tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post462133318420554064..comments2024-03-27T13:51:16.021-04:00Comments on Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun!: There Is No Hope in Crime Alley, Night 26Bullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11708103213119467419noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-45262921676906568322014-06-30T00:47:21.662-04:002014-06-30T00:47:21.662-04:00I loved Barr & Davis' too-short-lived stin...<br>I loved Barr & Davis' too-short-lived stint on <i>Detective</i> with a laughing Jason Todd as Robin, soon retconned away when we got his revised origin. And I loved the introduction to the mythos of Leslie Thompkins' expanded role, even though I loved the original "There Is No Hope in Crime Alley" story (whose power stems in large part from her having been a random caring bystander without continuing ties to young Bruce Wayne's life).<br /><br />What I didn't love was Jason Todd coming back, but that's a whole other story. Oh, SPOILER ALERT: Jason Todd got better after he died. No, wait, I have grossly misspoken… He didn't get better. He just came back.<br /><br />As much as I love Jim Aparo in his prime, by the way, I don't much care for his later work as inked by Mike DeCarlo, and the Davis/Neary cover to <i>'Tec</i> #574 is way better than that page from <i>Batman</i> #428. That aside, I suspect they both might have been paying homage to the classic "Robin Dies at Dawn" from <i>Batman</i> #156, but you've doubtless, um, covered that here before.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.com