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Red Hood’sreturn toBatman’snarrative is bound to agitate things up , and DC has tease that his presence may tug Damian Wayne to finally ditch theRobinmantle . What makes this turn of effect especially challenging is that Jason Todd , once a controversial and remote flesh in the Bat - Family , is stepping in as an unlikely reservoir of guidance .
Set for vent on March 12 , 2025,Phillip Kennedy Johnson & Javier Fernández’sBatman and Robin#19 will continue the on-going story spark center around Memento , the Dynamic Duo ’s latest unpitying and mass - murdering villain .
BATMAN AND ROBIN # 19 ( 2025 )
Release Date :
March 12 , 2025
author :
Phillip Kennedy Johnson
Artists :
Javier Fernández
Cover Artist :
Variant Covers :
Juan Ferreyra , Miguel Mendonca , and John McCrea
As Memento ’s reign of terror continues , the city ’s indweller find themselves locked in fear as Gotham awaits his next move . Meanwhile , Damian Wayne doubts if Batman and Robin are enough to save their urban center . Are the dynamical duad truly aid to keep Gotham safe , or does their presence simply enable violence and villainy to thrive ? A heart - to - heart between Damian and Jason Todd , and Jason ’s subsequent demystifying of what it means to be Robin , has left the boy of Batman question his spot and his hereafter . Now , with Memento close to delivering a cleanup blow on Batman , the Dark Knight require his son more than ever … but will Robin answer the call ?
With no end in sight to Memento ’s deathly rampage , the Boy Wonder begins to wonder whether he and Batman are truly enough to deliver Gotham — a turn doubt that has been construct for Damian as he ’s grappled with his part as Robin in previous publication . InBatman and Robin#19 , it seemsDamian ’s inner struggle will hail to a head , and it ’s all thanks to Red Hood .
Red Hood Gets Thrown Into Damian’s Identity Crisis
Cover C Card Stock Variant by Miguel Mendonca forBatman and Robin#19 (2025)
Since Johnson & Javier Fernández take overBatman and Robin , Damian has been thrust into a personal crisis , questioning whether he is truly making a divergence as Robin or if there might be a best path for him , specially one in the medical field . While Damian has been tear between continuing as Robin and research a life history in medicine , it looks likeBatman and Robin#19 will be the issue that slant the scale . The outline teases,“A heart - to - warmheartedness between Damian and Jason Todd , and Jason ’s subsequent demystifying of what it means to be Robin , has left the son of Batman questioning his place and his time to come . ”
Though the synopsis is slightly vague , it seems that Jason will be share some voiceless truths about what it means to be Robin , stripping away any glorified notion Damian may have about the role . This could ultimately push the already unsealed boy to withdraw , not only from the Robin mantle but from heroics altogether . If this happens , it will pit one of the biggest developments in Damian ’s character in years , and a loss for rooter of the untested torpedo . Should Damian step down heroics , he will likely become a less prominent anatomy in Bat - syndicate centric narration .
It ’s no surprise that , after 19 years as Robin , Damian Wayne is beginning to outgrow the mantle — a way of life followed by each of Batman ’s former protégés .
Jason Todd Proved Not Everyone Is Meant To Be Robin (Is This True for Damian?)
Yasmine Putri Variant forRed Hood and the Outlaws#26 (2018)
With Damian undergoing such a sound identity crisis , some fans might have expected his heart - to - centre to take place with Dick Grayson , as Dick is the chum Damian is closest with in the family . However , it feel especially meet for Jason to be the one to have this give-and-take with Damian , give the unequaled view Jason brings to the office of Robin . Jason ’s relationship with his former mantle is far more complicated than just being brutalized and kill in it ; his intact experience with the role has been marked by regret and disenchantment .
This complexness is explored in history likeFrom the DC Vault : Death in the Family - Robin Lives , which emphasizes that Jason becoming Robin was ultimately a mistake even if he had n’t died . In this alternate timeline , Jason subsist the Joker ’s attack , yet continues to suffer the hold up consequences of his time as Robin . The serial highlights how , although Dick flourished in the theatrical role , Bruce ’s premiss that Jason would fit the same molding was a serious error . This idea — that“not everyone is mean to be Robin”—has long been central to Jason ’s journeying , but it also seems to be an applicable truth relevant to Damian in mainstream persistence .
what is more , Jason is arguably the only member of the Bat - Family who authentically rue being Robin , and he ’s the close to having full considered walk away from the vigilante biography . While Dick and Tim excelled and thrived under the mantle , Jason was beaten , broken , and ultimately kill because of it . Unlike Dick and Tim , who speak fondly of their time as Robin , Jason rarely does . This unparalleled and painful experience givesRed Hooda perspective on the role that Damian can not find anywhere else , making Jason the idealistic somebody to offer the kind of hard - earned wisdom Damian so desperately necessitate as he interview his place within the Bat - Family .
Thanks to Tim and Damian , it ’s become impossible to ignore that Robin is far more than just a pal — and now , Batman has finally recognized it .
Batman and Robin # 19will be released on March 12 , 2025 , from DC Comics !
