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Robin Rises: Omega #1 - Red Dawn Omega

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This is where the return of a Robin starts. Easy to jump into, even if you haven’t been keeping up.

The Good

It’s hard to believe that Damian Wayne has been dead for almost a year and a half. We know Batman will be getting a Robin by the end of this story arc. The big question is which Robin? ROBIN RISES: OMEGA serves several purposes. Continuing from this month’s BATMAN AND RA’S AL GHUL #32, we get to see what happens after the big cliffhanger from that issue. The way the issue is set up, if you’re not completely up to date with the current events involving Batman and Robin, you’ll find out everything you need to know.

Peter Tomasi and Andy Kubert give us a full recap of Damian’s life and death and connection to Batman. In some ways, it’s a reassuring feeling seeing some of our favorite pre-New 52 moments with Damian and others cemented into New 52 continuity. The issue isn’t all recap as once everyone is brought up to speed, the action kicks in full force. Batman is fighting for possession of his deceased son’s body. You can see how completely driven he is and seeing him fight with some allies is cool to see. It’s not often Batman gets to be involved in a full scale battle like this. Kubert gets to cut loose and it’s a sight to see.

The stage is set for what will definitely be a crazy ride. We've seen hints of this story involving Apokolips and that opens a new door to how this story could play out. The great thing about this story is we have no idea how it will end. We know there will be "a" Robin but we're left on the edge of our seat wondering and hoping to see the return of Damian somehow.

Kubert's art is always a joy to see. The detail is amazing. Jonathan Glapion's inks are tight, highlighting that detail even more. Brad Anderson's colors shine and the flashback scenes have a nice soft touch to them.

The Bad

As great as the recap is, it last seven pages. Yes, they are seven great pages with Kubert art but for those of us already up to date, it's a little unnecessary.

It feels a little strange what the connection to Apokolips is. It's nice to see the connections with another series. There is some mystery as to Ra's al Ghul's connection and how he obtained a certain object but I assume that's something we'll find out more about as the story unfolds.

The Verdict

The story that no Batman and Robin fan can miss begins here. Actually, it began a year and a half ago. We've seen Batman try to deal with the death of Damian and the lengths he would go to to try to bring him back. A new chapter begins here. Peter Tomasi and Andy Kubert lay it all out for new and continued readers. We get some big action as things heat up with a new kink thrown into the mix. There's so many characters and a lot of fighting thrown in here. You won't want to miss how this story begins. Thankfully we'll only have to wait until next week for the next chapter.

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@maccyd said:

@war_killer: Yeah, the continuity would be a lot less confusing if Grant Morrison wasn't allowed to continue Batman Inc.

I honestly didn't mind his New 52 run of Batman, Inc. Part of me feels that some of the continuity issues he made may have been more of the faults of the DC Executives as looking back, it doesn't seem that they even knew what would be canon and what wouldn't when the launched the New 52.

But the fact that DC allowed literally Johns run on Green Lantern and Morrison's run on Batman roll over into the New 52 did cause some continuity issues that have yet to be resolved. The rest is because of DC's dumb idea to squeeze all of Batman's (as well as the entire DCnU) into just five years, causing even more problems with continuity.

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@war_killer: Yeah, what I was referring to was that DC have actually claimed to have extended Batman's career to longer than 6 years after releasing their mistakes however no writer seems to include this in their stories.

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@maccyd said:

@war_killer: Yeah, what I was referring to was that DC have actually claimed to have extended Batman's career to longer than 6 years after releasing their mistakes however no writer seems to include this in their stories.

Yeah, it's weird. Like you said, DC originally lead fans to believe that Batman may have been operating in the shadows years prior to his "introduction" in Justice League: Origins. But like you said, writers never really included this in their stories and with Zero Year now about to finish, it's obvious that claim isn't true.

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@war_killer: Perhaps, Superboy Prime will sort it out one day :P

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This was a great issue i loved the flashback the rest of this arc is gearing up to be really good

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@burningzerox: agreed! Loved this issue but the whole pre 52 stuff confused me a lot

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Five stars from me, it was great

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@war_killer: @soumya: Its because it Batman. They can do whatever while disrespecting your intelligence because they feel you will accept it. As for green lantern I'm guess DC had to make budge cuts on their writers.

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@war_killer: I don't understand why they had to put a time line on everything. Just time it as years ago or at the beginning, making there be a five year gap just made it impossible for them to keep anything straight.

@justice_teen: It does seem like they are just hoping we are dumb enough to not notice the gaps and just let them do whatever they want.

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@wimble23: They whole "five years" thing was probably the stupidest DC did out of all of the New 52. Trying to cram so much into that short-amount of time is just dumb and not only leads to a confusing timeline for the readers, but makes placing things like when characters first met and how long characters have been around even more difficult to do.

There should have never been a "five years ago" at the beginning of Justice League #1 but instead should have simply be "Years Ago" or something. We would know that heroes are just coming on the scene, but leaving it open as to how long superheroes have been around in the DCU would have given the writers more freedom to flesh out the characters and create a better timeline.

That way we're not trying to figure out how Batman can have literally four different Robins, all of which are different ages, in the span of just four years.

DC also should have rebooted everything, having the first storylines of each new series being the characters new origins (similar to what Grant Morrison did for Superman in his first Action Comics arc.) Instead of having Zero Year twenty issues into the New 52, that should have been what DC started the series with.

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Good stuff all around. The recap was greatly appreciated to catch up. Loved Tomasi's handling of the League in this.

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