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Summary: Interesting Addition to Batlore
Review: A Death in the Family (the Batman TPB) resonates more in the history of the character of Batman than it does as a stand alone graphic novel. Jason Todd's Robin was a small blip and is most interesting and important for this series of four issues which chronicle his very bloody death. It certainly is not the best writing by Jim Starlin but the appearance by Superman later helps and the idea of the Joker becoming the ambassador of Iran is so ridiculous it almost works. Jim Aparo puts in adequate drawings, down a notch from his best work in the early Brave and Bold, and still seeming a little downtown Neal Adamish. These issues still have power in their killing of Robin, years later still a shocking scene.
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Summary: The Pain of the Bat.
Review: A DEATH IN THE FAMILY is a decent story that follows the events that lead to the death of the 2nd Robin, Jason Tood; his death; and the immediate aftershocks. The story isn't too bad, but does contain a few plot holes which are overlooked by the very strong ending. For the most part the art is average, though there are a few scenes that stick in one's mind long after the book has been put down.The comic became one of the most famous Batman comics of all time for three reasons. One, readers decided the fate of story. Two, a major character was killed off; something that was quite rare in the DC universe up to that point. Finally, the death of Jason Todd effects Batman even to the present day; he has become haunted by his death almost as much as he has been haunted by the death of his parents.As a side note, this comic first appeared in the middle 1980's when tensions between the U.S. and Lebanon were still quite hostile (they still had some American hostages) and that tension forms the background of the comic.
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Summary: bye-bye jason.
Review: A good book. it focuses on jason going to the middle east to find his real mother, and bruce going to the middle east to hunt down the joker. personally I like it that Batman wants to kill the joker.heros: batman, superman, robin, alfred, jim gordan, dick grayson {mentioned,} barbara gordan {Mentioned.} villans: joker, lady shiva, two-face {flashback.}
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Summary: The Worst Batman Story Ever!!!
Review: And the best Batman story ever is only like 4 stars anyway, and that's only on a good day. So this story, being the worst Batman story ever, doesn't stand a chance. Robin was voted dead by Batman readers, and they pinned it on the Joker. If Batman ever finds out he's going to beat his readers down. You have been warned.
Also Jim Starlin is the 14th worst mainstream comicbook writer of all time. (My super-computer did the calculations.) He's right below Steve Englhart and right above that Mraz guy who used to write Green Lantern. I wish my super-computer wasn't such a geek!
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Summary: This book is like a well-scripted movie!!!!
Review: Any bat-fan needs this book in his/her collection. The death of the second Robin, Jason Todd, set a buzz with batfans back in the '80s. The fans voted and decided Robin's fate. On a trek for his mother, Robin encounters Batman, who is working on another case, and the Joker, his murderer. After learning of Robin's fate, Batman goes off the deep end. The President of the US appoints Superman to keep Batman in line. A great story with an appropriate ending, this book does not get old....
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Summary: Important to the Batman mythos, but that's it
Review: Anyone who has followed the Batman comics over the years knows what kind of impact the death of the Jason Todd-era Robin had on the Batman mythos, but the outcome makes more impact than the overall story. A Death in the Family is a solid tale of the Dark Knight seeking justice for the death of Jason at the hands of the Joker, but just about everything about this story comes off as lame. Jim Starlin's writing is cliche, and the Joker becoming the ambassador of Iran? Please. Now I know this is a comic book, and I'm as much a comic geek as the next guy, but that is plain old ridiculous. What saves A Death in the Family worthwhile (somewhat) is the emotional impact of the outcome, and the solid art by Jim Aparo is a nice touch, but if it weren't for the impact this would leave on the Batman mythos, this wouldn't be worth picking up at all. What would have been a nice bonus though, would be if DC would include the alternate outcome of the story (fans could call in and vote whether or not Robin would live or die) which I'm sure they have laying around somewhere, which would be a nice extra to fans who remember when this storyarc hit.
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Summary: poor story and quite racist
Review: Apart from quite a poor plot and weak story which, as most of the other readers commented, has the sole purpose of getting rid of Jason, the writers obviously have never been to Lebanon. Maybe they would like to know that Batman has a lot of fans there and all this story did was alienate them because of its prejudice and racism! Can't you stick to fictitous places and keep politics out of it guys?
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Summary: Batman: Death in the Family
Review: Batman: Death in the Family was good and solid.It tells a sad tale and pulls it off fairly well.If your a fan then you should check it out.
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Summary: Many faults, but contains many an epic moment.
Review: First, my quibbles: This is very much a post-Iran/Contra scandal novel, complete with a guest appearane of everyone's favourite arab fundamentalist leader, and stereotyped arabic revolutionaries galore. Carboard cut outs of characters lifted from the collective consciousness of the western world rarely make for affective drama. Another quibble: The story doesn't really take off until part four, when Jason finds his mother. Before then, the tale is episodic and poorly plotted, with little foreshadowing as to the upcoming danger. The inclusion of Lady Shiva seems a bit pointless. Pros: Jason's sudden and unexpected death is both sudden and brutally affective. Jason does not even recieve the expected "dying words of friendship scene" expected by most western readers. He is just dead. The Joker, too, and Batman's obsession with him is handled superbly...the moment when Joker stops and simply stares at the scowling Bruce Wayne is wonderfully suggestive...is the bond between these two so great that they can simply recognise one another...with or without the mask? Ultimately, it is an essential read purely for Jason's death, but is a descent and entertaining read in and of itself.
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Summary: 1-800-NOROBIN
Review: Forget about the setup, this is an important story in the Batman mythos, the death of Robin II. Written with two possible endings in mind, the story affects continuity for years to come in the comic book.
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