Batman and Robin and Howard
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Summary
Sidelined by a crime-fighting field trip gone wrong， Damian Wayne must refocus his attention on his life as an average student and learning how to be a team player--especially when he meets his match in his new rival， Howard。
To Damian Wayne， there is nothing more important than protecting the streets of Gotham City as Robin。 But when he makes a critical mistake while out on patrol， Damian finds himself benched。 And what's more， Damian's dad， Bruce Wayne--a。k。a。 Batman--decides that starting over in a new school will be just the distraction Damian needs from his superhero routine。
Certain that Gotham Metro Academy has nothing to teach him， Damian is completely unprepared for the challenge he finds in Howard--the smartest and most athletic kid in school。 The boys' rivalry is instantaneous and fierce。。。and both are sure only one of them can be the best in their class。
What follows is a funny story of rivalry， friendship， and mystery from bestselling author and illustrator Jeffrey Brown。
To Damian Wayne， there is nothing more important than protecting the streets of Gotham City as Robin。 But when he makes a critical mistake while out on patrol， Damian finds himself benched。 And what's more， Damian's dad， Bruce Wayne--a。k。a。 Batman--decides that starting over in a new school will be just the distraction Damian needs from his superhero routine。
Certain that Gotham Metro Academy has nothing to teach him， Damian is completely unprepared for the challenge he finds in Howard--the smartest and most athletic kid in school。 The boys' rivalry is instantaneous and fierce。。。and both are sure only one of them can be the best in their class。
What follows is a funny story of rivalry， friendship， and mystery from bestselling author and illustrator Jeffrey Brown。
Reviews
Maggie Lovitt
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Batman and Robin and Howard by Jeffrey Brown is a very endearing and humorous tale about Damian Wayne taking on public school， making friends， and figuring out what kind of pint-sized hero he is。 Brown is skilled at creating comical pieces of dialogue that can amuse children—the intended audiences—and the adults reading along with them。Damian’s adventure begins after he feels sidelined by his father—the great caped crusader Batman—and after an errant decision on a mission on the night before his Batman and Robin and Howard by Jeffrey Brown is a very endearing and humorous tale about Damian Wayne taking on public school， making friends， and figuring out what kind of pint-sized hero he is。 Brown is skilled at creating comical pieces of dialogue that can amuse children—the intended audiences—and the adults reading along with them。Damian’s adventure begins after he feels sidelined by his father—the great caped crusader Batman—and after an errant decision on a mission on the night before his first day at a new school。 Damian is， understandably， a bit spoiled and extremely aloof about his less-than-favorable personality traits that go along with being a billionaire’s son。Like with most of Brown’s work， Batman and Robin and Howard is not meant to be a super-serious superhero adventure。 It’s lighthearted and fun and filled with perils and pitfalls that are perfectly proportioned for a middle schooler。 But even with that clear intent， Brown still manages to create an extremely fun story that feels like it could easily slip somewhere into the canon of Bruce and Damian Wayne。 Especially when this particular Damian Wayne feels like an actual middle schooler trying to be cool and popular。This story is filled to the brim with heart， humor， and a healthy dose of Batman trying to get to the bottom of the latest menace—who is terrorizing the local soccer tournament。 If you ever wanted a healthy dose of BatDad， you’ll get in the motherload in Batman and Robin and Howard。Batman and Robin and Howard is a must-have for Batman and Robin fans and the perfect book to introduce children to Damian Wayne。 There are hidden lessons about growing up， being a good friend， and finding your place in the world， in between all of the caped crusader fun。 The only critique worth noting is that， depending on the age of your young reader， they may need a bit of help getting through this very text-heavy graphic novel。 While the ideas aren’t complicated， it’s a lot of text packed into each panel of action。 。。。more
Amy Imogene Reads
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I’m a bit behind on my ARCs， but I’m excited to read this one soon！！Thank you to the publisher for my copy in exchange for an honest review。
Ben Truong
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Batman and Robin and Howard is a graphic novel written and illustrated by Jeffrey Brown。 It is a very endearing and humorous tale about Damian Wayne taking on public school， making friends， and figuring out what kind of pint-sized hero he wants to be。Damian Wayne's adventure begins after he feels sidelined by his father and after an errant decision on a mission on the night before his first day at a new school – Gotham Metro Academy。 Damian Wayne is， understandably， a bit spoiled and extremely a Batman and Robin and Howard is a graphic novel written and illustrated by Jeffrey Brown。 It is a very endearing and humorous tale about Damian Wayne taking on public school， making friends， and figuring out what kind of pint-sized hero he wants to be。Damian Wayne's adventure begins after he feels sidelined by his father and after an errant decision on a mission on the night before his first day at a new school – Gotham Metro Academy。 Damian Wayne is， understandably， a bit spoiled and extremely aloof about his less-than-favorable personality traits that go along with being a billionaire's son。However， Damian Wayne is surprised and completely unprepared for the challenge he finds in Howard， who is the smartest and most athletic kid in school。 Their rivalry is instantaneous and fierce and in their minds， only one of them could be the best at Gotham Metro Academy。 What follows is a funny story of rivalry， friendship， and， of course， mystery。Batman and Robin and Howard is written and constructed rather well。 The narrative is lighthearted and fun and filled with perils and pitfalls that are perfectly proportioned for a middle schooler – the target audience。 However， Brown still manages to create an extremely fun story filled to the brim with heart， humor， and a healthy dose of Batman trying to get to the bottom of the latest menace – who is terrorizing the local soccer tournament。All in all， Batman and Robin and Howard is a wonderful graphic novel with hidden lessons about growing up， being a good friend， and finding one's place in the world – even a superhero。 。。。more
Paul Cochrun
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First off， if you’ve never read any of Brown’s Star Wars books， please rectify that right away！And on to his treatment of Batman and Robin… oh， and Howard。 Bruce Wayne as a worrisome dad。 Damien Wayne/ Robin as a middle schooler and the son of Gotham’s most well-known philanthropist。 And Howard is a student at Damien’s new middle school。 In the first pages of the graphic novel， Batman and Robin are out on patrol when Robin makes a mistake… enough of a mistake that Bruce thinks it may be a good i First off， if you’ve never read any of Brown’s Star Wars books， please rectify that right away！And on to his treatment of Batman and Robin… oh， and Howard。 Bruce Wayne as a worrisome dad。 Damien Wayne/ Robin as a middle schooler and the son of Gotham’s most well-known philanthropist。 And Howard is a student at Damien’s new middle school。 In the first pages of the graphic novel， Batman and Robin are out on patrol when Robin makes a mistake… enough of a mistake that Bruce thinks it may be a good idea for Damien to stay off the streets for awhile and transfer to Gotham Metro Academy。 There he meets nice guy Howard。 But， Damien can’t see past his frustration and instead of seeing a new friend， all he sees is a rival。Told through Brown’s signature artistic style， Batman， Robin， and Howard is a fun new look at the Caped Crusader’s mythos。 Damien’s angsty tween character mixed with Batman’s parenting！ Add to that a good mystery and you’ve got an excellent book。Check out this preview for more samples of the artwork and an interview with the author。4。5 out of 5Thank you to NetGalley， DC， and Jeffrey Brown for an advanced copy for review。 。。。more
Anthony
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The ReviewThis was such a fun and humorous dive into the life of Damian Wayne。 From the fumbling father/son relationship he has with Bruce Wayne， aka Batman， to the competitive nature and lone-wolf style mindset he has carried into every facet of his life， and even the detective mindset that he inherited from his father as he is forced to step up to help solve the mystery crimes surrounding soccer teams at schools。 The inclusion of Batman lore and mythos into the children’s book narrative and st The ReviewThis was such a fun and humorous dive into the life of Damian Wayne。 From the fumbling father/son relationship he has with Bruce Wayne， aka Batman， to the competitive nature and lone-wolf style mindset he has carried into every facet of his life， and even the detective mindset that he inherited from his father as he is forced to step up to help solve the mystery crimes surrounding soccer teams at schools。 The inclusion of Batman lore and mythos into the children’s book narrative and style （as well as incredible children’s artwork）， made this story feel equally balanced and engaging for both DC Fans and children’s book readers alike。 The balance with this humor and lore came with the educational and moral lessons that the story brought upon young readers。 From showing how we often don’t get along with those who mirror our worst impulses and instincts， to finding common ground with frenemies and becoming friends instead， to finding balance and letting go a bit of the control we have over our lives， these themes and messages found in the relationship developed between Damian and Howard were amazing to watch unfold and would keep readers enthralled with the growing narrative。 The VerdictA thoughtful， entertaining， and brilliant children’s read， author Jeffrey Brown’s “Batman and Robin and Howard”， the latest children’s book in association with DC Comics， is a must-read children’s book of 2021！ A gripping and educational read， the book is filled with personal and warm imagery and does a great job of developing their characters so that readers are not only entertained but see themselves in the characters as well。 。。。more
Addie Yoder
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Batman， Robin and Howard is a fun and witty story of the relationship between father and son and between friends at school。 Damien is new at his school and the assumptions he makes about other kids （Howard） and the things that Howard assumes about Damien are such good lessons for all of us to see drawn out on page in this story for young readers。 I love the illustrations and the light touch of Brown's story to teach and entertain at the same time。 Batman， Robin and Howard is a fun and witty story of the relationship between father and son and between friends at school。 Damien is new at his school and the assumptions he makes about other kids （Howard） and the things that Howard assumes about Damien are such good lessons for all of us to see drawn out on page in this story for young readers。 I love the illustrations and the light touch of Brown's story to teach and entertain at the same time。 。。。more
Jennifer
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This book was cute and fun， and it made me laugh。 The relationship between Damian （Robin） and Howard was sweet， and I'm curious if Howard is going to be in the rest of the series。 I highly recommend for middle-grade graphic novel readers。 I got a free copy from DC Comics。 All reviews are my own。 This book was cute and fun， and it made me laugh。 The relationship between Damian （Robin） and Howard was sweet， and I'm curious if Howard is going to be in the rest of the series。 I highly recommend for middle-grade graphic novel readers。 I got a free copy from DC Comics。 All reviews are my own。 。。。more
Olivia
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See my full review here: https://www。yabookscentral。com/kidsfi。。。BATMAN AND ROBIN AND HOWARD is an entertaining new take on the Batman franchise。 The story is told from the perspective of Damian， Bruce Wayne's son and Robin。 While patrolling with his father， Damian makes a mistake and hurts someone。 His father takes him off patrol duty for a while and sends him to the public school to learn more about people instead of his fancy private school。 Damian is not at all happy about attending。At schoo See my full review here: https://www。yabookscentral。com/kidsfi。。。BATMAN AND ROBIN AND HOWARD is an entertaining new take on the Batman franchise。 The story is told from the perspective of Damian， Bruce Wayne's son and Robin。 While patrolling with his father， Damian makes a mistake and hurts someone。 His father takes him off patrol duty for a while and sends him to the public school to learn more about people instead of his fancy private school。 Damian is not at all happy about attending。At school， Howard is someone who gets along with everyone and does well in school。 When he sees a new student， he is eager to help and show Damian around。 However， they may be too much alike， and they seem to clash。 As things escalate， they find that they cannot avoid each other and end up on the same project and on the soccer team together。 Meanwhile， Batman is investigating some strange occurrences with middle school soccer teams around the city - an investigation that gets him trapped。With Batman missing and emotions rising， Damian and Howard will need to put aside their differences and work together。What I loved: This was an overall fun new story from the perspective of Batman's son with middle grade appropriate scenarios and themes。 Readers will relate to the feelings of jealousy， trouble getting along with classmates， competition， and misunderstandings。 The book captures these all well with both Howard and Damian's perspectives making the conflicts come to life。 The other story with Batman was really entertaining as well。 The case he is working on （sabotage of middle school soccer teams） is pretty innocuous and age-appropriate even for young middle grade readers。 Even while he is trapped， there is plenty of humor （the room has comfortable seating， broken vending machines with free food and drinks， and a connected restroom）。Ultimately， this is a fun read about friendship with other intriguing themes around socioeconomic inequalities， misunderstandings， family， appreciation， and teamwork。 The sketch-like artwork adds some whimsy to the story， and the bold font will be easier for young readers to read。 While there is a lot of text on some pages， it is still easy to follow and understand who is speaking and which thoughts/feelings apply to which boys。What left me wanting more: As a small point， I would have appreciated some additional resolution on the lessons learned from his time in public school with greater acknowledgement of how Damian has been growing and learning。 While the impression that he is changing is there （from how he reacts and plays the last soccer game）， other aspects of his selfish/taking things for granted attitude are not really addressed。 It was also rather wordy in places， but this could be helpful to younger readers who appreciate more explanation and overt text。Final verdict: An entertaining and cute graphic novel， BATMAN AND ROBIN AND HOWARD is a fun read about friendship that is sure to appeal to the intended middle grade audience。Please note that I received a review copy。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Victoria
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My Best Friend is Robin？！Jeffrey Brown writes a new entertaining and relatable story for Damian Wayne in Batman and Robin and Howard。 How do you teach a child， who has everything， to be more empathetic toward the citizens of Gotham？ Transfer him from Gotham Prep。 to Gotham Metro Academy。 Which doesn’t seem very safe for a high-profile family， but this is nice Gotham。 Howard loves his school， is an overachieving student， a great friend to all his classmates， and a really great guy。 Life is good u My Best Friend is Robin？！Jeffrey Brown writes a new entertaining and relatable story for Damian Wayne in Batman and Robin and Howard。 How do you teach a child， who has everything， to be more empathetic toward the citizens of Gotham？ Transfer him from Gotham Prep。 to Gotham Metro Academy。 Which doesn’t seem very safe for a high-profile family， but this is nice Gotham。 Howard loves his school， is an overachieving student， a great friend to all his classmates， and a really great guy。 Life is good until Damian Wayne is transferred into his class。 Damian is certain that the only reason everyone is treating him kindly is because Bruce Wayne is his father， and Howard can’t be all that great either。 The first day of school starts with plenty of miscommunications， as Howard tries to be Damian’s friend。 When tension heats up， and they become competitive during soccer practice。 Jeffrey Brown has a fun hand drawn comic style， that is really accessible for children learning how to draw comics themselves。 His characters have a full range of expressions， even with the simplified design， especially the stress in Bruce’s eyes。 There is a diverse group of students， and it is great seeing them work hard to be kind to each other。 Damian does not have his usual backstory as a privately tutored child assassin。 Instead in this really nice version， he has been in Gotham since at least Pre-K。 Damian ends up seeming overly shy at times， because he doesn’t talk much to anyone， but he is making an effort not to voice his negative thoughts。 It is a bit strange to have such a light Batman and Robin comic with Damian， but there are plenty of fun little references for fans。 It is also comical seeing batman puzzle over the mysteries of school soccer。 Overall， this story has a lot of heart， as Damian and Howard try to overcome their own misconceptions。 Their frustrations with each other are understandable， and they both struggle with thinking negatively about each other’s intentions。 Without context Damian could be perceived as a spoiled rich brat， when instead he is just lonely。 It is definitely a valuable lesson in observation， deduction， and patience that Batman can be proud of。 This is a great story about learning to make new friends， and how to overcome jealousy with friendship。 。。。more
Julia Pika
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Thanks to DC & NetGalley for the early copy in exchange for an honest review。Damian Wayne （Robin） moves to a new school and has to adjust to the change of scenery。 Howard is a pretty popular and chill kid at Damian's new school but he and Damian have a hard time getting along。。。。I really loved the science experiment they worked on throughout the book it was pretty entertaining and neat。 I think it's a really nice and upbeat book that works well。 I don't know half the soccer trivia mentioned here Thanks to DC & NetGalley for the early copy in exchange for an honest review。Damian Wayne （Robin） moves to a new school and has to adjust to the change of scenery。 Howard is a pretty popular and chill kid at Damian's new school but he and Damian have a hard time getting along。。。。I really loved the science experiment they worked on throughout the book it was pretty entertaining and neat。 I think it's a really nice and upbeat book that works well。 I don't know half the soccer trivia mentioned here but it was still sweet。 Batman was just a Tired Dad and that's pretty accurate so A+ on that。 Alfred was super sweet too， I was worried he'd be crabby old man but nah he was good。 Confused about the 50th change to the Wayne family dog though。。。。I guess Ace and Titus are just left in the dust here for "Dribble"？ Haha。 I know it's petty but I knocked a star off for two things:1。） Damian Wayne's mother is Talia Al Ghul who is *not* white。 DC has this problem where they "constantly "forget" Damian's mom is literally from the middle east。。。half the time both of them are properly darker skinned but half the time， including this book， both of them are as pale as bread for some reason。 Petty， but I wish they would be consistent with the continuity。2。） This is really petty but I find it ridiculous Damian told Howard he's Robin。 Where's the rest of the Batfamily？ Dick？ Jason？ Tim？ Cass？ There's so many people that could've helped Damian find Bruce。。。。I guess this is more of a self-contained story where Damian literally has no one else in the Batfamily to rely on besides Alfred & Bruce？ （I also do appreciate the Nightwing mention but Pls no Howard don't take the role on LOL）A charming and fun Damian Wayne/Robin adventure！ 。。。more
Donald Scott
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1st Line: "Gotham City。"Prose （Story）: When Robin makes a sizeable goof one night as they patrol Gotham City， Batman decides it's time for him to be a regular kid for awhile - making Damian Wayne the newest student at public school Gotham Metro Academy， Here his intelligence and soccer skills and affable personality make him very popular 。。。 much to the annoyance of Howard， a fellow student previously enjoying all those perks of school life。 What follows is a rivalry of the two boys besting each 1st Line: "Gotham City。"Prose （Story）: When Robin makes a sizeable goof one night as they patrol Gotham City， Batman decides it's time for him to be a regular kid for awhile - making Damian Wayne the newest student at public school Gotham Metro Academy， Here his intelligence and soccer skills and affable personality make him very popular 。。。 much to the annoyance of Howard， a fellow student previously enjoying all those perks of school life。 What follows is a rivalry of the two boys besting each other as - meanwhile - a potential new arch-villain has Batman trapped in a sports equpiment room at another school， leaving Damian/Robin on his own。Don's （Review）: Autor Jeffrey Brown's sense of humor is fun and semi-snarky， so how could I not love this？ Perfect for kids right down to the kid-like art， the rivalry between Damian and Howard at Gotham Metro， especially on the soccer pitch， will resonate pitch-perfect （yeah， I went there） with anyone who has ever attended middle school。 Damian comes off likeable even as he's also a bit of a know-it-all， while Howard's jealousy over losing the honors and benefits of school life that used to go to him make him understandably （to any kid） turn a bit underhanded in trying to be on top again。 Meanwhile， there's Batman; I really loved how Brown made him kind of a doofuss-y dad here， and the plotline of his attempts to find out who is sabotaging local schools is very funny 。。。 but leads to a cool resolution to the mystery， all the same: a bonus。 Colorful， funny， light， and a great read for any Batfan （or soccer fan）， young or old。 Also my first experience reading Jeffrey Brown， though now I look forwad to more。 （Available November 9） 4/5 starsNOTE: I received a free ARC of this title from NetGalley and the publisher， in exchange for an honest review。 from blog: booksinaminute。blogspot。com 。。。more
Theediscerning
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Far too wordy comic for the young， where irritating， selfish， brattish， slappable Damian Wayne is irritating， selfish， brattish and slappable at school and not as Robin。 So we see a lesson in how to gel at school， and lots of "soccer" action， as opposed to the regular super-heroics， but the book is （a） under the delusion that Damian is likeable whatever he's doing， when the exact opposite is more the truth， and （b） so verbose at times it might as well have turned to pure prose with a spot illust Far too wordy comic for the young， where irritating， selfish， brattish， slappable Damian Wayne is irritating， selfish， brattish and slappable at school and not as Robin。 So we see a lesson in how to gel at school， and lots of "soccer" action， as opposed to the regular super-heroics， but the book is （a） under the delusion that Damian is likeable whatever he's doing， when the exact opposite is more the truth， and （b） so verbose at times it might as well have turned to pure prose with a spot illustration or two。 Two and a half stars。 。。。more
Kristi Housman Confessions of a YA Reader
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Benjamin
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Jeffrey Brown writes and illustrates a charming story about Damian Wayne's arrival at a new school and the trials and tribulations that come along with him adapting， in his personal life as well in his dual identity as Robin。 It was a cute story about Damian trying to make friends with Howard， with whom he fiercely competes in the classroom and on the soccer pitch。 Meanwhile， Damian's dad Batman， must try and solve the mystery of vandalism on multiple school campuses。 I enjoyed it， particularly Jeffrey Brown writes and illustrates a charming story about Damian Wayne's arrival at a new school and the trials and tribulations that come along with him adapting， in his personal life as well in his dual identity as Robin。 It was a cute story about Damian trying to make friends with Howard， with whom he fiercely competes in the classroom and on the soccer pitch。 Meanwhile， Damian's dad Batman， must try and solve the mystery of vandalism on multiple school campuses。 I enjoyed it， particularly the Batman parts， and I think it would be an excellent story for middle grade readers， and possibly a great entry into comics and the Batman mythos。（Special Note: I received an digital ARC from DC Entertainment/DC Comics through Netgalley） 。。。more
Marion Jones
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Batman and Robin and Howard is an entertaining and fun take on Batman and Robin。 This graphic novel focuses more on friendship than crime， but that is okay。 It is a great way to teach a lesson without it being so ‘In your face”。 The graphics are good， and the story line is easy to follow。 I hope that this is just the beginning of a wonderful series。 Thank you to NetGalley， the author and publisher for the opportunity to review this。
Jaymie
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[I received a free electronic review copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。]3。5 stars = Good+A fun series launch from Jeffrey Brown。 I felt the friendship story between Robin and Howard was stronger and held my interest better than the "crime"/Batman parts of the story。 I did enjoy Batman's efforts to figure out which of the usual suspects might be behind the mischief， but otherwise that didn't click for me。 I did like Robin and Howard， and I [I received a free electronic review copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。]3。5 stars = Good+A fun series launch from Jeffrey Brown。 I felt the friendship story between Robin and Howard was stronger and held my interest better than the "crime"/Batman parts of the story。 I did enjoy Batman's efforts to figure out which of the usual suspects might be behind the mischief， but otherwise that didn't click for me。 I did like Robin and Howard， and I think kids are going to love them， too。 Readers unfamiliar with Damian Wayne might need some backstory help to fill in gaps about Damian's mom。 。。。more
Laura
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