Damian Wayne Robin Appreciation 2021

[Konja7]

So DC finally acknowledged Damian's Asian and Arab heritages... now they just need to stop whitewashing him!

I really doubt they will stop to whitewash him, since they still want the mini Bruce look.

I guess you can say Damian is white passing

[Astralabius]

I'm fine with that, given the time from Rebirth to now, the fact that a character like Aquaman has a baby who is now a couple months old, I would assume that Damian at this point has to be at least 14 nearly pushing 15.

Yeah, but time in comics never makes that much sense. Bruce had a birthday at the start of Tomasi's Tec run and Damian was already 13 years old at that point, then Bruce had another birthday in Tec #1027 and a few issues later Bruce still says Damian is 13.
Either time in DC makes no sense or Damian actually turned 14 at some point and Bruce seriously hasn't noticed.

[Shen]

Nah, not what I meant. Damian being 13 means he never could've been made into Batman after the event ended.

But, uh, Damian has never beaten Tim Drake in a fair fight, by the way.

Yeah I agree that Damian being Batman in future state wasn't what I'd expect.

And I do agree that Damian hasn't beaten Tim in a straight fight, but the brat knows he's at a disadvantage against him so he cheats. Would you expect Batman to beat Superman without Kryptonite?

Don't answer that

[the1&onlyE.]

I really doubt they will stop to whitewash him, since they still want the mini Bruce look.

I guess you can say Damian is white passing

Sadly yes, but I wish he wasn't. Gleb sometimes paints his skin darker, so let's see if he carries this to the book.

Huh. He's drawn older. He actually looks 14

Until DC states otherwise, I'll consider him as still 13, tho. But this is just a cover, to me the inside is more important.

[Shen]

Yeah, but time in comics never makes that much sense. Bruce had a birthday at the start of Tomasi's Tec run and Damian was already 13 years old at that point, then Bruce had another birthday in Tec #1027 and a few issues later Bruce still says Damian is 13.
Either time in DC makes no sense or Damian actually turned 14 at some point and Bruce seriously hasn't noticed.

Lol, I know he tries but Bruce actually might not have noticed - dude's had a lot happening lately but still. Perhaps it's to drive the plot forward and add more to Damian's angst.

Son of Batman - The Eternal 13/14 year old.

[Will Evans]

At least they acknowledged he’s Asian.

[Astralabius]

Lol, I know he tries but Bruce actually might not have noticed - dude's had a lot happening lately but still. Perhaps it's to drive the plot forward and add more to Damian's angst.

Son of Batman - The Eternal 13/14 year old.

Damian already got his angst moments when Bruce ignored his 13th birthday at the start of Teen Titans 2016, he might be more suprised if Bruce actually remembered for his 14th.

[Astralabius]

Alfred promised to bake him a cake with blood and sulfur for his 14th birthday, but I guess that's not going to happen now.

[Restingvoice]

Alfred promised to bake him a cake with blood and sulfur for his 14th birthday, but I guess that's not going to happen now.

Maybe he'll revive him after winning Lazarus tournament for the occasion

[Light of Justice]

Damian already got his angst moments when Bruce ignored his 13th birthday at the start of Teen Titans 2016, he might be more suprised if Bruce actually remembered for his 14th.

At this point Damian will have to associate his birthday with angst. Year 1 possibly swimming on pool of blood, year 2-9 defeated by his mother, year 10 meet your father, but one day after got blown by torpedo and having some organ replacement, year 11 possibly in hell, year 12 Bruce is possibly amnesic, year 13 Bruce forgot but not because of amnesic plus his grandpa sent him bird corpse.

[Shen]

At this point Damian will have to associate his birthday with angst. Year 1 possibly swimming on pool of blood, year 2-9 defeated by his mother, year 10 meet your father, but one day after got blown by torpedo and having some organ replacement, year 11 possibly in hell, year 12 Bruce is possibly amnesic, year 13 Bruce forgot but not because of amnesic plus his grandpa sent him bird corpse.

Damn man, and these are just his birthdays. It's no wonder the kid is borderline homicidal, considering he's mostly seen the darker side of the world in his short lifespan.

Well, I'm sure there's a fanfic out there that corrects all this.

[Blue22]

So DC finally acknowledged Damian's Asian and Arab heritages... now they just need to stop whitewashing him!

I'm typically okay with him looking white passing. He is 50% Bruce after all and this is the guy whose genes are so strong that even his adopted kids look like him lol

But yeah, darker skinned Damian is definitely welcomed.

[OopsIdiditagain]

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Written by GENE LUEN YANG, RAM V, GREG PAK, ALYSSA WONG, AMY CHU, MINH LE, DUSTIN NGUYEN, and others

Art by MARCUS TO, BERNARD CHANG, DUSTIN NGUYEN, MARCIO TAKARA, TRUNG LE NGUYEN, FRANCIS MANAPUL, and others

Cover by JIM LEE

Variant cover by STANLEY "ARTGERM" LAU

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I'M SO EXCITED!

This is cool. I hope they add Tai to the main dc universe.

[OopsIdiditagain]

I'm typically okay with him looking white passing. He is 50% Bruce after all and this is the guy whose genes are so strong that even his adopted kids look like him lol

But yeah, darker skinned Damian is definitely welcomed.

It's kinda creepy how there's an unwritten law for robins to have dark hair and blue eyes (ironically excluding Damian).

[Astralabius]

I'm typically okay with him looking white passing. He is 50% Bruce after all and this is the guy whose genes are so strong that even his adopted kids look like him lol

But yeah, darker skinned Damian is definitely welcomed.

And Bruce looks like a clone of his dad most of the time (DC can't even keep Martha's hair color consistent). So almost everyone in the batfam looks like Thomas Wayne in a way.