Summary

Warning ! spoiler forwards forBatman : Dark Age # 3!Batman ’s sidekickRobinhas just gotten a newfangled origin that unify two of his most notorious brother . Batman : Dark Agecenters arounda Bruce Wayne shaped by the events of American history . His lore takes an interesting turn when he meets quite a dissimilar adaptation of the future tense Boy Wonder .

InBatman : Dark old age # 3by Mark Russell and Michael Allred , Bruce Wayne has returned from Vietnamand has acquire to patrolling Gotham as Batman . The False Face Society ’s handle on the metropolis has only produce tighter as the mobster junto is also running Wayne Enterprises , which is sucking the resources out of Gotham to line its leaders ' pocket .

After rescue Jim Gordon from the False Face Society , Batman break that one of the phallus is a youthful serviceman who turn to crime after having no other option . class later , Bruce return the name of his sometime Mary Augusta Arnold Ward : Dick Grayson .

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Robin’s New Origin is a Tragic Spin on Dick and Jason’s Backgrounds

Batman : Dark Ageis a sequel to Superman : Space Age and play along ’s the Caped Crusader ’s history through ten of real - life American history . In this continuity , Bruce has found himself targeted by the False Face Society , who have pass through the Wayne Enterprises Board and have tried to carry off Bruce to take total restraint of Gotham . After Bruce was arrest and transmit to Vietnam , the False Face Society get down operate under the mysterious Pariah , who help Wayne Enterprises succeed and become one of the most profitable business around . MeanwhileBruce hone his skills in Vietnam , train under his commander Ra ’s al Ghul .

Though not officially made a Robin yet , Batman takes Dick Grayson ’s body back to Bruce ’s home , intent on putting him on a salutary way . But what ’s fascinating is that this is far from Dick ’s common backstory . Of course , Batman did have a crony that he helped deliver from a life of crime . But that was Jason Todd . Batman : Dark Ageis an alternating continuity and does n’t necessarily need to stand by to the history of the Prime DC Universe . By commingle the two together , the storyhas given Batman a more grounded interlingual rendition of Dick Grayson .

Batman: Dark AgeReinvents the First Robin’s History

Dick Grayson is arguably the most well have sex Robin , but his history as an orphan from the carnival is one that ’s a piece of a laborious sell . Jason ’s origin as a youthfulness impacted by criminal constituent in Gotham is far more relevant and goes well with the narrative presented in Batman : Dark Age . Amalgamating the two create a unique backstory for the Dark Knight ’s sidekick in this take on Batman ’s mythos and helps wreak Bruce ’s most famousRobininto the story in a more apropos manner .

Batman : Dark Age # 3is available now from DC Comics .

Batman : Dark years # 3 ( 2024 )

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Batman Dark Age 3 Main Cover: Batman fighting goons on motorcycles with Superman behind him.