Originally Posted by
Mataza
The problem is that a story that features Damian has to be about Damian. Ergo why the stories where Damian is around Bruce are about Damian and Bruce. You dont get stories where Robin, Batmans partner and support is just that, Batmans partner and support, the guy that has Batmans back.
I remember reading plenty of stories with Tim around where he didnt necesarily play a big role, he was there to enable Batman to shine and to take part of the burden, therefore you hardly remember him being there during knightfall for example, but he was there. He gave Bruce some very wise advice, and he saw it coming a mile away but he didnt shine or steal the spotlight in any particular way. Because it was first and foremost a story about Bane breaking the Bat.
With Damian you simply cannot have that kind of story. If he is there he will fight Bane as effectively as Bruce would, the story would have to artificially find a way to keep him from intervening, etc.
That is the main reason Batwriters dont want to write Damian in, he is a handful, both for the characters and for the writers. You positively 100% have to hear the characters input on any course of action or development.