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perhaps I ’ve been heed to Kendrick Lamar too much this summer , but I ca n’t stop thinking of one of his lyrics when I think about one particular feud that ’s been passed down fromBatmantoRobin . Anyone with entree to the net and this summer recognize this time of year has been reign by conversations about Kendrick Lamar ’s feud with Drake . His " Not Like Us " record alone became the song of the summertime .
However , it ’s Kendrick Lamar ’s " euphory " that ’s constantly on replay in my head as I readBatman and Robin#11 by Joshua Williamson and Juan Ferreyra . Much likehow Kendrick inherit a squawk that once belonged to Pharrell , Robin inherit a beef withBane that used to belong to Batman .
I know , connecting a Pullitzer Prize win rapper to a 30 - class - older comic rivalry sound like a stint , but I ca n’t escape the connecter . And I ca n’t escape the idea of generational feuds andhow easily the past can at least inform the present tense , if not directly affect it .
Bane ’s master program to put down Batman ’s mind , body , and heart over 85 issues walks the line between cagey and Byzantine . Here ’s every footmark !
Making Sense of Bane’s Old Feud with Batman
Before we can dive intoRobin and Bane ’s feudand how it connects to Kendrick Lamar , we take to trace it back to Batman ’s original feud with Bane , which dates back to the famed " Knightfall " arc . That arc gave Batman a challenge like he never had before . DC Comics introduced Bane as someone who could not onlyoverpower Batman on a physical level , but outsmart him on an intellectual spirit level . These traits eventually led to Bane breaking Bruce in half , force him into a abbreviated retreat .
Batman and Bane ’s relationship stay on to expand and complicate over the age .
While " Knightfall " is undoubtedly the most well - known platform for their feud , their beef go forward to brew in belated eld . Batman and Bane ’s relationship persist in to expand and complicate over the years . Numerous twists entered their dynamic , likeBane assume the Batman mantlefor himself , and even the two briefly think they were brother in a twirl that was speedily proven wrong . Naturally , Bane ’s vendetta against Batman stretched out into him interact with other penis of the Bat - Family — including , in one tragic story , Robin Damian Wayne .
Robin’s Feud with Bane Takes on a New Form
Like Father, Like Son
After all these years , there ’s an almost weird amount of mutual respectbetween Batman and Bane . For a guy wire who almost had his vocation and life ended at the hands of this gargantuan , Batman ’s surprisingly civil around Bane . Maybe it ’s that unbreakable zen that Batman has at his disposal — but one person who does n’t have zen is Damian . Whatever seethe hate that Batman should have or once had for Bane , Robin has it now , and that hatred stem from watching Bane kill AlfredinBatman#77 by Tom King , Mikel Janín , Tony S. Daniel , Norm Rapmund , Tomeu Morey , Jordie Bellaire , and Clayton Cowles .
I wo n’t lie , Robin finally getting retaliation on Bane is something that I and others wanted to see for years .
That bring in us back toBatman and Robin#11 . The two title characters and Nobody are all investigating Bane ’s sudden appearance and residency on Dinosaur Island . As they look on Bane dispose of some poacher , Damian Wayne has a sudden flashback to when he saw Bane crack Alfred ’s neck , push him to march onward in Bane ’s direction . I wo n’t lie , Robin ultimately getting revenge on Baneis something that I and others wanted to see for years , but this is n’t his boeuf . It should be Batman ’s .
Cue Kendrick Lamar’s Music and Its Connection to the Bane Feud
What’s Beef When You Inherit It?
I still need to make sensation ofhow Kendrick Lamar is involved in all of this , so have me explain some things for anyone who does n’t come rap beef ( or at least are n’t chronically online long enough to follow the beef from beginning to finish ) . So , to follow where this whole Drake vs. Kendrick feud commence would take an entire timeline and a ten ’s Charles Frederick Worth of scarlet string , but all you really need to know is that during their back - and - forth trading of songs , Kendrick release a track name " euphoria . "
" I inherit the beef . "
Among all the insinuation , implications , and name - calling that K. Dot threw at Drizzy , one part that stand out is how Kendrick name - dropped fellow Grammy winner , Pharrell Williams . Previously , Drake addressed some unkind word to Williams , and so Kendrick expresses in " euphoria " that , because he ’s not a fan of Drake addressing Pharrell so disrespectfully , " I inherit the beef cattle . " In fiat to protect a collaborater and ally , Kendrick adopts someone else ’s beef . Kendrick patently has outlet with Drake out of doors of Pharrell , but this one transmission line makes this rivalry a transitional one , with Kendrick stepping in front of Pharrell to defend him .
That ’s what materialize between Robin and Bane in this DC Comics second . Damian Wayne has inherited Bruce Wayne ’s boeuf with Bane . Robin has issues with Banethat have nothing to do with Batman , but Bane ’s haunting of the Bat - Family makes this all the more personal for Robin . As if Robin was n’t already an inst rival of Bane because of Batman , Alfred ’s death made things more personal . He wants revenge for Alfred ’s demise , but his outlet with Bane pre - date Damian ’s nativity . Bane ’s issues began with Batman , and with each half mask effect over the years , it inch Bane nigher to Robin ’s direction .
How a DC Feud Can Be Generational
One Generation’s Problems Is Passed to the Next
I ’d like to say that what Robin and Bane have is something of a generational feud . I ’d define a generational feud as something that ’s more than just a feud that lasts generations , but alsoa feud that sham next coevals within a menage . Batman and Bane are still involved in this neverending feud , but that ’s to be expected . They ’ve been going at it for 30 twelvemonth , and while there ’s newfound respect , there ’s still no dearest fall back .
Robin , meanwhile , is a teenager . There ’s a chance that he would never have met Bane if not for his father ’s feud , and maybe , Alfred would still be alive if not for it . A feud that started between Bane and Batman is ooze out into the present tense and force his son to like a shot collide with the Jagganath . I never would have guess mentioning Kendrick Lamar ’s name would be the good way to make sentience of a multi - year rivalry featuringBatman , Robin , and Bane , or anything about Gotham , but hey — here we are .
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BATMAN AND ROBIN # 11 ( 2024 )
One of DC ’s most iconic heroes , Batman is the vigilante superhero persona of billionaire Bruce Wayne . forge by tragedy with the death of his parents , Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the world ’s leading martial artist , investigator , and tactician . Recruiting an total family of allies and pal , Bruce wages war on evil as the dark knight of his hometown , Gotham City .
One of DC’s most iconic heroes, Batman is the vigilante superhero persona of billionaire Bruce Wayne. Forged by tragedy with the death of his parents, Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the world’s leading martial artist, detective, and tactician. Recruiting an entire family of allies and sidekicks, Bruce wages war on evil as the dark knight of his hometown, Gotham City.
