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Batman’s Best Girl: Harper Row is Turning Into Tim Drake Fast

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Batman #18, on sale today.Damian Wayne’s body isn’t even cold yet, and […]
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Damian Wayne’s body isn’t even cold yet, and Batman writer Scott Snyder has introduced what seems to be a new Tim Drake for a new generation.After months of watching Batman from the wings, our odds-on candidate to take over as Robin stepped in to act as his unofficial sidekick in today’s Batman #18, using insight and technology to make herself valuable at a key moment.Harper Row, the street-smart girl with the facial piercings and absent parents, threw on a cat suit this month and helped Batman take down a scumbag with a small army of Venom-infused fighting dogs.Why make such an oddly-timed debut? Well, a couple of reasons.First of all, it’s not clear whether she knows (at first) about the death of Robin, although she did suss out that it was loss that has driven Batman to the brink…

Harper Row in costume from Batman #18
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