All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder

So DC, armed with it's dreadful new logo is attempting to pull off an Ultimates and breathe some fresh life into its iconic characters. Fair enough, hardly revolutionary as Marvel seems to do it every other year but caused my ears to prick up due to the dream team it's put together to do it.
Let's just say this nice and slowly.
Frank Miller & Jim Lee.
And now lets jump up and down in pure glee!
FRANK MILLER & JIM LEE!!!
Wahoo!

Needless to say I loved issue one. Strangely, while it was trying to feel all modern and gritty (which indeed it did) there was also a tinge of nostalga there. Probably due to the fact that this is Robin the BOY wonder. Not the angsy teen or the sulking Batman-in-waiting, just wild eyed and ready for action.

Other highlights - Well there's Vicki Vale's intro picture. Hmmm. Pink underwear, fluffy slippers, a martini glass and a bluetooth headset... Trust me, female journalists don't usually look like that when they're working... Well, not in the office at least. One of those wonderful Jim Lee women that leaves you telling yourself that 'she's only a comic character! She's only a comic character' over and over and over again.

I know a lot of people have been saying ho-hum about issue one on forums but let's not forget this is only the first issue and needs to get the basics established. So not a lot happens plot wise (other than the Grayson's getting whacked of course) but hey, this is just the intro. Others have also been moaning about the soap-opera elements of the plot such as Vicki being excited about going on a date with Bruce Wayne. Again I say lighten up. Not everything has to be fights and explosives. Besides the soap opera nature of the Incredibles has hardly caused any trouble for the Ultimates has it?

No, for me this is definately one to watch. Personally I can't wait for the dynamic duo of Miller and Lee to tackle the Joker. As Miller himself said in an interview on newsarama; "The thing is, the Joker is a sociopath and psychopath, but I would rather play up his evilness rather than his craziness. The Joker that I’ve always tried to portray, and now I get a chance to do it when he’s young – he’s satanic. He’s not laughing all the time."

Bring on the Clown Prince of Crime boys...