We Are Robin #9 Review

Writer: Lee Bermejo / Artist: Jorge Corona, Rob Haynes / DC Comics Listen, we are nine issues deep into We Are Robin and what Bermejo has done to build these characters and the mythos around them is similar to what Snyder has done over in Batman. The only difference is Bermejo is starting from scratch, which in itself offers more freedom. I loved this issue, we’re seeing the “Robins” (Are they? Aren’t they?) out in their civilians. We see each of them going through their own issue — Izzy with school and her future, Dax getting the weaponry right. Duke meets up with Izzy and we’re starting to see the bridge being re-established between the team. My true love of this is how the search for Duke’s parents has come to a close and is starting a different chapter, but this frees him up to focus on the team again. The true gem is we’re finally getting to see more detail into what other members have been up to, their feelings, and the monsters within them. I say monsters in a good and bad sense. We saw glimpses of Dre’s evolution as a vigilante and we get even more of it this issue. Dre is turning into a beast. The true shine for a good portion of this book comes from Riko. We see Riko having to deal with some emotion, and the way that shit gets unleashed? THE GIRL IS A SAVAGE! That’s all I’ma tell you. That’s all you get, but trust you’re going to love it. Switching gears in terms of villains, DC has always been big on the Bizzaro version of antithesis types of villains for their he…