Chris Sims
Batman Is Not A Great Dad In ‘Robin: Son Of Batman’ #9 (Or Ever, Really) [Preview]
Imagine, for a moment, that you are the son of Batman. This shouldn't be difficult, because if you're anything like me, you're already doing this constantly already. You most likely have what could charitably be described as a strained relationship, because he has always put his one-man war against crime first, with family coming in at a distant second, but you've been able to come to terms with that, and maybe you've actually made some progress in your relationship.
And then you see that dude build a gigantic friggin' playground and handing out hugs for everybody else's kids, and all the sudden you're mad about it all over again.
That, friends, is exactly what's happening in the pages of Robin: Son of Batman #9, and if you can't wait to see the emotional toll that can result from a slide made out of a robot dinosaur, check out an exclusive preview!
Ask Chris #276: Menace To The Justice Society
Q: Why is the Justice Society of America of such fundamental importance to the DC Universe? -- @M_Morse
A: I've been doing this column for a pretty long time, and almost every week, I get a question like this one, where the question itself assumes a pretty specific premise. Sometimes, they go as far as actually answering the question before the end of the sentence, making my part in the whole thing pretty irrelevant --- like, say, "who is the dreamiest guy and why is it Batman?" --- but sometimes, it's that premise that grabs my attention more than what's actually being asked.
All of which is just a longwinded way to say that I'm not sure I can really explain why the JSA is a fundamental part of the DC Universe, because I'm not actually sure that they are.