Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, Vol. 4

Batman: Wayne Family Adventures

by C.R.C. Payne, StarBite (Artist)

The dynamics of the Bat-Family have always been a topic of interest—but being a parent can’t be harder than being Batman…right?!

Continuing the exciting Webtoons tale! Batman needs a break. But with new vigilante Duke Thomas living in Wayne Manor and an endless supply of adopted, fostered, and biological superhero children to manage, Bruce Wayne has his hands full.

Collects episodes 72 through 94.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Batman, Fiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published May 7, 2024

About the author

CRC Payne is a freelance writer from Seattle, WA. Batman: Wayne Family Adventures is her first webcomic series. She spends most of her free time writing, reading, and drinking way too much tea.

Reviews

[Molly™☺ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still excelling at exactly what it wants to be, it works wonders despite having no stakes and even offers a little bit of genuine character introspection once in a while.

[aarya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Selina would be such a good stepmom. 😭 Pleaaaase take the Batman/Catwoman relationship to the next level and upgrade Selina to a main character. Read via webtoons (episodes #71-#94).

[Annalise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found family will in fact get me every time and the art is SO FREAKING GOOD👏 The style for Grayson and Jason are truly chefs kiss🙂‍↕️🫶

[Madison Head · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Batman’s children more than I can express.

[v · Rating 5 out of 5]

batbabies come back to mama i miss u

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bubble-gum stories from an alternate Batverse where Batman and all his helpers live in Wayne Manor as one big foster family. It's cute and funny, though it occasionally overreaches as it tries to be touching also.

The creators have found their groove and are sticking to it.


FOR REFERENCE:

Contents: Episode 72. Snowfall, Part 1 -- Episode 73. Snowfall, Part 2 -- Episode 74. Lesson Learned -- Episode 75. Worthy, Part 1 -- Episode 76. Worthy, Part 2 -- Episode 77. Suit Up -- Episode 78. Outlaws -- Episode 79. Just Desserts -- Episode 80. Holding Hope, Part 1 -- Episode 81. Holding Hope, Part 2 -- Episode 82. Sneak Attack -- Episode 83. Utility Belt -- Episode 84. Field Test -- Episode 85. Hold the Line, Part 1 -- Episode 86. Hold the Line, Part 2 -- Episode 87. Superman: Kent Family Adventures: Objects in the Mirror -- Episode 88. Birds of Prey -- Episode 89. Stickup -- Episode 90. What I Want, Part 1 -- Episode 91. What I Want, Part 2 -- Episode 92. News Flash -- Episode 93. Alarm Bells -- Episode 94. A Little Help from Friends -- Cover Designs by Vasco Georgiev

The above episodes are available online at WebToons starting with Episode 72 here.

[pndaahs · Rating 5 out of 5]

cannot wait for more ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

especially in love with dynamic between Tim and Jason, aka Jason is living to annoy Timbit 🤌🏻 exquisite, no notes.

everything and everyone else is lovely as well. Tired Dad Bruce TM is giving me life, thank you🥹

[J · Rating 5 out of 5]

More Bat Fam shenanigans. Lots of guests in this one, including Jon Kent. Art seemed a bit off, but these stories are so good I'll pass on docking stars for that.

[Jiji {semi-hiatus🦭} · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating :⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

~Thoughts 🍵~
I really love how the progression of these small stories shed a light that humanizes characters that aren’t seen in the brightest light by DC fans. It’s really lovely to see a new side of their lives and the characterisation of everyone. Although Batman WFA aren’t seen as “canon” to some fans, due to how the characters seem to”soft”, in my opinion, it’s still important. Everyone has rough edges, but they also have something soft deep down. Seeing darker sides and lighter sides are equally important to understand and appreciate someone. This series doesn’t shy away from darker aspects of their thoughts and past, which gives it a nice balance to the fluffier storylines. I love how Duke, Cass, and Kate, got more attention with stories that centred them. Plus I really love seeing the dynamics between other characters outside of the bat family. And of course I love Jason’s story, it was just ✨✨✨ (coming from a Jason Todd fan).

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

Weird choice to change the printing materials in this series (shiny to matte) but as ever, this makes me smile very, very hard.

[Brigid Maguire · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is exactly what it wants to be (cute & light & fun)

[Saimi Korhonen · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Then she came along. And they followed. They gave me something I’d never had before – a choice.”

Yet another volume full of silly, fun, heartfelt and chaotic shenanigans of Bruce Wayne and his family. In this volume you see Cassandra Cain face her demons in a fight against the Mad Hatter, Damian Wayne and Jonathan Kent hang out in Metropolis, Bruce wage war against his PTA nemesis, Kate Kane fight to protect her city from Man-Bats, Dick Grayson trying to figure out a dignified way for a hero to be carried by someone with super speed and so much more.

Yet another banger of a volume. I love this series and these characters so much. The art is also always so vibrant and expressive and just looking at these books makes me super happy. There were once again new characters introduced into this world, which was great – seeing Dinah Lance is always a pleasure, and it was fun seeing characters like Aquaman, Conner Kent and Bizarro pop up. What made me most happy was seeing my girl, Lois Lane. I loved the story about her showing Damian and Jonathan injustices that cannot be fixed by a superhero throwing some punches – things like the housing crisis and immoral landlords pricing people out – and explaining why journalism is so important and how raising awareness of issues like this is so important. My heart melted when, at the end, when they get back to the Daily Planet, Jonathan tells his dad that mom is basically a superhero. This interaction between Lois and Clark was so good: “You hear that? I’m basically a superhero.” – “Always have been.” THEM. HER! I liked how this book deals, in its humorous silly way, with the complexities of being a superhero (Duke has, for example, a story where he talks to Luke Fox about how sometimes he feels like he has to prove himself because he has powers and he doesn't want people to think he is just his powers) but also showcases, every now and then, other types of heroism. Alfred is his own kind of hero, as is Lois.

Every character, once again, had their moments. I'll begin with the girls. I loved the two-part story about Kate Kane, her backstory and her motivations, as she fights the Man-Bats that have taken over Gotham. The story really captured her drive, her soldier's mentality, the losses she carries within her but also her defiant hope. I loved this quote because it was so, so Batwoman: "When the Bat-signal goes up, it’s a call to arms. A call to serve. What happens to me doesn’t matter. I have my orders. I will fight. I will hold.” Alongside this darker story, we also get to see her be silly with the others: there's one story where she, Dick and Jason choose a silly suit for Batman to replace his messed up suit with, embarrassing him in front of Gordon. Love the duality of her character. The two-part story about Cassandra Cain chasing the Mad Hatter with Damian was incredible, and I loved seeing Cass struggle against the mind-control Hatter uses on her. It broke my heart when he described her as a "weapon that thought it was a girl" and I loved seeing her break free by thinking of her new family. She thinks about how she was raised as a weapon who doesn't want or choose and how, now, she has a family that lets her feel, want and, above all, choose for herself. Also, Damian saying he was proud of her, at the end, was so sweet, as was her happily saying she is also proud of herself. It was a lot of fun seeing the Birds of Prey in action – they are one of my fave superhero teams – and I liked them teaming up with Selina Kyle because, well, who else are you gonna ask for help if you are trying to heist back the heirloom jewels of Oliver Queen? Sidenote: Dinah's character design was super cool and she was so, so pretty.

Now, the boys. Bruce having an ongoing war against a PTA mom called Margie cracked me up, as did him having a can of Shark Repellent (an amazing callback to the iconic 60s Batman) and Clark trying to teach Conner Kent to shave using his laser eye power. The two-part story with Bruce and Dick, with them talking about their parents and Bruce urging Dick to go talk to this young, recently orphaned girl he found, was so, so good and it made me super emotional. I love Batman and his Robins, but I have a special soft spot for Bruce and his first Robin, his first kid. Him telling Dick about how he wanted to protect Dick and keep him from feeling some of the same darkness he went through when he lost his own parents got me in the feels, as did him saying to him: "I turned myself into something criminals would fear. But you… you made yourself a symbol of hope – especially for those in their darkest moments." It was great seeing Dick find the strength to go chat to the girl, to comfort her, to share his own story with her so she knows he truly does understand her. This quote just floored me: “The love my parents had for me – that your parents had for you – that kind of love doesn’t die. It can’t. Not while we’re still here." And what broke me the most was, after the kid has been brought back home, Dick going to hug Bruce and tell him: “You changed my life.” And Bruce's reply? Destroyed me: “You changed mine, too.” I love them SO MUCH. With Dick, too, we get to see these kinds of emotional moments but also peak silliness, like him remembering how he, as a kid, embarrassed Batman in front of Poison Ivy because he kept making puns and being a menace. My favorite Tim moment was when Aquaman makes a comment about Gotham's waters being nasty and he mumbles: “Sometimes I think Poison Ivy is right about us.” I was so happy seeing Damian hang out with Jonathan Kent – I love their dynamic – and I just gotta say, the super sons are hella adorable. Cuties the both of them. Jason was his usual delightfully snarky and grumpy self – his big brother vibes were off the roof in the story where Tim once again gets held up by these really idiotic villains (appeared in vol. 3 as well), who just keep messing up and he cannot wait to tell everyone about Tim's embarrassment.

I was meant to take a longer break between volumes 3 and 4 so this series wouldn't end quite so quickly, but it turns out I couldn't do it. I needed more Wayne family shenanigans in my life. I have no doubt I will read the fifth volume in the very near future. I love this series a lot and it has given me so many moments of joy and happiness in the past few weeks.

[Chelsea 🏳️‍🌈 · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are some cute stories here.

Some highlights:
- the snowball fight
- the chapter where they try to get Bruce away from the Batcomputer
- the story with Aquaman was pretty cute
- the story where Cass is challenging everyone to catch her sneaking up on them
- the story where Jason, Dick, and Kate have to pick out a batsuit for Bruce was funny
- the story with Dick and one of Ivy's plants was cute

The best stories for me were
- the convo between Luke and Duke was great. (Just realized their names rhyme). I think it was an intentional choice to have Luke be the one to talk to Duke about not making himself smaller. Because he had so little time in a partnership with Bruce in canon (Pretty much just All Star Batman, from what I remember - and I actually enjoyed that series so much I bought it), we don't get to see much of how Duke viewed his time with Bruce. Of course he'd have some complex around being a meta because he's the only Batfam member that is one. CRC Payne did a great job having someone that could relate on a more crucial level (Luke) having this convo with Duke.
- Bruce vs. the PTA. That's such a fun image of him doing more traditional parenting things
- Cass and Damian working together - DC canon still refuses to capitalize on how similar their backstories are. Honestly, Cass, Damian, and Jean Paul have quite a bit in common. The emphasis that Damian viewed Cass as a person, not a weapon was a really nice touch.
- Kate's story about perseverance was good. Reminded me of her part in Detective Comics' early Rebirth stories
- I really enjoyed Jon and Damian shadowing Lois Lane for a day. This was such a cool idea that I'm bummed it never happened in canon. Most of the contrast in their upbringing is brought up in the context of how their fathers parent. Lois got left out of pretty much all of that. I liked how she showed them a different way to be a hero.

I enjoy the stories that bring something new and develop the characters in ways we likely won't get in the canon. This one had 3 stories overall that did that and the rest were pretty much just cute little stories, but enjoyable.

[alexander shay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had no idea this series existed until it came in at the library. It looked silly and cute so I figured I would give it a try. I was expecting more of a continuous story, but these 'issues' (or episodes, to use the term in the comic itself) are all essentially small one-shots. Everyone is a bit silly, some characters more than others, while still feeling at least a little connected to their canon personalities. Basically just a fluffy family dynamic, and holy heck the number of bat-people/new robins has proliferated since I stopped reading DC regularly. Keeping everyone straight outside the main 3 Robins was definitely hard for me. I don't know if I would recommend reading the whole thing straight through either; I enjoyed it but I almost didn't want to keep reading the series because it does get to be a bit repetitive after 25 'episodes' back to back. Definitely some gem stories/panels in each volume though.

[The Sapphic Nerd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still consistently my favourite Batman comic. Look, I love regular Batman stuff, but this is what my heart wants. This is the stuff that heals my inner child and recharges me. Everything has its place, and for me, found family and wholesome goodness is where I want to be.

[ege · Rating 5 out of 5]

damian o kdr kucuk ki bebek isci

[Paweł · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even though I know almost nothing about Batman's family lore, it's so enjoyable and funny. AND FINALLY MORE NIGHTWING YASSSSSS

[cetta ^••^ · Rating 5 out of 5]

jason todd i love you

[Martina · Rating 5 out of 5]

lo de que en la otra línea temporal la mitad de estos palmen me tiene dando volteretas

[Zoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

More peak. Best DC content probably.

[Lily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silly ✅
Goofy ✅
Wholesome✅
I have nothing else to say… take me away your honor.
Actually one more thing: Bruce in the PTA was so good. I would take the streets of Gotham over a PTA meeting ANY day.

[Geethika Atluri · Rating 5 out of 5]

[Mehsi · Rating 4 out of 5]

And also this one is up! So happy that this series is getting bundled, it makes it much easier to keep track given that Webtoon ONCE again forgot all my progress. Thanks. That means for the next one I will have to see how much I already read. But this is a great series and I love the amount of character arcs and love they get, the fab stories, humour along with seriousness, and of course the fab art. Onwards to Vol.5.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

72-94

[Yesi Altamirano · Rating 5 out of 5]

En serio cada temporada solo mejora. Y las relaciones entre los hermanos de la batifamilia me alegran la vida.

[Liberty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another sick day, another day of reading through a mountain of pages. I'm doing the review for all of the published volumes of WFA in one instead of doing an individual review for each volume. I gave volume 1 a 4.5 star rating, I gave volume 2 a 4.25 star rating, and the rest got 4 star ratings. When I realized WFA had been published I added them all to my wishlist. I got volumes 1 and 2 for Christmas and borrowed the rest from the library so I could marathon my way through them. In Wayne Family Adventures, we follow Bruce and his family through their daily lives as Batman and his sidekicks. We also see the life in Wayne Manor including holidays, sick days, snow days, and the many pets of Damien Wayne.

There's just something about these comics that really makes me happy. I wish we had a whole movie series like this about Bruce Wayne and his way too many children. I feel like the Robert Pattison Batman could pull that off, but I digress. It turns out that I've already technically read all the comics that have been collected for the printed volumes, but it was still fun to read and there were a ton of things I had forgotten which added to the experience. If we have to know, I'll just say it here, Red Hood is my favorite Batman sidekick. I said what I said. Although, Damien is just blunt and hilarious too.

I apparently stopped after #116 which means I have two seasons to catch up on Webtoon, but since they aren't bound up in book format, I won't include them in my reading stats and reviews going forward. But this was a great way to spend a sick day on the couch.

[Jessica Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn't crazy about the last volume but I loved this one. There was a lot more variety in the people the family interacted with (Bizarro! Black Canary! Aquaman!) and a wider range of stories than just domestic fluff with the Batfam. Although my favorite story was pure domestic fluff centering around the Kent family where Clark taught Conner how to shave using laser vision and Jon helped (yay, Jon Kent). I also really liked the story with Jon and Damian going around with Lois Lane to gather information for a local story she was doing on illegal landlord practices--very nice when superhero comics explore issues that can't be solved by punching a guy in a mask. Great volume in the series and I'm excited to keep going with it.

[Brenda A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m loving how this volume expands beyond the Batfamily by bringing in characters from other teams like the Outlaws, Justice League, Young Justice, and more. Even if I don’t know everything about those teams or their series, it’s still incredibly fun to see their interactions with the Batfamily outside of Wayne Manor.
And inside the manor? The snowball fight was so wholesome, it captured the heart of this series perfectly.
But one of the absolute highlights has to be Bruce’s ultimate nemesis… on the PTA. Iconic.

But my absolute favorite part of the entire series so far was Chapter 92, Newsflash, and seeing the friendship between Jon and Damian. The most precious sons, the most amazing sons—the SUPERSONS are here, baby! Supersons forever!

[⋆⭒˚.⋆ Joanna ⋆⭒˚.⋆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25/5🌟
These WEBTOON comics remain some of my favourite pieces of fiction and art—as I’ve previously said in other reviews I find it clear that the author and artist are clearly both talented and passionate about what they do and stay true to how many fans see the characters, giving them wholesome moments and storylines that are something truly needed in the DCU, as well as the art being visually pleasing for all characters which again, is something DC sometimes lacks. This story brought several characters from outside the Wayne family and definitely added to the story as a whole. Particularly, I enjoyed seeing Wally and Dick together for the short story they had and hope to maybe see more of them together.

[Mel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hal my beloved. I love how confused the justice league is every time they interact with a bat.

Maybe in some universe, Konnor and Clark are father and son. Unfortunately, it is not this universe either 😔

I love the outlaws and I love that Jason’s whole family loves them too.

Bruce, the father that you are ❤️