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AJ Jorge July 16th, 2005

Finally! All-Star Batman and Robin came! Jim Lee draws and Frank Miller writes!

For the uninformed, Lee and Miller are 2 top famous artists in the comicdom. Been waiting for this series to start since DC announced that they will team up.

Written by Frank Miller; Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams

The all-new saga of Batman and Robin begins here! The people responsible for some of comicdom’s greatest tales, Frank Miller (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, Sin City) and Jim Lee (BATMAN: HUSH) team up for the first time to bring you Batman and Robin like you’ve never seen them before in this imaginative reinvention of these classic characters that will have your eyes popping and your head spinning!
All hell breaks loose at the circus as millionaire Bruce Wayne and gal pal Vicki Vale witness a young boy’s life shattered before their eyes. Orphaned, Dick Grayson has nowhere to go and no one to turn to ? no one but Bruce Wayne and the shadow of the bat!
Expect action, adventure, guest-stars and the unexpected as Miller and Lee deliver the ultimate tales of the Dynamic Duo!

I bought 2 copies at Filbar’s – 1 has Batman on the cover while the other has little Robin on the cover. Collector’s copy. Hehe. This series is a retelling of how Batman adopted Robin. Fresh from the smash hit movie Batman Begins, DC set up the stage so that fans can sort of follow what happened after the movie. In this maiden issue, Bruce Wayne is already Batman and he saw how Dick Grayson’s (Robin) parents died and why he adopted Dick into his household. As usual, Jim Lee’s drawing is astounding. I’m still in awe when looking at his works.

What’s more, Pen was feeling generous when I bought the 2 comics. No, she didn’t paid for it. She bought me the softcover compilation of Kingdom Come! This is another compilation I have been eyeing to buy. The other one was the Superman For All Seasons which I already bought some few weeks back. Galing ng storya nito kahit elseworld siya – meaning out of continuity ng superheroes. Think of “what will happen to the superheroes after 10-20 years time”. This is basically the premise of the whole compilation.

Written by Mark Waid; Art by Alex Ross

Set just after the dawn of the 21st Century in a world spinning inexorably out of control comes this grim tale of youth versus experience, tradition versus change and what defines a hero. KINGDOM COME is a riveting story pitting the old guard ? Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and their peers ? against a new uncompromising generation and ultimately in the final war against each other to determine nothing less than the future of the planet.

You should have seen me after buying the comics. Ang laki ng ngiti ko. Para akong bata na binigyan ng maraming kendi. I always feel a different kind of satisfaction and joy whenever I buy new comics. Even though my wallet hurts after buying ‘em, I know that I will enjoy them more than buying t-shirts/pants/etc (which I badly need).

And now before I sleep, I want you guys to know (yes, the 5 of you reading this) that I am a proud owner of two All-Star Batman and Robin #1 and 1 TPB of Kingdom Come.

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