He eventually is targeted by the Warlock's daughter, formerly Darla who has been revived by magic on his way towards a date with a girl named Linda. Bernard is eventually rescued alongside the other students by the intervention of Batman. Tim Drake has been exploring his bisexuality for well over a year, and this cover marks a major milestone in his current character arc, as it's the first on-page kiss between Robin and his boyfriend. So Tim in order to make Bernard happy approaches the jocks and offering to allow them to beat him, in return for him allowing them to beat him up instead, but he ends up befriending the jocks giving Bernard his shot to talk to Darla, who promptly asks him if Tim is seeing anyone.īernard later is the one who brings to the attention of Tim Drake that Stephanie Brown has become the newest Robin, as well as presenting his theory that Batman owns secret orphanages through which he selects children to become Robin when the previous ones die, as well as Batman working for a secret shadow government that runs everything.īernard is later present during Gothams War Games, as well as being present alongside Tim when Darla is shot, hiding in the classroom as Tim attempts to find a safe route out of Alamo high. Warning: Potential SPOILERS for Tim Drake: Robin 6 New cover art released by DC Comics shows Robin sharing a swoon-worthy kiss with his boyfriend Bernard Dowd. Later, Bernard reveals his crush on Darla Aquista, but fears talking to her because of the jocks that are always around her, when she shows up at the diner he and Tim are eating at. DC's Tim Drake - the third Robin and current Red Robin - is finally getting the chance to explore his new romantic relationship with former classmate Bernard for the first time since coming out as bisexual in Batman: Urban Legends 6. The agenda that these comics push is widely known and fairly clear, but agenda or not, the shrinking skeleton crew at DC thought Tim Drake: Robin was going to net them more readers. Warning: contains spoilers for Batman: Urban Legends 10.

Grieve Memorial Highschool, meeting Tim Drake on the first day of his junior year teaching Tim about the rules and cliques of the school, much to Tim's initial annoyance despite considering him his first new friend at school. They did the same thing to Tim’s boyfriend Bernard and the Golden Age Green Lantern, Alan Scott, well before either of them. His successor, Damian Wayne has well and truly made a name for himself as the Boy Wonder, but DC's writers are still struggling to give Tim an identity of his own. Bernard was created by Bill Willingham and Rick Mays. Published The upcoming first issue of Tim Drake: Robin fills readers in on how Tim has been balancing crimefighting with dating his new boyfriend, Bernard. Warning: This article contains a preview for Tim Drake: Red Robin 4 Arguably the best Robin to grace the pages of DC Comics, Tim Drake needs a new name.

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