Damian Wayne Robin Appreciation 2021

[Frontier]

Nah. DC isn't getting rid of Bruce and Jace isn't going anywhere either.

That doesn't rule out Damian becoming Batman at some point.

[Superboy-Prime]

That doesn't rule out Damian becoming Batman at some point.

I don't see three Batmen as being viable. The Flash does it, but that's a different situation. Jay Garrick is mostly retired, and Bruce is never going to be allowed to reach that age.

[Shen]

That doesn't rule out Damian becoming Batman at some point.

At the rate were going, not any time soon. But that's okay, the kid needs a little time to decide if he truly wants to be a hardened vigilante/young man with a trust fund, and too much anger.

[Shen]

I don't see three Batmen as being viable. The Flash does it, but that's a different situation. Jay Garrick is mostly retired, and Bruce is never going to be allowed to reach that age.

Just try thinking about that "I'm Batman" conversation.

[Superboy-Prime]

A Next Batman and Robin crossover where Damian realizes the mantle is covered and begins to figure out what he really wants for himself after maturing out of the Robin role would be interesting. I mean, of course at first he'd contend Jace, Damian not contesting his right to be Batman would be out of character.

[Astralabius]

He was already striking out on his own well before Glass and Thompson sank their claws into him. There are a plenty of ways this arc could have still happened without the character assassination. Just like how Wally's current character arc could still happened without the stain on his history that is Heroes in Crisis. I'm not gonna be thankful for a bad idea just because some good ones came after it.

Yeah, why would I thank Glass or Thompson? Or DC? I'm grateful Damian is getting an ongoing, but that is the least they could give us to make up for the huge mess they made for three years.

[Shen]

A Next Batman and Robin crossover where Damian realizes the mantle is covered and begins to figure out what he really wants for himself after maturing out of the Robin role would be interesting. I mean, of course at first he'd contend Jace, Damian not contesting his right to be Batman would be out of character.

This I can agree with. Thing is, the way the Robin title is going - it'll put him back onto being Robin and solving cases. You've seen it in recent pages of the backups. He'll still be Robin till he's at least 17 or so. And that's perfectly fine.

[Frontier]

I don't see three Batmen as being viable. The Flash does it, but that's a different situation. Jay Garrick is mostly retired, and Bruce is never going to be allowed to reach that age.

Technically there's four Flashes, one of which is the Chinese Flash Avery Ho, and by that metric there are three Batman's with the Bat-Man of China.

Damian would probably replace his father if he were ever to become Batman.

A Next Batman and Robin crossover where Damian realizes the mantle is covered and begins to figure out what he really wants for himself after maturing out of the Robin role would be interesting.

I feel like Damian would probably just size up Jace, think he's a decent enough Batman in his own right, and think both Jace and his father are good placeholders until he's ready for the mantle...

[Shen]

Yeah, why would I thank Glass or Thompson? Or DC? I'm grateful Damian is getting an ongoing, but that is the least they could give us to make up for the huge mess they made for three years.

It's pretty much like putting a band-aid on a fatal wound, but hey this first chapter is one effective band-aid

[Superboy-Prime]

Technically there's four Flashes, one of which is the Chinese Flash Avery Ho, and by that metric there are three Batman's with the Bat-Man of China.

Damian would probably replace his father if he were ever to become Batman.

If Bruce retired, which he never will, but if the universe ever got to that point I'd want Jace to take up the role of Gotham's sole Batman. But that probably is what would happen, if they ever made Damian Batman.

I feel like Damian would probably just size up Jace, think he's a decent enough Batman in his own right, and think both Jace and his father are good placeholders until he's ready for the mantle...

That's a very strong possibility. Depends on how Joshua Williamson wants to characterize him. In Tomasi's 'Tec run he has no interest in that kinda thing anymore. But now that he's back to Robin, just how much of his father's legacy does he want to inherit?

[Frontier]

If Bruce retired, which he never will, but if the universe ever got to that point I'd want Jace to take up the role of Gotham's sole Batman. But that probably is what would happen, if they ever made Damian Batman.

You don't need to retire a hero to do a replacement story.

[Astralabius]

It's pretty much like putting a band-aid on a fatal wound, but hey this first chapter is one effective band-aid

I think that is what the people complaining about Damian getting an ongoing, but not their fave, don't quite understand.
Jason, Cass, Duke, Steph, Tim, did they have some rough few years? Sure. But DC did not try to turn them into villains in an attempt to kick them out of their mantles for the past few years.
Even Ric, which was not good, was always going to end with Dick returning as Nightwing. We all knew that.

Damian needs an ongoing to repair the damage done to him as a character and make him a hero again.
One arc here and there in Detective Comics wouldn't have been enough to fix this mess.

[Superboy-Prime]

You don't need to retire a hero to do a replacement story.

I guess? But wouldn't Damian being Batman for a short arc be underwhelming? I'd rather he develop into it like Wally or just leave it alone.

[Frontier]

I guess? But wouldn't Damian being Batman for a short arc be underwhelming? I'd rather he develop into it like Wally or just leave it alone.

I'd imagine it would be more like Dick as Bats than Jean-Paul or Gordon.

[Superboy-Prime]

I think that is what the people complaining about Damian getting an ongoing, but not their fave, don't quite understand.
Jason, Cass, Duke, Steph, Tim, did they have some rough few years? Sure. But DC did not try to turn them into villains in an attempt to kick them out of their mantles for the past few years.
Even Ric, which was not good, was always going to end with Dick returning as Nightwing. We all knew that.

Damian needs an ongoing to repair the damage done to him as a character and make him a hero again.
One arc here and there in Detective Comics wouldn't have been enough to fix this mess.

I think it's just a Robin ongoing would sell a lot more haha. But true.