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So Tim Drake was never Robin now?
Big_Daddy_Summers
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Just been reading this article, bleedingcool.com/2012/09/16/retconning-robin-out-of-teen-titans-1/seems they have already started retconning the new 52?
Now Time Drake was never Robin? If that is the case that is a whole lot of the Batman cannon out the window!
Now Time Drake was never Robin? If that is the case that is a whole lot of the Batman cannon out the window!
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I mean, does it really matter to the current continuity that Tim Drake was Robin for a while? Sure, it seemed a ridiculous idea that Batman had gone through three or four Robins in the course of his (evidently) five year public career, but readers had kinda accepted that, right?
I know Lobdell made the statement, but to actually go as far as changing the trade of the story to match that statement... well, it is just another thing that shows how little preparation there was for the New 52 reboot/relaunch/whatever thing.
Making the change shines a spotlight on the idea of "we just decided to do this on a whim and didn't really discuss anything beforehand."
Look, I like parts of the New 52, but this sort of quick "whoops" retcon only makes the whole thing come off as thrown together at the last minute. It would have been better to just let it go.
Red Robin was a great title before the reboot. Tim Drake was the one who planted the seeds for Batman Inc and an international war on crime before Bruce came back. Time was taking on Ras and winning on his own. Tim was the man! And now he's a tard who wants to hang out with Wonder Girl despite the fact she was written as a total criminal who he should have been trying to have arrested. KEWL.
Lol!
This is very irksome. I don't mind retcons when they help a story or straighten something out, but this move does neither. It does nothing other than show how weak DC editorial is. One would assume they have plans for Robin in other media that Tim somehow would mess up. If this is true, this retcon could be seen as an awkward steering of the ship. Otherwise they are taking away Tim's identity at the core. Never a good thing. Especially as he is a beloved character. With this it would have been better not to have introduced him at all much like Donna Troy and Wally west.
Is this an attack on legacy characters?
There really ought to be a "slobbering fanboy" position at DC Editorial. I'm being serious. Someone mired in continuity who could set these knuckleheads straight on how to achieve their goals without pissing off the people who buy the books. Someone to point out that if Batman's only been Batman for five years, they're setting him up with four Robins in that time period, which makes it about as tenuous a position as a presidential cabinet position.
- "We're going to make Starfire sexy again." - That's great guys, really. That's the version I grew up with and I'm all for it. Remember, though, that a whole generation of kids grew up with the cute ditz from the cartoon. There's likely to be some backlash.
- "Superman and Wonder Woman are going to hook up." - Awesome! That'll sell a bunch of books. You do plan to keep this going longer than a year, right? Because if you don't they're going to roast you guys at the stake for the obvious cash-grab that this is. I hope you've planned out a good number of storylines to support it.
- "We're not bringing back Donna Troy or Wally West." - Okay, screw you guys. I have nothing but contempt for you on this one. :)
He adds more weight to Batman than the kid. Plus, because of his death, Tim got better training & better gear.
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