Grant Morrison Thinks There Should NOT Be a New ROBIN

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/grant-morrison-no-new-robin.html

My first inclination was "go away Mr. Morrison, you've gotten too weird and people have moved on from your self-absorbed storytelling." After further consideration though, I kind of agree with him and wish that Batman would remain solo for a while.

I don't think it can be done properly though without canceling out much of the greater bat family. Furthermore, Bats would need to cut down on all these social visits he makes in other books. Also, nix his JLA membership (it's not like Johns understands him anyway). If Batman is truly angry over Damian's fall and wants to do the solo thing, there should be no half-assing it.

Seeing as that won't happen (the other bat titles sell too well, and DC won't cut down on his appearances), you might as well give the Batman another Robin.

Yeah, I agree with Morrison on this (just as I generally agree with him about everything.)

I think the same way.This was the last showing that there shouldn't be another Robin.

I said it once and ill say it again: if bruce chooses another robin after damian's death, he's definitely nuts

@tdk_1997 said:

Honestly, as deep as Morrison's often writing goes, he might have created Damien so that he could kill him, and support the point.

Hasn't he always been?

I was under the impression that he always planned to kill off Damian...whether it was planned for him to become Robin from the start, I'm not so sure.

Morrison's first intention was to kill Damian during his first years.Right after the story Batman and Son but he had a change of mind and thought that now is the best time for it to happen.

Id say his insanity has been in question but this would be the final nail in the crazy coffin

Oh, good to know. I wasn't aware of that.

Nope. He's always been "batsh*t" crazy to me. Choosing another Robin would simply reaffirm and not confirm it

And he said that he is not going to get him back ever but I kinda think that in a year or maybe two or more Damian will come back from the dead.

go away Mr. Morrison, you've gotten too weird andpeople have moved on from your self-absorbed storytelling.

LOL no.

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@tdk_1997: I really hope that he doesn't. I know that this is my idealism showing, but I had really hoped that what DC said after Blackest Night would stay true; that dead means dead, and that they would take death more seriously in the future.

I really wanted to say this, but I didn't want to make this a Morrison vs Anti-Morrison thread haha

@kal_smahboi: Yeah,me too.As much as I love him I really think he should stay dead because the impact that way on Bruce is too big and it is always interesting to see him in pain.And also if he is going to be brought back it should be by the guy who created him and killed him,MR. GRANT MORRISON!

@kal_smahboi:

Heh. There's a place for opinions and facts. Morrison is the most popular writer currently writing and saying that people have moved on from his storytelling is just false.

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I agree

I agree

Should I take your words like you didn't like his Batman stories and like Snyder?

Morrison is completely right. Also that girl robin from the dark knight returns is just so freaking annoying good thing she's not in the new 52...oh wait NNNOOOOOOOOOPOOOP

We still have to wait to see what will happen.I don't really think that she will be the new Robin.

It would be pretty messed up to replace his own son like that.

Same with pretty much everybody, not only is it a bad idea to have a new Robin immediately after Damian died, but it's a really bad idea to use Frank Miller's alternate future robin. I mean, why would they do that? Why couldn't they bring Cassie or Stephanie in? I mean, this is the perfect opportunity for Cassie. And if they really don't want to bring the old Robins in, why wouldn't they create a new character? Why doesn't anyone bring in new ideas?!?

I agree with him. Damian was the be all end all to the Robin mantle, and to replace him would feel almost disrespectful. Not to mention it'd make Batman seem like an idiot for taking up yet another kid and putting their life in danger.

The only way I'd really want Robin to be around after these events is if Damian is brought back to life.

- Good lord, i actually agree with Grant Morrison!!!

- This is the day the Good Lord has made....

- I believe that he's pretty much nuts already in more ways than one.

He might be the most well-known. But if he was the most popular or most well-regarded his sales numbers would show it.

He hasn't written anything since All-Star Superman worth reading. Just my opinion, but I know I'm not alone.

i hate that they still shoehorn bruce with a sidekick when all the other heroes drop that idea way of thinking ie Captain America, Aquaman, Green Arrow, Wolverine etc. Just let the man team up with his past Robins and no more. There has been enough Robins in the Bat nest already.

This. And I want things to be just Nightwing and Batman around Gotham like the way they were.

I hope Batman gets a new Robin.

I hope he gets FOUR new Robins (two girls, two boys).

I hope they form a pop band in their spare time and have wacky adventures with Ace the Bat-hound, Bat-Mite, and the Harlem Globetrotters.

Batman doesn't need anymore Robins. Losing Jason was one thing, but now he's actually lost his biological son this time around.

Needless to say, replacing Damian at all would be a huge slap in the face to many fans and it would make Bruce seem like an insensitive jackass.

I always think Batman works better on his own IMO.

- Way to put down and opinion as if yours is a fact. How Cute.

- This basically.

That will be the best thing to happen but it's always good to see Tim team-up with Bruce.

Well I doubt that they would put out deluxe editions, omnibuses, absolutes and other what nots for something that wouldn't sell.

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I agree with him!

I agree you & Morrison, but Morrison shouldn't have killed Damian in the first place.

Gonna have to disagree. My vision of Batman is that he needs a Robin. Not right away. And not Carrie Kelly or Harper Row. But someday Bruce will need to find a new Robin.

Mah man grant !

Yeah, I'm still angry that it happened. Especially since I wasn't really following Batman Inc. anyway.

Not a Morrison fan, and he should not have killed Damian. But there shouldn't be a Robin for some time after this.

Why didn't you like any other stories from him?

Snyder is trying to shoehorn harper

I just feel like he's become obsessed with reviving obscure forgotten concepts, and he's more concerned with being weird than actually being good. Some of my favorite stuff is his older works, but he's slowly turned me off.

Well that is kinda his kind of telling the story.By being weird he is being himself.He likes to revive old stories and most of the time he gets the best out of them.They actually have great potential and a great example is his run on Batman.

At this point, there's not really a legitimate story-telling reason for Batman to ever end up with a new Robin. His son died. There is no higher form of wake-up call. The sort of things Batman does are not games for children, no matter how formidable or well trained. If Batman can't figure out that lesson from this whole ordeal, then what was the point?

Some might think that in that case Robin should be an adult, but Robin is specifically a child character. He is The Boy Wonder. It defeats the purpose of having a Robin.

The only reason for there to ever be another Robin is because some folks think there ought to be a Robin, but that's not legitimate story-telling. That's just a desire for things to not change.

Maybe there can be a different Batman title in a different Gotham where things are less horrific, an all-ages approach to Batman. That would be a world that accommodates a Robin. But the world of Batman as it is-- where Damian is dead and guys like James Gordon Jr. are running around-- doesn't have a place for the Boy Wonder.

I agree

I am the only one that belive Tim Drak should had been the last Robin.

I mean there was no point in keep Robin after the fact he still calls himself in someway Robin.

Grant Morrison as Batman writter is by far better that Alan Moore and he enjoys his job more, he just needs tto leave the past on the past.

Despite my criticism of Damian's death, I do agree with him on this point. I mean maybe in time but to take a new Robin in the next year would just be downright unrealistic.

However, I am glad to hear this:

He even told Newsarama that it's possible Damian will be brought back to life after he leaves Batman Inc.

"That wouldn't bother me at all, if it was done well and if someone really had a good idea for it," he said of Damian's potential for resurrection. "But I don't imagine that's going to happen for awhile. It's certainly not going to happen in my story. So all the people that are hoping for a happy ending for Damian can forget it. But other writers? That kind of thing is beyond my control and beyond the scope of my story. There are always possibilities."

Yes, I know that's his way. At least it is now. I didn't like his run on Batman.