Writer: Matt Fraction
Artist: Jorge Jiménez
Colorist: Tomeu Morey
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Cover Artists: Jorge Jiménez, Jim Lee, Totino Tedesco, Michael Allred & David Aja
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $4.99/ $5.99 (Card Stock) / $7.99 (Foil)
Foil Variant by Jorge Jiménez:
Release Date: October 1, 2025
We all have a history, and the past informs our present. Now, Tim Drake is the competent crime fighter known as Robin. But once, he was a teenager who needed help passing his driving test. How did Tim learn to drive? And how will that experience help him survive in the dangerous streets of Gotham City? Let’s grab our DMV handbooks, leap into Batman #2, and see!
Story
Officer Eddie Vargas is angry that Commissioner Savage is bringing in an elite tactical squad. Eddie doesn’t just want to observe and report. He wants to play a vital role in his department. In Matt Fraction’s story, Eddie is anxious to demonstrate that Savage doesn’t need to bring in outsiders. He and his brothers in blue can handle the crime in Gotham. But as Eddie strives to assert his abilities, he goes too far. When Eddie uses his power to make a statement, he forgets the intention of the law by enforcing its letter.
Robin is wounded. But in Batman #2, Officer Eddie Vargas sees an armed vigilante in need of a lesson. Batman’s loyalty to Robin puts him in harm’s way when he rushes to Robin’s aid. But while Batman risks his life for his friend, Robin’s confidence in the police takes a hit. Tim Drake realizes that more than master criminals break the law. Some just need a helping hand. Officer Eddie Vargas's callousness shocks him.
Matt Fraction weaves Tim’s memories of learning how to drive into the fast-paced action taking place in Gotham City. Bruce Wayne wants to help his apprentice. While Bruce understands how his son may feel displaced, Bruce disdains how Damian succumbs to envy. Matt Fraction draws an intriguing parallel between Damian Wayne's anger and Officer Eddie Vargas' desire to seize what he feels he deserves. And while he needs to protect others, Tim Drake confronts his childhood fears about measuring up in Batman #2.
Art
Damian scowls while washing an iconic version of the Batmobile. His hair flies up like Tim’s cape as he suds the hood. Smoke rises before a Bezna Transpo truck as two men motion for it to halt in the graffiti-adorned streets. Robin's bo staff arcs in a time lapse before shattering a villain's mask. Tim's high-flying antics evoke a former Robin's youth with the Flying Graysons. Jorge Jiménez brings style and flair to Robin’s fight for his life. Yet Tim loses his cool when Batman presents him with a challenge.
Sunlight streaks the blue sky and reflects off gold canopies amid the verdant garden surrounding Wayne Manor. A graffiti artist wears a red jacket that seems a match for Robin’s suit. Harsh lighting reduces two men to blue-streaked reverse silhouettes. Yet as Tomeu Morey lavishes a loaded palette on Batman #2, red speckles drift away from a red figure like bubbles on a gentle breeze.
Clayton Cowles fills dialogue balloons and narrative boxes with black uppercase letters. The letters grow bold for intonation and shrink for lowered voices. Shouts enlarge letters and deform balloons. Large and small white letters fill gray fields, identifying aspects of Robin’s technologically enhanced suit. Sound effects help us hear combat, gunfire, engines roaring, a vehicle racing through the night, and Damian’s shocking attack on his usurper. Thanks to DC Comics for this look ahead at their upcoming series.
Final Thoughts
Commission Savage rules his department with an iron fist. So, Savage levies draconian decrees when vandals fill The Slabs with Anarchy in the GC. As police officers take notes from Sandmen like Logan 5 and Francis 7, Robin battles long-held fears to protect his mentor in Batman #2.
Rating 9.6/10
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