DC has announced The Boy Wonder — a new five-issue Black Label series starring Batman‘s son, Damian Wayne.
Per DC, The Boy Wonder launches early this coming May from acclaimed writer/artist Juni Ba. The comic — which seeks to evoke the spirit of Batman: The Animated Series — will see Damian learn what it truly means to be Robin. The debut issue teams Ba with colorist Chris O’Halloran and letterer Aditya Bidikar. It features a main cover by Ba, as well as a variant cover by Cliff Chiang.
Check out the covers for The Boy Wonder #1 — plus three unlettered interior pages — below:
What is Juni Ba’s The Boy Wonder about?
“The young prince Damian Wayne was raised to be the heir to the fearsome League of Assassins — to follow in the footsteps of his deadly mother, Talia, and the Demon’s Head himself, his grandfather Ra’s al Ghul,” an official synopsis for The Boy Wonder reads.
“But everything changed when his father, the Batman, reclaimed him and brought him Back to Gotham City,” it continues. “As Robin, young Damian suddenly discovered he was merely one of several princes, preceded in the role by his ‘brothers’ Nightwing, Red Hood, and Red Robin … and Damian doesn’t care to be ‘merely’ anything. But when his father is forced to leave the city on urgent business, and a rash of abductions is accompanied by whispers of a demon stalking Gotham’s dark alleys, Damian will find himself battling alongside his adoptive brothers — and in the process, learning what the mantle of Robin really means!”
DC further explains that Ba will “[make] his mark on the timeless story of Batman and Robin” by “synthesizing the characters’ complex history into an accessible and heartrending fairy tale.”
“There is in Robin, something quintessentially fun and superheroic,” Ba said. “To me, he is the epitome of childlike adventure and wonder. Coming from the generation of fans that loved Batman: The Animated Series, I want The Boy Wonder to capture the fun of episodic adventure, and the compelling characters in an accessible book that anyone can enjoy regardless of prior history … And I chose to do this with my favorite little gremlin Damian, for who better to teach us about heroism and family, than someone who, deep down, fears he’s not a good enough person to deserve either? The story will be fun, but tug at your heartstrings, too.”
The Boy Wonder #1 goes on sale Tuesday, May 7 from DC.
