Robin's Unique Vampire Power Flips His Most Common Criticism
Warning: spoilers ahead for DC vs Vampires: Hunters #1!
In the latest tie-in to DC Comics' DC vs Vampires, it's been confirmed that Damian Wayne's Robin is the greatest vampire in the DC Universe, albeit for an unexpected reason. Having been betrayed and bitten by Nightwing in the main series, Damian Wayne has become a vampiric bounty hunter in the new DC vs Vampires: Hunters, seemingly tracking down any last pockets of resistance who stand against the new Vampire King. However, Damian isn't as loyal to his vampire lord as he should be.
In the main DC vs Vampires series from James Tynion IV, Matthew Rosenberg, and Otto Schmidt, Batman and his family were some of the last heroes standing in the midst of a massive vampire revolution. While it began with supervillains being bitten and corrupted, the DC Universe's heroes were soon targeted to become vampires, such as Green Lantern and Wonder Woman. However, Nightwing revealed himself to be the Vampire King, betraying his fellow vigilantes and killing almost all of them. However, he did manage to bite and turn Damian Wayne into a vampire to join his horde as they successfully took over the world.
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Now, DC vs Vampires: Hunters #1 from Rosenberg and artist Neil Googe sees Damian Wayne operating as a bounty hunter for the Vampire King. However, the former Robin is in truth working for the resistance, aiding Alfred Pennyworth and Martian Manhunter, saving what heroes he can from the vampiric hordes who now freely roam the Earth. The issue also sees Damian trying to assassinate the Vampire King once and for all. This proves to be a nearly fatal attempt after he is burned by a vampiric Starfire. That
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