Thursday, December 15, 2011

Brief Thoughts on Absolute Batman and Robin

DC continues their War on Bookcases with this announcement and at this point it is clear that they have tapped into the last great fetish of the comic book collector: The Hardcover. Between this, Absolute Final Crisis, an Invisibles Omnibus and the just recently announced Sinestro Corps War, DC’s Trade Department has realized that comic fans constantly drool over high priced hard covers and are constantly willing to double or even triple dip to get them as evidenced by Batman and Robin first being hardcover, then soft cover and now an absolute.

Although the in-shop price tag will be high at $99.99, you need to remember that a majority of us will be purchasing it through Amazon, Thwipster or another similar service, giving us the book for around $75.

That said, is this book going to be worth the purchase? Definitely. Batman and Robin was one of the best runs the character has ever seen and as Luis said, was lucky enough to feature some of the top artists in the business. One thing I do disagree on is how necessary reading The Return of Bruce Wayne will be to following the story. Hardcore fans of the run will no doubt want to read it, but having just recently been through the issues myself, I enjoyed Batman and Robin much more without it. Someone buying this will already have any idea of where Bruce is during the story and his return at the end can simply be attributed to him being Batman.

Compared to other stories that have gotten the treatment lately such as Absolute Green Lantern: Rebirth or the upcoming Absolute Dark Victory, Batman and Robin is more than worthy, and will most certainly be worth your money. I have little doubt that the design, and quality will both be top notch, making it a gorgeous package at essentially the price of the three hard covers anyways.

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