Batman and Robin Omnibus

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This run starts small, gets ridiculously huge and ends small; which was a pacing decision I really appreciated. Tomasi really knows how to make you invest in not only the father-son relationship, but the relationships between them and Alfred (who is so cleverly written) and also the dynamics between Damian and all the former Robins. The smaller, character moments are what drive the book and it's more of a reactionary tale to the grander events happening in Snyder's Batman and Morrison's Batman Incorporated. In fact, Fosbury would never again jump as high as he had in Mexico City. He failed to qualify to defend his crown at the 1972 Olympics, but his legacy was intact with well over half of the 40 high jump competitors by then using his trademark style. Justice League: Darkseid War: Batman, one-shot, "God Only Knows" (with Fernando Pasarin, October 2015)

The following day, the 21-year-old Fosbury failed in his first two attempts at 2.24 but sailed clear on his third and final jump, ushering in a new era for his sport and suggesting he could go on to challenge for the world record. Besides being a high jumper, he pursued a career in engineering and became a successful businessman. In 2012, Fosbury told the Guardian he “had a horrible time dealing with all the attention” that followed his Olympic triumph. We have a Ra's al Ghul who got himself into a lot of troubles to revive his daughter and grandson.......? I'm not sure but is it a bit OOC for him? I know, a normal, compassionate person would do anything to save his family, but Ra's doesn't count as a normal person in my book. LOL Fosbury was involved in politics and served as a Blaine County Commissioner in Idaho, which could have been another source of income for him.

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First Look: The Mighty #1". Newsarama. November 20, 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. After his retirement, Fosbury had a brief career in politics. In 2008 he announced he had been diagnosed with stage one lymphoma, but said in an interview six years later that he was in remission and clear of the disease.

WARNING: You need to read at least Morrison's Batman Incorporated and Snyder's Death of the Family to fully appreciate this wonderful book. (Which is why it loses a star as a self contained book)Just a side note: aside from The Count of Monte Cristo, this omnibus is the second 1000+ book I've read this year! I love how we get to see the man behind the Batman so intimately, particularly after Damian’s death. We see Bruce go to lengths we could’ve never imagined for him: torturing Frankenstein, degrading the work of Batgirl, torturing Red Hood with his past, turning on the Justice League, and even going toe to toe with Darkseid on Apokolips in the Hellbat armor.