Batman and Robin #25 – Review

By Judd Winick (writer), Greg Tocchini (artist, pgs. 1-16), Andy Smith (artist, pgs. 17-20), Artur Fujita (colors), Patrick Brosseau (letters)

The Story: The Red Hood, Batman and Robin continue to work together for ostensibly mutual benefit. Can Jason Todd actually be trusted, or does he have his own plan and agenda? (Hint: he’s Jason Todd.)

What’s Good: Winick continues to knock his Batman and Robin scripts, and his characterization of the protagonists, out of the park. Watching Dick and Damien play off of each other, and argue about their different approaches to crime fighting, is so much fun. Their dynamic reaches a happy balance that very few pairs or teams have, where they are able to disagree (in Dick and Damian’s case, almost constantly), yet still work together very effectively and believably. Adding Jason Todd to the mix only improves the verbal ping-pong between the characters.