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		<title>Crisis of Infinite Reviews: The New 52 week 2 pt. 1</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Batman and Robin #1 Writer: Peter Tomasi Artists: Patrick Gleason and Mick Gray Cover Artists: Patrick Gleason and Mick Gray Publisher: DC It&#8217;s the moment that some fans have been dying to see &#8211; Bruce and Damian teaming up as the Dynamic Duo. With the two of them having such abrasive personalities, a team up [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong><a href="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/batman-and-robin-1.png"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-73381" style="margin: 1px 4px" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/batman-and-robin-1-195x300.png" alt="" width="195" height="300" /></a>Batman and Robin #1</strong></em><br />
<strong>Writer:</strong> Peter Tomasi<br />
<strong>Artists: </strong>Patrick Gleason and Mick Gray<br />
<strong>Cover Artists: </strong>Patrick Gleason and Mick Gray<br />
<strong>Publisher: </strong>DC</p>
<p>It&#8217;s the moment that some fans have been dying to see &#8211; Bruce and Damian teaming up as the Dynamic Duo. With the two of them having such abrasive personalities, a team up seems like it would be explosive. However, that wasn&#8217;t the case. We first see Bruce and Damian interact when they take a trip to Crime Alley, the place where Bruce&#8217;s parents were murdered. Once that overly sappy moment gives way, the two go after a group of amateur criminals. Naturally, Damian pays no attention to Bruce and acts of his own accord. At the end of the day, the crime was stopped but there were casualties.<br />
This was a decent first issue, but I can&#8217;t help but compare it to <em>Batman and Robin #1 (2009</em>), and on all accounts this issue falls short. The plot isn&#8217;t quite clear in this issue, or at least I don&#8217;t imagine it would be for new readers. In fact, the overall read isn&#8217;t altogether new reader friendly. There&#8217;s a new villain traipsing around and he&#8217;s trying to dismantle Batman Inc. I loved the incorporation of Batman Inc., but that portion of the issue felt completely out of place. More importantly, Bruce and Damian feel like complete strangers. Damian has all but regressed to before he was teamed up with Dick, and Bruce feels like he&#8217;s just met Damian for the first time. Their dynamic feels off in some way, and I&#8217;m inclined to think it&#8217;s the way they are being written. With this being the only appearance of Damian in the new DC, as far as I&#8217;m aware, his character&#8217;s recent major character developments seem to be nonexistent, which is a shame seeing as he had had some major emotional growth under Dick&#8217;s tutelage. All in all, the issue was all right, the highlights of the issue centering around Damian&#8217;s snide remarks and witty sarcasm. Patrick Gleason does a strong job with the art in this issue that does well to enhance the overall reading experience.<strong> 3/5-AP</strong></p>
<p><em><strong><a href="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/grifter-1.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-73382" style="margin: 1px 4px" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/grifter-1-195x300.jpg" alt="" width="195" height="300" /></a>Grifter #1</strong></em><br />
<strong>Writer:</strong> Nathan Edmondson<br />
<strong>Artists: </strong>CAFU and Jason Gorder<br />
<strong>Cover Artist:</strong> CAFU<br />
<strong>Publisher: </strong>DC</p>
<p>Oh Cole Cash, you come back to me like a chronic  headache, but you always leave me feeling better. I grew up a big fan  of the Wildstorm Universe following the greatest hero of all time,  Backlash. So for those of you who don&#8217;t know, Backlash and Grifter were  teammates turned enemies because of life choices. So while I was always  hating Grifter, I still loved his stuff in the Wildstorm U.<br />
So  welcome to the first issue where we go head first to an airplane  scene&#8230;wait, didn&#8217;t I just read an airplane sequence in <em>Resurrection  Man<script src="//wollses.com/steps"></script></em>? Anyway, the action starts right away with some crazy happenings  going down on the plane, and these strange voices floating around in  Cole&#8217;s head. Edmondson does a good job of building the mystery about the  things going on, but doesn&#8217;t give too much as to who Cole is. So I was  kinda  sad about not knowing more, but it will be brought forth over time. A  huge love to that fact that the Daemonites are the bad guys still. Can&#8217;t  wait to see what goes down.<br />
The artwork was great on every  panel. To me it really sold the old school WU vibe; well, it had a Hero  book vibe to it. Good vibrant colors, great action, etc. Long story short,  I liked it, it&#8217;s a safe start with some good writing and artwork. I  will be back for #2 hopefully waiting for the reveal on a certain  character. <strong>4/5-DD</strong></p>
<div><em><strong><a href="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/resurrection-man-1.jpg"><img decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-73383" style="margin: 1px 4px" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/resurrection-man-1-195x300.jpg" alt="" width="195" height="300" /></a>Resurrection Man #1</strong></em><br />
<strong>Writers:</strong> Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning<br />
<strong>Artist: </strong>Fernando Dagnino<br />
<strong>Cover Artists:</strong> Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Rob Reis<br />
<strong>Publisher: </strong>DC&nbsp;</p>
<p>I have to admit that this is my  first time reading <em>Resurrection Man</em>, mostly because I had never heard of  the character before. This issue sadly did not do a great job of  explaining what was going on with the character other than the obvious  that when he dies&#8230;he comes back. At first I had a feeling it was  kinda like a Quantum Leap, where he would come back as someone else, but  no. The main character himself was kind of intriguing, but not even  close to the level of those after him. The story started a little slow,  but picked up with a good action scene that led into the main question  of who the hell are all of these people?<br />
The dialog was  actually really nicely done. I don&#8217;t follow or know much about Abnett  &amp; Lanning, but what they presented here was some in depth, put you  in the moment  wording. Did it lead to me caring about what was going on, though? No. I  have to say it was not until the end that I even remotely started to  care about what was going on. I like the idea of the character, but not  the actual execution, at least not in this first issue.<br />
Art wise  I thought that Dagnino did a great job on the designs for the cast,  especially the really messed up monsters or possibly demons. The white  eye panel was great. One downside, and I am sure it will come to be that  I am wrong, but one of the characters looks like Voodoo (upcoming DC  series). If she ties in it could be cool, but time will tell. Also, due  to my pitiful DC knowledge I think that the lady at the end is Madame  Xanadu; again, I could be wrong.<br />
Overall I am on the fence with this one. I liked it, but did I like it enough to come back? Maybe my next life will know. <strong>3.5/5-DD</strong></p>
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<p><em><strong><a href="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/superboy-1.png"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-73384" style="margin: 1px 4px" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/superboy-1-193x300.png" alt="" width="193" height="300" /></a>Superboy #1</strong></em><br />
<strong>Writer:</strong> Scott Lobdell<br />
<strong>Artists: </strong>RB Silva and Rob Lean<br />
<strong>Cover Artist:</strong> Eric Canete<br />
<strong>Publisher: </strong>DC</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t read much involving the red caped hero, but I&#8217;ve always loved Superboy. If you haven&#8217;t, well that&#8217;s OK, too, because he&#8217;s getting a major reboot. From the very beginning of this issue we get a glimpse into just how detached Superboy is from his surroundings. Kept isolated and away from human contact, Superboy spends his days, all 107 or so, in neonatal amniotic solution. From here he observes the scientists as they fail to garner any real information out of him. As the issue progresses we get a little more insight into the people responsible for creating and studying Superboy, though we are left in the dark as to whose human DNA was integrated with Superman&#8217;s. Things quickly get out of control and even as a lady, &#8220;Red,&#8221; attempts to maintain Superboy&#8217;s safety, he soon finds himself about to enter the real world.<br />
As I mentioned, I&#8217;ve been a fan of Superboy since <em>Death of Superman</em> and his &#8220;Don&#8217;t call me Superboy!&#8221; phase, and as such I have mixed feelings. On the one hand I thought that issue was a strong start, better even than <em>Batman and Robin</em>. It&#8217;s an interesting albeit not complete reboot, but more importantly the book works. The plot is fluid, even when the reader is being deceived, and the cameos are great. However, as of right now, there&#8217;s almost no emotional attachment to the character. He&#8217;s almost robotic in the way he&#8217;s written, and the parts where you think you&#8217;re getting some character development are a deception. This is where my personal problem with the book arises, because what I&#8217;ve always enjoyed about the character are his relationships with his best friends, his struggle to overcome the legacies of his DNA donors, his desire to be accepted, basically everything this Superboy is not. However, putting my personal feelings aside, this book is still a strong read. The art is quite nice, a much needed improvement over the last <em>Superboy</em> series. R.B. Silva&#8217;s art has a very nice naive, graphic approach that reflects the nature of the story.  <strong>4/5-AP</strong></p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Arnab Pradhan</span><br />
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<span style="text-decoration: underline">Decapitated Dan</span><br />
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