The Winner is...
So the question at the beginning of this issue is " Will Tam Survive?" because i don't think we have any doubt that Red Robin likely will come out of it somehow considering its his book and this is issue 8 of an ongoing series. Robin spends a second or two to mull over the possibilities before finally taking on the whole spider gang all by himself.
There isn't much more to this issue than fighting and a swift reminder that Tim is a former Bat-Kid. This issue gives a huge nod to Tim being the ideal result of being a kid trained by the Batman experience. Also it gives you a clear idea of the kind of focus that Batman has always had in situations like this. In place of the contemplative silence that you get from Batman before he kicks @ss and takes names, you get dialogue from Tim's inner voice. I recommend this issue. I feel like they have been building up to this with all of Tim's angst and compromise. We can only hope that he leaves that all behind for good.
we'll see.