After kind of forgetting about it for a while (and who can blame me with Blackest Night approaching) I finally went back to Wikipedia to find out who won the Battle For The Cowl
Big shock it was Dick.
for real big shock is that Damian is the new Robin. He's suited up as Robin before, but I didn't expect to see him officially take on the role.
The real question here though is what will happen to Tim? He was seriously injured fighting Jason, and obviously needs time to recover, but when that happens will there be a fight between him and Damian over who will be Robin? or will he be happy outside of the superhero life and focus on his relationship with Spoiler
It does confirm that the new series, Batman and Robin is not a "What If?" type story like I originally thought. the description of a Light-Hearted Batman and a dark and brooding Robin gave that impression, but since it stars Dick as Batman and Damian as Robin, that makes perfect sense.
One thing that I think will be interesting to see is how they deal with their "Brother" Jason, who apparently has once again moved to the dark side. I'm kind of looking forward to the battles between them. after all, all four of them were trained by Bruce, so it should be a good story when they finally have to face Jason again.
Update: did some checking and I forgot about the new series debuting after the Battle For The Cowl, Red Robin. Apparently Tim took over as the new Red Robin (a role formerly filled by Jason and an alternate reality Dick) to search for Bruce. Guess he isn't taking it easy after all.
Update 2: In case anyone is wondering why I put Brother in quotations in reference to Jason, it is because he is not technically part of the family. Damian is Bruce's biological son, Dick and Tim are his adopted sons. Jason was never adopted, probably because he has (or had) living relatives who weren't criminals (Damian's mom is Talia al Ghul) the fourth sibling is Cassandra, the current Bat Girl, who Bruce adopted after she saves her father, a member of the League Of Assassins, when she could have killed him. Her mother is Lady Shiva, who jumps between hero and villain
Big shock it was Dick.
for real big shock is that Damian is the new Robin. He's suited up as Robin before, but I didn't expect to see him officially take on the role.
The real question here though is what will happen to Tim? He was seriously injured fighting Jason, and obviously needs time to recover, but when that happens will there be a fight between him and Damian over who will be Robin? or will he be happy outside of the superhero life and focus on his relationship with Spoiler
It does confirm that the new series, Batman and Robin is not a "What If?" type story like I originally thought. the description of a Light-Hearted Batman and a dark and brooding Robin gave that impression, but since it stars Dick as Batman and Damian as Robin, that makes perfect sense.
One thing that I think will be interesting to see is how they deal with their "Brother" Jason, who apparently has once again moved to the dark side. I'm kind of looking forward to the battles between them. after all, all four of them were trained by Bruce, so it should be a good story when they finally have to face Jason again.
Update: did some checking and I forgot about the new series debuting after the Battle For The Cowl, Red Robin. Apparently Tim took over as the new Red Robin (a role formerly filled by Jason and an alternate reality Dick) to search for Bruce. Guess he isn't taking it easy after all.
Update 2: In case anyone is wondering why I put Brother in quotations in reference to Jason, it is because he is not technically part of the family. Damian is Bruce's biological son, Dick and Tim are his adopted sons. Jason was never adopted, probably because he has (or had) living relatives who weren't criminals (Damian's mom is Talia al Ghul) the fourth sibling is Cassandra, the current Bat Girl, who Bruce adopted after she saves her father, a member of the League Of Assassins, when she could have killed him. Her mother is Lady Shiva, who jumps between hero and villain
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