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I was shocked after reading Batman Incorporated #8 where Damian Wayne was murdered by his own mother, through the hand of the Heretic.
But, I was more surprised with Batman and Robin #18 Requiem
It is an almost entirely text-free issue. There are no words spoken for none are needed. There is no omniscient, self-aware voice-over narration to accompany the images as they shift and coalesce on the page. There is nothing to mitigate the loss that blankets Wayne Manor like a shroud. The silence is unrelenting and unforgiving and ultimately, it speaks louder than any words possibly could. What does one say in the face of insurmountable loss? When confronted with the finality of death, words fail us as Bruce Wayne moves through the manor, haunted by the spaces where Damian Wayne used to be.
So soon after the death of Robin, the traces of his presence are still fresh. A single glove, so small against Batman's own gauntlets. A unfinished family portrait that Damian will never sit for again. A sketchbook full of drawings of the only true family a boy had ever known. A dog waiting for an owner that will never come home. As Batman heads into the night, perhaps too haunted by memories he can't hope to escape, Robin begins to disappear from view. One minute, he is there. The next, he is not. The silence makes his absence that much keener as Bruce's heart breaks and ours break with it.
The only words we read in the entire issue come in the form of a note Damian left for Bruce before leaving, never to return. It's almost too tidy a farewell, considering the character's story arc since his first appearance but it's a neat juxtaposition to Bruce's wordless grief, masterfully illustrated . Bruce finally lets all the pent up rage,and smashes the locker where Robin's suit is, scattering the fallen hero's gear, reminding Bruce of the limp body of his beloved son. The last image in the issue is Bruce Wayne clutching to the costume of his lost son.

It's such a painfull scene that I HAD to draw it, especially after drawing the hug from issue #14

If someone want's to read Batman and Robin #18 Requiem: www.readcomics.tv/batman-and-r…
Also the firs hug, a parallel to this picture: remember395.deviantart.com/art…

hope you like it!
Done with markers and pencils

Description
I was shocked after reading Batman Incorporated #8 where Damian Wayne was murdered by his own mother, through the hand of the Heretic.
But, I was more surprised with Batman and Robin #18 Requiem
It is an almost entirely text-free issue. There are no words spoken for none are needed. There is no omniscient, self-aware voice-over narration to accompany the images as they shift and coalesce on the page. There is nothing to mitigate the loss that blankets Wayne Manor like a shroud. The silence is unrelenting and unforgiving and ultimately, it speaks louder than any words possibly could. What does one say in the face of insurmountable loss? When confronted with the finality of death, words fail us as Bruce Wayne moves through the manor, haunted by the spaces where Damian Wayne used to be.
So soon after the death of Robin, the traces of his presence are still fresh. A single glove, so small against Batman's own gauntlets. A unfinished family portrait that Damian will never sit for again. A sketchbook full of drawings of the only true family a boy had ever known. A dog waiting for an owner that will never come home. As Batman heads into the night, perhaps too haunted by memories he can't hope to escape, Robin begins to disappear from view. One minute, he is there. The next, he is not. The silence makes his absence that much keener as Bruce's heart breaks and ours break with it.
The only words we read in the entire issue come in the form of a note Damian left for Bruce before leaving, never to return. It's almost too tidy a farewell, considering the character's story arc since his first appearance but it's a neat juxtaposition to Bruce's wordless grief, masterfully illustrated . Bruce finally lets all the pent up rage,and smashes the locker where Robin's suit is, scattering the fallen hero's gear, reminding Bruce of the limp body of his beloved son. The last image in the issue is Bruce Wayne clutching to the costume of his lost son.

It's such a painfull scene that I HAD to draw it, especially after drawing the hug from issue #14

If someone want's to read Batman and Robin #18 Requiem: www.readcomics.tv/batman-and-r…
Also the firs hug, a parallel to this picture: remember395.deviantart.com/art…

hope you like it!
Done with markers and pencils