ROBIN WAR and BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL
*UPDATED* We have the official press release from DC Entertainment regarding Robin War and Batman and Robin Eternal.
DC ENTERTAINMENT CELEBRATES 75 YEARS OF ROBIN
AT COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO
Announces “Batman & Robin Eternal” Weekly Series, Robin Crossover Event
Reveals New Robin Infographic Showcasing Historic Evolution of Batman’s Sidekick
This year marks the 75th Anniversary of Robin, the world’s most famous sidekick! DC Entertainment is celebrating the Boy Wonder all year long including five new and returning comics commemorating multiple incarnations of the iconic character.
In addition to headlining GRAYSON, ROBIN: SON OF BATMAN and WE ARE ROBIN, he will also be featured later this year in a new weekly series, BATMAN & ROBIN ETERNAL and “Robin War,” a crossover event that will begin this winter.
BATMAN & ROBIN ETERNAL, the sequel to the blockbuster weekly series BATMAN ETERNAL, will begin on October 7 with weekly installments over the course of six months. Scott Snyder (BATMAN) and James Tynion IV (BATMAN ETERNAL, CONSTATINE: THE HELLBLAZER) will act as “showrunners” for the series with Tynion as lead writer. Supporting Tynion will be Snyder, Tim Seeley (GRAYSON), Genevieve Valentine (CATWOMAN), Steve Orlando (MIDNIGHTER), Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly (HACKTIVIST) and Ed Brisson (SHELTERED), all scripting key issues of the weekly series. Artists contributing to the series include Tony S. Daniel (DEATHSTROKE), Paul Pelletier (JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED) and Scot Eaton (THE NEW 52: FUTURES END).
The month of December will see a “Robin War” where GOTHAM ACADEMY, ROBIN: SON OF BATMAN and WE ARE ROBIN will crossover for five weeks. These issues will be bookended by two one-shot specials written by Tom King (GRAYSON) and story by King, Lee Bermejo (WE ARE ROBIN) and Pat Gleason (ROBIN: SON OF BATMAN), with art by Khary Randolph (WE ARE ROBIN) and more.
In order to commemorate the various Robins throughout the years, a brand new infographic was unveiled at Comic-Con International: San Diego. Most famous is Dick Grayson, but Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, Damian Wayne, and Carrie Kelley have all proudly carried the moniker. Furthermore, the newest iteration of Robin in The New DC Universe now appears as the WE ARE ROBIN team, a group of teens who all embody the idea of Robin and bravely save the streets of Gotham City.
During a DC Comics panel at San Diego Comic-Con this morning, the announcement came of two new projects for the fall. First up is Robin War, a crossover event involving Robin – Son of Batman, We Are Robin, Grayson, and Gotham Academy. While Damien Wayne has been away from Gotham City, a group of kids in We Are Robin have adopted the mantle of Robin. And Damien is none too pleased.
“We can’t talk too much about the story right now but I can say that basically if you’re reading any of the books, Damien is not in Gotham right now,” editor Mark Doyle told reporters this morning. “He has no idea that the Robin movement [from We Are Robin] is happening in Gotham. But he’s going to find out and when he does, he’s not happy. so that’s sort of the catalyst for ‘Robin War.'”
Batman and Robin Eternal is the successor to Batman Eternal. Batman and Robin Eternal will be a 26 issue weekly series, focusing on the characters Dick Grayson, Harper Row, and making hew new DC universe debut, Cassandra Cain.
“This series is going to reintroduce Cassandra Cain to the DC Universe,” returning co-writer James Tynion IV told reporters this morning. “We can’t talk too much about that just yet but this is a character that for me at least I have loved for my entire comic-reading life. The fact that we have the opportunity to bring her back in a very, very central role — she is on of the three leads of this story, her, Dick and Harper Rowe — I’m really pumped.”
Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV will return as head writers, joined by Tom King, Tim Seeley, Jackson Lanzing, Ed Brisson and more. Tony Daniel will serve as the featured artist.
Both of these announcements already increase my excitement with the direction of DC Comics over the last few months. I love the synergy taking place in the Bat-corner of the universe. The new weekly series also introduces some new voices to the creative mix. Plus its good to see a crossover (Robin War) take place that doesn’t involve one of the main Bat-books.
Timdogg
#ComicBookChronicles @CBChron founder. Editor-in-Chief of @thekliqnation. Comic book reviewer, podcaster #RABBLERABBLE
