Batman and Robin #16

[superfangirl1]

Then Batman's chest explodes with a burst of gas from a gun as that's not how Joker wanted the situation to play out. As Damian succumbs to Joker's gas



Damian wakes up to Joker holding a silver platter of unknown contents.

Comments

[zapbiffpow]

Art's disgustingly good, as always, although the dialogue was slightly better last issue.

Also, shouldn't have Robin recognized the ruse from the fighting style, like that gun thing with Nobody a year ago? And how the hell did Joker get a convincing enough Batsuit to fool Robin? Did he really bogart it from the cave, or something?

Nevertheless, d'aww at him holding Batman's hand.

Also, some fridge horror from Batman #15, on Alfred and the silver platter special:

"He's away, Bats! Far away, part of a special dinner for us!"

[darkknightjrk]

"Also, shouldn't have Robin recognized the ruse from the fighting style, like that gun thing with Nobody a year ago?"

Joker mentions in the issue that his fighting style would be slower due to the Joker venom in him. I could see Damian believing that for a short time, but not really for long.

[zabilac]

Wait, so "Batman" is some sort-of Japanese guy?

[cyberghostface]

Yeah, Joker dressed him up to fuck with Robin.

[kenwyn89]

I just read that in ALL the wrong ways *facepalm*

[icon_uk]

Yeah, given how much attention has been paid to recognising people by their fighting style, and the fact that Bruce didn't have one fighting instructor, but many, there's no way that Damian would be fooled by "He'll move a little more slowly"

[espanolbot]

Could be explained by Damian being ten year old under a whole lot of stress at the time, maybe?

[akodo_rokku]

Also Damian was joker venomed too, though apparently not as strongly as the other guy. There's enough extenuating circumstances to let it slide, I think.

[icon_uk]

If he hadn't been raised by the League of Assassins, whose regular birthday present from his mother was her attempting to kill him with her entire resources, then I'd agree, but...

[chieflewal]

League of Assassins dues ftw

[chieflewal]

Nope. League of Assassins.

League of Assassins. League of Assassins. League of Assassins.

[thanekos]

League of Assassins.

[chieflewal]

Well, now we know why THEY'RE not around anymore...

[zapbiffpow]

Damian's something of an old hand when it comes to disguises - wasn't he the first to realize something 'funny' about Oberon Sexton? Plus those times he mimicked Tim, dressed up like a girl, a sacrificial victim, and a schoolboy.

I concede, though, that Joker's psychological card may have had a hand in trumping the Boy Wonder's BS-detecting skills.

[mrstatham]

Given Damian initially assumed that Sexton was Bruce Wayne, and that Dick was the one to figure out the fact that the Black Glove's fates were all jokes, I think even Morrison would concede that Damian doesn't always operate at 100%.

[janegray]

Who is Toshiro Matsu?

[icon_uk]

At a guess, another of the endless list of martial arts masters that Bruce trained with.

[thanekos]

Half-a-page's worth of explanation for how that's not Batman and yet could still keep up with an envenomed Damian's.

(And it makes a sense- he dosed an acrobat to make his whitefaced Nightwing, so of course he'd pick a martial artist for his Batman.)

[skemono]

Minor samurai.