One should point out that there would be no Jim Lee without Frank Miller, whose contributions to the comic book industry are nothing short of revolutionary.

Unfortunately, there is far more Lee in this comic than Miller. It has been less than two years since “Hush,” Jim Lee’s action-packed and stylish debut of the Caped Crusader. Now, a few years later, Lee looks over-exposed, and the result makes comic book legend Miller look like a second-stringer.

Granted, Miller’s scripting usually focuses on a large, iconic direction, but still, it feels like Lee is showing off. He spends a lot of time lavishing on the details of Vicki Vale’s state of dress (or in most cases, undress). Comic book audiences won’t complain at first, but ultimately, it feels like Lee and Miller are taking advantage of space they really don’t have.

The comic book rushes through the plot. In what seems like 20 minutes on the page, Dick Grayson performs his act, witnesses the murder of his parents and then finds himself “drafted” into Batman’s war on crime.

Robin’s murderer goes down without a hitch, left “pulling bugs that aren’t there out of his ears” by Batman’s snake poison.

Suffice it to say, a lot happens in one issue. Grayson’s parents are seen as tragedies instead of people, and Lee and Miller appear rushed to be done with the formalities of the first issue. Maybe there’s a reason behind this rush, but so far, the first issue still proves to be worth the hype, despite the large amount of fluff from start to end.