Robin Vol. 4: Turning Point Paperback – 25 July 2017

Great read speedy service a1

Contrary to another review posted on Amazon, there are a solid handful of issues collected here for the first time. Most surprising to me was a new Robin/Huntress team up crossing over the Robin series with Showcase '95, printed here in its entirety. This collection then veers into KnightsEnd territory before spending some time with the Zero Hour event--a "crisis in time" that for one issue pairs Tim Drake and a young Dick Grayson together--before dipping into Batman crossover territory again with chapters from Prodigal.It's fair to criticize this collection for not being entirely focused on its central character, however the exclusive additions found here are noteworthy. It's also commendable that DC has committed to reprinting this Robin series 100% intact, which has given us several unexpected gems already, even if it winds up shorting readers on a larger storyline here and there. The integral part of this is this is exactly how the Robin books were published, and if you were reading them exclusively, this was what you got.What surprised me was just how well the KnightsEnd chapters here held up on their own. Being a story largely centered around Bruce Wayne, the Robin issues mainly focus on his point of view during this whole thing, which makes sense when you think about it: often times Robin does fly solo on his own missions, but when he does help Batman on something bigger, he only sees what he's present for.

The book itself is great - you can’t beat Chuck Dixon’s writing for any Batman related title, especially for Tim Drake’s Robin or Dick Grayson’s Nightwing. However, the book came in awful condition. Entire corner, not just the cover, was bent, price labels on the book, adhesive residue all over the cover. I don’t worry about my trades getting a bit damaged, but this is gross. I don’t even want to put it on my shelf.