Originally Posted by
Wingin' It
I really hope this doesn't happen. I already have suspicions that we aren't going to see Damian in Nightwing 73 when he fights the "people he loves the most", since Tynion is determined to keep him largely out of Joker War.
I don't mean to be tinfoil-hat-y, but I know that Tynion prefers Tim by far and it really colors his writing of the other Robins. I am cautious about how he's going to handle the character in future batbooks, and I would dislike it tremendously if Damian was ousted from the role for any reason.
1. I feel Damian has been written OOC in Glass' Teen Titans and his character has been regressed for the sake of the narrative.
2. I don't want to see any other Robins, to be honest. Five is already a LOT, and symbolically Damian should be the last with how he mirrors Dick, unless it's some distant future where one of Dick or Damian's kids takes up the role.
3. I like Bruce as a character but I think he's been written the past few years as utterly negligent of Damian's wellbeing, from disregarding his own son's life to send him into Gotham against Thomas Wayne alone, to not dealing with the fallout of Damian's guilt of indirectly causing Alfred's death on Bruce's order and now not being there for him when he's distraught enough to kill the KGBeast for hurting Dick. I know that he's old enough to make his own choices, but I can't help but read all of these things and feel like he's painfully without guidance or support right now without his father, Jon, Alfred or Dick. Taking Robin away from Damian would further demonstrate that he can't meet this kid's needs.
(I also hate the idea that Bruce gets to decide who is Robin. It was Dick's mantle and he chose Damian. Bruce can decide not to be his partner in the field, which he hasn't really been since the New52, but he shouldn't be able to prevent Robin as a solo hero).
Also, hello. Long time lurker but (second) time posting here.