#demon tamer

[babblingbookends]

Batman!Tim and Robin!Damian... Save me Batman!Tim and Robin!Damian...

[babblingbookends]

I absolutely love seeing Damian doing acrobatic moves like this

[bess3714]

Damian Wayne in Batman and Robin #14

I adore his mouth shapes

[bess3714]

I like Damian because if I thought that I was doing really well at something and then someone told me that everything I was doing and had ever done was in fact wrong and that I fucking suck, I would be a little cranky about it too. And because I remember what it was like to be a kid who was pretty competent at a lot of things but had some adults treat me like I was stupid and incapable

[bess3714]

Batman and Robin #7

Comic Series: Batman and Robin

Issue Number: 07

Title: Cult of Man-Bat: Part One

Writer(s): Joshua Williamson

Artist(s): Simone Di Meo

Colorist(s): Giovanna Niro

Letterer(s): Steve Wands

I’m an endless optimist which is why I’m still reading this series even though nothing ever happens. What exactly is Shush supposed to be doing again? There’s some kind of evil plot, I think? Can’t remember, don’t care.

I’m happy to see Flatline back! I think she’s fun, and a little teen romance is adorable, plus I’m hoping it will inject some much-needed energy into this comic. Unfortunately, the pages of catch-up between Damian and Nika were slow and meandering and, dare I say, boring. It could have been heavily abbreviated.

A gripe I had that was specific to this issue was where Damian and Nika were discussing Damian's relationship with Bruce, and Damian says that "We have had some... rough moments, but it has been good since I moved back in with him." I just wish that we would have seen some actual rough moments, but as I've said before, Williamson has pretty much skipped over anything that could be interesting in favor of making Damian and Bruce get along pretty much from the get-go with very minimal conflict. Their only real argument was over Damian going to school, and Damian ended up wanting to go to school anyway because of Principal Stone, aka Mistress Harsh, aka Shush. I'm back to my old "it's too nice" complaint.

It’s a little funny re-reading my review of the first issue of this series where I gushed about the art, because my opinion has really changed. I still like the jewel tones, but the more I’ve read it, the harder I’ve found it to read. The panel layouts are sometimes confusing, and most of the time there’s just too much going on for your eyes to easily follow the action. The panels on top of a full image page have gotten a little old.

Wow, this was a really pessimistic review. I do like the comic, it's just that the longer I read it, the more glaring the things I dislike get. The addition of Flatline is one I'm excited for, I think she's fun, and the little glimpse at the real reason why she was in Gotham intrigues me.

Why You Should Read This:

If you really like Damian, and you want to see a fun teen romance.

[bess3714]

To deny Damian Robin would be to deny him family. To him, Robin is his heritage, his legacy, his birthright. This is why he says he will be Batman. To deny him that would be denying his place as his father's son and therefore denying his place in his family

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Help me decide what comics to read next!

Detective Comics #647-649 (Stephanie Brown's introduction)

Psyba-Rats (ft. Tim Drake as Robin)

Action Comics #613-618 (The Cheshire Contract, ft. Dick Grayson and Roy Harper)

The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul (ft. Damian Wayne)

Voting ended onSep 25, 2023

I'm too tired to make these decisions for myself so I'm outsourcing. If you don't like any of these options, but you have a suggestion for a story you think I might like, reblog this and let me know!

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