Jeffrey Brown’s 2021 graphic novel Batman and Robin and Howard was a delight, so I’m happy to see that DC has announced a sequel to the story that featured Damian, his middle-school rival Howard and a dad joke-spouting Batman.
“Having the opportunity to make a second DC middle grade book, I first thought I’d come up with all new characters and a new story with a different superhero,” Brown said. “But as I started writing, I kept thinking about Robin and Howard (and Batman, of course), and eventually realized what I really wanted to do was continue their story. The sequel gives a different look at family life for Damian when he isn’t Robin, and more action when he is – but hopefully readers will still find all the same humor and heart that I tried to put into the first book.”
Here are the story details from DC:
In the original Batman and Robin and Howard, rivalry turns to friendship between students Damian Wayne and Howard at Gotham Metro Academy. In this new tale, this dynamic duo faces an evil mastermind who is ready to demolish their favorite soccer field.
As you can see in the preview pages, Howard is even contributing to the bigger crimefighting team:
I love a Batman who tells dad jokes. Batman and Robin and Howard: Summer Breakdown will arrive in stores on Sept. 3, just in time for the back-to-school season
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