History Comicbook / AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder

* MoodWhiplash: Issue 9 was when Batman meets Green Lantern in a yellow room, at first is incredibly funny (DAMN YOU AND YOUR LEMONADE!!) and when Robin starts fighting Green Lantern it's still hilarious and Batman is in the joke but the fun stops abruptly with a splash page of Robin [[spoiler:punching Green Lantern's throat, almost killing him]] if it weren't for Batman. Then it's followed by an crowning moment of Heartwarming.

*** The Bat-Shield Batmobile
*** The 60s Show Batmobile

** Even at his most pumped up, no holds barred, extreme moment in ''The Dark Knight Returns'', Batman couldn't bring himself to kill the Joker. In ''All Star Batman'' he kill crooked cops without hesitation.

* CharacterDevelopment: Batman starts out completely insane and isolated but is ''slowly'' becoming more human thanks to the influence of Dick Grayson (12 yrs old). Not very noticeable due to the large amount of padding but it's definitely there.

* AllThereInTheManual: The story makes more sense as a sequel to ''BatmanYearOne'' when you read issue #10 and some plot points such as Batman's relationship with GL become very interesting when compared to DKSA. Also confirmed by WordOfGod is that the series is in the same universe as ''TheDarkKnightReturns''.

** A subtle one is on the cover of the first issue, with Batman swinging over Gotham. His face is blacked out with only his eyes visible, similar to the covers for The Dark Knight Returns collected editions.

** Even at his most pumped up, no holds barred, extreme moment in The Dark Knight Returns Batman couldn't bring himself to kill the Joker. In All Star Batman he kill crooked cops without hesitation.
** Batman rants to Robin about how he can call his "Batmobile" whatever he wants. In ''TheDarkKnightReturns'' Batman muses that it was Robin who came up with the term.

* ThoseWackyNazis: The Joker's muscular, shirtless henchwoman. With swastika pasties over her breasts. It's a ContinuityNod to a minor character in ''TheDarkKnightReturns''.

The original ''AllStarDCComics'' title, and one of the most [[MemeticMutation memetic]] comic books of the last decade. Ran from 2005 until 2008. When DC announced the book it was widely anticipated as FrankMiller's return to the site of two of his greatest books - ''TheDarkKnightReturns'' and ''BatmanYearOne'', this time with the tale of Robin's origin, and illustrated by Jim Lee. The story that fans got, though... well, let's just say it wasn't what anybody expected.

* ContinuitySnarl: Even at his most pumped up, no holds barred, extreme moment in The Dark Knight Returns Batman couldn't bring himself to kill the Joker. In All Star Batman he kill crooked cops without hesitation.

The original ''AllStarDCComics'' title, and one of the most [[MemeticMutation memetic]] comic books of the last decade. Ran from 2005 until 2008. When DC announced the book it was widely anticipated as FrankMiller's return to the site of two of his greatest books - ''TheDarkKnightReturns'' and ''BatmanYearOne'', this time with the tale of Robin's origin, and illustrated by JimLee. The story that fans got, though... well, let's just say it wasn't what anybody expected.

The original ''AllStarDCComics'' title, and one of the most [[MemeticMutation memetic]] comic books of the last decade. Ran from 2005 until 2008. When DC announced the book it was widely anticipated as FrankMiller's return to the site of two of his greatest books - ''TheDarkKnightReturns'' and ''BatmanYearOne'', this time with the tale of Robin's origin. The story that fans got, though... well, let's just say it wasn't what anybody expected.

* ThoseWackyNazis: The Joker's muscular, shirtless henchwoman. With swastika pasties over her breasts. It's ContinuityNod to a minor character in ''TheDarkKnightReturns''.

** Given that Robin nearly ''murders'' Hal Jordan at one point....you can probably put him on the {{Jerkass}} list too.

** Also, Batman's character a is identical to Frank Miller's in ''The Dark Knight Returns'', save for him being 20-30 years younger. When TDKR came out, the story seemed to imply it was the decades of superheroing that turned Batman into this sour, cynical person. This story retcons that into Batman having started out as ''more'' of a jerkass than in TDKR and growing more noble, responsible and humane as he grew old, probably thanks to Dick Grayson Age Twelve's influence.

*** This is a bit ironic if you consider that Grayson [[spoiler: is revealed a complete psychopath in TDKSA. During their climatic battle, he implies that Bruce's negligence and lack of affection drove him insane. Miller's Batman predictably scoffs and pushes him into hot lava.]]

* HotterAndSexier: Much more blatant {{Fanservice}} than is usual in comic books, including a beautifully drawn make-out session in the rain between costumed Black Canary and Batman ("The costumes make it better" line might be a reference to Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}: we refer the reader to that book's page for the explanation of why this is so: suffice to say, it's not simply a fetish).

* ButtMonkey: Green Lantern.

--> -- '''Batman'''

--> -- '''Batman''', to [[UnfortunateImplications the child he just abducted]] / [[BlackAndGreyMorality rescued]]. The [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment twelve year old]] child.

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:Dick Grayson]]'s evilness in ''The Dark Knight Strikes Again'' is so clear now.

* AllAmazonsWantHercules: WonderWoman ''really'' hates men. That is, all men except Comicbook/{{Superman}}. After the two get into an argument, Supes stomps on the ground hard enough that it knocks her over. This ''[[SlapSlapKiss turns her on]]'' and leads to the two making out.

* AllAmazonsWantHercules: WonderWoman ''really'' hates men. That is, all men except Comicbook/{{Superman}}. After the two get into an argument, Supes stomps on the ground hard enough that it knocks her over. This ''turns her on'' and leads to the two making out.

* ClusterFBomb: Almost every character talks like this, even the 15 year-old Batgirl. ''[[EspeciallyZoidberg Especially]]'' [[EspeciallyZoidberg the 15 year-old fucking Batgirl.]]
** '''TruthInTelevision'''. Sailors would blush around modern teenagers.

* ThoseWackyNazis: The Joker's musuclar, shirtless henchwoman. With swastika pasties over her breasts. It's ContinuityNod to a minor character in ''TheDarkKnightReturns''.

--> -- '''Batman''', to [[UnfortunateImplications the child he just abducted]]/[[BlackAndGreyMorality rescued]]. The [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment twelve year old]] child.

* TheAdjectivalSuperhero: He's the Goddamn Batman!

** Also, Batman's character a is identical to Frank Miller's in ''The Dark Knight Returns'', save for him being 20-30 years younger. When TDKR came out, the story seemed to imply it was the decades of superheroing that turned Batman into this sour, cynical person. This story retcons that into Batman having started out as ''more'' of a jerkass than in TDKR and growing more noble, responsible and humane as he grew old, probably thanks to Dick Grayson Age Twelve's influence.

* ContinuitySnarl: Even at his most pumped up, no holds barred, extreme moment in The Dark Knight Returns Batman couldn't bring himself to kill the Joker. In All Star Batman he kill crooked cops without hesitation.

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:Dick Grayson's]] evilness in ''The Dark Knight Strikes Again'' is so clear now.

* {{Jerkass}}: Everybody but Superman, Alfred and Robin is some kind of a jerk ass.

* MaleGaze:

* ManChild: Batman. Most likely a [[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]]. ''Possibly.'' He has the temperament of a child, getting incredibly moody and angry whenever someone isn't impressed with his cave or toys.

** Lets face it, the whole ''series'' is pretty much built on this.

* SlasherSmile: Not from [[TheJoker the guy you'd expect]], but Batman himself, to GoNagai levels!

** A lot of these issues come up. The series goes over two or three nights, depending on how you look at it, yet Miller seems to forget this since the books took so long to come out. Especially in issue nine. Batman arranges a meeting with Hal Jordan 'In twelve hours' in issue eight; yet in issue nine, Batman is reminiscing about multiple training sessions and Dick being in the cave with him for weeks. Also, apparently an entire clinic was bribed, Dick made a press conference and then they could paint an entire apartment yellow with "nearly an hour to spare" before Jordan arrived for his meeting twelve hours since issue eight.

** Black Canary is a barmaid who wears a {{stripperiffic}} oufit as part of her job. One night, the cumulated tension of unattractive men them hitting on her in the most vulgar ways wears her patience so thin she is ready to explode. Then one of them went and actually gropes her. She snaps, and beats the everliving crap out everyone, to unconsciousness. She makes a point of making one of them swallow his wedding ring, for obvious reasons. She loots their bodies. She torches the place. She runs away on a motorbike by jumping over a ramp and into the air. Coincidnetally, Detective Gordon's car was passing right under. He brushes it off, saying they've got bigger things to worry about. As a matter of fact, he is right. Allstar Gotham is only marginally less insane than SinCity.

* WhoAreYou: The first issue of ''AllStarBatman'' included this [[MemeticMutation memetic]] exchange (which, [[StealthParody for better]] [[InternetBacklash or for worse]], effectively set the tone for the series as a whole):