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Suggested Reading:
Dick Grayson:
The Gaunlet
Dark Victory
Robin - Year One
Teen Titans - Year One
The Judas Contract
Nightwing - Year One
New 52 Nightwing
Jason Todd:
Death in the family
Under the Hood
Red Hood Lost Days
Red Hood and the Outlaws
Tim Drake:
A Lonely Place of Dying
Robin - A Hero Reborn
Young Justice (From the late 90s)
Young Justice Graduation
Teen Titans (Geoff Johns run)
Identity Crisis
Fresh Blood
Battle for the Cowl
Red Robin
Damian Wayne:
Batman and son
Resurrection of Ra's Al Ghul
Batman streets of Gotham
Batman and Robin - Damian and Grayson
Batman and Robin New 52
Batman Inc New 52
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Batman The Animated Series
Teen Titans
Under the Red Hood
Young Justice
Animated Dark Knight Rises
Batman vs Robin
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Forget who would win in a fight. The real question is: Who would win in parkour tag?
04:43 UTC
Tim should be the SOLE current Robin
The Bat-titles have be a little crowded as of late. We have 2 Robins, 3 Batgirls, 2 Batmen, and a rotating cast of interchangable Batfamily members.
We need some clean-up, and we need some character development.
Out of the two current Robins, I think it makes the most sense for Tim to remain the ONLY Robin, while Damian abandons the mantle and goes in search of a new identity, as it works best for their established characters.
Let me explain:
Dick was the original. He was a happy child who had his family and his home taken away from him. He loved the cheers of the audience and played that up as Robin. He thought he’d just naturally grow as Batman’s partner and successor. Eventually, by the time New Teen Titans comes around, he’s become angrier, and bitter, and tries to set himself apart. So he takes takes flight as Nightwing, adopting a Kryptonian name (a nod to his adventures alongside his other mentor, Superman, in the World’s Finest books), the pizzazz and costuming of his parents in the circus, and the training of his adoptive father, paying homage to it all. This leads him to eventually become the more well-adjusted figure we see in his current run.
Jason was a Dickensian street-kid’s dream come true. Like Dick, he had anger issues, but his worsened under the mantle. He saw Robin as a game, and likewise, probably aspired to the cowl one day. The tragedy is that his life is cut too short when looking for a connection to his past. After being brought back in an incredibility convoluted form, he instead adopts the mantle of the person who was responsible for his death. He is currently stagnant as a character, forever stuck between anti-hero and hero. You ask me, his natural character progression would lead him to eventually kill the Joker (as it makes sense to his character narrative)
Tim was the relatable Robin, the self-insert. When he first appeared, he was the son of an affluent family, but shortly after, the Drakes lost their fortune and his mom died. As product of the 90s, Tim was the Robin with a living father, who had to go to school, skateboarded, and saw Robin as an “after school job”. He never aspired to the cowl, he always did it out of a sense of duty. Because “Batman needs a Robin”. Since then, the character has had what made him unique taken away from him (now becoming just another orphan under Bruce’s care) and simply reducing him to “the tech Robin” or “the bisexual Robin” forever stuck in the ripe ol’ age of 17.
Damian was the son of the demon, dropped on Bruce’s doorstep by Talia as a 10-year old, and forced to stand in the sidelines. He aspires to the mantle, as Dick and Jason once did, and starts out as annoying, murderous, little shit. He only became Robin once Dick took the mantle for a short time while Bruce was dead, and has since remained in the role, even after his father returned.
The thing is, Damian was grown a lot since, from the Super Sons book, to his own solo book and the current “Batman & Robin” comics. But I find his dynamic with his father is lacking.
I’d find it a LOT more fitting if he organically realized he DOESN’T want the mantle, and tries to define his identity in his OWN terms. Maybe he goes to Blüdhaven with Dick, and becomes the Flamebird to his Nightwing (thus bringing them full-circle).
Tim on the other hand, has to be aged up a little and sent to college. We have to either replace Bernard as his love interest, or make him more interesting as a character. Give him more weight. He haven’t heard him talk about his birth parents in a while. Maybe next time we have a Crisis, just bring his dad back and pretend that Identity Crisis never happened?
Tim was the first Robin with pants, the one with the bo staff, the relatable one, the middle class kid. Make him that again.
TL;DR: Make Damian into Flamebird alongside Nightwing, age up Tim a little bit, make him interesting again, and keep him as the only Robin around.
02:38 UTC
“So your name is Robin after a bird and your father after a bat? Come on, man, I think they could have picked a better superhero name”
17:32 UTC
Does anyone remember Damian’s other alter ego called Redbird. Because I personally think it’s pretty cool besides from the name. Maybe they should name him Flamebird instead.
04:08 UTC
Brendan Hay's (writer of the Tim and Damian Story in Lex and the City) explanation on why Ariana now knows Tim is Robin
19:01 UTC
pre Crisis Jason tries to get revenge on Killer Croc for killing his parents detective comics 526
15:37 UTC
God damn Jason i know they're accusing you of murder and all, but you didn't have to be that mean to Nightwing. (Teen Titans #47)
04:37 UTC
Are the 1980s the most important decade for Robin in the comics?
22:46 UTC
After venting Steph thinks she brought Tim to date from hell, but he says that's what a date is for. - Robin issue 111
16:50 UTC
Is Damian right about this
From Lex and the City. Is Damian right in his decision to ask Tim and his assessment of the others? As in should he have gone to ask Dick, Steph, or Jason, not is he right about what he said. Obviously Dick is handsome, Stephanie is female, and Jason….well yeah.
23:37 UTC
I think Robin from batman and Robin had one of the best costumes I've seen in a minute for a dc movie.
20:43 UTC
Anyone else own this? And if so, what do you think of it?
19:52 UTC
Im sorry ITS A JACKET
I mean yeah i knew it was a jacket but i always thought dick and Jason were wearing trunks sweet christ mfs have been doing bruce dirty for years and turns out he's been wearing this
12:27 UTC
DC's Lex and the City #1 Tim & Bernard and Damian & Flatline
08:08 UTC
Strongest Robin
We need to solve this because many people disagree, DAMIAN IS THE STRONGEST ROBIN! when he is older he could most likely solo all of the robins.. But what do you think?
08:31 UTC
Has Tim Drake ever been in jail and/or prison?
Jason been in jail a lot. Has Drake every been in jail or prison
04:55 UTC
Umm the fuck Steph
19:37 UTC
Carrie Fanart
Woah! I just found out this subreddit exists! I don't like the story of DKR (adore the art), but Carrie has become a sort of comfort character to draw for me, she's very fun and dynamic! so here is a sort of spam post of a buncha drawings I've made for her, most being redraws of panels from DKR (ft Bruce and Steph for 3 of them)! I don't think this counts as self-advertising spam but I don't mind deleting if it does ^^
17:48 UTC
Does DC Dark Legion has one of the best Red Robin design?
17:45 UTC
Since this comes up alot, what would you do/what direction would you take with Tim to get him out of the current irrelevancy he's in?
12:05 UTC
Help design my oc
im making a design for a robin but instead of robin he is called night owl please leave your ideas in the comments
(: thanks
18:47 UTC
Batman to Robin "come up with other reasons you're a terrible person and I'll shoot those arguments down when you get back" - Robin issue 123
14:58 UTC
Which robin should be batman?
In a recent post i made, most of you said damian is destined to be batman. If that’s true will nightwing stay as nightwing or no?
07:57 UTC
Damian likely has a very old accent
So his grandfather is from 1400s (? I think that changes but very very old) Middle east / Africa. -(again that changes depending on the version) and Damian likely picked up his accent from him.
I think being raised by his mother but also all his trainers from around the world its defiantly a very mixed accent from different countries and points in history.
06:41 UTC