His strength seems to be his ability to talk to a new generation of readers, to show them both the relevancy of Superman’s ideals and the need to evolve those tenets.” Dan Jurgens introduction of Jon was quieter and his growth in importance and popularity has been more organic but perhaps just as impactful as Damian’s. So, part of this was saying it’s not enough to just have a generic daughter of Wonder Woman she has to be a character, she has to have weaknesses and strengths and a personality that can play off her brothers and her mother. It was about Batman having a son, yes, but it was more about this attitude Damian brought and how that played off of Batman and the Robins, how it immediately differentiated Damian as a character that was fun to read and write. “When Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert introduced Damian, it went off like an atom bomb in the DC Universe. So, after I had that idea in my head, I couldn’t get it out.” It was the kind of thing I’d want to read with them at any age. I have three kids, two of whom are close in age and then one who’s 5 years younger than those two, so I’m very familiar with this dynamic and its potential for comedy and drama.
This got me thinking about the son of Batman and the son Superman as older brother babysitters and how really the person they should be looking after is their little sister, the daughter of Wonder Woman. Mitch had a great idea for doing a sort of all ages short story to follow up on our Mister Miracle series where Jon and Damian would be babysitting Scott and Barda’s kid, Jack. “Hard to remember exactly, but I think I stole at least the first spark from Mitch Gerads, the brilliant artist whom I’m blessed to work with on so many things.
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