Red Robin Vol. 26

This is the 26th volume of the series and the final issue of the Red Robin (2009) single issues, originally published by DC Comics on August 10, 2011. The story, titled "What Goes Around…," was written by Fabian Nicieza, penciled by Marcus To, inked by Ray McCarthy, and colored by Guy Major. Tim Drake is ready to begin operating from his new headquarters, but before he can formally set out on his vigilante path, he must settle an unresolved old score: Digger Harkness, the Boomerang Captain who shot and killed his father Jack Drake, has returned in the "Brightest Day" event and reappeared in Gotham. Tim secretly tails Harkness and sets an elaborate trap: he uses a low-level criminal to spread rumors of "Black Lantern energy," luring Harkness into seeking a partnership with Mr. Freeze for personal gain, with flash grenades planted in advance. He gives his target chance after chance to make the "right choice," while pushing himself to a moral threshold: by simply standing by, his father's blood debt could be settled in the form of an "accident." In the end, Tim intervenes at the last moment to save Harkness and sends him to Iron Heights Penitentiary. Dick Grayson (then Batman), who witnessed it all, praises him for resisting temptation, while Bruce Wayne, hidden in the shadows, asks: tonight you saved him—what about tomorrow night? The volume closes with Tim's questions about "whose city Gotham really is" and "what kind of detective and vigilante he will become," bringing this 26-issue run to an open-ended conclusion.