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Warning ! spoiler ahead forRobin # 5
In the former outlet of DC Comics’Robin , Dick Grayson’sNightwingexplains what makesDamian Wayneso unique as a Robin ( and it ’s not just because he ’s Batman ’s biologic son ) . In the issue , the Lazarus Tournament is about to begin as a actual deathmatch to determine the bully fighters in the DC Universe , and Damian has entered the lethal competition . However , several penis of the Bat - Family ( all of them former Robins ) have come together to dog down the rogue Robin and bring him home . That being said , Damian ’s interaction with Nightwing in particular is much less tense than with the other Robins , serving as an fantastically devout moment between the two " brothers " who ’ve been through quite a lot together .
In recent egress ofRobinfrom author Joshua Williamson and artist Gleb Melnikov , Damian has gone rogue , apparently leaving the chimneypiece of Robin behind to rejoin his mother and grandfather ’s League of Assassins once more as Heir to the Demon . However , the discovery of the secret sect known as the League of Lazarus and their tournament draw Damian ’s attention to a new casing to be solved , and he ’s apparentlyreclaimed his title as Robinas well in this Modern issue ( while still being estranged from Batman ) .
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Now , Robin # 5sees the tourney about to start , though all the former Robins have arrive in Corto Maltese to institute Damian home . comprise of Nightwing , Red Hood , Tim Drake ’s Robin , and Spoiler , what succeed is a airstream across the rooftop where Damian in effect evades his family member ' attempts to catch him . However , Dick Grayson stop up face to face with Damian , offering a birthday gift while also pass that he empathize Damian ’s current decision to work his own path apart fromBatman and Gotham City . moreover , Nightwing also points out what relieve oneself Damian so unique as Robin and what motivates Grayson to put so much faith and trust in him : Damian was Dick ’s Robin first back when Nightwing took on Batman ’s mantle while Bruce Wayne was temporarily dead .
It ’s interesting to think about what might have been hadNightwing elect to keep Damian as his Robindespite Bruce Wayne ’s eventual tax return , an melodic theme that he had genuinely remember about . Likewise , a magnanimous part of why Damian is n’t currently with Batman at the moment is due to Bruce ’s deficiency of aroused availability and his absence when Damian need him most after the death of Alfred . In contrast , Dick Grayson is much more available on an excited level by leaps and spring . In any typesetter’s case , it seems as though Damian ’s time apart will potentially make him a better Robin as he enter out who he is ( Nightwingcertainly seems to think so ) . Fans will just have to wait and see howDamian Waynefares in the Lazarus Tournamentwhen it ultimately begins in the next issue ofRobincoming in September .
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