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Batman and Robin (2023) (Single Issues)
Batman and Robin (2023-) #1
Father and son. Bruce and Damian. Batman and Robin. From Batman vs. Robin to Knight Terrors, a lot has happened to the Dynamic Duo, but now they are back together and ready to fight crime in Gotham-just in time for Batman’s most monstrous rogues to team up to turn the city into an urban jungle! A new villain watches from the shadows, intent on revenge, with a plot to turn one of Batman’s greatest assets against him! Can Damian help his father solve the case before it’s too late? A brand-new fun and exciting father-and-son adventure begins, from DC Comics architect Joshua Williamson and superstar artist Simone Di Meo!
27 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 12, 2023
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September 14, 2023
bruce trying to be a good father?? damian being adorable kid?? father and son bonding?? I USED TO PRAY FOR TIMES LIKE THESE
September 14, 2023
This was pretty fun! I like how Damian kinda tempers Bruce a bit, and I'm looking forward to seeing how these two will work together.
First issue is action packed with some great artwork so already expecting big things from this run!
First issue is action packed with some great artwork so already expecting big things from this run!
September 15, 2023
I am being very normal about this comic I swear
October 12, 2023
Solid start and good chemistry but just okay plot.
September 13, 2023
I’m a happy Damian Wayne fan. Joshua Williamson really understands this character. He really lets the humanity of the character shine through in his interests and his struggle to balance regular kid life with vigilantism/fighting, which is all he’s ever known. Damian was also closer to Alfred than he ever was to Bruce, and I think that‘s reflected here.
I wish it wasn’t happening at the same time as the Gotham War, which makes Bruce trying to be a good dad to Damian in this issue feel particularly out of place with his characterization in the last Batman issue.
I wish it wasn’t happening at the same time as the Gotham War, which makes Bruce trying to be a good dad to Damian in this issue feel particularly out of place with his characterization in the last Batman issue.
June 5, 2024
to get my brain in order,
everything that just happened with damian with the lazarus tournament and then with mother soul taking over his brain.
joker took their mansion and bat cave - bruce healing from zur but the batfamily are still iffy. damian lives with batman now.
bruce decides he’s gonna heal from zur and start to make new appearances as bruce.
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OH MY LORD THEY ARE THE CUTEST THINGS. i’m very normal and totally not super duper hyped about damian having his own comic with batman as robin and AHH!!
everything that just happened with damian with the lazarus tournament and then with mother soul taking over his brain.
joker took their mansion and bat cave - bruce healing from zur but the batfamily are still iffy. damian lives with batman now.
bruce decides he’s gonna heal from zur and start to make new appearances as bruce.
—
OH MY LORD THEY ARE THE CUTEST THINGS. i’m very normal and totally not super duper hyped about damian having his own comic with batman as robin and AHH!!
January 8, 2024
Damien is white again 😒
September 16, 2023
(May contain minor spoilers)
I wasn't sure if I would like this one up or not but I ultimately chose to pick it up anyway and I am glad I did. I hated the last Batman and Robin series I tried to read during the New 52 era and this fixes all of the complaints I had there.
Now before I get into anything writing related I want to take a moment and address the artwork. This art is absolutely gorgeous and uses some of the most dynamic lighting techniques I have seen in a comic. In many panels where movement is implied there is also a subtle but effective motion blur. There is also some excellent visual storytelling that is always a joy to see. The art massively elevates the experience of reading the already enjoyable writing.
One major complaint I had about DC's New 52 series was how Bruce Wayne and especially Damian Wayne were characterized, and it lead me to hate Damian Wayne, perhaps not entirely fairly, for years to come. Damian was showing all the signs of a serial killer in the making, completely unlikeable and just wanting to inflict pain and control, and Bruce was not making any attempts at being a better parent or taking proper accountability for his actions.
Thankfully here both characters here are handled in a much better manner. Bruce Wayne is making attempts at being a better parent even if he doesn't fully know what he is doing, and Damian feels flawed, but flawed like any kid, and isn't displaying serial killer tendencies anymore.
Bruce Wayne is wanting to give his son a better life after realizing he has never experienced a remotely normal childhood and feels a subtle guilt that he hasn't parented his son better, having prioritized his career as Batman. As a result he is moving in with Damian and trying to enroll him into a traditional school.
Damian doesn't fully understand this and believes he is above going to a traditional school, but doesn't understand it is more for his social development than his intellectual development. He sees this as counter productive and getting in the way of his work as Robin.
This book does an amazing job to begin true character development and that's great. I will definitely stick with this one.
I wasn't sure if I would like this one up or not but I ultimately chose to pick it up anyway and I am glad I did. I hated the last Batman and Robin series I tried to read during the New 52 era and this fixes all of the complaints I had there.
Now before I get into anything writing related I want to take a moment and address the artwork. This art is absolutely gorgeous and uses some of the most dynamic lighting techniques I have seen in a comic. In many panels where movement is implied there is also a subtle but effective motion blur. There is also some excellent visual storytelling that is always a joy to see. The art massively elevates the experience of reading the already enjoyable writing.
One major complaint I had about DC's New 52 series was how Bruce Wayne and especially Damian Wayne were characterized, and it lead me to hate Damian Wayne, perhaps not entirely fairly, for years to come. Damian was showing all the signs of a serial killer in the making, completely unlikeable and just wanting to inflict pain and control, and Bruce was not making any attempts at being a better parent or taking proper accountability for his actions.
Thankfully here both characters here are handled in a much better manner. Bruce Wayne is making attempts at being a better parent even if he doesn't fully know what he is doing, and Damian feels flawed, but flawed like any kid, and isn't displaying serial killer tendencies anymore.
Bruce Wayne is wanting to give his son a better life after realizing he has never experienced a remotely normal childhood and feels a subtle guilt that he hasn't parented his son better, having prioritized his career as Batman. As a result he is moving in with Damian and trying to enroll him into a traditional school.
Damian doesn't fully understand this and believes he is above going to a traditional school, but doesn't understand it is more for his social development than his intellectual development. He sees this as counter productive and getting in the way of his work as Robin.
This book does an amazing job to begin true character development and that's great. I will definitely stick with this one.
October 19, 2023
Damn those visuals are slick. Maybe too slick in a few spots, but I'm not complaining. Gorgeous art and Williamson's storytelling - yes please!
I love the humanizing of Damian and finally having a writer who can continue the growth we've seen. Damian's closeness to Alfred and the burden of his guilt at Alfred's death finally show through in positive ways, and we get to glimpse Damian having a "normal" kid hobby like we did when he was reading manga on death island. The moments between Bruce and Damian are sweet and cute and true.
I really wish the whole Cat/Bat war wasn't mentioned. Batman/Zur is being such an ass in that event that it's difficult to reconcile what we're seeing here. Even more so if Bruce's psyche is fracturing and we're being asked to see Bruce as a good dad here. The two just don't go together. We could entirely enjoy this title without having the timing explicitly explained to us.
Otherwise, the plot doesn't quite exist yet. We started off with action and get hints of a mystery, but this issue wants to establish the tone and relationship, and it succeeds.
I love the humanizing of Damian and finally having a writer who can continue the growth we've seen. Damian's closeness to Alfred and the burden of his guilt at Alfred's death finally show through in positive ways, and we get to glimpse Damian having a "normal" kid hobby like we did when he was reading manga on death island. The moments between Bruce and Damian are sweet and cute and true.
I really wish the whole Cat/Bat war wasn't mentioned. Batman/Zur is being such an ass in that event that it's difficult to reconcile what we're seeing here. Even more so if Bruce's psyche is fracturing and we're being asked to see Bruce as a good dad here. The two just don't go together. We could entirely enjoy this title without having the timing explicitly explained to us.
Otherwise, the plot doesn't quite exist yet. We started off with action and get hints of a mystery, but this issue wants to establish the tone and relationship, and it succeeds.
September 12, 2023
It was alright. IMO not a strong first issue. As per usual DiMeo's art looked good. Bruce looked a little odd here and there, but it's valid to put your own take on the character, for sure.
Damian has a sort of ... oddly childish demeanor? Competing with his father in a like: how many goons can you take down kind of way that feels really odd for Damian. Like that doesn't really match up with how he feels. Or his oddly flat driven personality to just fighting crime and no... nothing else.
I like when Williamson writes Superman, and I'm not really enjoying his take on the batfam or any of the other times I've seen him writing Bruce.
Bruce being this awkward try hard dad feels very strange, especially given his like full on psychosis vibe in the last issue of the main Batman run.
Damian has a sort of ... oddly childish demeanor? Competing with his father in a like: how many goons can you take down kind of way that feels really odd for Damian. Like that doesn't really match up with how he feels. Or his oddly flat driven personality to just fighting crime and no... nothing else.
I like when Williamson writes Superman, and I'm not really enjoying his take on the batfam or any of the other times I've seen him writing Bruce.
Bruce being this awkward try hard dad feels very strange, especially given his like full on psychosis vibe in the last issue of the main Batman run.
September 14, 2024
Through my recent Batman comics reading journey I've mostly read the older stuff. This being a new one is very obvious in its style. On the one hand, I like the colours, there's lots of purples, blues, bit of oranges. Not so sure about the art style itself tho bc on the other hand it also has high contrasts and a certain smoothness to it through the style and digital colouring that I don't like. It's missing texture. I feel like if you look at it for too long you might get bored with it.
I have not encountered this artist's other work before, apparently his art is beloved. It might just not be my taste.
Also Damian is definitly older than the versions I've encountered so far, I miss a bit of his brattiness. Also speaking of Damian and colours...why is he white-washed again?
I have not encountered this artist's other work before, apparently his art is beloved. It might just not be my taste.
Also Damian is definitly older than the versions I've encountered so far, I miss a bit of his brattiness. Also speaking of Damian and colours...why is he white-washed again?
November 10, 2023
It felt to me like an adaptation of an animated series and I really liked this lighter tone, both in story and art. It provided dramatic splash pages and I found myself turning the pages quickly, which is a good sign. Sometimes I do lose the will to keep reading comic books, which is crazy considering how short they can be these days. I liked seeing Bruce and Damien act like father and son, even though I am not aware of the recent history between them, which was intriguingly alluded to.
I have so much goodwill towards Dawn of DC titles right thanks to such enjoyable reading experiences like this.
I have so much goodwill towards Dawn of DC titles right thanks to such enjoyable reading experiences like this.
February 29, 2024
This was just an awesome comic series starter to Batman & Robin , live the artwork n vibe this comic gives off , & I’m glad to see Robin still in comics since DC & directors thought for some reason that he was not important to be in any movies or tv series( maybe he was in some kids shows ) other than Tim Burton’s Batman, show some love for Robin and read this. Also loved Robin’s car in this issue.
September 13, 2023
Thank you for existing. See this is the kind of thing I was expecting from Dawn of Dc, not that whole gotham war cringefest. The art is truly stunning and even though not a lot happened, I am pleased with the direction this taking. Also Damian remembering how Alfred made tea and teaching Bruce is just perfection.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 10, 2025
rating all the volumes up until #23 here. it was such an engaging story honestly, i loved the artstyle and how the dialogue matches with what is being protrayed!! i loved how the characters interact and the whole theme of trust and being trusted (but not really showing it), wish there was more flatline and damian parts!! and wish damian's past was established in this series but thats fine...
December 23, 2023
The color schemes and art style are my favorites! I also live the design of Batman/Bruce and Robin/Damian! Rugged but clean. White Rabbit’s kinda sexy too!
And to the creator/illustrator, I noticed that Naruto manga in Damian’s room! (Man, I’m such a geek lol)
And to the creator/illustrator, I noticed that Naruto manga in Damian’s room! (Man, I’m such a geek lol)
September 13, 2023
Phenomenal issue
Bruce Wayne and Damine Wayne attempt to bond while living together in the Brownstone in Gotham. Phenomenal artwork and writing.
Read this issue.
Bruce Wayne and Damine Wayne attempt to bond while living together in the Brownstone in Gotham. Phenomenal artwork and writing.
Read this issue.
October 9, 2023
I enjoyed that this was Damian, although missing some of his arrogance. Was just getting into it when it finished.
November 30, 2023
Why is it priced $4.99 for 24 pages of content?
February 18, 2024
Pretty basic.
June 11, 2024
It's official... Damian Wayne READ NARUTOOOOOO! 🤣
October 30, 2024
damian and bruce bonding??? oh i used to pray for times like these
December 23, 2024
The whitewashing got to Damian too😒😒😒
May 28, 2025
A dupla dinâmica está de volta, muito bem desenhada e muito divertida.
August 2, 2025
the art is so INSANELY BEAUTIFUL AAAAHHHHHH, and the father son moments...yeah
December 19, 2025
Why did they take my boys melanin away? 😭 Seeing Bruce and Damian being Father and son is so cute though, I love family moments ❤️
July 22, 2025
Started: 11/10/2023
Finished: 11/10/2023
Finished: 11/10/2023
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