Batman : A Death In The Family - Jim Starlin

Robin was Batman's sidekick, I am sure almost everyone will know this but I am also sure that the majority of readers wont have known that over the years there have been 3 Robins (4 if you count the brief spell held by Stephanie Brown). Each Robin has had their own individual personality and styles; this is the story of the second Robin and his eventual death by a public phone poll. The first was a boy called Dick Grayson, who eventually outgrew the role and moved on, unfortunately he was quickly replaced by a boy called Jason Todd. This replacement wasn't as smart as his predecessor, he was young, reckless and head strong; most of all he wasn't as popular ...  Read the complete review

Batman: A Death In The Family is a graphic novel that collects together a specific story arc (issues 426-429) from the weekly comics that were first published in 1988/89. Like the infamous 'The Death Of Superman' arc , DC sought to create publicity with what became a mildly controversial best seller, if not quite a milestone in comic history. The twist with the 'Death In The Family' Batman arc was that DC Comics let readers themselves vote on the fate of then current and unpopular 'Robin' Jason Todd. Should he be killed off in this storyline or allowed to live? Two endings were eventually drawn with the final story to be decided by the ...  Read the complete review