I cackled – CACKLED – throughout the entirety of M3GAN. I want a M3GAN for my cat.
BTW, as of this sketch, I am “draws with a magnifying glass” years old.
Dick
The final Dick. Red Robin (Yum!) from Alex Ross & Mark Waid’s Kingdom Come series, which takes place in a dystopian alternate future where grim-n-gritty anti-heroes run rampant, and the classic do-gooders are powerless to stop them. I’ve berated Frank Miller’s Dark Knight series for the reactionary takes to it which have really ruined Batman beyond repair. I feel like Kingdom Come had a similar effect on Superman and led directly to things like Man of Steel, where the masses just miss the goddamn point of Superman.
I’m not a huge fan of Alex Ross, but I like this grown-up Red Robin look and I like that he made middle-aged Dick Grayson look like the Michael Keaton Batman, which I tried to emulate here. This is also to help differentiate from the time Tim Drake (Time Drake?!) wore this suit and was known as Red Robin.
Thus ends the Robin Fortnight. Thank you for putting up with this short, poorly-drawn history of Robins; and finally for allowing me to show you my Dicks with all these Dick pics. I hope you’re all satisfied with these Dicks as I am fully satiated and probably need to take a short nap.
Dick
This is an ugly-ass Dick. Traveling back to Earth 2, it’s Dick’s Robin costume from when he grew too big for his short-pants and needed a better fit. He wore this (or rather, a version of this) just before he opted for the weird Batbin (Robman?) hybrid from yesterday. Then, when Earth 1 Dick came across Earth 2 Dick (in the stupid suit), Young Dick wore this as he worked with Old Dick.
One last Dick to bring this to a climax!
Dick
I’ve drawn this Dick before. It’s his original (I think?) Pre-Crisis Earth 2 costume. It’s such a mess. It’s an alternate fully-grown Dick keeping the name of Robin, but combining the Batman & Robin looks in the worst possible way. It’s awful and I love it. I love Dick!
More Dick still to come!
Dick
We made it, guys! Dick is here! Dick for all! Check out the Process Video on YouTube!
Kicking off the DickFest is the newish take on the original Dick Grayson-as-Robin costume designed by Dan Mora for the way-better-than-it-ever-should-be Batman-Superman: World’s Finest comic. It’s got classic Batman & classic Superman, both totally presented at their best (and they’re best friends!) and also leaning into a lot of classic Robin too, and I. AM. HERE. FOR. IT. The most recent issue featured Robin & Supergirl going on a terrible date and it is a joy. A. JOY.
More Dick coming tomorrow!
Damian
Thanks to my personal Robin-advisor, Joe Grunenwald, I drew Damian’s current solo series/Batman vs. Robin grey suit. I wasn’t looking forward to it, but I dig it now.
Damian
Oh, little Damian Al Ghul-Wayne, you murdery imp. I remember when Grant Morrison introduced him during their run on Batman and hating this little shit. This could almost have been a Jason Todd sitch. I think I was just more upset that Tim had been brought back into the fold pretty hardcore just before Morrison began their run and felt like they ushered Tim out the door pretty quickly. And it didn’t help that Damian was such a goddamn brat, and a murderous assassin to boot.
But, somewhere along the way… he really grew on me. Definitely by the time Dick was taking on the Batman role and Damian was his Robin, I was fully on-board. Probably why I drew the Frank Quitely version here. Third best Robin! (Tim, Dick, Damiam, Everyone Else, Huge Canyon-Sized Gap, Pre-Crisis Bruce Wayne as Robin, Jason).
Helena
The Nu52 Earth-2 Robin, Nu52 Earth-2 Helena Wayne – daughter of Nu52 Earth-2 Batman & Nu52 Earth-2 Catwoman – before becoming Nu52 Earth-2 Huntress. I never read this Nu52 Earth-2 book.
Stephanie
The original Tim Drake costume is still the best Robin costume, but this modified version for Stephanie Brown will be the only time I draw it during this theme. Somebody send me waffles.
Carrie
I tried to make Carrie Kelley’s alternate future Robin costume look a little store-bought. Accurate to the classic Robin suit, but off. No utility belt, even.
I wonder if Dark Knight Returns is even readable nowadays. It certainly ruined Batman for… well, still is ruining Batman.