Robin #171

So, I'm bagging all of last week's comics and came across "Robin" #171. I wondered if I had even read it and flipped through the book. I had, in fact, read the book but did not post a review. As you can tell, it was not a very memorable read. I liked Chris Batista's art. He does a good job of handling both the Robin's youth and contrasting him with the adults that he deals with. Writer Chuck Dixon seems to take a breather on the action this issue to build story and characters. While I don't mind that kind of issue, this one read more like it was stretching the story to fit the TPB mold. We don't get much closer to Spoiler here. I like the direction that Dixon is going. However, I wish he would pick up the pace a bit in getting there.