Robin #157
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Summary
Robin #157, "Things That Go Bump in the Night," was published on December 13, 2006, with a cover date of February 2007. It belongs to the Robin Vol. 2 run (launched in 1993, often called Vol. 4 in Chinese sources) and is part of the "Teenage Wasteland" storyline. This issue is written by Adam Beechen and drawn by Frazer Irving. The story begins with Tim Drake rescuing a filthy orange cat on the streets of Gotham: on his way home, he finds several mauled corpses in an alley and hears the wail of some monstrous creature, but his pursuit fails. He can only take the cat back to Wayne Manor and entrust it to Alfred, and he gets into a minor spat because he failed to call his girlfriend Zoanne after the crisis. That night, as he rides out to deliver the cat, he is thrown off his bike by a blinding flash; the cat escapes into an alley, and when he chases after it he encounters the first appearance of the "Beast of Judgment" and is knocked unconscious. When he wakes, standing before him is Klarion the Witch Boy from Seven Soldiers, who is searching for his own orange cat—Teekl. The mismatch between the mortal and magical worlds turns a small errand of delivering a cat into a disturbance threatening the whole city. This is issue #157 of the series, 32 pages long.
Editor's review
这一期是《罗宾》连载中少见的「日常与魔法混搭」小品：主线从一只在树上等着被救的橘猫开始，落脚却是来自《七士兵》的巫童克拉里恩与他的使魔蒂克尔。比钦把提姆的少年感写得很足——救猫、被女友抱怨不打电话、跟阿尔弗雷德斗嘴，这些细节与巷中尸体、审判兽的压迫感并置，反差反而放大了「罗宾还是个孩子」的事实。弗雷泽·欧文身兼铅笔、勾线与上色，画面阴郁而风格化，诡异生物与哥谭夜色被他画得格外黏稠，与本篇的超自然气质相当贴合。封面由帕特里克·格里森与韦恩·福彻绘制，巨猫扑向罗宾的构图极具辨识度。对收集提姆·德雷克时期《罗宾》单期的读者，这是故事线「少年荒原」里不多见的异色篇章，也是理解克拉里恩在《七士兵》后如何进入蝙蝠系刊物的一个节点。
Who it's for
A good fit for
- 正在系统补读提姆·德雷克版罗宾连载的读者
- 喜欢哥谭市与超自然元素混搭风格的漫画读者
- 关注《七士兵》与蝙蝠系刊物联动故事线的收藏者
- 偏爱欧文式阴郁画风的图像读者
Not a good fit for
- 希望一次读到完整故事弧的读者：本册仅为单期，剧情前后相连
- 完全没接触过DC魔法系角色、不熟悉克拉里恩的入门读者
Reading tips
- 建议先读《罗宾》第148期起的故事线，再读本册，以免人物关系与情绪线断裂
- 如果打算读本册，可以先了解《七士兵》中克拉里恩与蒂克尔的设定背景
- 把它当作故事线的中段阅读，读完可继续跟进第158期，看审判兽事件如何收束
- 收藏英文原版时注意：本刊英文刊号为 Vol. 2，中文资料常称「第四卷」，属于同一连载
FAQ
这本「Robin 157」指的是哪一期？
指DC《罗宾》第二卷（1993年创刊、中文资料常称第四卷）第157期，标题《Things That Go Bump in the Night》，2006年12月13日出版，封面日期2007年2月。
这一期的编剧和画师是谁？
编剧为亚当·比钦（Adam Beechen），绘制、勾线与上色均为弗雷泽·欧文（Frazer Irving），封面由帕特里克·格里森与韦恩·福彻完成。
没读过前面的故事线能看懂吗？
能看懂单期事件，但本册属于「少年荒原」故事线中段，人物情绪与前后事件相连，最好从第148期附近开始读，阅读体验会更完整。
这一期有中文版吗？
目前尚无可靠的官方简体中文单行本信息，市面所见多为英文原版单期。中文资料的「罗宾 V4」是同一连载的不同卷次编号习惯，并非另一个中文版本。
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