Is Batman a Bad Father in Rebirth?
In Rebirth, Bruce has missed Damian's Birthday and is allowing him to live across the country in San Francisco with a bunch of other kids. Meanwhile, he takes Duke into his manner and founds the 'Tec team because he is worried for the safety of these untrained teenagers, yet Damian has been completely ignored. Robin, the most iconic and important sidekick of Batman, hardly appears in the main Batman book (or ASB, or 'Tec) while Duke, who still lacks a field name is oftenby Bruce's side in ASB and a supporting character in Batman. When Damian does show up in Batman (like he did for the first time in FOUR YEARS two weeks ago,) he is treated like an auxillary character with about as much relevence as the other characters who only show up in Batbooks for events like Nightwing, Batwoman, and Red Hood. Shouldn't Robin, Bruce's biological son, be closer to Batman than an older kid who doesn't even have an alias yet. Damian's not even thirteen, he's not old enough yet to "let him go out on his own." I know some people will say that Damian's lack of appearances is a result of him appearing in Supersons and Teen Titans (though Nightwing, a batbook, still uses him,) but do you think that the way the Bat-Office has handled Damian in Rebirth has reflected poorly on Bruce as a father?