Rebirth- Batman by Tom King

[Godlike13]

Is Tom King a good writer? I haven't heard of him before this.

Very good. He's a new talent but he broke in with Grayson, and then just continueed to impress with books like Vision, Omega Men, and Sheriff of Babylon.

[Minerboh]

Thank both of you for the replies!

[KrustyKid]

Interview with Tom King regarding his upcoming run,

http://www.newsarama.com/28607-new-b...sque-ward.html

[marvelprince]

Loved the confirmation on the focus on Duke. I was worried he'd disappear with Synder but King seems genuinely interested in developing his relationship with Bruce.

[KrustyKid]

Loved the confirmation on the focus on Duke. I was worried he'd disappear with Synder but King seems genuinely interested in developing his relationship with Bruce.

I had the same thought as you. I wonder how Damian will react to this arrangement, lol

[Pohzee]

And so Damian will go the way of Tim... become a Teen Titans character with little interaction to Batman only to have the title of Robin stolen from him and left in a situation with little going for him.

[Nite-Wing]

And so Damian will go the way of Tim... become a Teen Titans character with little interaction to Batman only to have the title of Robin stolen from him and left in a situation with little going for him.

Damian , Jason, and Tim
All getting ushered out into the greater DCU
Its funny how this used to be the hope for a lot of people on this forum to not get a character stuck in gotham and in Batman's shadow
Well now its happening and surprise its terrible because most of the people writing them outside of gotham are bad

[Pohzee]

It would be different it Damian had not been ignored completely by the entire Bat-line over a year and has not made a meaningful contribution to the main Batbook in over five years meang at all in this continuity. Robin used to be one of the most important characters of Batman's supporting cast and mythos.

Also, he's like 11 or 12 in the comics. Robin's usually grow up in the position, maturing or reaching adult-hood before striking out on their own. Pretty soon Batman will just be shipping out toddlers with a little Bat-stamp out to the TT just for them to be replaced the next time he sends a new kid in the mail and become the next Nightwing-lite. I don't even really like Damian all too much, but he is Bruce's biological son. The continued ignorance of his character makes Bruce look like a shitty dad, especially when he goes and adopts another son.

It seems to be par for the course that each new head Batman writer that is head of the line for any prolonged period of time needs to create a new sidekick for Batman. This leads to a bloated Bat-family and reduces the significance of his partners.

Edit: And making Damian the token Robin of the TT does not usher him into the DCU, it makes him the token Robin on the TT.

I don't hate Duke but he has come too early and is egging Damian out of a positon that he hasn't reached his full potential in yet IMO.

I was hoping that King would use Damian more after Rebirth and make the Robin title mean something again, but the fact that the comic opens with Alfred, Gordon, and Duke is rather telling.

[Godlike13]

Brings him back from death, only to then send him off on his own while he takes in a new teenager. At some point they'll have to address Damian.

[Frontier]

Interview with Tom King regarding his upcoming run,

http://www.newsarama.com/28607-new-b...sque-ward.html

King's obviously very enthusiastic and what he has to say about his run is very interesting, so I'm looking forward to checking it out .

Duke is "Robin-esque?" Can they just confirm if he's going to become the new Robin or not? I mean, Damian's evedentially a Robin now, but he's already moving on to the Titans and Tim is part of the new Batfamily boot camp in 'Tec. I guess they're trying to be vague about it or not officially making him a Robin so Damian can continue to hold onto the official title.

Looking forward to the new Batmobile .

[Claude]

Damian is in the Teen Titans and colead of a new book with Superboy and will feature in King's "Batman" and has a role significant enough in "Nightwing" to get on the cover.

He's not being overlooked. He might not have the role some people want for him, but he's not being overlooked.

Plus, well...

The continued ignorance of his character makes Bruce look like a shitty dad

Letting Damian be Robin at all makes Bruce look like a shitty Dad! It's a dangerous job, he's eleven years old, and it got him killed!

[Pohzee]

Damian is in the Teen Titans and colead of a new book with Superboy and will feature in King's "Batman" and has a role significant enough in "Nightwing" to get on the cover.

People also important enough to be on an ensemble cover of Dick's: image.jpg

Again, Damian being the token Robin of the TT just makes him the token Robin of the TT. Guess who also had a close relationship with the Superboy of his generation? Tim.

[Dzetoun]

Damian is in the Teen Titans and colead of a new book with Superboy and will feature in King's "Batman" and has a role significant enough in "Nightwing" to get on the cover.

He's not being overlooked. He might not have the role some people want for him, but he's not being overlooked.

A point to keep in mind for most characters as we move into REBIRTH: for the immediate future there are going to be fewer books published more often. This means there will be less opportunity for any but the most established characters to feature in a solo title. However, the books that do exist will, perforce, have larger casts to cover the multiple plotlines invited by frequent shipping. Therefore, although characters may find it hard to feature in their own book, they will have lots of opportunities to appear in the interlocking casts of related titles. It may actually be easier for many characters to find a viable niche in such a system than in the world of more numerous but narrower titles.

[joybeans]

Interview with Tom King regarding his upcoming run,

http://www.newsarama.com/28607-new-b...sque-ward.html

King's now 5-for-5 in bringing up how his CIA experience is related to his books.

[KrustyKid]

King's now 5-for-5 in bringing up how his CIA experience is related to his books.

Lol, someone's keeping count