After we first see the Caped Crusader in “Merry Little Batman,” he’s extra Hal Wilkerson than Bruce Wayne, a person in a flannel shirt who freaks out on the mere thought that his son would possibly get harm by taking part in with the cat. Granted, this Batman remains to be as pragmatic and overly ready as followers know him, however this time he does not present robust love. As an alternative, he adores his child and exhibits it each second they’re on display screen. What’s extra, he is proven to be so blissful to be a dad, so giddy to first meet his son that he instantly goes on a crime-fighting bender that actually ends all crime in Gotham within the span of a single montage.
That is the important thing to this portrayal of Batman — that he genuinely loves being a dad to the purpose that he stopped being Batman (for a couple of years anyway). Within the comics and in different portrayals of Batman and Damian, he’s reluctant to be a father, and he does not deal with Damian that a lot otherwise than any of his different sidekicks. Not right here. He turns into a goofy, awkward dad, continually apprehensive about his child.
The upcoming DC Universe is about to introduce Damian to live-action, as DC doubles down on the character. This is likely one of the finest issues for the franchise to do. Not solely does Damian make for an attention-grabbing character on his personal, however he radically modifications the dynamic of the Caped Crusader and the remainder of the Bat-Household. Because the precise son of Bruce Wayne, and because the youngest child in Wayne Manor, he radically modifications everybody round him. If nothing else, seeing a live-action Bruce Wayne that’s intimidating as Batman, but in addition a goofy, lovable dad makes for a hilarious and becoming portrayal.