Batman & Robin Eternal Omnibus

Batman & Robin Eternal #1-2

by James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder, Tim Seeley (Illustrator)

Five years ago, Batman and Robin worked the most disturbing case of their crimefighting careers...

Bringing down the organization of the ultimate human trafficker, the mysterious woman known only as Mother.

At the time, Dick Grayson never quite understood the scope of that case, but now its darkest secrets are coming back to haunt him and everyone else who ever worked with Batman!

With Bruce Wayne now lost to them, Dick and all his allies are out in the cold! Who can they trust? Is someone among them not who they say they are? And who is the deadly, silent young woman in black who’s come to Gotham City looking for Batman?

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Batman, Graphic Novels, Comics Manga

624 pages, Hardcover

First published March 30, 2016

About the author

Prior to his first professional work, Tynion was a student of Scott Snyder's at Sarah Lawrence College. A few years later, he worked as for Vertigo as Fables editor Shelly Bond's intern. In late 2011, with DC deciding to give Batman (written by Snyder) a back up feature, Tynion was brought in by request of Snyder to script the back ups he had plotted. Tynion would later do the same with the Batman Annual #1, which was also co-plotted by Snyder. Beginning in September 2012, with DC's 0 issue month for the New 52, Tynion will be writing Talon, with art by Guillem March. In early 2013 it was announced that he'd take over writing duties for Red Hood and the Outlaws in April.

Tynion is also currently one of the writers in a rotating team in the weekly Batman Eternal series.

Reviews

[TheMadReader · Rating 1 out of 5]

This will be a first for me, as I’ve never wanted a “Batman” story to end so fast. This wasn’t just bad, this entire book was simply putrid. A convoluted mess which grabbed characters both present and from the past, threw them against the wall and hoping they stuck. Shit, absolute shit.

I now see why Scott Snyder isn’t very well liked as a writer, Tynion is very hit or miss as well.

If I could burn this, I would. But, I have respect for the artists whom spent countless amounts of hours on this wreck.

When some old broad named “Mother” is the ultimate villain of this atrocity, you know you’re in for a doozy. Wasted precious hours on this because of the characters and “acclaimed writing duo” wish I spent my time doing or better yet, reading something else.

[Thezachespinoza · Rating 2 out of 5]

Aggressively average would be too kind of a rating. It's not the absolute worst thing you'll ever read, yet it's nowhere near the best. If you're a collector, get it. But, don't expect anything worthwhile.

[Caleb Sandoval · Rating 3 out of 5]

It definitely seems like this was supposed to be called "Robin Eternal," but they were scared it wouldn't sell without "Batman" in the title.

This story serves as the New 52 origin for several 90's Bat-family characters, and as such, this book is very reminiscent of events like Knightfall, Cataclysm, and No Man's Land. And just like No Man's Land, Cassandra steals every issue she's in, and Azrael will make you want to skip every issue he takes center stage.

The Robins each get some great moments, but the other character who gets a lot of focus is recent Snyder creation Harper Row/Bluebird. While her story is interesting, they ultimately fail to make her a likable character. Seeing as DC hasn't really used her since, this book is a fitting send-off for the character.

Overall, this story is a mixed bag, but it's worth a read if you're going through Snyder's Batman and Grayson. If you are, read this after Batman End Game and Grayson Annual #2.

[Zachary Blake · Rating 3 out of 5]

A story that focuses more on the larger bat family than Batman. The flashbacks to an adventure with Batman and the original Robin that weave into the current storyline features a classic Batman villain. A new villain the “mother” is introduced and drives the mystery of this run. We don’t get enough stories that focus on the various bat family characters altogether which makes this worth reading for fans of those characters. Nothing groundbreaking here but still a story to experience.

[Brendan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another enjoying weekly Batman story, although this really should have been titled Robins Eternal. The shorter length of this (in comparison with Batman Eternal) works in its favor; I found this storyline much more understandable and enjoyable in the long run. This doesn’t aspire to the heights of some other notable runs surrounding it, but it is a thoroughly enjoyable story.

[Minki Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

+ mother is an interesting villain for most of the story

- boring, nothing stands out