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ROBIN #177


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  1. Avatar photo jobob247 says:
    August 18, 2008 at 6:20 pm

    WTF @ Written by Chuck Dixon

  2. Avatar photo Conor Kilpatrick (@cskilpatrick) says:
    August 18, 2008 at 6:26 pm

    @jbob247 – What’s the question?

  3. Avatar photo jobob247 says:
    August 18, 2008 at 6:53 pm

    OK I went back and looked at say 176 for example. The solicitation still credits Dixon as the writer when the comic book I have in my hand states otherwise. http://www.ifanboy.com/comics/dc_comics/robin/176

  4. Avatar photo Eyun says:
    August 18, 2008 at 7:15 pm

    Can I just say… That is one awesome cover!

  5. Avatar photo Conor Kilpatrick (@cskilpatrick) says:
    August 18, 2008 at 7:38 pm

    @jbob247 – Ah.  That means that DC Comics hasn’t updated their solicitation info, which is not surprising because neither they nor Marvel ever really do.

  6. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    August 18, 2008 at 8:06 pm

    So, the last issue ended with Jason Todd (I assume) pulling out a Robin costume.  Any chance we get any of that in this issue or do you think that will be saved for the post RIP batman issues?  I am not a Jason Todd fan, but the total disarray that the Bat family is facing could only be ratcheted up with his return.

  7. Avatar photo CharlieBlix says:
    August 18, 2008 at 10:23 pm

    I’m still lost what this has to do with two face.  The solicitation doesn’t say anything about him.

  8. kthx says:
    August 18, 2008 at 11:18 pm

    @CharlieBlix That’s because the guy in the cover isn’t Two-Face, it’s Cluemaster.

  9. Avatar photo CharlieBlix says:
    August 18, 2008 at 11:44 pm

    Umm…. so why does he look like two face?… I’m lost.  Did I miss something?

  10. Avatar photo Chris Rohling says:
    August 19, 2008 at 12:21 am

    is this a continuation of the RIP storyline from last issue?

  11. Avatar photo WadeWilson says:
    August 19, 2008 at 3:09 am

    It’s not an official RIP tie-in, but I’d be interested to know if this continues the story from the last two issues before I bought it.

  12. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    August 19, 2008 at 12:29 pm

    It looks like the solicit posted here is not even remotely what the book will look like.  This appears to be confirmed by Fabian Nicieza (though that could be fake).  The actual cover is here:  http://www.comicbloc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62518  (Again, I assume it is OK to post links like this.  If not please let me know and delete the post.  Thank you.)

    IF that is the real cover then I am 100X more interested in this issue than I was 5 minutes ago.

  13. Avatar photo WadeWilson says:
    August 19, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    Wrong cover, wrong writer … what the hell is DC doing with it’s solicits???

    I was 50/50 about picking up this issue until I saw the "real" cover. Now I’m definitely on board. 

  14. Avatar photo Kory says:
    August 19, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    WadeWilson- This is’nt the real cover?

  15. Avatar photo Kory says:
    August 19, 2008 at 1:58 pm

    Nevermind, I read stuclach’s post.  That cover is definitely interesting…

  16. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    August 19, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    I think that if DC would get their shit together (I know this Dixon mess is throwing them for a loop) and post the correct solicit for this book it would get more pulls.  The cover from the link I posted is pure badass.  If you scroll further down on the page I linked to you will also see a cover for a future issue that is even more impressive.  If those covers are representative of what the interiors will look like then I am on board for the longhaul.

  17. Avatar photo Kory says:
    August 19, 2008 at 3:10 pm

    Tim Drake vs. Jason Todd.  Win.

  18. Avatar photo adrian says:
    August 20, 2008 at 2:27 am

    I can’t wait to read this issue, and if that other cover is the real one then good move by DC.

  19. Avatar photo WadeWilson says:
    August 20, 2008 at 3:32 am

    @stuclach — DC should thank you, your post sold this book to me.

    Seriously, how hard is it to update information on a website? I’m guessing DC would have professional web guys whose sole job would be to run the site. When 90% of comic readers probably get thier comic information online, why would they leave mistakes on thier website? I’m confused.

  20. flapjaxx says:
    August 20, 2008 at 7:37 am

    This has been the third issue of Robin in five weeks. I know they were behind, and we went for like two months without an issue, but… jeesh. I guess I’ll read this since I liked the tone Nicieza took during the last two issues.

  21. flapjaxx says:
    August 20, 2008 at 7:44 am

    Wow, the real cover to this issue looks a lot more intriguing than the original one.

  22. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    August 20, 2008 at 9:37 am

    @WadeWilson – I will get on the horn with Didio and ask for my $3.00 check.

    You really do have to wonder how much work it would be to update these solicits on Saturday before the books go out.  I don’t know about you guys, but I don’t look at solicits more than a few days in advance because I want to avoid spoilers.

  23. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    August 20, 2008 at 12:03 pm

    I can confirm that the cover image on the page I linked to is the actual cover of the book.  It looks nice.

  24. Avatar photo Kory says:
    August 20, 2008 at 9:07 pm

    This was my Pick of the Week.

    Anybody else think that the mysterious Red Robin is Azrael, because I have a bad feeling…

    Any ideas why Spoiler would want Robin dead?

  25. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    August 20, 2008 at 9:12 pm

    @Kory – Dude, spoilers.  I already read it, but not everyone has.

    I agree that this was really good.  Captain America edged it for me for POTW.

  26. Avatar photo Kory says:
    August 20, 2008 at 9:20 pm

    Sorry, I get excited.

  27. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    August 20, 2008 at 9:22 pm

    I can dig that.

  28. Avatar photo Kory says:
    August 20, 2008 at 9:23 pm

    @Stuclach- when you said no spoilers, no pun intended right?

  29. Avatar photo stuclach says:
    August 20, 2008 at 9:39 pm

    @Kory – Every pun I have ever made was absolutely intended.

  30. Avatar photo BatStewie says:
    August 21, 2008 at 12:29 am

    Liked it a lot… didn’t love it, but I gottA know who iZ undeR thAt REd Robin cowL. 

    I hate Tim’s sideburns…. he’s too young for that. 

    I love Tim’s internal dialogue about tough decisions.  

  31. Avatar photo Kory says:
    August 21, 2008 at 8:32 am

    When I first considered that Azrael is under the Red Robin costume, I scoffed at the idea.  Now after some thought I would be disappointed if it is’nt him.  I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m loving the Bat-family turning into an episode of Jerry Springer.

  32. Avatar photo Conor Kilpatrick (@cskilpatrick) says:
    August 21, 2008 at 11:24 pm

    @BatStewie – Is there an age limit on sideburns?

  33. Avatar photo BatStewie says:
    August 22, 2008 at 12:22 am

    @conor – I’m just jealous because I can’t grow them. On Tim, it just makes him look too old for my tastes. He may as well have a Mark Spitz moustache.

  34. Avatar photo Kory says:
    August 22, 2008 at 12:22 pm

    @BatStewie- Judging by the way things are going with Bruce, I think DC is trying to grow up Tim quick, hence the sideburns.

  35. Avatar photo Conor Kilpatrick (@cskilpatrick) says:
    August 23, 2008 at 4:29 am

    I hade sideburns and a goatee at the end of high school.

  36. Avatar photo WadeWilson says:
    August 23, 2008 at 5:26 am

    Who was the girl at the end who claimed to have already killed a Robin? As far as I know, the two Robin’s who have been killed (if you count Spoiler as the temporary Robin) are both alive, and neither of them were killed by a girl. Am I missing something?

  37. Avatar photo Kory says:
    August 23, 2008 at 10:20 am

    @conor- As did I.  I did’nt agree with the notion that sideburns have an age limit.  But people always thought I was a few years older than I was.

  38. Avatar photo Kory says:
    August 23, 2008 at 10:22 am

    @Wade- I have no clue who that woman is.  Maybe she was the one who "killed" Stephanie.

  39. Avatar photo WadeWilson says:
    August 24, 2008 at 4:46 am

    @Kory – Nah dude, that was Black Mask & like you said, it didn’t even really happen. The other Robin to die (he actually did die & was brought back to life in the most bullshit way of all time) was Jason Todd & as we all know he was killed by the Joker. So, I have no clue who this girl is or who she was talking about.

    I liked the issue by the way. I just found the gang stuff a little … off. At first I couldn’t figure why all these "gangs" were fighting like it was 1920 (with thier clothes style even) when there is so many supervillain type gangs who would use firearms. Then it’s explained they are "young gangs" & I can go with that (even though gangs using bats etc in a big city is silly, it’s a comic so I’ll go with it) but the gangs were all drawn as adults.

    Wow, big complaint over such a small thing, but thats how I roll, lol.

    The rest of the issue was sweet, I love the Red Robin & Jason Todd stuff, the ending has me wanting more (information) and the artwork was REALLY good.

  40. Avatar photo nstorts says:
    August 24, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    The different gangs fighting over turf and getting ready to go after the G.C.P.D gave me a little flash back to No Mans Land. I liked it. 

  41. Avatar photo BatStewie says:
    August 25, 2008 at 5:02 am

    I wish I could grow sideburns.

  42. Avatar photo adrian says:
    August 26, 2008 at 11:59 pm

    I’m just guessing but I think they changed covers because this one might be too spoilery. This could explain who is in the Red Robin costume and why Spoiler is looking for a "robin" to be eliminated who she has a complicated relationship with.  If this is where they’re going, then I think I liked this issue a lot more than when I read it.

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