of Dick Grayson leaving Bruce Wayne's side; and no matter your opinion, the death of Jason Todd should be included if only for its affect on the Batman and Robin mythos.  You also get Tim Drake's initiation into the Bat Family, and the only in-continuity example of a female Robin taking over the helm.  And while I am no fan of the idea, there is the Robin vs Robin fight between Drake and a resurrected Jason Todd.  If you want just consider that an interesting "What if?" story.

I believe this was meant as a more affordable collection for those who'd rather not pay for the higher priced collections.  At the Amazon price of about $12, it's a good deal.
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Published in the early 2000's as two separate mini-series Robin Year One and Batgirl Year One focus on the early adventures of Batman's junior partners. While published separately, Batgirl's story is a sequel to Robin's and the two mesh together nicely which is why they have been collected into one book. Don't be misled, the Caped Crusader shows up plenty in these books as they fight against Two-Face, Firefly and my personal favorite bat-villain, the Killer Moth. Dixon and Beatty do an excellent job capturing the youthful exuberance of the young heroes as they are exposed to the darker sides of crime fighting. Javier Pulido and Marcos Martin illustrate the comics with a style that reminds me of Steve Rude. The real unsung hero of the book is Robert Campanella who does a marvelous coloring the entire series. Robin/Batgirl Year One is a worthy addition to any Batman reader's collection. Highly recommended!
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"The Black Mirror" pits two sons against each other: Dick Grayson (the adopted son of the Batman), and James Gordon Jr. (the son of Gotham's police commissioner). The latter is among the most terrifying distillations of pure evil that DC Comics has committed to the page; the former is my favorite character in the DC canon, and I always enjoy these occasional stories where he must take on the Mantle of the Bat in his mentor's stead.  The stories presented here time together at the end of this collection in a very satisfying way.
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The Court of Owls story arc may be the greatest Batman mystery I've ever read. It somehow acts as a relaunch of Batman's origins - while it doesn't focus on his origin, it certainly visits it and makes some shocking twists in the formula by the end of Vol. 2 - and as a continuation of the old Batman series. That's really the only complaint I have against this New 52 line of Batman stories - I only recently started reading Batman graphic novels, and don't have a handle on the full history of all the characters (I know most, but not all - for instance, I had to look up how Tim Drake became Red Robin of the Teen Titans and what Damian's story was - and the largest one, how Barbara Gordon was once again Batgirl), but this book assumes for the most part you're aware of the characters and the slight changes the New 52 line makes. But that's it - the only complaint!

The new villain, the Court of Owls and their assassins, the Talons, are one of the best new additions to Batman, I think ever! I immediately fell in love with their mystery, and how they tied into the pre-existing history of Batman, his allies, and Gotham City itself. They definitely bring Batman to the craziest I've ever seen him get, and the ending (which I won't spoil) leaves you wondering how Batman and his family can ever win.

I will offer this advice. Buy Volume 1 along with Volume 2. You definitely want the full story - the best shocks are at the end of the whole story, even after the slight twist to Dick's origin (but that's all I'm saying about that!)
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This book is a story leading to Lord Soths Fate, but I was hoping that it would tell of his Exploits as a Dark Knight. A must read for any Lord Soth fan. *2 thumbs up*
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The New Gods.  The Fourth World.  Whatever you call it, it's Jack Frickin' Kirby.  You have to suffer through the "soft" Vince Colletta inks until you get to the Mike Royer "hard edged" inking, but it's worth it.  Yeah, yeah, yeah.  You get the Kirby "faux-1970s Hippy" stuff, but this is the beginning of the "Darkseid" saga that epitomizes him as the quentisential DC Villain (sp?).  Sorry, no speelcheck on Amazon.  Forget the wanky dialogue and just concentrate on the images, and you'll find this the finest of King Kirby's efforts at DC.  My personal fave was "Mister Miracle," but this runs a close second.  Orion -- son of Darkseid -- fighting a never-ending battle against his father's hordes of Para-Demons and Hunger Dogs.  What's not to love?  My fave in "New Gods" is "The Pact", that reveals the true identities of Orion and Scott Free (like we didn't guess before).  Too bad DC didn't have the foresight to see this saga to the end.  (I know, "Hunger Dogs" et al, but I consider that an "alternate dimension").  Darkseid has become an icon of DC villains, but has frequently become a shadow of his former self.  This is where it all began.  Check it out.
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The original and still the best Teen Titans are back  I won't go into the various twisting and permutations DC has gone through lately that wiped out some versions of the multiverse or some characters are the New 52 and Rebirth.  All I will say is I'm glad the original Teen Titans are back and with a story that respects both their previous dissolution and their current age and status.  While Dick Grayson  may be Robin he is not the young Robin of old nor is Roy Hunter the young Speedy.  The mission they find themselves on is intriguing enough to hold your interest not just through this book but to anticipate books to come and really what more can you ask for.  Just revel in the fact that the originals are back and enjoy.