Juni Ba, creator of the wonderful Djeliya from TKO Studios and Monkey Meat for Image Comics, will take Robin in a fun direction this May in Boy Wonder, a Black Label series from DC that kicks off in May.
Ba is joined by colorist Chris O’Halloran and letterer Aditya Bidikar on the five-issue series.
“There‘s a real drive here to capture some adventurous fun as well as heartfelt humanity,” Ba said on social media. “The story of a kid who was hurt a lot, raised wrong, and who has to learn to navigate conflicting sets of expectations from both his families, with fear of not being good enough for either.”
Expect to see more Robins than just Damian, as he teams up with his predecessors while Batman is out of town:
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. But everything changed when his father, the Batman, reclaimed him and brought him back to Gotham City. As Robin, young Damian suddenly discovered he was merely one of a number of 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!
“It’s a team up book,” Ba said on social media. “Every issue a self contained story with Damian learning from an older figure, and coming out (or making them) stronger for it.”
Ba has a fun, animated style that translates well to Gotham:
Cliff Chiang provides a variant cover for the first issue:
Boy Wonder #1 will arrive in stores May 7.