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Warning : Spoilers for Batman : The Brave and the Bold ( 2023 ) # 12 in the lead !
BatmanandRobinhave always been the Dynamic Duo – but that duet has change over the years , with partner after partner read up the mantle of Robin from their predecessor . Now , more than a decade since the last person to take on the role debut , DC Comicshas formally confirm Maps Mizoguchi as the sixth Robin .
Batman : The Brave and the Bold ( 2023)#12 opens with the report " Batman : Mother ’s Day , Part 3 " ( from the team of Karl Kerschl , MSassyK , and Steve Wands ) , in which Maps Mizoguchi saves Batman from the influence of a vampiric creature that has beenspreading a plague of Man - Bats across Gotham . In turn , Batman has Alfred bring her to the Batcave and gear her up for her first official missionary work as Robin .
After the terror has been dealt with , Batman admits to himself that while their team - up was ab initio born of requisite , he still thinks of Maps as Robin and will continue to approximate her skills in the futurity .
Nightwing is one of the kindest paladin in the DC Universe , which is why his manoeuvre for interrogate and intimidate criminals is so hilarious .
The Legacy of Robin is One of Comics' Strongest
Batman ’s sidekick “ Robin ” is one of DC ’s most noted figure – but many different individuals have contain the role over the years . The first and most famed is Dick Grayson , an orphan carnival acrobat who became Robin all the way back inDetective Comics ( 1937)#38 ; Dick would eventually become the superhero , Nightwing . The next Robin , Jason Todd , was taken in by Batman after being caught steal the tires off the Batmobile inBatman ( 1940)#408 . Though Jason ’s career as Robin infamously finish withhis slaying at the hands of the Joker , he was afterward resurrected as the anti - hero , Red Hood .
Detective Comics ( 1937)#38 is by the squad of Bill Finger , Bob Kane , and Jerry Robinson;Batman ( 1940)#408 is by Max Collins , Chris Warner , Mike DeCarlo , and Todd Klein .
Tim Drake became the third Robin after deduce Batman ’s personal identity inBatman ( 1940)#441 , and has continue to operate as Robin ( sometimes " Red Robin " ) through the modern twenty-four hours . The fourth Robin , Stephanie Brown , is arguably the least well known : her tenure as Robin last only three publication ( Robin ( 1993)#126 - 128 ) before she was fired for disobeying order of magnitude in the field . Stephanie would later on go on to join the terzetto of Batgirls alongside Barbara Gordon and Cassandra Cain . finally , Damian Wayne ( Batman ’s boy with Talia al’Ghul ) took on the role of Robin inBatman ( 1940)#657 , and still run as Batman ’s partner .
Batman ( 1940)#441 is by Marv Wolfman , Jim Aparo , Mike DeCarlo , Adrienne Roy , and John Costanza ; # 657 is by Grant Morrison , Andy Kubert , Jesse Delperdang , Dave Stewart , and Nick J. Napolitano .
Robin ( 1993)issues # 126 - 128 are by Bill Willingham , Damion Scott , Robert Campanella , Guy Major , and Phil Balsman .
Who Is Maps Mizoguchi?
Now Mia ' Maps ' Mizoguchi is the latest person to take on this legendary role . First appear inGotham Academy ( 2014)#1 , Maps is a student at the titular academy . The series ' breakout star , Maps ' sleuthing skills are equal only by her uncontrollable energy , her cheerful personality , and her dedication to leave no whodunit unsolved . She , alongside her buddy Kyle and her supporter Olive Silverlocke , Pomeline Fritch , and Colton Rivera , pass much of the serial exploring the secret of their strange schooling .
mathematical function ' term of office at Gotham Academy has always been closely consociate with the role of Robin . Notably , she team up with and befriends Damian Wayne inGotham Academy#7 ; his subsequent gift to Maps of a batarang later leads Tim Drake to believe that Maps is a sanctioned member of the then - active"We Are Robin " juvenility vigilante movementin issue # 11 . The final outlet ( # 12 ) ofGotham Academy : Second Semester(2016)even has Maps make unnecessary Olive ’s life while wearing an official Robin mask , chair Olive to acknowledge that Maps is " really good at … being a hero . hold open multitude . "
See the intact story of Gotham Academy ’s Detective Club inGotham AcademyandGotham Academy : Second Semesterby Adam Archer , Becky Cloonan , Brendan Fletcher , and Karl Kerschl .
Maps' Adventures With Batman
Maps first appeared as Robin alongside Batman in theBatman : Black & White ( 2020)#4 story " Davenport House " ; while not canonical , it stigmatize the first in - fib appearance of the Robin getup Maps would wear in subsequent adventures . Maps assume a ( homemade ) Robin equip again inBatman ( 2016)#119 - 121 , " They Make Great Pets , " when attempting to solve the fade of her schoolfellow , Lindsay Okamura . While Batman attempt to put an end to Maps ' unsanctioned investigation and must by and by rescue her from being corrode by a monster , this marks the first meter Batman calls Maps " Robin"in an attempt to comfort her .
Batman : The Brave and the Bold ( 2023)#10 - 12 , " Mother ’s Day,“marks mathematical function ' first prescribed missionary post as Robin , withBatman enlisting her aidto track down her missing valet - Bat friend , Tristan Grey . Batman remain to think of Maps as " Robin " throughout these issues , although he decline to say so aloud ; it is only after Maps frees Batman from the control of a vampiric teras ( a symbolic reversal of their premature adventure ) that Batman relents . Having Alfred land her to the Batcave , Batman officially enlists Maps to take the freak down , making her DC ’s sixth Robin .
" Davenport House " is by Karl Kerschl and Steve Wands .
" They Make Great deary " is by Karl Kerschl , John Rauch , and Dave McCraig .
" Mother ’s daytime " is by Karl Kerschl , Michele Assarasakorn , Steve Wands , and Pat Brosseau .
Is Maps Mizoguchi A Hidden Robin?
While readers have wait most a decade to see Maps realize her ambition of Robin - hood , her place in the DC timeline is turbid . Alfred is the one to first take her to the Batcave , placing her clock time as Robin before Alfred ’s death inBatman ( 2016)#77 and concurrent with Tim and Damian ’s time as Robin . However , Maps seems unfamiliar with the Bat - Family duringBatgirls ( 2022 ) # 11 , which take placeafterAlfred has break down ; she acts awestruck when Cassandra Cain informs her she just avail with " Batman stuff , " and behaves as though she has never meet Batman in person .
While this could be indicate as an editorial oversight , there is a legitimate reason to cite prison term travel as an account . An older Maps appears inBirds of Prey ( 2023)#1 in a newfangled outfit and new indistinguishability as " Meridian,“a time - journey superhero . Since Maps ' access to sentence change of location has not yet been establish as of the writing of this article , it is possible that any discrepancies with unseasoned Maps and her history with the Bat - Family could be explained by her younger or future ego messing around with temporal shenanigans .
Batman ( 2016)#77 is by Tom King , Mikel Janín , Tony S. Daniel , Norm Rapmund , Tomeu Morey , Jordie Bellaire , and Clayton Cowles .
Batgirls ( 2022)#11 is by Becky Cloonan , Michael W. Conrad , Neil Googe , Scott Godlewski , Wayne Faucher , Rico Renzi , and Becca Carey .
Birds of Prey ( 2023)#1is by Kelly Thompson , Leonardo Romero , Jordie Bellaire , and Clayton Cowles .
Batman’s New Robin is a Refreshing Take on the Role
Maps ' ebullience and infectious joie de vivre is a refreshing take on the office of Robin , particularly after the use has been dominated by the overly serious and brooding Damian Wayne . Furthermore , she brings her own strong point to the role : just like Jason Todd is an impeccable brawler and Tim Drake excels at police detective oeuvre , Maps ' love of lore meansshe clamber at shell out with the supernatural , with all of her adventures alongside Batman so far involving mythological or paranormal entities like spook , Japanese kappas , or the Slovenian varcolac .
From her risky venture at Gotham Academy to her finally donning the red - and - chicken costume , it has been a joyousness to ascertain Maps ' way of life to becoming Robin . While there is still much to learn about Maps ' adventures withBatmanbefore she becomes Meridian in the futurity , Maps Mizoguchi is a stellar addition to the Bat - Family as DC ’s 6th officialRobin .
Batman : The Brave and the Bold ( 2023)#12is available now from DC Comics .
Batman : The Brave and the Bold#12 ( 2023 )
