When I originally found out that they were going to introduce the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia Al Ghul, I kinda wondered what they were thinking. 'Son of the Demon' was an Else Worlds story in DC where Bruce and Talia did have a child, but it played no part in what was going on in normal continuity.Surprisingly last year, Talia shows up at Bruce Wayne's doorstep with a young boy and tells him it's time he put in some parenting. It took me a long time to warm up to the little brat, mostly because the 'Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul' story wasn't all that great.
Strangely since the ending of the 'Battle for the Cowl' i have really enjoyed the new young Robin. He is brash and speaks his mind, kinda like another former Robin who took a few crowbar shots to the head. The one major difference here is that Damian has a life of training from his mother and the League of Assassins. He is also well aware of who his father is and what legacy that leaves him with. With Dick Grayson now being Batman, Damian fills the void of the condescending and cold Dark Knight that Bruce was while in costume. It will be interesting to see how they develop him so he doesn't turn into another Jason Todd type character, who has floundered since his return.
I am sure that Dick and Damian will have some great sparring sessions, both verbal and physical. If well written, this combo could do wonders...boy wonders.
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