Peter Tomasi has previously said that Carrie Kelley is sticking around the main DC continuity but neither he nor DC would confirm if she will be the new Robin. While he of course wouldn't reveal if she is going to be the new Robin, Tomasi sat down with Newsarama to talk about his experiences with Carrie, if Bruce will recruit a new sidekick, if there was any hesitation in bringing her into the New 52, and what Bruce thinks about her, amongst other things.   Newsarama: Pete,…

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  Carrie Kelley is set to make her debut not only in the New 52 but in the main Batman continuity next week in Batman and Red Robin #19. In what now seems like the norm, the second half of the folded cover was revealed early in an article by The New York Post which also includes comments from Batman and Robin writer Peter Tomasi. Tomasi goes on to say that Carrie is a college student who's got spunk and speaks her mind, she will also be a little older than she was in…

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Scott Snyder recently sat down with Comics Alliance to talk about his upcoming Zero Year story, why he's doing it, and his love for Year One. He also talks about how he pitched it to the DC editors, Damian's death and Grant Morrison.   Comics Alliance: When I heard about Zero Year, I was a little apprehensive. It's pretty well-trod ground, but I know you're a guy who really likes Year One. I mean, you're the one who brought James Gordon Jr. back into continuity.   Scott Snyder: Right. Year One is literally one of my…

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After a night of venting his frustration on the criminals in Gotham City, Bruce returns to the cave to find a letter that Damian wrote, declaring his intention to help Batman fight against Leviathan and stating his love and pride for being Bruce’s son.   The best issues say the most with the least amount of dialogue. So it’s with Batman and Robin #18 that the entire story has nary a word or sound effect lettered into the page, leaving with the reader the sense of grief and loss that…

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  Comic Book Resources has reported that DC has revealed the new team ups for Batman and Robin now that there is no Robin. Writer Peter Tomasi and artist Patrick Gleason will be bringing in a new guest star for each issue to help Bruce through the grieving process starting with issue #19 which will feature Red Robin. Here is the complete list of guest star issues: #19 — Batman and Red Robin, #20 — Batman and Red Hood, #21 — Batman and Batgirl, #22 — Batman and Catwoman and #23…

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EDITOR'S NOTE: This post contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Batman Incorporated #8 which is due to hit shelves on February 26th 2013, if you DON'T want to be spoiled, DO NOT read this post!
  Peter Tomasi recently talked about the recent news concerning Damian and what that means for Batman & Robin. He also talks about how close he is to the character, and what we can expect from future issues of Batman & Robin among other things.   CBR: At this point, there's very little that we know except that Damian…

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Batman and Robin Annual #1 was written by Peter Tomasi and illustrated by Ardian Syaf.   After the Death of the Family story, this annual was perfectly timed as a palette cleanser before diving into the next round of stories.   The book opens with Batman bringing down a criminal and telling him to confess or run the risk of never eating solid food again. From there, Bruce is sent by Damian on a scavenger hunt of sorts across Europe, discovering long lost memories and signs of his parents. He discovers a…

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Still held captive by The Joker, Robin is forced to fight a Joker toxin controlled Batman throughout Gotham Zoo.  Refusing to kill his father under any circumstances Robin tries to fight simply to survive until he sees no alternative to the kill or be killed scenario he is in he prepares himself to be killed by his father until Joker kills Batman revealing him to be an imposter in a bat suit.  With Damian feeling he has failed both Bruce and a still missing Alfred, The Joker has taken…

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  The last panel of the convention, at least for us, was the Batman: Death of the Family panel. In attendance was Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, FCO, Kyle Higgins, Gregg Hurwitz, David Finch, Peter Tomasi, Mike Marts, Grant Morrison and James Tynion IV. Here are the highlights.   -Lots of other villains will be featured in Batman during Death of the Family. -Joker has a secret over Batman that will be revealed later. -Harley Quinn's part in Death of the Family will play out in Suicide Squad. -After…

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Death of the Family is the current talk for The Batman Universe. Nightwing has been hinted on Twitter by writer Kyle Higgins to possibly have the most dire outcome of all of the Bat-family. Newsarama talked with Higgins about how Nightwing falls into the crossover as well as what is upcoming for Dick Grayson.   Newsarama: Kyle, this week's #0 issue looks like it's an origin for Dick Grayson. Is this going to give us his back-story in the New 52?   Kyle Higgins: It's the story of Dick Grayson becoming a…

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