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Robin is queer. I'm gonna geek out now.
4 years ago
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Meanwhile, over at DC Comics, Robin is dating another guy.
It's about time. Well, okay, maybe a decade or two or three too late for me, but still. It's good to have pop culture icons acknowledge the reality of their fans' lives now and then. But I'm getting ahead of myself. It's Tim Drake, the third and most introspective of the Robins, who's dating another dude (in the pages of Batman: Urban Legends). If, unlike me, you're not a hopeless superhero geek, you'll need the following cheat sheet:
Robin #1 (Dick Grayson), created in 1940, the original superhero sidekick (and butt of decades of snide jokes); may have peaked while leading the (Teen) Titans as Nightwing (1980 - 1985). Succeeded by...
Robin #2 (Jason Todd), created in 1983, probably guilty of murdering a suspect before being murdered himself in 1988. Brought back to life as a Punisher-type vigilante.
Robin #3 (Tim Drake), created in 1989, probably the sanest and most resourceful of the Robins. Star of the Robin solo comics (1991 - 2009), of which I was a fan.
Robin #4 (Stephanie Brown), daughter of a C-list supervillain, lasted on the job about a month before being murdered. This didn't stop her from being brought back to life as Batgirl (temporarily). Succeeded by...
Robin #5 (Damian Wayne), created in 2006. Bruce Wayne's son, Ra's al-Ghul's grandson, raised by the League of Assassins. What could go wrong?
I'm not the comic book fan I used to be, but hey, I'll take whatever good news I can get.
It's about time. Well, okay, maybe a decade or two or three too late for me, but still. It's good to have pop culture icons acknowledge the reality of their fans' lives now and then. But I'm getting ahead of myself. It's Tim Drake, the third and most introspective of the Robins, who's dating another dude (in the pages of Batman: Urban Legends). If, unlike me, you're not a hopeless superhero geek, you'll need the following cheat sheet:
Robin #1 (Dick Grayson), created in 1940, the original superhero sidekick (and butt of decades of snide jokes); may have peaked while leading the (Teen) Titans as Nightwing (1980 - 1985). Succeeded by...
Robin #2 (Jason Todd), created in 1983, probably guilty of murdering a suspect before being murdered himself in 1988. Brought back to life as a Punisher-type vigilante.
Robin #3 (Tim Drake), created in 1989, probably the sanest and most resourceful of the Robins. Star of the Robin solo comics (1991 - 2009), of which I was a fan.
Robin #4 (Stephanie Brown), daughter of a C-list supervillain, lasted on the job about a month before being murdered. This didn't stop her from being brought back to life as Batgirl (temporarily). Succeeded by...
Robin #5 (Damian Wayne), created in 2006. Bruce Wayne's son, Ra's al-Ghul's grandson, raised by the League of Assassins. What could go wrong?
I'm not the comic book fan I used to be, but hey, I'll take whatever good news I can get.
Also, theres Robin #6 kinda... Jarro. A budding from Starro that sees Bruce as his dad.
And I didn't even know about Jarro. Shows how long I've been away!