Robin Vol. 3: Secrets and Shadows

Buitengewoon mooie strip. Had dit niet verwacht maar is echt wel heel knap qua tekenstijl.

Despite my prejudice against Damian Wayne, I really enjoyed this book. Lots of fights and good artwork, and it moves the story along by dealing with the fallout of the Shadow War, there is a prelude story in the latest Batman/Superman books, and sets up Batman Vs. Robin.The Shadow War is over but the scars and trauma remain. Now the survivors will need to find their own paths. Damian has an idea but no idea where it will lead.Good artwork and the story dealing with the fallout of the Shadow War was good but the rest of the story was a bit rushed, it is more of a setup for what is to come next. The book finishes this with a variant cover gallery, two of the best variant covers I have seen in a long time.

If you're already read Shadow War by Joshua Williamson, I would skip this paperback because it reprints issues 13 and 14 of the series, which are included in the Shadow War hardback. As for the other 3 issues included here (15-17), not a lot happens, and it's not worth your time. There's barely any content, most of it is setting up future events to be continued in other series, and while the artwork by Roger Cruz was competent, the writing by Williamson was very weak. Issue 15 is the best of the three remaining issues: I liked revisiting the events of Batman and Son by Grant Morrison (though I don't think it helps to remind the reader of better stories), and exploring Damian's decision to go his own way, rather than alliancing with either his mother Talia or his father Batman. It was also nice to see Williamson doing more with Cameron Chase, who he previously reintroduced in Infinite Frontier. However, it doesn't make up for the lack of content. You're better off waiting for Batman vs Robin to come out, which follows the final issue.