Is Batman Wayne Family Adventures The Best Batman Comic?
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- Batman Wayne Family Adventures is a DC Comics Webtoon project focused on the Batfamily. While largely comedic in nature the series does also play host to some deep character moments. In some instances the series deeply cherishes DC Comics canon and lore in a way that at times rivals the mainline comic books. Batman, Batgirl, Dick Grayson (Nightwing), Jason Todd (Red Hood) Tim Drake, Damian Wayne (Robin), Oracle, The Justice League, and so many more have both interesting and fun moments to shine. In this video we take a look at some of the the interesting moments that have occurred in this ongoing (time of recording lol) series. We also compare some moments that have been mirrored in mainline books. Such as an outing with Tim and Bernard in DC Pride 2022 (excluding Tim's special not out yet we'll get there). We also examine an outing with Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown and Barbara Gordon (Oracle) as it pans out when compared to Batgirls the ongoing series. That and take a look at some fun issues, silly moments, what people may not be enjoying and more. It's a Batman Wayne Family Adventures catch up here on Casually Comics!
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I'm not gonna say that it's the best Batman comic, but it's definitely a treasure for people who like wholesome bat family moments.
I AM going to say that...at least of all the recent ones.
I am curious - what do you think is the best Batman comic?
that's honestly all I want from it, wholesome moments, we rarely see the bat family act like a family in many situations and getting to see Bruce as a caring father and the robins and batgirls acting as brothers and sisters is the cutest thing on the planet, showing that despite being heroes, they can still enjoy the fun moments in between beating the crap out of joker, riddler, etc.
My favorite chapter is when Damian tried to find something he could use to blackmail Jason and ended up giving *HIM* something to use as blackmail
While still having a cute bonding scene.
i think that jason reading austen is too cute
Honestly what I love most about this comic is that it’s everything I wanted from a batman story featuring all this characters and just having fun being an actual family and I love it so much
Agreed its why it's freaking awesome
Yeah I always love seeing batfamily members being a family. When Dick says Tim is the closest thing he has to a brother in the Dixon run, when Jason gets mad at Dick for faking his death and is about to call him brother, when Damian is mourning Steph and complains how much she got on his nerves and Wonder Girl says "that's what big sisters are supposed to do".. I eat that shit up. This comic is just nonstop those moments
@Is Swampus Why are you being so negative lol? They just said they liked the comic and somehow you managed to find a way to insult them for it.
@Is Swampus I would ask "why so serious" but you would have to be interesting to merit the question.
@Is Swampus Better than acting the prat just to get any attention they can. While therapy is more expensive for that kind of thing, it is infinitely more useful, hence the cost.
The best part of that Tie scene was Wonder Woman just walking in and saying "Have you tried just... Not wearing a tie?"
All hail Princess Diana, the only Justice League member who can give a simple problem a simple solution.
This comic really manages to just highlight little character moments that I feel we bat fans have wanted for them for years.
Batman congratulating steph, talia checking up on Damian and the acknowledge Jason ptsd are all powerfully human moments that are sweet.
Combine that with a great intro to underutilized batfamily characters and plenty of comic Easter eggs and this comic is a gem for new and old fans .
This is definitely what I enjoyed about the comic. I like them just interacting.
One chapter I liked was Bruce getting jealous of the rest of the Bat Family having merch for the other members of the Justice League and nobody had any Bat merch. The last straw was Steph drinking from a Green Arrow coffee cup.
Wayne Family Adventures is a treasure. I also really liked the Cass two-parter that focuses on her ballet. The introduction of Cass liking ballet was something I really liked and I feel like it made so much sense for her character. I love the idea of having someone like Cass who grew up seeing the body, especially her body, as nothing but a weapon find a form of self-expression that uses the body to tell a story and convey complex emotions. Ballet as a concept is just something that Cass would be able to connect with on a fundamental level unlike anything else. But I feel like this aspect gets forgotten a lot.
This image sold me on Cass's connection with ballet instantly, and I just wish they would use it more often and explore it as a form of self-expression for her comicnewbies.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cassandra-cain-performs-a-ballet-dance-2.jpg
I love this webcomic tbh. The Bat-Family in the main comics is petty toxic, abusive even at times. However, it’s portrayal in the Wayne Family adventures is much more pure and has a far nicer dynamic.
You know this comics series could work for an Animated Series/movie. Would love to see a Batman cartoon/film that focus on the whole Bat-Family.
Yessssssssssss
Would be fantastic with how much so much the batfamily is nuked out of existence every adaption (pretty sure Young Justice is the first tv series adaptation with every Robin). Stephanie Brown especially NEEDS more screen time. How is she so overlooked when her character’s story is so modern and relatable with a powerful message. Between her family background, feeling forgotten and a failure as robin and batgirl (and being both), and her imposter syndrome, there’s so much opportunity. From her focus chapter in the Wayne Family adventures where Bruce talked to her and told her she is enough and he deals with having to live up to a “perfect” symbol himself, that was honestly just powerful.
I think it doesn’t work as a film
What I won’t give for a Young Justice spin off of the bat clan. But at this rate we probably won’t even get a season five of YJ 😔😔😔
@@yw9372Didn't YJ finish a while ago
I liked one of most recent ones, with Bruce and Clark listening in on their adoptive parents talking. They are acting like friends instead of gritty rivals or just fellow superheroes without any heart. Plus, Alfred and the Kents talking together was sweet.
Ikr that one was hilarious and wholesome 😂😭
Yes! That's probably my favorite episode thus far! Just Alfred and the Kents being wholesome parents having dinner and talking over dessert, and then the hilarity of "Oh no, she's onto us!" with the old Clark and Bruce duo!
"Bruce we talked about this! Not in my parents' house!"
Damn, i want some Superman family adventures, it would be great if we had a book that flashed out dynamics of different members of the family. What's the relationship between Power Girl and Lois, Jon Kent and John Henry, Martha and Johnatan Kent and Sam Lane, ect, there's so much potential to show us those characters together interacting with each other, you can even bring back superpets and explore thier dynamics with each other and thier owners, the sky is the limit.
This kind of idea is what I wanted after the first season of Superman and Lois. Like, why haven't the twins met their aunt Kara (Supergirl)? There's not even a mention of her...
@@marsjokes I think the real world reason for them not meet was Covid. But I’m there with you because they don’t really talk about her or even call her. I kept feeling like the kids problems could really use a talking out with their cool aunt.
@@marsjokes I really REALLY wanted to like that show just because of the idea of superman dealing with family issues. But then CW… we honestly didn’t even NEED the overarching story/plot. Clark having to learn how to be a father and world/city wide protector was more than enough.
Connor Kent having to go to Lex Luthor's home every other weekend...and both driving each other crazy. Seriously, I wanted more of this after Reign of Supermen
Yeah after reading the one with the Young Justice crew. I want Superman fam, Wonder Fam, Flash fam…I mean I want this for all the Dc Families 😁
Kate as a gay big sister is so darn adorable. I'm surprised at how fun and wholesome the webtoon is. The hand little thing with the hand holding hits too damn close to home
not to mean anything but why not use lesbian
that is her label, reclaim the word
To bad they apply to the wrong character.
@@suisui7481
"big gay sister" sounds funnier.
The Jason Todd PTSD two-parter especially was what I liked.
And when Bruce kissed the top of Jason's head. My heart stopped for three seconds😵😖🤩🥰
I love the series. Its' fun and has lots of wholesome moments. I like how it humanizes Bruce who I can finally call Bruce instead of Civilian batman. I like how it humanizes the DC universe actually. Not everyone is a gritty teeth grinding psycho waiting to injure random mooks and oogle anything with boobs.
The irony of being that kind of "mature" being actually VERY childish is staggering, isn't it?
@@johnathonhaney8291 THIS!!! Grunt macho Batman has a place, but his place is his own comic title where he can be emo!Punisher-lite without directly impacting children that he is responsible for.
And Clark and the other Justice Leaguers being human in their off time.
@@msmaria5039 lol the Tie situation is my favorite
Honestly I really want to see this as an animated series, a wholesome story about the bat family focusing on humour and family relationships? Yes please, total lack of the Joker? Good yes, even if the wayne family get flanderized its better then seeing anymore of the joker
One of my personal favorite chapters is the one where Damien and Jason bond over Pride and Prejudice
Man, imagine if Jay Nakamura does end up being evil and he just take off his wig revealing he's bald and BAM, he becomes Jon's Lex Luthor with a kinda enemy/lovers thing going on
That's what I been hoping for since from the start of that comic run Jon was too into Jay. Since I remember like his father, Jon is weak to psychics even weaker because he never fought any yet.
@@ExeErdna As far as I’m aware pink hair seems to be a common trait for teen psychics, so it wouldn’t clash with his design.
I hope you cover the Jason two-parter once it’s out for free cause holy hell I love it, I feel like it’s something that was really needed for his character, and it’s nice to see a freaking webcomic tackle subjects fans have wanted to see for years that the mainline comics tend to gloss over. I just love WFA so much for humanising the Batfamily while still keeping things generally light hearted as a reprieve from how grim things usually are for them.
Replying because it’s now out for free. :)
So glad I was able to see it. Apparently, in the mainline comics, you don't see Jason's trauma towards Joker and the crowbar incident. As a top comment says: "No amount of 'I was murdered' jokes is going to make getting beaten to death by a psycho clown okay."
@@shadowstar8619 I haven't read any of the Jason-focused comics yet and it broke my heart that the mainline comics skip over his trauma from his Actual Death Experience. I guess it makes sense - a lot of them seem to skip over all of the parts of trauma that make the characters vulnerable in favor of the ones that make them edgy and aggressive. And yeah! The bats should be resilient as heck! But part of what makes them so cool is that they're human, and humans are vulnerable sometimes. The Bats absolutely deserve more moments in the spotlight highlighting the way their lives have affected them in their lives. I love Wayne Family Adventures for this.
At this point, I think Wayne Family Adventures is the only DC title I'm actively reading (though I am reading Nightwing when it comes out in trades)…I tend to like when there's a mix of emotion and zaniness, so that helps, and then I also just appreciate that it isn't the grim, slightly pretentious tone that I often feel pervades DC (especially Batman).
A close friend of mine is mostly the same way though I don’t know how she feels about current Nightwing other than wanting him to not get sexually harassed anymore (don’t we all)
@@Cdr2002 Yeah :/
Seeing Steph in the fake mustache makes me wonder if each of the bat family have their own Matches Malone.
... Great, now I want a Matches Malone Retrospective
@BlueEXEvideos
While only Tim's is named Alvin Driper. Dick and Jason also have similar disquises.
Honestly, the webcomic is the healthiest interpretation of the batfam I've seen in a long time. Possibly ever.
Personally I LOVE the tie joke, my favorite interpretations of the JLA has always been the ones were the help each other no matter how big or small the issue and are friends and family with bonds stronger than steel
I really hope that Marvel gets in on this idea with a Fantastic Four comic in a similar fashion. I feel like that could be really wholesome and fun 😊
Doing Wayne Family Adventures but with the X men would definitely work well.
I thought F4 and X-Men WAS like this all of the time? They have been whenever I read them.
@@unigenius Those would have been specific runs and moments. Which the batfamily has as well in comics (which is where the materials come from). But its also comics and there’s tons of runs and tons of issues and tons of different writers and always the drama. The appeal of a specific comic like wayne family adventures is the more consistent slice of life aspect. You don’t have to worry next issue they’ll all be infighting because one member did something legit horrible and broke them apart and mentally/emotionally damaged everyone only for no one to care after so many issues.
Nice idea, "Marvel's First Family." Reed, Sue, Johnny, Ben, Franklin, Valeria... and who else? Agatha? Willy Lumpkin? Namor? She-Hulk? Medusa? H.E.R.B.I.E.? Victor Von Doom?
@@vullord666 Thank you for explaining what I meant better than I could 😅 I tried for a while to find the correct words to reply but sometimes they simply escape me. 😊💙
Wayne Family Adventures is a nice change of pace, I am enjoying it. And Bruce being Batdad is always a good time.
As a bisexual dude, I think Jay should be turned a villain, and have a story of Jon needing to overcome his emotions and need to defeat him. Its a concept done with many straight couples, so to see it done with a bisexual one could be interesting.
My favorite story so far involves Bruce not making it to Cassandra's recital. It was refreshing to see him being openly caring of his family and acknowledging that his brooding doesn't help.
There's about 365 to 366 days in a year, and it's been bothersome being under the impression that comic book characters, especially heroes like the Bat-family, never have some fun times in between all of their crises.
Thanks for this review and read through, Sacha/Sasha.
I'm relatively new here, and I must say your channel is quite underrated. I might just end up going back to reading comics the more I listen/watch your videos.
I was really excited to see Casandra Cain in something, was not ready for the floods of tears.
I love this comic a lot.
The Barbara and Casandra scene literally made me cry at work
I honestly would love more Tim and Dick stuff, they're like the ultimate brother duo outside of Damian and Dick.
I haven't read the webtoon, and maybe im just in an overly sensitive mood atm but that moment between Babs and Cass genuinely made me tear up😭
I've really been enjoying the WFA comics - actually got to bring in another friend who is/was not a comic fan, but was intrigued by the concept after we watched The Batman movie. I really like how many nods to continuity are in the series, while still doing it's own thing. I know a lot of people don't like too much continuity, or find it hard to get started, but when done right, references to earlier continuity have always spurred me on to find out what they are talking about, or why something is happening (like Dick's Discowing suit - I went out and found some stories where he was wearing it, because it was just so silly I almost imagined it had been made up for the webtoon).
It's definitely underrated. I hope we can continue getting official DC stories in this vein for the foreseeable future!
Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Hell yes, but slice-of-life isn't action adventure, mileage may vary.
The Cassie arc was my first real experience with her as the focus of the story and now I want to read more of her
I genuinely like Wayne Family Adventures. Seeing the Batfamily just be a family is nice and wholesome. I don't know if it's the best Batman comic... But I like it a lot. It has sweet moments.
I’m praying that Jean-Paul Valley makes an appearance at some point.
I don't even like JPV (you're not supposed to like him, right?), but I am in love with this idea.
Short Answer: Yes
Long Answer: Yeeesssss
All jokes aside I do wish there were more stories involving the black bat family members like Duke ( who is meant to be the protagonist) , Luke or hell even Jace and I hate Jace lol.
Same
You said "black bat family members" and I thought you meant Black Bat, Cass's former identity. I was like "Like Cass's mom and dad? Isn't her dad dead?"
@@unigenius lmao
@@unigenius I thought the same thing
@@kareemguimba9714 tbf, Bernard is given time due to his connection with Tim Drake. Not because Bernard himself is so interesting and desired.
But I think one of the things that holds the African-American members of the Batfamily back is none of them were Robins/Batgirls or had any connections to anyone that WAS. They just went straight to being whichever identity they occupy and their own books! So they could largely go ignored because they ha e no substantial history or time with the rest of the Batfam
It is quite sad that Tim and Bernard’s relationship is portrayed better in the webcomic then the mainline comics.
Ah, I'm just glad SOMEONE outside of fanfic remembered that said relationship can be more interesting than the main comic's airbrushing.
@@johnathonhaney8291True, but that is not exactly difficult, the main comics have done a massive disservice Tim, and have done for years. I don’t think I will ever forgive them for whole Drake debacle.
@@Sam_Kings The simple things are ALWAYS difficult, especially when it comes to writing. Paradoxical but true.
It's because with all honesty romance doesn't really work in comics too many times the moment there's a new writer it's gonna be messy since they're gonna want to do their thing and not the last person's thing. Plus Tim and Bernard was a bait in the comics which is getting the respect it deserves here.
@@ExeErdna So basically Tim and Bernard should have their own webcomic
The one thing I enjoy here is that it’s all concentrated in one place, I don’t have to read series X first then Spinoff X1 in between chapters 2-3 but then also read Different hero Z chapters 75 to 98 to understand the background for Chapter 2 even though it opens plot holes that aren’t covered in the spin-off or main series.
OMG!!! THISSS!!!! This is what I hate about current comics!! The forced collecting! Comic companies think these sorts of things incentivize our collecting multiple titles, but it actually just makes us mostly want to give up
@@unigenius That kind of mentality should frankly have died with the popping of the 1990s speculator bubble.
@@johnathonhaney8291 it's like they learned nothing! Marvel is still putting out 42 different X-books with only three stories going on between them, and you have to collect them all to figure out what it is!
The Bruce/Cassandra two parter "Family Ties" is another great Cass episode. I love that it explores Bruce and Cass' relationship and also canonizes their father/daughter status in this universe. Something that the main comics have been kinda skirting around ever since the New 52.
My favorite chapter is definitely the pride and prejudice one! I love how they integrate a small details like Jason and Bruce collecting first edition books into the characterizations of the batfam, like making Jason a bookworm.
Idk if it’s the best Batman Comic but it’s certainly the best Batfamily comic imo.
Focusing on the characters I like: ✅
Giving Character development: ✅
Invoking my favorite parts of fanon yet:✅
Giving Thalia Al Ghul a potential redemption arc I’ve been waiting for since the end of Batman Inc: ✅
Cishet middle aged white guy here. These are not the comics I grew up with. And I'm so glad of that! They don't have to be. They shouldn't be. These are the kinds of comics I wish I could have given my stepkids when they were coming up.
"Will the cake make it?"
Lex Luthor, who has 39 cakes..."Robin has a cake?" * Raises eyebrow *
As someone who usually sticks to runs with an emphasis on the Bat-Family (Thank you, Tynion!), this is absolutely one of my favorites.
I love in the vigilante bingo one they are like “didn’t you train with Deathstroke?” And Dick denies it in a dodgey way to allow multiple canon events to be true at once.
I have to say I found the Cassandra storyline WAY more interesting than the Tim “hide the story(line)”. The reading of the body works with Orphan in so many ways and it gives a seven of nine vibe showing how the abilities remain the same but the perception of the powers can change and be made positive. Something this webtoon should be commended for because in its short run it has done something that DC has struggled with both Damien and Red Hood for years and continue to do so, focus in a direction and run with it.
Yooo love Seven
I enjoy these Batman web comics. The wholesome moments with the characters are amazing and honestly these are my favorite Batman stories going on right now. It's genius with comedy but also very wholesome moments. They are genius!
"Life's too short to have more angst than you can avoid"
I needed to hear that, I really did. Tnanks Sasha ^^
I won't lie, I definitely prefer TimxSteph but I'm really happy that people are getting more coverage of their ship.
Easily my favorite batman comic these days. Always wanted a comic that focuses on the bat family and the writer obviously knows how to write all of them. Especially love how they handle Steph and Cass
11:00 I'm a diehard fan of Cassandra, Nightwing and tim so seeing this is fun
This webtoon was waaay better than I expected.
I feel these writers seem to know these characters better than main canon. Plus Tim and Cass are getting way better characterization and exposure
It's treating Tim so WELL. He feels like the middle-child syndrome workaholic goodhearted mess I've always thought of him as. He's darling!!!!
I feel like everyone, including the writers, forgot about the last Superman: Son of Kal-el ending with Batman going “you can’t trust Jay Nakamura.” Like, Batman knows what he’s talking about with that stuff. I do not trust Jay
At least with Tim we get a journey of him coming to terms with being bi, we didn't get that with Jon. Also, am I the only one who feels like DC's pride special is a hot mess?
In last yea's pride special, none of the stories really stood for me as stories. In an anthology you will occasionally get some that you really love, but whilst none of them were terrible, none of them felt any better than fine to me. I have not read this year's one yet, but I flicked at the Kevin Conroy written one and that was worth it, so here's hoping.
I liked it personally, the only story I felt was outright bad this year was the Jon Kent one.
@@Tiggeralt yeah, I agree with you on that
Tbf, comic romances are mostly misses anyways
It's a mishandling but not a super negative one with Jon? I can see it being a bummer it wasn't addressed well for some queer folks. But for others, like myself, we're kinda tired of Gay stories where we need to go through mental trials and tribulations just to get to the love. I think Jon and Tim's stories need a lot more work. I'm excited to see what they do with Jay- they gave a superhero a boyfriend who's almost invincible? I love that the writers can't do the "damsel in distress" thing, they're going to need to find other avenues and that's exciting. But I don't feel like I really know anything about Bernard yet? I like it so far, becuase I like TIM. But it needs more time before I'm sold. I wish we got to see them rekindle their friendship more first before "let's date." But that's just the opinion of one gay trans writer I'm not the sole voice of the whole community.
Im not really a fan of goofy stuff but emotional moments and conections between batfamilly members give me chills , they feed my opsession with theese characters
The Jason Joker trauma two parter was awesome! Really diving deep into Jason trauma and the sound of metal being the trigger was so amazing.
Some of my fave chapters so far have been:
- the Christmas one you mentioned
- the one flashing back to all the Robin's (GCPD)
- the one about all the Batfamily members causing chaos at Galas (Unaccompanied)
Looking at that list I guess I tend to like the ones where a lot of characters get a spotlight lmao
Same. Tho i can't forgive them for that Jason Robin costume haha. Just use his New 52 one, don't make yet another new one that is (imo) worse.
I have been absolutely LOVING Wayne Family Adventures!! It has a perfect blend of slice-of-life humour and deep character moments. I really wish we could get more of this sprinkled throughout the mainstream Batman books.
The Cass-centric ones have been my favourite, since she and Babs are two of my favourite DC characters. That two-parter was such a great Cass character study, as well as a beautiful depiction of the relationship between the three Batgirls (I'm so glad they have their own identities here).
It's also refreshing to see Bruce having a healthy relationship with his 'kids', and there are so many nice continuity references that make it clear the writers know their stuff.
i love how wholesome and fun it is. Please more batfamily moments
Wife turned me onto these and have been into them ever since. Unfortunately I keep falling behind - Yesterday I read the Tie 'episode'...Love Wonder Woman's reaction to the whole thing.
I realized while watching The Batman, which I did enjoy, how much I love these nice fun comics. Theres a lot of 'darker stories' in comics which tend to get a lot of focus which is good at time but sometimes becomes a bit much. It's nice to have something light and fluffy to look forward to in the week.
People complaining about the tie-bit have never been in the situation of having to tie a tie and having no idea how to do it.
Can you do an update with season 1 finished. Jason Todd chapters made me cry. Someone with PTSD it really made me feel noticed and it wasnt feel dramatized.
Tim liking that everyone's supportive but feeling like he can't talk to them is real. You try to ask someone for advice and they just go "I'll agree with whatever you decide."
A) there is nothing wrong with Discowing.
B) It can get silly, but I think only in the fun way
C) love the wig, strong powergirl vibes
I've said it before... I'll say it again... DC partnering up with WebToon is the smartest move they've made in DECADES...
I really want them to print this. I adore it and I need to own it in a tangible way...
The way Tim and Steph broke up was just disrespectful toward the legacy of their relationship. And Stephanie has been nothing but disrespected for over a decade now. It doesn't matter if Tim were dating another girl, it would still be annoying and disrespectful how DC handled this.
But of course that on top of the fact many say Bernard is just a male version of Stephanie is just hella annoying. Though I don't agree with Tim being bi, I still love his character and will never love him any less. He has always been my favorite batboy. But making his first relationship with a dude just so haphazard is just lazy writing. But hey, he's been disrespected in writing too for over a decade. Of course this is not going to make him any more interesting as a character. He still gets no real quality stories and character arcs like he used to. Sexuality does not a good and relevant character make, everyone knows that.
And making him Robin again is stupid. Just do Red Robin 2009 again but better. That was peak Tim finding his own unique identity in the batfamily, not drowning in the Robin title over and over.
I feel like him being Robin again *could've* worked off it was more emphasized with his started motivation in Alfred RIP where he told Bruce he would come back and help Bruce through this death. Tim came in after Jason's death to help Bruce, and now Bruce was spiraling after Alfreds death so Tim wanted to help. There is character mining potential here about the history of their relationship and where it can go from here but nothing has really been made of it.
@Dot Euphoria Nuff said.
I do wish he was Red Robin again, or just an entire different identity. Characters should grow and leave the mantle, or get new ones, that's one of the reasons why I don't like Steph and Cass being called "Batgirls" again cuz they shouldn't be using that title anymore, for me they're called Spoiler and Orphan
This looks really fun tbh. The scene of Steph with that fake mustache being caught and Damien looking at her (without a disguise) made me laugh a bunch for some reason.
You reading Babs speech had me actually crying. Thank you
It seems to me that this format is allowing the creators to put the fun back into these characters. Maintaining the angst of a monthly title (or several) can be exhausting.
I might be setting myself for disappointment, but maybe the comic can do a better BatxCat wedding.
Your average fanfic writer could do a better one of those, as it's not a high bar to clear. But yeah, I'd love to see that too with WFA.
I really like this webtoon so far! I feel like it's easy to get overwhelmed with webtoon just because there's so many series to read but this is one of the few that I come back to read on a weekly basis. It's just a good time to me and I like the deeper character moments as well. I have always enjoyed the family aspect of Batman (especially since he just started out with Alfred). Hopefully in the future I'll find the time to read other comics with these characters
Honestly this is one of the comics I look forward to the most each week. I just really love it🥰
Tim’s bisexuality is handled so much better here. Thinking about it, all the characters themselves are handled really well, which is nice for a change. (There’s a bit of fanon but it’s not overly obnoxious)
I hope it gets a printed release!
I know you're only talking about the chapters currently available to all but I am very excited about the upcoming 2 parter dealing with Jason's PTSD surrounding his death. Finally time for my boy to get his 2 parter!
I love Wayne Family adventures. Its much lighter and a lot sillier than most Batman stories but that's fine. One of the things you have to accept in comics is that you'll see many different interpretations of characters. Everyone is recognizable here, this is just a version of their lives where the stakes are internal rather than external. No one is going to die in a fight but they'll struggle with themselves. Its not even really as different as it seems, psychology is as integral to Batman stories as mystery and action.
Oh holy hell.. That scene you showed with Babs and Orphan at the mirror sold me and I just checked out the first 2 'epsodes'. Cookiefight legit put a smile on my face. This is gold. Thanks for covering it and sharing the wholesome goodness and seriously great writing/artistry here. This is quickly becoming one of my fave bat family books, at time of typing. :p
when babs told cass to look in the mirror and told her what she saw i started tearing up. what an amazing thing to say to a legacy character who’s having an identity issue. if those lines were ever in a panel in the comics it would be held as one of the greatest cass/babs moments ever. it still is but not everyone is reading this webtoon
I've been waiting for it to get ahead so I could read it in larger chunks but I am so excited to dive in. I really loved that it explored all the fears of too slow and too fast, sexuality doesn't have to be angst ridden or rainbows and sunshine, exploring the small nuances is so important and I love the Cass chapters, I started crying and I haven't even read it. I love that Barbara can be older sister and friend and all those minis seemed great.
I think it comes down to different story genres.
Main DC: action movie style with some character moment
WFA: family drama / comedy with some action
Guess it depends what you want from a Batman comic.
Maybe it's nostalgia but older comics seem to manage this better
Then again i think writers do have less pages to work with
I really like the concept of Wayne family adventures, definitely seems like my kind of webcomic. Especially since I sometimes get tired of the darkness of DC a lot. So it's refreshing. I haven't properly read it outside of Instagram posts yet, but that has more to do with Life Stuff then actual motivation to read it.
I agree. Whenever I see a wok that goes way too dark or just wrong, I switch back to WFA to get my spirits up again.
I can’t thank you enough for clueing me in to this WEBTOON. I’ve never read a WEBTOON before, and I was pleasantly surprised. The Jason PTSD issues were amazing. Keep up the good work, and thanks again.
Jason Todd:” So let’s say hypothetically a VERY BAD MAN KILLED YOUR SON--“
FAVORITE SCENE 😂😂😂
I will probably never be on board with the relationship between Tim and Bernard. I'll always want Tim to get back with Stephanie no matter what, but I do agree that Bernard is way better than Jay.
Same.
personally, I have been LOVING this series. it never fails to make me smile. there is this one panel in the most recent chapter wehere Batman breaks his leg. apparently he fell down the stairs while trying to do skateboard tricks or something. and he's just face planting down the stairs. the rest of his body is just in the air. I laughed so hard that I very nearly chocked to death on a cough drop.
I love the series. The humor is slwa in character. Like Dick can't be embarrassed.
I liked too the one when Dick worrying if he is a good big brother. That is in character.
I liked too in the Damian making friends he also reaches out to Dick. I always liked the Dick Damian relationship in comics.
Wayne Family Adventures may not be the absolute best...but its in the top 10 and is by far the most refreshing.
See it's kinda why I don't want tim to stay with Bernard cause he's pretty freaking boring he literally has 2 other people that he could've been with, but people just brush Stephanie away and not have any closure. Also he's way better than Jay I'll give him that.
Agreed same with Jon
@@chidaluokoro9104 oh I will roast that boy and and his boyfriend till the day I die
This just show this story are really forced.
Atleast Jon bisexuality don't come against decade of continuity, like Tim.
@@MrSafior how does it go against continuity?
@@chidaluokoro9104 Tim in his 30 years of history never show any interest in men.
That all.
The webtoon SHOW HOW YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO HEALTHY NON-HETERO RELATIONSHIPS.
Instead of that pandering they do in the comics. Its really embarassing to even compare
It helps to remember that it's an actual relationship first, complete with all the ups and downs that go with such.
It's doesn't change the fact this relationship is really forced.
Frankly the introduction of this crackship almost ruined this web comics.
@@MrSafiorruined for who? I think that was an opinion. Because in there's a lot of other people that doesn't think like that.
@@akuncadangan9862 The whole Tim/Bernard thing has been a fiasco, it's should never exist, alongside the idea that Tim is bi.
Wow, that Cass & Barbara scene was strong stuff, I'm gonna have to read this now huh.
I adore WFA. It's a highlight of my week and something I always look forward to. And I can understand some finding it too silly at times but I think it's an even trade. The main comics can be insanely dark and gritty at times so its nice to get the opposite feeling from this comic.
Heck the main comics will often be goofy while trying to be more intense. Like when in the current Robin run Damian took some blood and drew circles around his eyes and an R on his chest to symbolize him being Robin again but it was just goofy looking. (Though those issues were good overall that moment has just stuck in my mind)
Or going further back you have really silly stuff like say MetalHead from the comics leading into Bane breaking Bruce's back. (Seriously if you've never seen Metalhead look him up his entire getup is hilarious).
Forgive the incoming rant in advance...I have come to DESPISE grim and gritty as applied to superheroes. Too much of it is an adolescent's idea of what a grownup should be. The real world is full enough painful and depressing things as it is. I DON'T need more in my fiction, thank you.
So, yeah, I adore WFA for all those reasons, ESPECIALLY for the silliness.
@@johnathonhaney8291 yeah no I get you. I personally don't really like the insane dark and gritty. Like I really hate the N52 and its due to just like how over the top it went with that as well as what it did to the characters. I dropped comics in fall of 2018 due to it just being too boring and depressing. Didn't pick up again till last year and thats only a few titles. Well really just Robin and Nightwing and then a few mini series like Robins and Robin & Batman. Oh and now Task Force Z just to see where that is going.
As for old gritty stuff most of it i find funny. Like again old characters like Metalhead. Though im unsure if he was ever suppose to be like considered dark. Because his design is just silly. Though there is a moment of Bruce calling him a "dark mirror" of what he could be. Though that being that Metalhead was an obsessive guy who was relentless in his pursuit of the info he wanted and attacked people along the way.
Though I really don't like various stuff that was done to make the characters darker or cruel ya know. Like I mean im biased in this as a batfam fan but I hate how Bruce went from caring father to abusive ass who beats his kids. From attack Dick and kicking him out of the house. To stuff like him again hitting Dick during The Court of the Owls and attacking him after Forever Evil to force him to go to Spiral (poor nightwing cant catch a break)
Then you have him hitting Tim after the wedding with Selina fell apart. And him attacking Jason after the whole Penguin stuff. Then you had the whole thing with him and Damian during the titan run before it ended.
Im just. Tired ya know. So I love getting to see good dad Bruce in WFA. We see that some times in the comics now. Like during the Shadow War event him and Damian have some really good talks. But then you also have the stuff with Task Force Z where he won't trust Jason and won't like listen and it's causing them to clash. I just. Idk I eat up the family content when I can find it.
And im not against the family clashing family's do a lord knows I come from a huge family and things are far from great. But like I enjoy the clashing when it's written well. Not when it's just brutal or feels off or too much.
Really I could talk non stop about the comics I just often don't have the chance. I no longer talk to the person I used to discuss comics with and outside of talking to the guys who work at my local comic shop I dont really have anyone to talk to irl.
And I have the reign it in with them since I don't wanna take up too much of their time though I know those guys like chatting about it too.
@@roxan_1314 And here I thought I had a rant...sounds like this has been bothering you for a while longer.
@@johnathonhaney8291 oh yeah no my definition of a rant is was different. A rant in my experience is several pages long. I also just. Talk a lot. And with topics I dont get to often talk about i have a ton built up so if I get a chance to talk about it ive basically got a novel ready and just have to hold most of it back.
But yeah I mean its been bothering me for about 10 years now. So. Been thinking about this a long time.
@@roxan_1314 I figured. Maybe a style thing too...I'm a pro ghostwriter so tend to use minimum words for maximum effect.
Easily my #1 favorite element of this series is how the Bat Family openly refer to each other as siblings and Bruce is 100% their dad. They're the Bat FAMILY.
Also Tim's newly-out bi panic is a big mood.
Wayne Family Adventures is good enough to overcome my Bat-Apathy, so that's a point in its favor. Really hope to see more DC/Webtoon comics in the future!
7:54 My problem with Jay Nakamura is a silly one, in that there are just so many DC characters with names that are variations of Jay or Jason that I have a hard time keeping them all straight.
I think WFA is kinda tapped into the Batfamily fandom moreso than the various creators of the mainstream comics and seems to know exactly what broad strokes fandom at large feel are missing from those comics and has been exploring those ideas in WFA. Ideas like "Tim's queer awakening is underdeveloped" or "Tim and Dick never actually adressed how their relationship changed as the batfam kept growing" or "Jason's been shown to have ptsd of some kind, wouldn't it be nice if that was awknoledged by other characters?" or "man, it would be great if Cass' body reading abilities were further explored."
These are all things I really do want to be explored in main canon, and some of the DARKER stuff? Probably only CAN be explored in darker comics or in the pages of fanfiction, rather than the fun comedy webtoon, but as far as comics delivering on underexplored aspects of canon, WFA is delivering what the rest of DC is leaving on the back burner.
I have been loving this comic so much. It's a lot of fun and clearly full of a lot of love for the Bat family.
Big agree re TimxBernard. Gimme more of my boy having angst.
There's also two episodes that highlight Jason's PTSD from what the Joker did to him. I haven't been reading a lot of mainstream DC comics in a while but I feel like they don't nearly touch up enough on the trauma Jason would have. (hello? getting literally murdered after being tortured 😭 nobody would just recover from that) And it's such a sweet moment to see how the Batfam helps Jason in different ways, and it's just two of my favorite chapters because we don't see that side nearly enough