Batman & Robin release date, characters, plot: all the details about the DC comics miniseries

While Batman and Robin get most of the panel time, at its heart, this isn’t a Batman/Robin story.

DC Comics has revealed a fresh 12-part comic series titled Batman and Robin: Year One, crafted by creators Mark Waid and Chris Samnee. The series debuts on Wednesday, October 16, with its inaugural issue available at select comic book stores.

What is the plot of Batman & Robin?

In Batman and Robin: Year One, Bruce Wayne adapts to raising orphan Dick Grayson while Gotham faces a new threat: the arrival of a enigmatic crime lord known as the General, who aims to seize control by dismantling rival mobs. 

As Batman and his young partner Robin investigate, they uncover a mysterious link to Two-Face. Balancing their roles as mentor and protege, and grappling with Dick Grayson's fate, they must confront challenges that test their bond as crime fighters and family.

Who are the characters in Batman & Robin?

Mark Waid explained, “While Batman and Robin are the stars of this tale and get most of the panel time, at its heart, this isn’t a Batman/Robin story, it’s a Bruce/Dick story.”

“It takes place only a month or two after Bruce adopted Dick, and it’s sinking in for Bruce that he has no idea how to be a father to a kid that age. He has no role model—his own father was long dead by the time he was Dick’s age. Nothing he’s ever done has prepared him for this, and Alfred—wise as he is—doesn’t have much experience here either.”

Chris Samnee described, “Dick is everything Bruce is not—impetuous, flamboyant, reckless.”

“But he’s also precise; he can stick a landing. He’ll take orders when they make sense to him, but he’s keen to improvise, testing his role within the Dynamic Duo. The first pages you’ll see will showcase how they’ll be acting, and reacting, as they adventure out into Gotham City on patrol together. We’re so excited for this story to finally be told.”

Batman and Robin: Year One #1, co-plotted by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee, penned by Mark Waid, illustrated and featuring the main cover by Chris Samnee, colored by Matheus Lopes, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, will include variant covers by Mikel Janín, Matteo Scalera, Karl Kerschl, and Lee Weeks. 

When will Batman & Robin be released?

The comic will be available at local comic book shops starting October 16, 2024.