10 Overhyped Comic Books That Were Incredibly Mediocre
2. All Star Batman And Robin, The Boy Wonder
If you were to read this comic and expect a grand, emotionally stirring epic in the vein of All Star Superman, you would be in for a rude awakening. Frank Miller's retelling of Robin's origin as completely butchered the likes of Batman, Robin and other DC characters and is an example of the writer's jaded sensibilities not always working in a world of heroes.
The art by Jim Lee is reliably well-crafted and is often considered to be the saving grace of the comic. Beyond that, readers are... treated to a cruel and sadistic Dark Knight who insists to a young, grief-stricken Robin that he addresses him as the "Goddamn Batman". Not only is the line unintentionally hilarious, it blatantly ignores the character's capacity for warmth and empathy.
In addition to that, the treatment of a young Dick Grayson is disturbing to say the least and strips Batman of whatever shreds of humanity he has left. His fellow heroes (especially Green Lantern) are seen as ineffectual and only serve to reinforce Batman's unstoppable persona.
That said, Batman and Robin's takedown of Green Lantern is hilarious and almost feels like a mockery of the zany Silver Age of Comics.