South Korea's largest internet company, Webtoon, has been hosting and distributing webcomics globally to an ever-growing audience since 2004. This week, DC released three episodes of its first Webtoon, starring the Dark Knight. The two companies have enlisted one of DC's most iconic heroes to make his webcomic debut in Batman: Wayne Family Adventures. Created by CRC Payne, StarBrite, Maria Li, Lan Ma, C.M Cameron, Camille Cruz, Jean Kim, and Kielamel Sibal, Batman: Wayne Family Adventures is a fun-filled story that centers on the rarely-explored dynamics between Batman and his many young wards.

Batman: Wayne Family Adventures' first episode follows Duke Thomas, aka The Signal, as he moves in with Bruce and Damian Wayne. Damian gives him a tour of the mansion and the Batcave while Bruce and Alfred bring his belongings inside. The second episode showcases one of the Bat family's most adorable post-patrol traditions. Its third episode shifts from Wayne Manor to follow Barbara Gordon and her father catching up over coffee.

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Damian Wayne shows Duke Thomas the dinosaur in the Bat cave

Writer CRC Payne fills each brief episode with a tremendous amount of humor and heart. Duke's earnest excitement about moving in with Batman is a charming way to humanize the young hero. Payne keeps things from getting too saccharine by injecting a healthy dose of humor into the narrative and having Damian tease Duke. It's refreshing to see Damian cast in the role of comedic relief, which adds to the humor of the situation. Payne presents the softer, sillier side of Gotham's hardened heroes throughout the first three episodes of Batman: Wayne Family Adventures. Whether Damian is playing a practical joke, Oracle is catching up with her father, or the whole Bat-family is wrestling over the last of Alfred's cookies, every character gets to let their guard down.

It is difficult to imagine reading a Batman comic without holding a physical comic. After decades, the character seems married to the traditional comic book format. But, these Webtoons -- which are designed specifically to be read online -- help the Dark Knight make a smooth transition into the 21st century. With Storyboards by Maria Li, Backgrounds by Lan Ma, colors by C.M Cameron, Camille Cruz, and Jean Kim, and Inks by StarBrite -- each panel is dynamic and entertaining. The dialogue often spills over the bottom edge of the panel which helps the creative team dictate the pacing and transition from scene to scene. And, the artists' character designs excellently blend the manga-inspired webcomic aesthetic with traditional American comic book sensibilities.

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The Bat Family sees looks at a cookie on the table

Batman: Wayne Family Adventures feels designed to appeal specifically to a younger audience, but fans looking for a view into the private lives of the Bat-family will get a kick out of these first three episodes regardless of age. The entire creative team has crafted a series that will likely help Batman fans discover the joys of Webtoons and visa versa, but most importantly, they've put together the beginning of a compelling and heartfelt story. The Bat-family dynamic may contain a potentially endless supply of stories, and if they are as fun to read as the first three, this series is set to become an instant classic for readers of all ages.

Batman: Wayne Family Adventures is available to read now on Webtoon.

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