I wonder if we'll be seeing more like this?
In Teen Titans #47, we're treated to an oh-so colorful scene of Robin bashing Jason Todd in the groin. Of course it's not like this hasn't happened before in comic books, but this, with the accompanying sound effect word ("boof") seems incredibly tacky and superfluous. Jason may be a jerk, but if he's not literally a crook, then what's the justification here? I thought the idea of bringing him back was so that they could improve him as a character. Guess I, and anyone who thought so before, were wrong.No matter what age group is reading books like this, the above is not something we need to see, and leaves me feeling frankly insulted, since it's like they're trying to bombard me with yet more shock tactics. Ick.
Update: and while we're on the subject of Robin, his ongoing solo book has noticably dropped below 27,000 copies sold recently. With the way they've handled it lately, with almost no plausible or acceptable development, if at all, I can't say I'm surprised that people are starting to lose interest.
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