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Summary
red-hot take incoming : I do n’t thinkTim Drakeshould ever get out of beingRobin . Props to fans who had badly require to see Tim move on for so long , and props to DC Comics for trying hard to give Tim novel codenames and costumes . Past effort to give Tim a makeover - the likes of with Red Robin and Drake - just did n’t get the landing , but maybe there ’s a reason for that .
Whether DC and DC fans want to admit it or not , Tim Drake always needs to be Batman ’s Robin , and the evidence is observable inBatman#149 by Chip Zdarsky , Michele Bandini , and Steve Lieber . In this issue , Tim Drake is on " take maintenance of Bruce " duty , which has been the vitrine for 30 year .
Tim Drake debuted as Robin inBatman#442 by George Pérez , Marv Wolfman , and Jim Aparo , where he declared that " Batman call for a Robin . " With that in mind , being so active and good at " accept care of Bruce " is exactly why he ’s such an effective Robin , why he ’s arguably the best Robin , and why he postulate to remain Batman ’s Robin for the foreseeable future .
Tim Drake became Robin because he believe Batman needs saving from darkness - now , he ’s realized that commission like never before .
Tim Drake’s Job as Robin Is Still to Take Care of Batman
PanelsBatman#442 by George Pérez, Marv Wolfman, Jim Aparo, Mike DeCarlo, Adrienne Roy, and John Costanza
Whenever I hear the name Robin , I guess of the Tim Drake looping .
It ’s moment like this that cue me why Tim Drake was always my favorite Robin and , in my opinion , the most unequivocal Robin . perchance it ’s an geezerhood matter as well , seeing asTim was the most recent Robin when I got into Batman as a minor , but whenever I pick up the name Robin , I think of the Tim Drake iteration . He was literally made to be Robin , as he ’s introduced into Batman ’s world as a implicated kid convinced that Batman postulate a Robin .
Being Robin Is Vital to Tim Drake’s Mission
Panels fromBatman#900/#135 by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jiménez, Chip Zdarsky, Mike Hawthorne, Mikel Janín, Adriano Di Benedetto, Tomeu Morey, Romulo Fajardo Jr., and Clayton Cowles
Tim Drake istheRobin , and the Robin that exists to save Bruce whenever Batman needs saving . Batman does n’t just need a Robin;he needs Tim’sRobin in the same way that Gotham always needs a Batman . The day that Gotham does n’t need a Batman is the daytime that Gotham crime has officially , fully been eradicated . It ’s hard for me to conceive of Tim Drake justifiably ascending to a new identity as long as Batman needs his Robin , and I do n’t recollect that will be feasible until Bruce barricade being Batman .
When Dick Grayson rise to Nightwing , it ’s because he did all he could as Bruce ’s Robin . Dick was all about flying gamy and expanding his horizons . That was much his delegation statement , so it made good sense for him to fly out of the nest and beyond the Bat - Family . If Tim Drake ’s mission affirmation has always been to be there as Batman ’s Robin whenever Batman needs it , then can he really do that without being Robin?There may be a day whenTim Drakeprogresses to a young identicalness , but for now , Bruce call for thisRobin .
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BATMAN # 149 ( 2024 )
