12 Must-Read First Issues From The New DC You Line

12. We Are€ Robin!

What better than four distinct Robins with individual and unique back-stories? 400 Robins with individual and unique back-stories! Spinning out of the Batman: Endgame storyline, We Are€ Robin! follows the adventures of Gotham€™s disenfranchised youth who band together to form an army of crime-fighting Robins. The first thing that stands out about this book is the art. It€™s beautiful in an elegant yet urban sort of way. Reminiscent of Huberto Ramos€™s recent work on The Amazing Spider-Man, Khary Randolph pencils capture the essence of Gotham€™s urban youth, rendering the streets of Gotham in a unique way. Story-wise, Lee Bermejo does a fantastic job easing the reader into this new, unexplored section of Gotham with its new cast of characters. This issues focuses on a single character, Duke Thomas €“ an African American teenage boy whose parents went missing during Batman: Endgame. Duke€™s voice is real and sincere; he feels like a genuine urban teenager. Other supporting characters are given little screen time, which works surprisingly well. By the end of the issue, you€™ll feel very well acquainted with Duke, interested in learning more about the other Robin characters, and dying to know who the shadowy figure is on the last page.
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Since childhood, Bryant has been an avid fan of superheroes, and he has been reading comic books since 2006. His full name is "George Bryant Lucas"; however, after enduring countless Darth Vader jokes, he has chosen to go by his middle name. Born and raised in the United States, Bryant is currently living with his lovely wife in the country side of Wiltshire County, UK. Bryant does suffer from a mild case of dyslexia; misspellings and homonyms are to be expected on occasion.