ROBIN RETURNS? REAL QUESTION IS WHICH ONE

Batman and Robin. They go together like *insert favorite combination here*. They are the original dynamic duo, even though the role of Robin (and on occasion Batman) has been played by many. The most recent Robin of course was Damian Wayne, son of the Batman! Damian was a fan favorite for the most part as he met his cloned maker back in 2013 with Batman Inc #8. The folks over at Hero Complex have reported that this coming July, a one-shot called "Robin Rises: Omega" will be hitting the shelves and bringing Robin back into the mix of things. Peter J Tomasi and Andy Kubert will be bringing Batman's sidekick back to us. Which Robin? That is the question that is being left unanswered for now.

If you have been reading the "Batman And Robin" series as of late, you will know that Batman has been on "The Hunt For Robin" chasing after Ra's al Ghul, who has confiscated Damian's corpse. While this, coupled with Kuberts recent "Damian: Son Of Batman" mini-series that showed Damian in a possible future where he takes on the mantle of Batman. These would make it safe to assume the Robin returning will be Damian. However, don't forget that after Damian's demise, former "R" bearer Carrie Kelley made her New 52 debut, even dawning a Robin costume for a party. She is a possible choice as well. Oh, and of course there is the fact Peter J Tomasi, said, "Let’s just say that we are most definitely bringing back a Robin for Batman’s 75th anniversary," and also added, "everything that occurs in this epic story all has seeds that Pat Gleason and I planted back during our first arc in “Batman and Robin: Born To Kill."

That was not only a good way to hype the upcoming book, but also intrigues us to go back and look for the planted seeds. Will it be Damian, just with everything that Bruce had taught him lost? Is it going to be Carrie Kelley taking on a full-time role in the New 52? Or did we miss something? Perhaps a seed so small we overlooked and there will be a new Robin? Guess we will have to wait and see. Anything is possible, just take a look at what is happening with the original Robin HERE (Warning! Spoiler Alert!). It is almost safe to assume that regardless of who the returning Robin will be, with this creative team, it will be one heck of a story. Also helps that Tomasi also said this about it, "There’s no gimmicks. We’re telling a character-centric action-adventure story that new readers can easily jump on board due to the way we constructed the opening pages of "Robin Rises: Omega"." And for those against the return of Damian, your points will likely be valid, however remember these things; Damian's death was planned before the relaunch, and although his last name is Wayne, he is still an al Ghul. Making him a slight exception to the preferred rule of not bring back the dead in comic books.

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NIGHTWING DIES, GRAYSON LIVES

Thanks to DC Comics' Facebook page, we now know that Richard Grayson will survive the events of Forever Evil, however his alias Nightwing, does not. Something that we almost should have seen coming when the Crime Syndicate revealed to the world that Nightwing is Richard Grayson, but were blinded by that possibility of him joining the ranks of being killed off. Which has remained intact leaving him in the rare group of characters to have not been killed off in an attempt to garner sales.
Grayson will hit shelves this coming July. Where we will see Richard Grayson take on the role of a super spy (initiate Bucky comparisons), fighting the the greater good but in a different capacity. The original Robin will be stepping away from the Bat-Family and will a secret agent employed by Spyral (read Batman Inc for more on them).

Tom King and Tim Seeley will be at the writers helm of the new title, who did an interview with USA Today, and had this to say about the new series, "Obviously, he's a part of a legacy. He's been Robin, he's been Batman, and now he's out in the cold by himself." says Tim Seeley. While Tom King augments that with, "He's doing something that's going to cause pain to his friends and family, but he believes in the cause. That tension between having to do something good but having the cost of it being pain to his family, it drives him a little crazy." (you can find the entire interview over at USA Today).
It will be interesting to see how this all plays out, and if it garners any successful fan reaction. Likely it won't at first, understandably with the character getting a major overhaul even though having a successful run as Nightwing (both as a character and as a title). Perhaps though, the writing and art will be top notch and it will be an easy transition into the next chapter of Richard Grayson's story. If not, many ways to revamp this and have it all tie back into the acrobatic masked vigilante character we've come to love over the years. We'll find out this summer!

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