tinaanderson's reviews
267 reviews

One star short, my favorite side-kick has bit the dust. :(

Okay, my feminist side is telling me that some of these women are really need more substance...but overall, I still love that man--and his wife!

Never seen the films, but upon reading the manga, I can see where some of my favorite films got their ideas! The Deep Seated Grudge is very cool, and if you're young man looking to read a mature action story with a female lead--and get a bit of an education about Japanese history and things, this is an excellent starting point.

Ok, so it contains some inconsistencies, but overall, this is a well written novel that teaches us the hardships of Cretaceous life, through fiction. If you enjoy the stories narrated on Walking With Dinosaurs and other shows in that tradition, you'll love this book.

A few things disappointed me with this one...The Dodge scenario. I know, it's the main point of this collection--but my interest in Dodge ran out when he was comatose in the hospital. Sorry.

On to the good stuff - seeing some Titans in this issue that weren't Wonder Girl or memories of Superboy; and the Father's Day subplot was great, as cool as Tim losing his love interest to a cute guy with more time on his hands. :)

I'm sad to see the partnership of Beechen/Williams end this year, so I'm putting off reading 'The Big Leagues'. ^_- I think these two men make a great team. Beechen's strength is his ability to write fluid scenes [likely due to his turn as an animation writer]; and Williams depiction Robin is excellent.

In this graphic novel, collecting Robins 155-162, we get a glimpse at Robin's high school life--which he desperately tries to balance with his crime-fighting career. It's not easy--with thugs walking around pumped on a drug that gives them meta-human powers [metahuman is what superheroes with powers are called in the DCU]; and an overzealous young man named Dodge [he desperately wants to be Robin's sidekick] getting in the way...it's no wonder Cassandra Cain [in her evil form here] had to rid Robin of the bad guy at the end of this one.

Many readers despise Beechen's take on Batgirl--but don't let it keep you from catching his turn as Robin's writer. It's getting only 4 stars from me, because illustrated by Frazer Irving story bogged the GN down overall, and just didn't fit.

The start of Retribution was a bit of a turn off, but with this particular man [part of the gang that she's enacting her pay-back on]it was bound to be an exploitive battle, no matter what. *rolls eyes*

After that, the series gets back on track...again, kudos to Dark Horse on their production values!