Leisure Time with Dick and Damian
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The fact that Adam Glass had the idea to have Deathstoke die in a Teen Titans run makes me excited for what he going to do next. Often stories within comics don't have lasting effects but, Glass and Priest made a crossover event that could easily be forgotten into a major character development moment for Damian and his team. If Priest wants to come back and co write the book I would love that. Although, I personally like him better on Deathstroke myself.
I know some people don't like Glass' writing of Damian because the only book they read him in is Super Sons sometimes. I like Glass' writing of Damian as well as Tomasi because they write Damian as a social chameleon. Damian's character is not static it changes based on who he is with. When he is with Bruce he is more hardened, when he is with Jon he is more light hearted and open and more kid like. Even in the Teen Titans with Emiko he is more brutal and all about the mission because that is Emiko's character as well. With Djinn he is more open and emotional because Djinn own characteristics bring that out of him. The only time I did not like how Damian was written was in Lasuzus Contract. I don't know who wrote him punching Wally in the chest but, I thought that was out of character.
Even Tomasi said that through he is writing Dectective Comics now the Damian in Dectective is different from the Damian he writes in Super Sons. I think the fact that Damian can have some many interpretations shows how interesting of a character he is.
Last edited by shadow6743; 06-10-2019 at 08:35 PM.
Damian stopping Wally's heart was in character. That is bat training 1673. We've seen other members of the Bat family use that move. Bruce used a move on Jason 2 weeks after that issue of Lazarus Contract in the issue of RHATO where Jason was possessed.
Damian gave Cyborg a heart attack in Supersons using Bruce's own how-to-guide in the issue where the boys save the JL from Amazo and Bruce was very proud.
So Damian using that move on Wally to save the world was totally in character though Damian in that crossover was a tad OC due to editorial wanting Priest to kick he's brattiness up a notch.
I have issues with how Glass handles Damian and I had issues with the watered down version of Damian in Supersons.
I get why he's watered down in Supersons though I don't get why he was the butt of the joke in the main Supersons series [oddly enough damian being the butt of the Joke stopped once they transferred over to the Maxi]
Glass seems to use Damian for shock. I'm not talking about the secret prison. That's just him copying his father. I'm talking about strapping a bomb to himself and attacking Jason. I'm talking about Alfred's nonsensical ramblings on Damian. I'm talking about Damian accepting Jason's offer for mentor-ship when he thinks so little of him and has so little trust of him. I'm talking about Damian attacking Jason without any evidence [or maybe there was but Glass didn't bother to write that]
I'm talking about Damian needing to steal from Bruce when it's been established that he has his own personal fortune.
What makes it even more frustrating is that Glass seems to get Damian but is just lazy.