Batman & Robin
(2009)
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While writing for this title, writer Grant Morrison simultaneously wrote the mini-series The Return of Bruce Wayne and finished his run on the title with issue #16, before moving onto the next phase of his narrative in Batman: Incorporated.
Vol. 1
Batman & Robin (Vol. 1) #1 (2009)
Batman & Robin ran for 26 issues, from 2009 to 2011.
The debut of the series followed the events of Batman: R.I.P., Final Crisis, and Batman: Battle for the Cowl, in which the original Batman, Bruce Wayne, apparently died (see Batman timeline).
The conclusion of Batman: Battle for the Cowl shows Dick Grayson ascending to the role of Batman, while Damian Wayne becomes the new Robin.
The debut of the series followed the events of Batman: R.I.P., Final Crisis, and Batman: Battle for the Cowl, in which the original Batman, Bruce Wayne, apparently died (see Batman timeline).
The conclusion of Batman: Battle for the Cowl shows Dick Grayson ascending to the role of Batman, while Damian Wayne becomes the new Robin.
Batman & Robin (Vol. 1) #26 (Final issue, 2011)
Collected Editions
This series has been collected (partly):
- Vol. 1: Batman Reborn (#1-6);
- Vol. 2: Batman vs. Robin (#7-12);
- Vol. 3: Batman Must Die! (#13-16, & Batman: The Return);
- Vol. 4: Dark Knight vs. White Knight (#17-25).
Vol. 2
Batman & Robin (Vol. 2) #1 (2011)
DC Comics relaunched Batman & Robin with a brand-new #1 in September 2011 (see The New 52), with Bruce Wayne returning to his place as Batman.
Damian Wayne as Robin
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In Memory Of Damian Wayne
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Following Damian Wayne's death (in the pages of Batman: Incorporated, Vol. 2 #8), this book had a rotating cast of supporting characters, changing the book's name for each issue, starting with #19:
Batman & Red Robin #19 introduced Carrie Kelly - the Robin from Frank Miller's graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns - to continuity as a former tutor of Damian's who is distrustful of his disappearance and Bruce Wayne's unconvincing explanations.
After September's Villains Month issues (#23.1-23.4), the title continued with the rotating title with various supporting cast and members of Batman's rogues gallery until issue #33, when it resumed the original Batman and Robin title.
- Batman & Red Robin #19;
- Batman & Red Hood #20;
- Batman & Batgirl #21;
- Batman & Catwoman #22;
- Batman & Nightwing #23.
Batman & Red Robin #19 introduced Carrie Kelly - the Robin from Frank Miller's graphic novel The Dark Knight Returns - to continuity as a former tutor of Damian's who is distrustful of his disappearance and Bruce Wayne's unconvincing explanations.
After September's Villains Month issues (#23.1-23.4), the title continued with the rotating title with various supporting cast and members of Batman's rogues gallery until issue #33, when it resumed the original Batman and Robin title.
- Batman & Two-Face #24-28;
- Batman & Aquaman #29;
- Batman & Wonder Woman #30;
- Batman & Frankenstein #31;
- Batman & Ra's al Ghul #32.
Batman & Robin (Vol. 2) #19
Collected Editions
- Vol. 1: Born to Kill (#1-8);
- Vol. 2: Pearl (#9-14, #0);
- Batman: Night Of The Owls (#9);
- The Joker: Death of the Family (#15-17);
- Vol. 3: Death of the Family (#15-17);
- Vol. 4: Requiem For Damian (#18-23);
- DC Comics The New 52 Villains Omnibus (#23.1-23.4);
- Vol. 5: The Big Burn (#24-28);
- Vol. 6: The Hunt For Robin (#29-34, Robin Rises: Omega #1);
- Vol. 7: Robin Rises (#35-40, Annual #3, Robin Rises: Alpha #1, Batman & Robin: Futures End #1, and a story from Secret Origins #4).
