Rhapsodies

I really wasn’t looking forward to doing Robin, I really should really learn not to tempt the whims of the Magic Tupperware.

For me, Robin is an extremely problematic character. For a guy who likes a little realism in his comics (okay, the illusion of realism but I trust you all know what I mean) I do not understand the concept of the teenage sidekick. Yes, I do understand why comic companies do them, It gives the kid reading the comics someone to identify with) But from a proper Watsonian perspective, it’s hard to explain why a superhero would endanger minors like that.

But since that marketing thing clearly works, and the nature of this project means I can’t just ignore the legacy of the characters. So I need to find an angle…

Here we go.

Jokes about disposable sidekicks aside, I liked the various stories that acknowledged all of the “wards” existing simultaneously, with Robin as Batman’s senior apprentice or, as the “squire” to the Dark Knight.

Or Robin could be the generic term for all of the trainees in the Bat dojo. I think I’ll run with that one for now.

So here’s what I assume are Tim, Stephanie, and Damian suiting up after their workout.