Batman: Wayne Family Adventures

 is a Slice of Life Webtoon Original written by CRC Payne and art by StarBite; it updates every Thursday.

Synopsis
''Batman needs a break. But with new vigilante Duke Thomas moving into Wayne Manor and an endless supply of adopted, fostered, and biological superhero children to manage, Bruce Wayne is going to have his hands full. Being a father can't be harder than being Batman, right?''

Main

 * Bruce Wayne / Batman: The super-hero protector of Gotham City, a billionaire industrialist and notorious playboy that dresses up like a bat who fights against evil and strikes terror into the hearts of criminals everywhere. His family and allies quickly grew in number and Bruce finds himself as the tired yet loving patriarch, leader, and founder of the Batman Family. He is the biological father of Damian Wayne and the adoptive father of Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, Cassandra Cain, and Duke Thomas. Outside of the Batman Family, Bruce is a founding member of the Justice League. Bruce is also currently in an on-again, off-again, romantic relationship with Selina Kyle.


 * Alfred Pennyworth: The loyal and faithful butler of Bruce Wayne. Having worked for Bruce's parents before they were murdered, Alfred raised the young orphan from an early age and reluctantly aided him in his quest to become Batman. He now oversees the entire Batman Family as a maternal/grandfather figure.


 * Duke Thomas / The Signal: The teenage metahuman vigilante who is Batman’s newest ward and vigilante protégé. Duke is still adjusting to being a member of the Batman Family, as he sometimes struggles to fit in, given that he's the newest member of the team. He’s also the member of the team who crime fights both night and day.


 * Damian Wayne / Robin: The youngest and only biological son of Bruce Wayne and his mother is Talia Al-Ghul. Damian was raised by his mother and was trained by the League of Assassins, learning to kill at a young age. When he was left in the care of his father, Damian became the fifth Robin and is currently working alongside his father as Batman. Damian is also still working on his people skills as he struggles to make friends in school. Outside of the Batman Family, Damian is a member of the Super-Sons, along with Jon Kent.


 * Jason Todd / Red Hood: The second oldest son of Bruce Wayne. Jason was the second Robin, until his death at the hands of the Joker. He was later resurrected by Talia al Ghul using the Lazarus Pit and would later become the vigilante anti-hero Red Hood once he returned to Gotham City. Outside of the Batman Family, Jason is the founder and leader of the Outlaws.


 * Tim Drake / Red Robin: The third oldest son of Bruce Wayne. Tim was the third Robin taking up the mantle himself, after he figured out Bruce Wayne's secret identity and was adopted by him. Eventually, he graduated from being Batman’s sidekick and struck out on his own as Red Robin. Outside of the Batman Family, Tim is a founding member of Young Justice. Tim is also currently in a romantic relationship with Bernard Dowd.


 * Cassandra Cain / Orphan: The daughter of assassins David Cain and Lady Shiva who was raised to be the perfect killer and taught fighting as her first language without ever learning to talk, before rebelling and being adopted by Bruce Wayne. Cassandra would go on to become one of the world's greatest martial artists, and a vigilante acting as a member of the Batman Family. Cassandra was also the fourth Batgirl, before becoming Orphan.


 * Barbara Gordon / Oracle: The daughter of Gotham City's Police commissioner Jim Gordon and ally of Batman. She is a librarian who operated as the super heroine named Batgirl for many years, until the Joker shot her through the spine, which left Barbara paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. She would go on to become Oracle using technology and computers to help other super-heroes by operating a worldwide communications network. Outside of the Batman Family, Barbara is a the founder and leader of the Birds of Prey.


 * Stephanie Brown / Spoiler: The daughter of supervillain Cluemaster who seeks to atone for her father's crimes. Initially struggling with first distancing herself from her father's legacy, Stephanie became the fourth Robin and then the fifth Batgirl before reclaiming her first vigilante title, Spoiler.


 * Dick Grayson / Nightwing: The first and oldest son of Bruce Wayne and once Batman's first sidekick Robin, a vigilante and one of the founders of the Batman Family. Dick was once a member of the Flying Grayson with his parents John and Mary Grayson, until they were killed by mobster Tony Zucco. Bruce Wayne then took Dick in as his legal ward after witnessing his parents' deaths, becoming Robin. Eventually he grew up and left the mantle of Robin behind to become Nightwing.


 * Kate Kane / Batwoman: The tough-as-nails cousin of Bruce Wayne. Earlier on she was dismissed from the military for coming out and was inspired by Batman's example to become the vigilante known as Batwoman. Kate was also in a relationship with Renee Montoya, but still remain close friends.

Recurring

 * Jim Gordon: The Commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department who’s seen it all. He is the father of Barbara Gordon and one of Batman's most trusted allies.


 * Clark Kent / Superman: The Man of Steel who’s one of the last children of Krypton, sent as the dying planet's last hope to Earth, where he grew to become its kind, noble protector. He is a founding member of the Justice League and close friend of Batman. Clark is also married to Lois Lane and has a son named Jon Kent.


 * Diana of Themyscira / Wonder Woman: The Amazon warrior princess with abilities bestowed to her by the Gods. Diana volunteered to leave behind her home of Themyscira and champion the Amazons' message of peace, fighting for justice and equality in Man's World and becoming a founding member of the Justice League.


 * Luke Fox / Batwing: The son of Wayne Enterprises' president and CEO, Lucius Fox. Born into a family of wealth and prestige, Luke is an accomplished mixed martial artist and MIT graduate takes over the identity of the second Batwing after the first one resigns.


 * Selina Kyle / Catwoman: The cat burglar with an on-again, off-again, romantic relationship with Batman. Although she began her career as a burglar, she has since then reformed and begun protecting Gotham City in her own style.


 * Harper Row / Bluebird: The teenage vigilante with a background as one of the Gotham City's top electricians and ally of Batman. She is gifted at electrical engineering, which has made her excellent at creating crime-fighting gadgets. Because her father Marcus Row is in prison and her mother Miranda Row was murdered, Harper also takes care of her brother Cullen Row.


 * Talia al Ghul: The daughter of the immortal world conqueror Ra's al Ghul and the heir to his worldwide criminal empire. Talia has been both lover and mortal enemy to Batman, and is the mother of his son Damian Wayne, the fourth Robin.


 * Alfred the Cat: The pet cat of Damian Wayne. Given to Damian by Alfred Pennyworth, he was named after him. He usually roams around the manor and sometimes goes to visits his friend Bat-Cow in the barn.


 * Conner Kent / Superboy: The second Superboy and a founding member of Young Justice. He was developed by Project Cadmus as a clone, he has the DNA of the world's greatest hero Superman and his nemesis Lex Luthor.


 * Renee Montoya: The tough-as-nails veteran Gotham City Police Department detective working underneath Commissioner Gordon who frequently allies herself with the vigilante Batman and his associates. Renee was also in a relationship with Kate Kane, but still remain close friends.


 * Bernard Dowd: The old friend and former classmate of Tim Drake that became his boyfriend in later years. He is obsessed with the heroics of Robin III and subsequently followed in his footsteps with martial arts training, unaware that Robin III was Tim himself.


 * Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn: The Joker’s ex-girlfriend. Originally a psychiatric resident at Arkham Asylum, Harleen fell madly in love with her patient, Joker. She would then become the Joker’s lover and loyal sidekick, Harley Quinn. She eventually left him to be her own woman, and has since become an ally of Batman. Harley is now in a romantic relationship with her best friend, Poison Ivy.


 * Helena Bertinelli / Huntress: The murderous vigilante who specializes in the use of a crossbow and ally of Batman. Born into one of Gotham's mafia families, Helena became a spy and vigilante, destroying those that killed her family. Outside of the Batman Family, Helena is a member of the Birds of Prey.


 * Pamela Isley / Poison Ivy: The plant-controlling activist with a past as a Batman villain while acting as an Eco-terrorist. Having been turned into a plant/human hybrid from an experiment gone wrong, Ivy struggles with her humanity and her insanity to protect plants at all costs, she sadistically lashes out against humanity as a blight upon the planet. Ivy has since reformed and is in a romantic relationship with her best friend, Harley Quinn.


 * Jon Kent / Superboy II: The firstborn son of Kryptonian superhero Superman and news reporter Lois Lane who was named after his adopted grandfather Jonathan Kent. He began fighting crime as Superboy at a very young age and is a member of the Super-Sons, along with Damian Wayne.

Antagonists

 * The Joker: The arch-nemesis of Batman, a homicidal clown-themed supervillain. Though his precise origin is unknown even to him, he is known to have been forced to swim through a vat of chemicals which turned his skin white, his hair green and left his face permanently locked in a rictus grin. He is well known for his acts of cruelty against the Bat-Family, most infamously the murder of Jason Todd. He has yet to make an in-person appearance, having only appeared in hallucinations and flashbacks.


 * Jervis Tetch / Mad Hatter: The criminal and enemy of Batman who uses mind-controlling hats who’s obsessed with Lewis Carroll's novel Alice in Wonderland and naming himself after one of the main characters. A former neuroscientist using his hypnotic skills for mesmerism, Jervis has committed many crimes.


 * Copperhead: The contortionist assassin of unknown identity wanted for murder and enemy of the Batman Family. He was once stole a magic wand from Zatanna Zatara and used it to cause chaos at one of her stage shows.


 * Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow: The brilliant psychologist turned super-villain and enemy of Batman, specializing in techniques and chemicals that manipulate fear. Originally a well-respected professor, although he lost credibility when he obsessively took his experiments too far and descended into madness. Utilizing a fear-inducing gas known as fear toxin, Jonathan preys upon the people of Gotham City as the Scarecrow.


 * Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin: The Gotham City crimelord with a deformed physical appearance and enemy of Batman. Despite the penguin-like appearance that led to his nickname, he is a ruthlessly cunning criminal genius. Having dealt with mockery of his stature from an early age, he has dedicated himself to inspiring respect and fear through his exploits. His standard weapon is an umbrella with different gadgets lethal and otherwise hidden inside of it.


 * Margie: The nemesis of Bruce Wayne’s on the Parent-Teacher's Association of Duke Thomas' school. She is a wealthy mother who constantly competes with Bruce by trying to upstage him, but fails miserably. According to Duke, Bruce takes his rivalry with Margie every bit as seriously as he does his rogues, which he finds funny.

Minor

 * Bat-Cow: The first and only crime fighting cow in Gotham City, the pet cow of Damian Wayne. She was rescued from a slaughterhouse by Batman and Robin in order to test her for diseases that she may have been infected with by a group of criminals. Robin affectionately named her Bat-Cow, and he and Batman later decided to keep her. She now lives in a barn at Wayne Manor and has become close friends with Alfred the Cat.

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