August 13th 2025 Comic Pulls

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Only one comic this week: Batman and Robin #24!

Batman & Robin #24:

This was the fifth and last issue in The Gotham Cycle arc, and I enjoyed it! There were quite the variety of artists on this issue, with a lovely little section at the end by Juni Ba, who draws absolutely adorable Damians. I liked the creepy, gothic horror-esque vibes of Memento Mori, and I thought the arc ended pretty well.

My hopes for the next arc:

• More Damian!
  DC doesn't currently have a solo Robin title, so all of Robin's appearances (be that Damian or Tim) are with Batman in Batman-led titles (that's Batman and Detective Comics). It would be nice if Robin got more of a focus in a series with his name on the label, especially since Memento Mori as a character was so connected to Bruce. The summary for the next issue doesn't give me much hope for this point, because it trumpets "one of Batman's deadliest enemies thought to be dead returns!" Sigh…


• Enrichment of Damian's social life
  We keep getting to see Damian with other people his age, but not with a consistent friend group. I'd love to see him interact more regularly with the Gotham Irregulars. In this issue he promised to teach them how to do kicks, and I'm really hoping there's a follow-up scene to that in #25. Maya Ducard would also be welcome, or maybe some school friends, since we spent so many issues around Damian at school.


• Bruce buys a parenting book
  Okay, so this is a little bit of a pet peeve but Bruce and Damian's relationship in the series has felt very all or nothing. They're either "learning to be father and son, so sweet and nice" or "we are fighting and we will never learn to like each other" which, don't get me wrong, can be a fun dynamic, except it always seems like the conflict is always Damian's fault, like there's something he needs to learn or discover about himself, and Bruce never has to do any introspection about himself and his behavior. It would be a nice change if he did! The Bruce Wayne worship needs to be STOPPED XD


Notes:

Next week! Five comics! It's nice to have a one-comic week beforehand, so I can get caught up on other things.

In my ongoing pull list problems with my comic store, I realized I never received a copy of the Titans 2025 Annual or the Nightwing 2025 Annual. I was hoping it was simply a shipping delay and they would be there this week when I went to the store to pick them up, but alas, they were not, and neither was the issue of Birds of Prey I've been waiting for. So I said forget this, and ordered all three from Midtown Comics. shopping local is important, but large online stores definitely have their benefits.