All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder #9

You have to love the Goddamn Batman. I know a lot of reviewers out there have skewered this series for Frank Miller's take on the Batman, but I have a lot of fun reading it. This series just keeps getting better and better with Batman and Robin having a little meeting with Green Lantern this issue. The humor and violence are handled well and Miller's script is razor sharp. Jim Lee continues to provide impressive art on this series. I have to give it up to colorist Alex Sinclair on this issue. The yellow scenes were flat out impressive.

My only complaint is the timeliness of the series. With such long breaks between issues, I have to either dig up the previous issue or rack my brain to figure out where we last left off. Given that quibble, I thoroughly enjoyed this read.

All Star Batman and Robin #8

Frank Miller once again dives into the crazy world of the "Goddamn Batman" presenting an interesting version of the Joker. While Miller's ASBAR Batman come across as a bit off kilter, his Joker is a complete sociopath. The Joker presented here is unlike any version of the Joker that I've read. He's truly evil. I really enjoy Miller's dialogue when Batman talks to Dick and then later to Hal "Green Lantern" Jordan. The Hal Jordan conversion is very funny. Jim Lee's art is quite good with the exception of the Joker's Nazi hench-woman. I'm not sure why he felt the need to have swastika pasties. Lee's art makes this book.

While ASBAR is nowhere near as good as All Star Superman, it is an interesting version of Batman to be sure. I'm just not sure if what I'm reading is intentionally funny or not.