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BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #6

Ghost Star

June 2008

Written by Chuck Dixon

Pencils by Carlos Rodriquez

Inks by Bit

Covers by Dougie Braithwaite

Synopsis

After getting caught in a space shuttle moments before launch, Metamorpho is now stuck in outer space.  However, he is able to contact Batman to tell him where he is.  Batman then sends the rest of the Outsiders to steal a moon shuttle to retrieve Metamorpho.  Meanwhile, Metamorpho examines the moon base where they are landed and finds the situation strange:  the people seem to be sleepwalking.  When he tries to talk to one of them, they turn on him.  Meanwhile, the Outsiders find the rocket, but also find it is well guarded.  The group sends GeoForce flying away for help while the rest surrender and sent to prison.   

Review by Binkley (e-mail)

This was another typical issue from Dixon and Rodriguez with enough action, mystery, and humor in the right balance to make everything work.  There really is nothing to complain about; month in and month out this is a good book.  Dixon has a good handle on all of the characters (except maybe for  Green Arrow, a little bit, but the admission of Bat-envy makes up for it) and the story is basic enough to follow but not predictable enough that I am bored with it.  So, nothing to complain about.  Well, maybe one complaint, and that is for as good as the book is, there is nothing really here that is memorable or exciting.  It is good solid craftsmanship from both Dixon and Rodriguez, but it doesn’t have that sizzle or spark to make it exceptional.  Granted, I would prefer this book to a lot of dreck that populates the comic stands, but now that Dixon has got his feet underneath him with the book and the characters he wants and the story he wants to tell, I am hoping for a little something more. 

As stated before, only the portrayal of Green Arrow seems a little off.  There are essentially two parts to Ollie’s personality; his womanizing and his liberal politics.  They are both shown here, but given the fact that Ollie is now a married man, you would think the first would be downplayed a little.

 

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