Frank Miller has written some great stuff.
Jim Lee is one of my favorite artists.

Enthusiastically I opened up All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder a graphics novel by Frank Miller, Jim Lee and Scott Williams.

Page after page Lee’s art popped.
Page after page Miller’s worked plummeted.

To new all-time lows.

I’ve read or watched Batman since I was a kid. I read back issues from before I was born. Some better than others.  I have my favorite portrayals  of Batman, but now I have a new least.

I hated the Batman portrayed in All-Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder. There is almost nothing redeeming about Miller’s characterization of him.

This “Batman” is a raving sociopath. He has no moral compass. He’s not a vigilante, he’s an anti-hero at best: kidnapped Dick Grayson, killed cops, and crippled people without remorse.

This “Batman” is a villain.

One reviewer explained Frank Miller’s work on Batman like this: “For every ‘Dark Knight Returns,’ there is a ‘Dark Knight Strikes Again.’ And for every ‘Batman: Year One,’ there is an ‘All-Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder.'” 1

That was being kind.

If you want to enjoy great artistry by Jim Lee skip this one; pick up Batman: Hush.

Batman: Hush is a reprint of Batman issues 608-619. It’s a murder-mystery story arc that ran through written by Loeb, penciled by Lee, and, like, All Star Batman and Robin, it’s inked by Scott Williams. They created a masterpiece.