Dc comics killed off robin in a batman contest, but had a backup. On the subject of expanding the character of robin, he explained, with ideas and big concepts, teenagers can get really passionate about that. It was first advertised in early april 1940, one month after the first appearance of his new sidekick, robin the boy wonder. This story is everything ive loved about comic books and superhero stories. Between his origin and appearance in batman beyond. Dont miss the start of this new series from rising star writer lee bermejo joker, suiciders, who also provides the covers. Simply click any of the links below to see more details of the rarest comics featuring that character, and the minimum they. Unfortunately, the story is only a very tiny bit about jason todd.
The character was originally created by bob kane, bill finger, and jerry robinson, to serve as a junior counterpart to the superhero batman. Red robin was an american comic book ongoing series, written by chris yost with art by ramon bachs, featuring former robin tim drake under the identity of red robin. It seems so incongruous with what we think of when it comes to the relationship between robin and batman or batmans views towards good guys period that people decided to come up with humorous examples for why batman would ever hit robin. The character appears as separate playable characters in lego batman 3. The new dynamic duo hit the streets with a bang in their new flying batmobile as they face off against an assemblage of villains called the circus of strange.
The deal covers liveaction and animated series and comes after the streamer began worked with boom. John sazaklis spent part of life working in a family coffee shop, the house of donuts. While batman may have been born in 1939, the next two decades would start to shape him into the hero we know and love today, introducing key members of the batfamily like robin, alfred and the onagainoffagain love of bruce waynes life, selina kyle. Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books. Robin 1993 comic read robin 1993 comic online in high. Robin celebrates his 75 th anniversary this year, something that was commemorated at san diego comiccon with the announcement of a new weekly series, a robincentered crossover event and the unveiling of a new graphic that charted the history of the character over his and sometimes her 75 years.
Paul dini, famous for writing some of the shows most memorable episodes of batman. Batman inc death of robin complete story comicstorian. Its also a key book as its the modern age introduction of a few heroes and vilains such as blockbuster, mad hatter as well as a major reappearance of twoface. Robin fictional character britannica encyclopedia britannica. Superhero origins of robin subscribe richard dick grayson was once a child acrobat, the youngest of a daring family performance group. Featuring weekly comic release discussions, creator amas, a friendly and helpful userbase, and much more. We are robin 2015 2016 from dc comics league of comic geeks. Sadly, robin was included in the drug trip that is the teen titans cartoon. A mobster named the a squid speaks like a toddler in batman. Im a less a fan of hal jordan and harley quinns origin. The story is based around an alternate reality in which batman believes that superboy and superman are responsible for the death of his father. And other comic book legends revealed and why does batman carry shark repellent. His origin is actually a composite of two comicbook robins.
The anarky ultimatum dc comic book robin annual 1 a. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. Robin, american comic strip character created for dc comics by. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Red robin comic read red robin comic online in high quality.
The golden age of comics comics have been in existence since the end of the 19th century, but it was after the depression that the popularity of newspaper cartoons expanded into a major industry. Hal jordan is portrayed as being a disrespectful brawler before finding the. In 1998, wizard magazine ranked the series as the best ongoing comic book of the year. We look back at the boys and girls who have served as robin in this. The book lasted two more years, with the addition of bumblebee, batgirl, and golden eagle. The complete history of the joker, from his first appearance as batmans nemesis in comic books to his reinvention in the new movie joker. Pulps were small 10 cent books sold on the newsstands, usually filled with action heroes going to exotic places and having adventures. In this era, elaborate ruses and misdirection were the twin engines of comic book storytelling, which meant many a comic began with batman performatively rejecting robin as his partner, an act.
As dc entertainment premieres its new comic book series we are. But one element of the comic had very little impact. Nov 10, 2015 as someone who purchased the original content of this book as it came out, i must say that this collection is well worth it, and it does justice to the material. However, as an intro origin to the character of tim drake as robin, it fails. He has illustrated spiderman books and written batman books. We are robin stars a movement of kid heroes usa today. The debut of the series follows the events of batman r. As the first robin, dick grayson was the most famous sidekick in comic book history. Comicnewbies the first stop for newbies in the comic book universe. Not feeling the whole drake thing too, just felt super lazy. Robin celebrates his 75 th anniversary this year, something that was commemorated at san diego comic con with the announcement of a new weekly series, a robin centered crossover event and the unveiling of a new graphic that charted the history of the character over his and sometimes her 75 years. Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. Dawn of justice in 2016 a followup to 20s man of steel, a handful of upcoming dc films are going to be standalone, in the vein of todd phillips joker origin movie. Every kid wants to be batman, but do you have a lifetime of training.
Everybody is robin in new we are robin character art. Robyn is intelligent, skillful and capable but shes also an outlaw. He was made so that batman would appeal to younger. Dec 15, 2019 simon birks is raising funds for robyn a genderflipped robin hood comic book for all ages. Hes the epitome of the young comic book sidekickthe one by which. Robin endorses no part of the toon and considers it rubbish. Return of the joker, he mostly resembles todd in storyline while bearing little resemblance to the comic books tim drake. The animated history of every robin dc comics youtube.
If you want to sell comic books for cash, then we can help you to get the most money for your rare comics. Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Batman reading order and timeline modern age gotham. Hes the epitome of the young comic book sidekickthe one by which all others are measured.
So ok, maybe you cant be batman but that doesnt mean you cant be adopted by him. I apologize in advance for the misleading title, but would you be reading this if it said this week in comic book history. We ve arranged the rare comic books by series or main character. He may have been everyones least favorite robin, but jason todd won everyone over as the red hooded supervillain. Whether robin hood was a historic figure or at least based on more than one historic is a. We update daily with 45 top 10 lists, origins, biographies, versus clips on movies, video games, music, pop culture and more. What was the origin of the meme where batman slaps robin. Comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team. Robin is a finished comic book series published by dc comics with lee bermejo as dual artist and writer, along with other artists rob haynes, jorge corona, khary randolph. Recent episodes of bruno hellers gotham have started to lay the groundwork for the origin of one of the comic book worlds most famous villains. The animated history of every robin dc comics noah. Dc comics, marvel comics and indie alike, nothing is free from our dramatic readings. This process takes no more than a few hours and we ll send you an email once approved.
Robin is a finished comic book series published by dc comics with lee bermejo as. The first 100 issues of the robin series were written by chuck dixon, which was acclaimed at the time for a highprofile teen pregnancy arc involving tims girlfriend, stephanie brown spoiler. The sidekicks surprising history as a solo comic book hero. Ive learned this through hundreds of conversations at comic book conventions, where fans have been remarkably candid about their lives and the. Robin war part 4 pits tim drake against jason todd in a steelcage matchand only the court of owls can say who will escape the cage with his life. This incarnation was named dick grayson and is by far the most famous. The title character, timothy drake, is the third robin. Batwoman kathrine kane is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics and is the first to use the alias of batwoman. And just like that, robin the boy wonder made the kid sidekick an icon. Johnny bender is a marginalized youth with a disapproving father and moebius syndrome caused permanent joker grin who founds the jokers in opposition to we are robin after getting out of. Robin is a finished comic book series published by dc comics with lee bermejo as dual artist and writer, along with other artists rob haynes, jorge corona, and khary randolph.
Beyond gotham, voiced by josh keaton nightwing and by charlie schlatter robin. The other part, he spent drawing and writing stories. Mar 09, 2015 part of a large crop of new comic books debuting after the convergence event series, we are robin focuses on duke thomas, an africanamerican kid whos played an important role recently in the. Cry of the huntress batmans sidekick finally got an ongoing title of his own. Man of tomorrow is a short superman origin story, as our young hero clark kent deals with the pressures of what it means to be human. Outcast embossed foil cover dc comic book robin 1 a. Jul 02, 2016 some of these are not arcs, but also single issues, one shots, and miniseries. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. The complete history of the joker, from comic books to the. Robin comics uncyclopedia, the contentfree encyclopedia. The long halloween maybe my favourite batman story, this is not only one of the best batman stories ever published, its among the best comics.
Robin went out later and was caught by a local sheriff. The joker teaser trailer concept willem dafoe, martin. Writers marv wolfman and george perez brought the character to new heights and gave him a whole personality outside of batman. The psychology behind superhero origin stories arts. The basic gag behind the meme is the shock over batman striking robin in an oldfashioned comic book panel. If theres one robin origin story youre reading in 2020, it should be this one. However, it is one of the best dick grayson stories ive ever read, and the art is perfect. The unofficial dc comics sub reddit a place for fans of dcs comics, graphic novels, movies, and anything else related to one of the largest comic book publishers in the world and home of the worlds greatest superheroes. The history of the gay subtext of batman and robin. Right now, the comic is pretty light on story and theres not much in the way of this whole robin gang concept being explored. May 29, 2018 further details about todd phillips and martin scorseses upcoming origin movie about the joker have emerged, with the film set to reportedly depict the villain as a failed standup comic. After starring in numerous miniseries the robin miniseries, robin ii, and robin iii.
Teen titans publication history dc database fandom. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. The teenagers of gotham city have adopted the r and made it their own. We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and cbcs graded books in our comics price guide. Robin wasnt in that one teen titans antidrug commercial for some reason and was replaced by some douchebag named the protector.
Batman comics have proven to be popular since the 1940s. Year one is far more than just a retelling of robin s origins. The first issue was released in june 2015 and the last issued in may 2016. This book was really close to being a fivestar read, except the ending felt rushed. When most people think of the dc comics superhero robin, usually the image that comes to mind isnt very flattering more often then not you. She was created by writer edmond hamilton and artist sheldon moldoff under the direction of editor jack schiff, as part of an ongoing effort to expand batmans cast of supporting characters. The book surprised me by being able to wring a bit of emotional tension out of the superman origin story. As he ventured forth on his own, he formed the teen titans and became their leader. They also tackle their first mission investigating a child whos been abducted by the mysterious domino killer. This is a fan page for the third robin now red robin tim drake. Feb 14, 2020 while the vast majority of liveaction dc films remain part of the ongoing dc extended universe dceu, which launched with zack snyders batman v superman. Robin hood is a figure of english legend and folklore dating to the late middle ages. Read robin 1993 comic online free and high quality. Batman and robin may be the dynamic duo, but the robins frequently find themselves flying solo in their own adventures.