@FadeToBlackBolt:

The fault of society? If anything, Bruce is a schizo--no sane person decides to dress up in a bat costume waging war on crime and recruit 10 yr olds to do their bidding. I'll admit it makes for a great read but his issues are far more psychological than anything..the world isn't a nice place and thats just the way things are. In reality, he has no place taking the law into his own hands.

I don't hate Batman but I have to disagree that he's the greatest character. Thats an arguably bold statement.. especially when you stack him up against other household names like Spidey and supes, captain america, the flash and so on.. he's a brilliant mind but so was Ted Kord. Times change though. I do have to agree with seeing Dick revert back to Nightwing however; that's who he is and he needs to build on that identity.

" @FadeToBlackBolt: How is Dick a flat character? He has waaaaay more range than emo Tim/ sadistic Jason and even Bruce sometimes. Batman is interesting because of his intelligence, take that away and he's as textbook as they come. He devotes his life to being the legendary batman, unfortunately it doesn't leave much time for having a social life as opposed to Dick, who loves what he does and is pretty good with balancing the light & dark. But I digress, just my opinions after all. "

About Tim, I've always secretly admired him. My only quarrel with how he's characterized now is that ever since infinite crisis and maybe a short time before that they've tried to mold him into Batman lite by entering so much tragedy in his life. What was wrong with having parents/going to school/him having best friends? Somewhere along the way he stopped being this happy go lucky kid who looked up to Dick and his heart got colder. His image as Robin and its counterpart version Red Robin are like night and day, something I never got used to.It was weird for me seeing him treat Stephanie like dog$%&# in the RR series & outcasting himself from the rest of his family and friends brooding about how drastic events in his life had become so he would opt to take a darker route. I'll give him credit though in that his book has been consistently good since its inception but he's basically being turned into a carbon copy of Batman :/ 

Jason I'm indifferent to ..

I like Dick as the new Bats..but I rather see him as Nightwing again

You're a bit late.

dick or tim only. Jason todd is a homicidal maniac (one you can sympathize more but a homicidal maniac nonetheless).

damian isnt any better. hes already murdered several peole (wich bruce convieniently forgot about)

Judd Winick's characterization of Jason Todd is the best and most accurate. He portrays him as a tormented young man who is consumed by rage but still knows the difference between right and wrong. He's the perfect shade-of-gray character under Winick's pen. Tony Daniel on the other hand tried to ruin the character during The Battle For The Cowl and even admitted that his intention was to turn Jason into a bona fide villain. I'm really glad that Winick got to write a three issue arc of Batman and Robin featuring Jason. Hopefully he will undo some of the bad characterization started by Daniel.

" Judd Winick's characterization of Jason Todd is the best and most accurate. He portrays him as a tormented young man who is consumed by rage but still knows the difference between right and wrong. He's the perfect shade-of-gray character under Winick's pen. Tony Daniel on the other hand tried to ruin the character during The Battle For The Cowl and even admitted that his intention was to turn Jason into a bona fide villain. I'm really glad that Winick got to write a three issue arc of Batman and Robin featuring Jason. Hopefully he will undo some of the bad characterization started by Daniel. "

The obvious answer is Jean Paul Valley.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfjKlsqyvNY    

Jean-Paul Valley, just to mix it up...(just kidding, please don't kill me)

" @yankeemanf: Todd lacks alot that Bruce has, I think it would be cool if Batman killed once in a while... And i'm not sure about him being a Dull character, hes hated and disliked by alot of pple, but I doubt that its because hes dull... I think it's cuz he was next in line after Dick, he was doomed from the start, because EVERYONE loved Dick as Robin. "

No he died cause DC wanted to make Batman a grim,gritty character.And it does'nt exactly require a PHD to understand why Dick was more liked.
@Avenging-X-Bolt said:

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dick or tim only. Jason todd is a homicidal maniac (one you can sympathize more but a homicidal maniac nonetheless).

damian isnt any better. hes already murdered several peole (wich bruce convieniently forgot about)

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" @yankeemanf: Todd lacks alot that Bruce has, I think it would be cool if Batman killed once in a while... And i'm not sure about him being a Dull character, hes hated and disliked by alot of pple, but I doubt that its because hes dull... I think it's cuz he was next in line after Dick, he was doomed from the start, because EVERYONE loved Dick as Robin. "

" @John Valentine:  exactly what im saying i think if dick is given a legitimate chance he could prove to be just as good a batman as bruce if not better...i think they should give him a legitimate opportunity to have the batman cowl say like in a diff universe or just a diff comic book where bruce actually did die and doesnt come back to show how good of a batman he can be "

" @Rudyftw:  no i didnt say jason tood was dull i said tim drake was dull if anything todd is the opposite of dull and u said u would to see batman kill every once in a while.....NO!!!!! thats what makes batman batman and not a criminal or red hood because batman doesnt kill "

I rather have Todd turn into a Punisher type character taking out the bad guys without any remorse. He kinda already is, would be great if he would get he's own series.

Who says that it has to be Dick, Tim, Jason, or Damien? No offense to you guys, but you're being kind of narrow minded. There are other potential candidates then someone who was called Robin. Bane, for instance, could temporarily assume the mantle of the bat on his way to redemption. He definitely has the physical and intellectual skills. Terry McGinnis could appear in continuity as a possible successor. Hugo Strange could (temporarily) usurp the title of Batman, though not his heroic role in Gotham. Even Hush, with the right emotional motivation, could be a decent Batman.

Athanasia Al Ghul ?