History ComicBook / BatmanAndRobinEternal

** On the list of names Dick finds, one of the last names is obscured, but reads Jean-P. Presumably short for Jean-Paul Valley, the first Azreal and the man who replaced Bruce as Batman during ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}''.
** And in issue 5, there's action involving the church of St. Dumas, the same person who founded the religious order Azreal belonged to.

* ShooOutTheClowns: Harper's brother, Cullen (though ''not'' comic relief), [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse disappears]] between the first 2 issues. In the 2nd issue, Orphan notes, while beating up Harper, that he'd run off. Likely not coincidentally, this means Cullen is conveniently absent for when Harper and Stephanie Brown/Spoiler meet Dick, Jason, and Tim[[note]]Tim having been noted in the previous ComicBook/BatmanEternal to be the unknowing object of Cullen's crush[[/note]], as well as their subsequent trip to the Batcave. More pertinently, his absence prevents the audience from seeing any poignant reactions he may have for the situation, primarily regarding his sister getting hurt/being a target[[note]]beyond the disdain he showed, in the first issue, of Harper's continued striving for heroing, even though Batman hasn't come back to train her as he promised ([[LaserGuidedAmnesia for obvious reasons]])[[/note]].

** The last time Cullen was mentioned, he had run out of the Rows' home to seek help for Harper. He hasn't been heard since, leaving readers to wonder if anyone had bothered to inform him that his sister is safe and alive, and that he shouldn't worry when he comes home to find a broken apartment with blood splattered everywhere. [[CallBack Brilliantly acknowledged]] when Harper hits a point of crisis during their investigation into Mother. She regrets suddenly leaving Cullen and understands now why he's been cagey about her being Bluebird.

''Batman and Robin Eternal'' is a weekly comic book series beginning in October 2015, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the ComicBook/{{Robin}} character, along with Comicbook/RobinWar. It is a SequelSeries to the weekly ComicBook/BatmanEternal, and will feature every character to ever take up the mantle of Robin.

According to showrunners James Tynion IV and Scott Snyder, the main characters ''Batman and Robin Eternal'' will be [[Comicbook/{{Grayson}} Dick Grayson]], Harper Row, and [[Comicbook/{{Batgirl2000}} Cassandra Cain]], who will be making her post-ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}} debut. Additional writers include Tim Seeley, Steve Orlando, Genevieve Valentine, Ed Brisson, Jackson Lanzing, and Collin Kelly.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYou: Damian to Dick, Jason & Tim after they start blaming themselves for not being able to stop Mother's master plan whilst Batman would have by now - he points out that Batman ''didn't'' stop Mother, and specifically left this task for the four of them because he knows that they can stop her precisely because they aren't a group of Batman clones.

* {{Superdickery}}: [[spoiler: Batman shooting a boy's parents in front of him. Naturally, it turns out to be fake. Unfortunately for him, the boy himself was working for Mother.]]
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Jason pulls a gun on Cassandra (who was only trying to protect him), claiming that he can handle a 90 pound girl. Cue Cassandra pummeling him for the next eight minutes, despite being held at gunpoint just earlier.

** Neither Duke Thomas nor "Batman" appear with the others when assaulting Mother's ice castle. Considering that the epilogue takes place one month after ''Superheavy'', the pair are likely busy dealing with Mr. Bloom. Notably egregious in that Duke was depicted on the cover for #26, but otherwise is absent in the issue itself.

** Neither Duke Thomas nor "Batman" appear with the others when assaulting Mother's ice castle. Considering that the epilogue takes place one month after ''Superheavy'', the pair are likely busy dealing with Mr. Bloom.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Mother likes to do this with children who don't perform up to scratch, and her buyers are well aware that she ''will'' kill even 'graduates' of her program if they don't comply (see: the prima at the ballet).

* ImprobableWeaponUser: In a fight with several agents of Mother, in a kitchen, surrounded by all manner of utensils, Dick grabs a cheese-board and clobbers several assailants with it.

* FunntBackgroundEvent: In issue #23, as Dick, Batgirl, Midnighter, and Red Robin are going over battle plans, Jason, Cullen, and Damian can be seen in the background examining Midnighter's collection of rather nasty-looking bladed weapons (none of which they end up actually using).

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Zig-zagged. Many female characters are involved in fights where they take hard punches to the face, and some get pretty badly bloodied up. None ever show black eyes or other bruises beyond the issue in which they receive it. In contrast, Dick's eye remains swollen for an entire issue and a half following the Battle of St. Hadrian's, but in the immediate sequence after that--which is implied to be a mere few hours (or even less)--his black eye is already gone.

* FreeFallFight: A panel in issue #24 shows Batwoman battling [[spoiler:an Orphan]] while plummeting off the Burj Khalifa.

** ComicBook/Midnighter and Batwoman show up in issue #23 onward, and neither wastes any time getting to quips.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall[=/=]RealitySubtext: A flashback shows that one time, after being exposed to Fear Gas, Dick hallucinated Batman complaining about how Robin is too colorful and childish, and how he ruins Batman's ability to be scary and intimidating. This is a common criticism some fans have of Batman's sidekicks, and is why some higher ups (like Creator/ChristopherNolan) have publicly opposed him appearing in film.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Zig-zagged. Many female characters are involved in fights where they take hard punches to the face, and some get pretty badly bloodied up, but none ever show black eyes or other bruises. In contrast, at one point Dick's eye starts swelling up after a single punch from Damian.

** After being publicly outed as Comicbook/{{Nightwing}} and seemingly killed in Comicbook/ForeverEvil, [[TheAce Dick]] has returned to Gotham to take his place at the head of the family. Part way through, they also reveal a means for him to go back to being Nightwing, [[spoiler:namely, that Helena has commissioned a mass-brainwashing satalite that he could use to remove knowledge of his secret identity from everyone across the world.]]

* YouAreInCommandNow: With Bruce MIA, Dick will be in charge of the Bat family. The story shows it happens in a reflexive manner, as oppose to any overtly made designations.

** Poppy from ''Grayson'' is revealed to be one of Mother's agents and betrays Helena and Dick. At the same time over in ''Grayson'', Dick has turned rogue to take down Spyral...and Poppy is shown among the members still, still working with Helena. Unless Poppy turns back to Spyral's side at the end or Dick rejoins Spyral, there's a bit of ContinuitySnarl going on.