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Tim Drake is on a Modern path in the earth ofBatmancomics - one that may well make him DC ’s most significant hoagy . Though Tim does n’t know it just yet , his latest case has him investigate the mysteries underpinning the entire DC " Rebirth . " It ’s finally becoming clear just how much of a menace Red Robin truly is to DC ’s biggest , unseen baddie .
Two geezerhood ago , DC Comics relaunched in the tremendously successful " Rebirth " initiative . A one - injection by Geoff Johns revealed that a mysterious force had damage the DC timeline , removing years ' worth of time in the name of weakening the hero for a presumed , surprise attack . All that was good , positive , and exciting was rip away . relationship were shoot down apart and friendly relationship were discerp - and it wasDr . Manhattan ofWatchmenpulling the string .
But now , the world ’s outstanding tec is on his trail .
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At the time ofRebirth , DC foretell a two - year arc which is eventually coming to a head . The former issue ofDetective Comics#981 concludes author James Tynion IV ’s " Batman Eternal " arc , and it set Tim Drake up to play a all important part in the " Rebirth " narration . Though Tim does n’t know it , he ’s inquire the mystery at the heart and soul of " Rebirth . " One sniff of the other timelines in DC ’s Multiverse , and the mystery is too fascinating for him to ignore .
As fans roll in the hay , Red Robin is one of the outstanding minds in the DC Comics Universe . It ’s because of thatthe death of Tim Drake was fakedearly on in theRebirth , asSuperman ’s no - longsighted - dead beginner Jor - Elexplained . Although Tim grapple to scat , it was too former to hold the Bat - home together , and he was shake by a glimpse of a dystopian future in whichBatwoman finally pop Batman . Detective Comics#981 brings a close to that level , and in the physical process gives Tim a coup d’oeil of diverging timelines . The issue terminate with Tim and his girlfriend Stephanie head off into the sundown on a quest to discover the truth about these parallel reality .
There are three things that have made Red Robin a truly alone fictional character in the " Rebirth " earned run average . The first is his hotshot intellect , which frankly may be beyond even that of Batman ( as Bruce Wayne has personally asserted ) . The 2nd is his capacity to unite paladin , friends , and family unit likewise ; that was why Jor - El removed him from the timeline in the first place . That ’s exactly the form of skill and ability the villains of " Rebirth " have essay to scratch from the timeline , and with Tim Drake … they have failed .
The third , though , may be the most of import : Tim Drake is beginning to understand the concept of time and space that underpin the DC Multiverse . And if there is anyone in the DC Universe who can understand the force at work , it ’s Tim . He ’s ill-use out of the spotlight to solve this mystery for now , but when he return … well , require cock-a-hoop thing with Red Robin ’s name all over them .
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