The Dark Knight goes up in opposition to his son in Batman vs. Robin #4 and ruminates on Damian’s excessive preventing prowess, which could even outclass himself.
The next article incorporates spoilers from Batman vs. Robin #4, on sale Dec. 20 from DC Comics.
Batman displays on the preventing prowess of his son in a preview for DC’s Batman vs. Robin #4 and muses that the Boy Wonder has studied underneath extra martial artists than he ever did.
The duel between father and son comes as Batman infiltrates Lazarus Island in an effort to rescue Robin/Damian Wayne from the brainwashing of the Satan Nezha, an historical Chinese language demon who has sapped skills from the DC Universe’s mages and makes use of the ability of the Lazarus Pits to maintain himself immortal. The Dark Knight is quickly confronted by Robin, who was gifted his personal model of the Batman costume by Mom Soul, the mom of Ra’s al Ghul who has allied herself with Nezha.
As Damian Wayne launches himself into battle with magical weapons at his behest and strikes realized from the likes of Wildcat and Girl Shiva, Bruce displays on his son’s coaching as a member of the League of Assassins. “From the second I first laid eyes on him, I might see that Damian…was already extremely expert in any variety of preventing methods,” Bruce thinks. “Since that day, I’ve taught him the whole lot I do know. I assumed he’d returned the favor. I used to be mistaken. He is had many academics, some unknown to me.”
Robin’s Fight Training
Damian’s latest adventures in his 2021-2022 Robin sequence have been virtually utterly unknown to Batman till lately. The Boy Wonder competed within the Lazarus Event, a preventing competitors that attracted one of the best combatants internationally. There, he fought in opposition to Connor Hawke, the son of Inexperienced Arrow, and even gained a teenage love curiosity in Flatline, the mentee of Lord Demise Man.
Apart from these compatriots, Damian Wayne acquired an skilled schooling in preventing underneath his mom, Talia al Ghul. When he was first launched by author Grant Morrison in 2006’s “Batman and Son” story arc, he rapidly bested the then-current Robin, Tim Drake, and will stand toe-to-toe in opposition to his father. Damian’s first look — the place he held a sword to Batman’s throat and mentioned that he imagined that his father could be taller — is homaged in Batman vs. Robin #4.
Batman vs. Robin #4 is written by Mark Waid, illustrated by Mahmud Asrar and Scott Godlewski, coloured by Jordie Bellaire, lettered by Steve Wands and incorporates a major cowl by Asrar and Nathan Fairbairn. Variant covers for the problem are by Simone Di Meo, Sweeney Boo, John Giang and Tony Harris. The difficulty is on sale Dec. 20 from DC Comics.
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