Batman and Robin #8

[sherkahn]

2 pages that help redefine who this new Batman... Bruce Wayne has become.



Bruce rushes home to tend to Damien's wounds at the hands of Nobody.

After getting Damien some treatment, he collapses under the portrait of his parents, burdened by the guilt that his own son was not able to live up to the promise and standards he vowed to his parents. After some time to recover, Damien and Bruce finally have a talk about what has happened.




and the men of Wayne have a few hours off, doing something as common as walking the dog.

It's nice to see a well balanced Bruce Wayne walking around, leading by example, rather than the vengeance filled dark knight.

Comments

[aeka]

I actually liked this issue. Especially Damian's line of "I don't want to end up like Ducard...without a moral compass...I don't want to turn into a Nobody. I want to be like you. I've always wanted to be like you."

I thought that was a great character moment right there.

[thefiretonight]

I liked the character growth moments, I just wish it didn't take Damian killing more to get to it. Even tho, I'm more inclined to upset about the animals than Nobody, heh.

[darkknightjrk]

Yeah--I thought this book was fairly decompressed, but that moment and this whole issue in general really helped make it a little more worth it.