Following the death of Bruce Wayne, every member of the Bat-family is grieving in their own way. Perhaps the most visibly affected is Tim Drake, Batman's adopted son, and the person's who has held the title of Robin for the last few years. However, with Dick Grayson's ascension to the role of Batman, everything in Tim's life has changed: Dick had handed the role of Robin to Bruce's son, Damian, saying that he values Tim as an equal rather than a sidekick, but that doesn't help Tim adjust. Then Tim becomes convinced that Bruce Wayne is still alive somewhere, and that it's up to Tim to find him. He dons the Red Robin costume, and begins traveling the world in search of his mentor.
Of the three Batman books I knocked back this weekend, this was probably my favorite. That's probably due to the fact that Tim Drake is one of my favorite characters, and that this book builds a lot of sympathy for him (character backstory: since his introduction in the 1980s, Tim has lost his mother, then his father, and now his adopted father/mentor, AND his role as Robin). It's understandable that Dick Grayson wants Tim to take on less of a sidekick roll, but Damian's snotty remarks about being Bruce's *real* son don't make the transition any easier (and also pretty much take away any sympathy I might have developed for Damian in the Leviathan storyline). Tim also does a lot of wrestling with his conscience: in order to find Bruce Wayne, he has to compromise many of the values that Bruce taught him, including having to fight some of the good guys, and work with Ras Al Ghul, the only other person who believes "The Detective" is alive. I tore through this, and am looking forward to reading the next collection. apparently there's a chunk of these that have not been collected, though, so I'll miss out on the middle part of the story. :(
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