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The Role Of A Sidekick In Today's DC Comics (Spoilers)
Tough to be a sidekick in DC Comics today with Wonder Woman #10, Batman #149, Titans #12 and Nightwing #115 (Spoilers)
Article Summary
- Exploring the nuanced depiction of sidekicks in recent DC Comics issues.
- Young Bruce clone criticizes the dispensability of Robins in Gotham.
- Titans face off against an android power replicator sent by Waller.
- Dick Grayson and fellow sidekicks get a new base of operations in the city.
Spoilers! But today sees the publication of Wonder Woman #10, Batman #149, Titans #12 and Nightwing #115. And there is plenty of discussion regarding the role of a sidekick within them all. As Bruce Wayne talks to the Young Bruce clone that Zur-En-Arrh created whi has been posing as a new Robin on the streets of Gotham.
Or "an endless supply of disposable Robins" as Young Bruce puts it. The Wonder Women sidekicks have their own take on Robins.
That's because the Batmobile is not invisible. "Robin" does seem to get thrown around as something… lesser. Donna Troy has an idea of how well they are respected, thanks to Dick Grayson…
…while in Titans, Donna Troy, Dick Grayson and the rest get more respect for their own android power replicator sent by Amanda Waller to kill them all.
Batgirls Cassandra an Stephanie get a lot closer, while Damian Wayne kicks the can. Well,. he has a lot on his mind…
And while the Wonder Women may have their own battles with what Wonder Woman left behind for them all…
…over in Pennyworth Mansion, the Robins, Batgirls and others, Batman has bought them a new house in the city.
And it's one that people can actually see. But maybe it's not just the keys that former Robin Dick Grayson should be worried about being hidden?
That domino mask isn't fooling anyone.
Not for long that is…
WONDER WOMAN #10 CVR A DANIEL SAMPERE
(W) Tom King (A) Daniel Sampere, Belen Ortega (CA) Daniel Sampere
Cheetah enters the fray as the Sovereign recruits Diana's greatest foe to deal the killing blow! Meanwhile, the Wonder Girls may have promised their mentor that they'd stay out of her fight, but well-behaved heroes seldom make history. Will they reach Diana before it's too late? Plus, Trinity takes to the skies…literally! Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 6/18/2024BATMAN #149 CVR A JORGE JIMENEZ
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Michele Bandini (CA) Jorge Jimenez
DARK PRISONS–EPILOGUE When confronted with the totality of your life, and all the choices that led you to where you are, do you build on the ashes, or rise from them? The Batman who is left standing will have to answer this question quickly, as someone is already sifting through those ashes, with an eye toward saving the world! Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 6/18/2024NIGHTWING #115 CVR A BRUNO REDONDO
(W) Tom Taylor (A/CA) Bruno Redondo
PART 2 OF THE HEARTLESS SAGA CONTINUES! When things go up in flames, Dick must put his feelings aside and help Shelton, a.k.a. Heartless, find his butler. After all, a superhero's job is to save everyone, even the very bad. But every noble sacrifice comes with a price, and Nightwing finds himself in a situation only someone as cunning as Heartless could've concocted.
Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 06/18/2024TITANS #12 CVR A CHRIS SAMNEE
(W) Tom Taylor (A) Lucas Meyer (CA) Chris Samnee
HELL COMES FOR BLUDHAVEN! With the team on the ropes and Waller to blame, Nightwing and his allies must look within for the answers to their never-ending problems. Will Raven, the demon's daughter, lead them to salvation or to slaughter at the hands of her father, Trigon? Retail: $3.99 In-Store Date: 06/18/2024