Batman And Robin #23.1

by kanchilr1 on September 05, 2013

The Team
Writer Peter Tomasi Artist Guillem March


Batman And Robin has been a consistently enjoyable read since the early chapters of the title. Thankfully even with the loss of a Robin the run has remained quite enjoyable. Going forward into Villains month and with the new status quota for the comic book at large, a big question mark may hang above the heads of readers whether or not they wish to continue reading the book after some of the shift in direction. I am always interested as a reader when the premise of something grows beyond the initial inception of the idea. This is a fairly large case that has the potential to pay off in spades for the title. This comic has done a great job working on a greater examination with the mind of Bruce Wayne. So much of his day to day interactions were fueled by working with Damien, that the sense of loss will be devastating to this title. Hopefully Batman And...... can re-establish itself as a strong book in the midst of a crowded market.


This issue does an admirable job spotlighting Two Face as a character. He is shown to have some connections to his real life, and sometimes actually wants to do good as a character. The ties to the larger DC Universe are also fascinating in the form of the Crime Syndicate. There is also a neat little trick made revolving the coin of the leading character in this issue. This will also have a certain leg up over some of the other big villains month issues, because we now know that writer Peter Tomasi has some long term plans for the character in the issue. The conflicted persona of this troubled human being definitely gets some great mileage here, and will hopefully be discovered deeper by the writer. It is also a big question mark as to what role the character will play in Forever Evil as a whole?


Guillem March delivers staggeringly beautiful pencils to the twenty two page lead story. His Two Face looks quite frightening and makes him seem like a sympathetic figure upon first glance. His stare on the first page will totally engross the reader in fact, the page makes Harvey Dent seem almost like a performer of sorts. This title also has a strange tie to some of the other works by March over at the house of Batman. The source of light used for the first sequence really shows the dramatic flair the penciller possesses. Some great horror elements are evoked in many pages of this issue that is shown off in a great fashion. It seems as though we are only given Guillem March for this issue as the next credits regular contributor to the comic Patrick Gleason again.


Peter Tomasi and Guillem March both delve in the persona of a troubled character facing some complex moral problems. Hopefully the deeper exploration of the antagonist will continue to be engrossing in the some of the following installments of this series. Readers who are interested in the creative team or fans of the criminal will enjoy this issue.

Our Score:

8/10

A Look Inside