We wrap up our discussion about the Robins with Tim Drake and Damian Wayne (with a slight detour to discuss Stephanie Brown). We've covered Tim, Stephanie before in their own Character Corners and touched on Damian's origin in Batman Part 3.  So in this episode we're going to do less of a complete deep dive and more of a conversation about each and where they are now. 

If Dick Grayson and Jason Todd are the “wayward sons”, then Tim and Damian are the sons raised right by Bruce. Obviously Tim is more closely like Dick. He’s the Robin that represents one of the key elements of Batman. Grayson is the acrobat, the clear heir, the one version of Bruce that had someone to catch him and guide him through his anger. Tim is the Detective. He had his own father and family and sees the entire chess board. If you think about it, Grayson and Drake represent elements of Batman without the baggage.

Jason Todd and Damian represent the anger and rage of Bruce Wayne. Jason is the rage and insecurities that Bruce has. Damian, is the Bruce that is constantly seeking the approval of his father. In a way Damian represents Jason Todd's story arc (post-crisis) more fleshed out. Damian is getting the full arc as Robin that Jason never got.

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Key Issues:

First Appearances:

Batman #436 (A Lonely Place of Dying) - First Appearance of Tim Drake

Batman #442 - First Appearance of Tim as Robin

Robin #181 - First Appearance of Tim as Red Robin

Batman #655 - First Appearance of Damian Wayne

Batman #657 - First Appearance of Damian as Robin

Robin #126 - 128 - Stephanie Brown as Robin

Batman War Games

Book 1

Book 2

Identity Crisis

Jack Drake is killed

Teen Titans v3

#20 - Tim dealing with his father's death

#29 - Tim vs Jason

Batman #654

Batman: The Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul

Batman RIP

Battle for the Cowl

Batman & Robin

Vol 1: Batman Reborn

Vol 2: Batman vs Robin

Vol 3: Batman & Robin Must Die

Batman Eternal

Red Robin

Batman Incorporated 

Vol 2

#8 Damian is killed by an adult clone of himself

Robin: Son of the Batman

Vol 1: Year of Blood

Vol 2: Dawn of the Demons

Robin War

Supersons

Vol 1: When I Grow Up

Teen Titans Rebirth

Damian Knows Best 

Rise of Aqualad

Detective Comics Rebirth

Book 1

#965 -#968

#976 -  #981

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