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Batman and Robin, Volume 4: Requiem for Damian
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4.25 stars
Oh, I cried twice. First issue is just excellent. No dialog, no writing on the page, just a beautiful portrayal of grief. It's Batman losing himself in the night, fighting his pain through violence and self-punishment. Damian's loss is beautifully illustrated by having mundane panels of him accompanying Batman, put together with the present ones of Batman lonely in the cave, driving the Batmobile alone and patrolling the streets of Gotham.
Just a very touching and masterfully done issue that gets even better when you get the script as a bonus in the end of the volume.
All next five issues explore the stages of grief. Each of them have a member of the Batfamily (Red Robin, Red Hood, Batgirl, Catwoman and finally Nightwing) helping Batman's journey from trying to find a way to resuscitate Damian, to getting revenge on people that hunted Damian, and to finally make peace with his pain.
Ugh, it was so good.
Though Bruce is desperate and lashing out constantly, isolating himself and pushing everyone away, his portrayal is heartbreaking. Tim, Babs and especially Jason get the short end of the stick and it's actually painful to see Bruce punishing them for ultimately being concerned about him.
I loved the Catwoman issue. Not a surprise since I'm a sucker for Batcat. But it was the best issue to have before 'acceptance'. Seeing Bruce being tricked by Catwoman to team up with her for a rescue mission that ends up having Bruce rescuing a five year old girl and finally smiling for the first time was heartwarming.
The last issue of this collection was once again a tear-jerker. Bruce reliving the moment he loses Damian to see if he could've saved him and then at the end, Alfred using the same machine to have a heart to heart with this fake Damian absolutely broke my heart. Though the volume mostly focuses on Bruce's feelings, it's actually two fathers that are grieving and it's just great writing.
Though I have some tiny complaints, they mostly are about the nature of publishing and missing context/having to read other titles to get the complete experience. Sadly, something out of control of this team.
However, I'm so impressed with this volume. Such beautiful work, this run has been an amazing surprise from the start.
Oh, I cried twice. First issue is just excellent. No dialog, no writing on the page, just a beautiful portrayal of grief. It's Batman losing himself in the night, fighting his pain through violence and self-punishment. Damian's loss is beautifully illustrated by having mundane panels of him accompanying Batman, put together with the present ones of Batman lonely in the cave, driving the Batmobile alone and patrolling the streets of Gotham.
Just a very touching and masterfully done issue that gets even better when you get the script as a bonus in the end of the volume.
All next five issues explore the stages of grief. Each of them have a member of the Batfamily (Red Robin, Red Hood, Batgirl, Catwoman and finally Nightwing) helping Batman's journey from trying to find a way to resuscitate Damian, to getting revenge on people that hunted Damian, and to finally make peace with his pain.
Ugh, it was so good.
Though Bruce is desperate and lashing out constantly, isolating himself and pushing everyone away, his portrayal is heartbreaking. Tim, Babs and especially Jason get the short end of the stick and it's actually painful to see Bruce punishing them for ultimately being concerned about him.
I loved the Catwoman issue. Not a surprise since I'm a sucker for Batcat. But it was the best issue to have before 'acceptance'. Seeing Bruce being tricked by Catwoman to team up with her for a rescue mission that ends up having Bruce rescuing a five year old girl and finally smiling for the first time was heartwarming.
The last issue of this collection was once again a tear-jerker. Bruce reliving the moment he loses Damian to see if he could've saved him and then at the end, Alfred using the same machine to have a heart to heart with this fake Damian absolutely broke my heart. Though the volume mostly focuses on Bruce's feelings, it's actually two fathers that are grieving and it's just great writing.
Though I have some tiny complaints, they mostly are about the nature of publishing and missing context/having to read other titles to get the complete experience. Sadly, something out of control of this team.
However, I'm so impressed with this volume. Such beautiful work, this run has been an amazing surprise from the start.
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April 2, 2025
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April 2, 2025
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