Harkens back to the older comics, with simpler art and more straightforward framing, but with a modern bite (blood, relationships, etc.). Good origin story for Batgirl, with interesting triangle between her, Batman/Robin, and her dad. It is not obvious how this is going to turn out, especially at first, when nobody really knows who each other is. Very enjoyable, recommended. Good, but not great.

Lots of fun and a pretty good story to bring the characters to life. I do think that the differences between Batgirl and Robin's origin stories were distinct and I wish Batgirl's story was darker, it felt more like a simple overcoming of her fears and proving herself to peers. While Robin has to overcome both physical and personal challenges to overcome. It almost felt as though the author was afraid to really hurt Batgirl.

In truth I only read the Robin:Year One side as I own the Batgirl Year One in comic form. I thought this was a dual story format with both superheroes lives as the focus of the tale but it's two separate archs. That being said, I really enjoyed the Robin side and found it particularly insightful on Robin after his parents are murdered and how he copes as Batman's sidekick.

dnf at around 370 pagesthe robin half is really cute and fun but the batgirl half has got to be THE most painfully condescending (read: misogynistic) thing ive ever read in my life! it undoes literally every single thing i loved about 60s-70s batgirl - a kickass, non-sexualised, intelligent female superhero who's on equal footing with batman and is capable in her own right. this version of bg has literally none of that going for her. also killer moth is there. not recommended

Fun and entertaining YA book. Light and playful, but also thoughtful at times. Good art. I didn't like the Green Arrow's pages, though. Those sections pushed too far into science fiction territory and were out of phase with the rest of the book

Closer to 3.5 stars, decent enough stories, but not gritty or dark, just sort of this is what happens. Artwork is more Animated Series style so not as realistic as most Batman, but that helps with the throwback subject matter. However, the problem is that for this to be back in the day, there are cell phones and GPS, right next to 1940s Batmobile and 1994 PCs and Fax machines...but isn't Gotham always past meets future? I suppose.Robin focuses on Two Face and Dick learning his place, narrated by...

Batgirl Robin Year One by Scott Beatty, Chuck Dixon, Marcos Martin & Javier Pulido.The first issue of Robin brought a tear to my eye. I love when we get to see the human side of Bruce, the side that saw someone he could relate to in Dick and took him in and became a mentor. The side that is the reason an entire family forms around The Bat. I love seeing how Robin proves himself and becomes someone Batman calls a partner."I'm proud of you... Robin." 😭Alfred's musings are also particularly sentime...

This was exactly what I wanted from this book.I had a great time reading this, I didn't have to sit through another boring robin origin story that we already know. I just got robin year one and his struggles in the superhero game as a brand new sidekick, and to grumpy uncle dick batman of all people. lol. I'm not so familiar with batgirl at least from the comic book type of view, so the origin story on her side was cool. I really liked how it mixed the back story in with flashbacks and action in...

Batgirl and Robin begin A more than good retelling of the first career days of DC Comics Boy Wonder and commissioner Gordon's daughter.The Batman Animated series cartoon style art was just perfect for the two throwback stories and added a nice retró touch and feeling to them.(view spoiler)[Themes and a lot of violence just make them far different from kids afternoon tv shows... It seems every Robin sooner or later is going to be beaten to death by some psycho.The hints to Barb's future fate i

I've been heavy into Batman-exclusive comics and decided to read the sidekicks for a change. Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty don't disappoint. Strong writing, great characterization, believable dialog. The artwork isn't breathtaking but it's bright and bold pop art that accompanies the writing well. Arguably it's intentionally minimalistic in keeping with the pulp, vintage feel. Robin Year One: I liked Bruce in this. He wasn't Frank Miller super-huge or stoic or downright evil, but a good balance,

Wasn't expecting too much out of it, because even though I don't know much about Batman universe, I know Robin's a kind of a joke. And I've never seen a Batgirl in action. But! Robin Year OneDick Grayson grew on me. Batman's a side character, which is expected, but I liked their relationship. The first couple of issues deal with lame villains, but then (view spoiler)[Two-Face beats Robin with a baseball bat, and almost kills him, just after Robin has condemned the judge to death (hide spoiler)]....

Two great stories collected together, written by Chuck Dixon, who did some magical work with the Bat family during the late 90s and early 2000s. Robin Year One focuses on the relationship between Batman and Robin, as well as the personal development of a teenaged Dick Grayson. Batgirl Year One focuses on Barbara Gordon overcoming prejudice to become her own crimefighter. Both are loaded with future references to Dixon's work on Nightwing and Birds of Prey, as well as seeding the universally love...

I love my Bat-Children.

It has become increasingly difficult to find good Batman stories that feature the Bat Family. So I applaud the creators of these two limited series for writing plausible origin stories that hardly feature the Caped Crusader. And it's very fun! This book occasionally dives into dark territory but the difference between Batman and his sidekicks are the Robin and Batgirl don't try to hide their love for the adventure. They look at mystery with the wide eyed view of a kid. This was such a fun Robin

This was a great volume. Nothing is great here, but we see nice characters emerging, all around the bat family and all. My only complaint in here is about Babs story. I believe 12 issues was a lot to tell this kind of story. But, still, it was good to read.

Out of the 3 Year One miniseries of the Bat-Family, Batgirl's by Chuck Dixon would have to be the best. It clearly tells the story of how Barbara Gordon became Batgirl in a better way than Miller's Year One where the over-all mood of the piece is dark and gritty while the characters are troubled personas seeking to assuage their inner pain through justice and violence. In contrast, the two Year One of the sidekicks are colorful bildungsromans with the right balance between humor and drama. When

I just loved this one. The stories were amazing (although I wish Batgirl would have gotten more interesting villains) and I'm so happy I got to read this.

Much better than I'd hoped for! The art throughout was quite good, and and fairly stylized.Having the Robin book "narrated" by Alfred worked very well, as it highlighted the contrast between the way Batman and Robin approached crime fighting, and also allowed us to access a conscious. I've seen too few books of this nature address the morality of having a teen fight crime as he does.Despite that, many of the scenes with Robin (especially early on) were humorous, and kept the book a little lighte...

I absolutely loved reading this. I thought the stories were well done and really enjoyable and fun. If I had to choose which I preferred I would have to say I liked the Batgirl beginnings ever so slightly more. I love Barbara as Batgirl, I love her personality and I loved her stories. A definite recommendation from me.

This book did a great job of developing Batgirl and Robin. You get a really strong sense of their personalities, and you get a strong feeling for why they are doing what they are doing. The villains are also really well developed. I really liked the clean a simple art-style that is used in this book. This is perhaps one of my favorite comics.