From the DC Vault: Death in the Family – Robin Lives #3, the second to last installment of this look into what might have been had Jason survived his encounter with the Joker, not only reveals who kills the Joker in the first few pages , but spins the story’s wheels.
Like the previous issues the focus of how the events in Africa are affectibg Bruce as he continues to question his bringing Dick and Jason into the vigilante crime-fighting life.
After the Joker’s escape from Arkham at the end of last issue, DeMatteis picks up this thread in a sequence that is strange and takes awhile to figure out what is, according to Dr. Dev, who is recounting the story events
The poignant moment of the issue is when Batman attempts to rescue some orphans from Mother Grimm, who DeMatteis used in his Batman:Legends of the Dark Knight story in 2002. Using this character, DeMatteis shows Batman how kids are impressionable and will forn a bond with whomever shows then love and attention, for good or bad.
The ending sets up the final issue as The Joker has captured Jason and turned him into his sidekick, which will probably be the straw that breaks Jason mentally.
The art continues to be consistent with previous issues, but still not crisp and clean-lined, which is sometimes distracting but not overly so.
spins the story’s wheels bit but continues to build to the final issue of the story even though certain revelations are revealed #DCComics by @JMDeMatteis #Batman #Robin Read More