#This could be burnout or something else but Zidarski needs to do better

[youngbounty]

Let’s do a comparison. Zdarsky, take notes!

In Batman and Robin, Damian is able to recognize his former trainer right off the bat, then Shush based on voice recognition. Even before, he recognized his former trainer and that one of her students was being trained by her based on his knowledge of Mistress Harsh and how she trained him. While he may’ve got it wrong on Principal Stone being Mistress Harsh and Shush, this comic shows where Damian shines and why he earned his place as Robin.

Meanwhile, you have Zdarsky, who decides to make Damian act so stupid that he would instantly fall for a robo Batman being his father because of… knowing about his nightmares? No testing any verbal recognition or speech patterns. He’s just taking this robot’s word for it without ever considering that any alter personality inside his father would know everything about him, including memories. This is set aside that this “proof” is something straight out of a fan fiction and not anything that happened in any comic book storyline. Imagine if Robo Bat mentioned a line he said that was only between him and Damian such as this one at the end of Bad Blood.

Not only would this have been a great nod to Bad Blood, but considering what time this took place in, it’d have been a great way to play with Damian’s emotional psyche. This line was said to Damian alone without anyone (not even Alfred) watching or hearing them when explaining to Damian why he doesn’t kill and how important it is for him to stick to that principle as Batman.

The reason fans, including me, theorized Damian was playing double agent at first was because the Damian from the other past comics would never be THIS stupid. This line “Batman and Robin. Father and son. We don’t need anyone else”? This conflicts with past comics of Damian wishing for his dad’s trust of independence to make his own decisions. He doesn’t need Daddy’s approval or to be with him. Damian is with his dad because it’s his job as Robin to care for Batman and will go to hell or high water to protect and care for him.

Whether you like Batman and Robin or not, it’s clear Williamson does like Damian and writes him in the best light. Just compare the beginning issues to later ones.

Fans complained about Damian looking too much like Tim. What does Joshua Williamson do? He hires a different artist to make Damian look more like Damian. Fans complained about Damian getting bullied. What does Joshua Williamson do? He builds up Damian to go all out and kick the bully’s ass. Williamson doesn’t beat around the bush or make any other Robin more superior, he listens to the fans and gives them what they want. Zdarsky, on the other hand, has yet to give us a proper Damian and if he is listening to fans, it’s only a section of them.

#dc comics #batman #batman and robin #robin #damian wayne #bruce wayne #joshua williamson #I want Zidarski to do better and if he does something good I will say it #This could be burnout or something else but Zidarski needs to do better #If Tom Taylor could do better with Nightwing 110 then Zidarski can do better with Batman