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Warning : mollycoddler for Batman and Robin # 7!The relationship between Bruce Wayne and Damian Wayne is at last start to develop beyond them just beingBatmanandRobin . More than 15 years ago , Damian Wayne officially became the fifth Boy Wonder to wear the Robin masquerade party . This come not long after Damian was introduced into the DC Universe , meaning that he step by step had to learn how to construct a relationship with Bruce as both a sidekick and a son .
Joshua Williamson and Simone Di Meo’sBatman and Robinseries has tapped deeper into the duet ’s father - son dynamic , withBatman and Robin#7 doing so in the most overt way yet . While talk to Flatline about his Fatherhood , Damian delves into the passage of moving back in with his Father of the Church and how their moral force continues to convert . “It ’s like we know how to be Batman and Robin … but we are still learning how to be founder and son . "
That one line summarizes what has been , basically , the mission statement of this series thus far .
Batman and Robin was Always About the Mission, Never Father and Son
Batman and Robin#7 by Joshua Williamson, Simone Di Meo, Giovanna Niro, and Steve Wands
Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert’sBatman#655 in 2006 marked the on - control panel debut of Damian Wayne , the son that Bruce Wayne never knew he had with Talia al Ghul . Damian was raised in closed book by the League of Assassins to become a killer . Naturally , once Bruce does institute Damian under his ceiling , their arc together is all about Bruce render to get his son to unlearn the sea wolf inherent aptitude instilled in him at a young age . In improver , Bruce judge to get the new child to ferment through any other distasteful characteristic he has , along with his eagerness toreject Batman ’s rules .
When Damian does eventually become Batman ’s brother , their moral force becomes more of the same , just in the sphere of crime - fighting . Their chemistry is all about Bruce trying to get his son to brook by the Bat - Family ’s no - putting to death rule , to watch his temper , and not to actas heartless as he ’s often mistaken for being . Their relationship at this time centers on Batman molding this Robin into a good fighter and a good soldier , rather than a dear son . Their lesson are n’t distinctive of what a father teaches a growing boy , but how an experienced crime fighter teach a new ward how to be a crony .
That is n’t to say that Bruce never offers any loving advice to Damian , but those moments are few and far between . Most of his lessons are more side by side to being a more compassionate hero . He might learn Robin the grandness ofadapting to any situation , or thatnot everyone can be keep open , but such lessons are n’t unparalleled between a Father of the Church and a son . In fact , some of these lessons are ones that Batman instruct all the Robins . For years , Batman has been lacking in how he go up Damian as a founder before come on him as a superhero .
Batman and Robin have finally reunited in Shadow War , only for the Dark Knight to make thing bad rather than fixing things with his estranged Word .
Batman is Finally Being a Father to Robin
Everyone knows that Batman is a smashing superhero , but for once , he make to show off what a great dada he is .
This new series by Joshua Williamson and Simone Di Meo seeks to commute Bruce Wayne and Damian Wayne ’s relationship forever by add up a bountiful emphasis on their dynamic as father and son . At the start of the serial , Bruce recruit Damian in Gotham City High School . On the airfoil , Bruce frames it as a necessary way for the Dynamic Duo to enquire the identity ofthe mysterious Shush . However , as the series move on , it becomes apparent that Bruce just want to create an chance for Damian to have some semblance of a normal life .
Bruce wants his son to start having young experience , meet young friends , and intrust to activities alfresco of anything relate to check law-breaking . As a result , it has allowed Bruce to be more seat in the mundaneness of his son ’s liveliness , such as play association football and an impromptu road head trip . Arguably , the most pivotal point in the series comes inBatman and Robin#5 , when Batman and Robin are scouring the city and the Dark Knight take a present moment to praise the Boy Wonder on his schooling accomplishments .
In a moment that is far rarer than it should be , Batman tells Robin how lofty he is . He ’s not praise Damian for catching a bad guy or finding a clue , but for things that matter most to a boy in his adolescent year . Everyone love that Batman is a smashing superhero , but for once , he gets to show off whata great dad he is . This series is all about having Batman and Robin reconstruct their relationship to become more than just the active Duo , but a legitimatefather and son duet that fans deserve to see .
Batman & Robin Are The Epitome Of “Like Father Like Son”
Batman and Robin ’s fresh dangerous undertaking are at long last shifting aside from strictly focusing on their time as heroes and leaning harder into their time as an actual family line .
One thing deserving noticing about this growing father - son bond is that Robin is starting to adopt Batman ’s feature . There was once a time when Damian was so unlike his Father of the Church that it was scary . He was brash , cocky , hot - headed , and worst of all , had a taste for kill . That ’s all in the past tense , though , andthere are subtle intimation that suggest that their new bond is making Damian more willing to take after his father , even his forged qualities . casing in peak , both are essay to have an unhealthy compulsion with femme fatales .
Batman ’s obsession with femme fatales , of course , is nothing new . Batman has notoriously been romantically linked with several women who find to be supervillains and criminals , most frequently when they ’re named Catwoman . Let ’s not forget that the mother of Bruce ’s tyke , Talia al Ghul , also falls into this class . It ’s more than just a repeat pattern , as this takings acknowledges it as a run gag while Damian go on to pursuehis own femme fatale , Flatline , show just how much Damian hasinherited his Fatherhood ’s sorry trait .
Batman acknowledges it inBatman and Robin#7 , where he discourage Damian to be careful around Flatline , even if Batman himself is " not one to lecture anyone on diving event into the night with a known and severe outlaw . " It ’s another wholesome moment where Batman teaches his son crucial lessons about growing up from a forefather ’s perspective . It ’s just too speculative that the issue ’s close score it clear that , despite acknowledging one of his retentive - scarper flaws , a teased team - up with Shush propose Batman is n’t learning his lesson . Hopefully , his Logos is ready to rectify that bad drug abuse than his honest-to-goodness man .
yet , it ’s another good example of how Batman and Robin ’s raw adventures are finally shifting off from strictly concenter on their time as heroes and leaning harder into their time as an genuine kinfolk . Readers are currently seeing a side to Damian and Bruce ’s kinship never before seen in the comic , one that emphasizes lower - stakes lesson in dating , schooltime life sentence , and all the ordinariness in between . It ’s all about how Damian can bond with his begetter as a son , and how Bruce can be there for the youngRobinin way that do n’t demandBatman’scowl .
Batman and Robin#7is on sale now from DC Comics .
