Covers for the boy wonder #4!! THESE ARE THE BEST ONES YET!

Finally sat down to read the first issue of The boy wonder (2024) and I adore it so far, the story looks interesting but the art! The art is what I am here for!! It is so good and it seems to fit the theme of the story perfectly! Do give it a try if you haven’t already!

But what if I said I loved him?

little guy !!!

Ohhhhh, Damian being jealous of the connection between Bruce and Dick, how they were connected via their shared mirroring tragedies, something Damian can never have in common with Bruce, despite the blood they share, is a big giant OOF. He knows Dick is incredibly skilled, just like he is. He knows that Dick experienced a horrible tragedy. But Dick is lucky because Batman shares the deepest, most defining tragedy of his life with him. But Dick is lucky because he grew up under the mentorship of Superman and the greatest heroes of that age. But Dick is lucky because he softened Bruce's soul in a way Damian has been trying so hard to do and cannot achieve. Damian being jealous of Dick for being a beacon of light in their universe, for having a connection with Bruce that no one else shares in the same way, like that's not something he can ever compare to, it's not like he can bond with his father over watching his parents be killed right in front of him, it's something he can never have, and instead he has to watch his father have that bond with someone else, someone who is just as talented as Damian is. All the while never understanding that Dick also is jealous of the connection Damian has with Bruce through their DNA that Dick can never have, he'll never biologically be connected to Bruce, some part of him will always feel like his connection is conditional. Neither of them understanding just how the other feels, will have them spending so much time feeling unmoored when they don't need to be. It's not until much later, not until Bruce is gone and they bond with each other, come to love each other for each other, that they will always be connected to each other regardless of Bruce, that they will finally understand how their bonds with each other and with Bruce are enough as they are.

i think it's funny that bruce presumably has covered up at least two people damian killed (spook and nobody) in main continuity and probably did it in the the boy wonder continuity too with the random thief bruce is like i'm sorry but we are NOT sending him to baby jail it was just a little mistake. he already looked incredibly sad when i wasn't proud of him for the murder is this not punishment enough?

Diseños de The Boy Wonder

Damian & Little Old Ladies

The Boy Wonder 1 - Juni Ba &Chris O'Halloran

This book is dripping in style, those colours 🤌

Damian praising his brothers on the preview of the boy wonder #1:

The Boy Wonder

Alright, so for anyone who doesn't know and is a Damian enjoyer, just thought I'd swing in to drop some info--as I know comics can be confusing and overwhelming often.

So recently (May 7, 2024), DC issued a new comic called "The Boy Wonder" which centres on Damian Wayne. So far I can testify it has been delightful and would highly recommend you get your hands on a copy.

1 issue so far, but features such incredible art such as:

This gremlin face with a boomerang mouth that I simply cannot get over, I adore it so much. His lil hands on the window oughhh--

Anyway.

Go read it if you can. It's extremely cute!

Juni Ba, the artist and writer, also did an AMA on reddit nine days ago (find that here) an additionally, I'll link Juni Ba's instagram - the cover for the second issue has already dropped (find that here).

If you've read it, let me know what you think (well, only if you love it as much as I do!) And if you haven't definitely do!

Okay, ciao!

I genuinely can’t wait for this the artwork is beautiful

I’m very excited for the new Damian comic, it sounds like a really interesting concept!!

But I’m wondering why we didn’t get Tim’s Red Robin costume when we got them for all the other characters?

We actually do see it in one of the previews

Might not had been on the character sheet because he doesn’t use it much? After all it seems like the story is centered around Damian learning from his brothers what it means to be Robin and family, maybe Tim will take more of a how to act in civvies? 🤷‍♀️ just an idea tbh don’t quote me on that

The Boy Wonder Icons + Banner!

Nightwing and Batgirl in The Boy Wonder #1 Preview and Cliff Chiang variant cover

This post is talking about the designs (and the designs only, I haven't read anything from the authors and dont even know who they are so this is design based only) released for the new Damian Wayne comic - The Boy Wonder. I will be heavily critical and btching about these, but please tell me your thoughts as well. After Damian, the others are under the cut. Please read because it's important.

Damian's design is actually really good and the best one, which is probably good since this is a comic about him. And I love how he's not whitewashed, which is something that happens way too much in comics.

Now, to Nightwing, his design is okay for a Nightwing design, but he just looks off in this style. I think if they tried to stylise him more, it could look a lot cooler. So I think he's just got wasted potential. Also, he's probably whitewashed as well to make damian more special as the "only" POC in the family (probly why Cass, Duke, Luke, and Luicus aren't here as well).

Babs is next, and this is the main reason I made this post. They abled her. DC authors stop abling disabled characters, please, for the love of me, I can't stand it. She can be disabled and still be relevant in the plot. I swear the only reason authors do this is because they don't know how to write disabled characters. If they need a Batgirl, use Steph or Cass because they are more than capable of doing it. I know they aren't as iconic as Babs, but move on DC. She's so much more interesting as Oracle.

Batman, I'm not a fan of his big blocky design. I just don't like it. He also looks really irrelevant and giving this is a comic about Robin (his son!) I think he should be relevant or look like he isn't a background character who just grunts, like for the design it looks like he doesn't talk. Don't like it.

Jason now, I actually love his Red Hood costume it looks sick, and the R on the chest *chefs kiss*. But his robin outfit is too gritty, and from that, I can tell he's going to be mischaracterised as the "angry Robin," so Hood looks cool, but that's all it is, his looks.

Tim. There is so much to say, omg. Where is his hero outfit! Everyone else got them. Why didn't he? You can actually see RR in the preview, so why wasn't that design put here? Why is it just Tim? And why does kid Tim look homless you know he grew up rich, before and after his adoption sure he has a style but his cloths wouldn't be friad he'd still look sleek and scruff not on the verge of his cloths falling off his back. For this, I can tell he'll also be mischaracterised as just like Jason since this is a Damian comic they are doing to do him so dirty. :( Sad day for a 90's Tim Drake fan (like every day, tbh save my guy). His RR design also has a shitty mask, but other than that, it seems fine, I like the wings/cape for it that looks pretty cool.

Alfred is a stereotypical old man. He's got no individuality what so ever and will proble be in one panel, say something sarcastic, and never show up again.

Ra's is okay. That's all.

Talia doesn't even look like herself . If you showed me her design with no context, I would not know who she is.

Carrie. Why is she here? Like honestly, why? There are better characters to include in a comic like this, like Steph or Cass or Duke or Helana. They would all be better chooses than Carrie. I'm not the biggest Damian fan, but ofter, Damian fans have been wanting him and Huntress as in a comic for a bit. I do like her design, but I just don't get why she's here. (I'm not including her image because of the limit bit is on my previous repost)