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Warning : contains spoilers forSuperman & Robin # 1 !
DC’sSupermanandBatmanare two of the most noted superheroes in the humankind , but lately those characters are bore audience members on both the page and screen . Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne ’s storieshave been narrate and retold so often that writer ca n’t assist but retread ground that itself was already old years ago . Fortunately , the companionship ’s substitution - their sons - are much better theatrical role than their Church Father , and will undoubtedly eventually substitute both .
Both Superman and Batman ’s characters are rooted deeply in the Golden Age of Comics . Their rootage are simple and easy to comprehend for new reader , and while both have been expanded ( much more so in Batman ’s case ) , their fundamental principle have n’t changed . Superman is a genuine do - gooder and the moral compass of the DC Universe ( essentiallythe company ’s version of Marvel ’s Captain America ) , while Batman is a brooding , billionaire Dark Knight who is still at long last epic and push to revenge his parents ' end .
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Yet there are only so many stories that can be told with these basically unchanging characters . Batman ’s flaws - paranoia , violent tendencies , and reliance issues - have been the centre of too many stories , while Superman ’s fault are nonexistent(which , while a raw material of the character reference , means Clark basically can not get any more than he already has ) . Enter Jonathan Kent and Damian Wayne , two implausibly flawed fictitious character who just happen to be the heritor of their don ’s respective deed . youthful , skilled but inexperient with goals that might seem incongruous with their positions , they are the best characters DC has create in years , perhaps decades .
Jonathan Kent is an grownup who pretermit his total puerility and carry the weight of the world on his shoulders ever since his don ’s going ; he ’ll never shirk his duties to the world as Superman , yet still longs for a normal life . Damian Wayneis a child genius and assassin - turn hero , and has a colossal self-importance and borderline superiority complex who still prise his father even as he wants to take his place . Both " super - Son " bicker , argue and even have major disagreements , all while essay to live up to their legendary parents . Jonathan Kent and Damian Wayne are earnestly blemished characters , and that ’s what makes them ten time as interesting as their parents .
Superman ’s recent speedy - aging ( a staple of the scientific discipline fiction musical style ) stand for he ’s missed out on around a decade of life experience ( and for the reviewer , a decade of potential storylines ) . Meanwhile , thanks to the odd advancement of " comic Scripture metre " , Damian Wayne is still an teen ( who ought to be in his 20 if comic strip were advance using linear time ) . Nevertheless , even in their current country , the newSupermanandRobinhave plenty of interesting storiesto William Tell - something their parents are sorely lacking .
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