The first part of a three part collection, this batman story has a unique aspect that separates it from other batman stories. After striking out on his own, batmans former partner dick grayson encounters a number of. The first edition of the novel was published in november 9th 2010, and was written by grant morrison. Chances are, marv wolfman just liked the name and since it hadnt been in use for years, he slapped it on the former robin. Richard john dick grayson was once batmans first sidekick robin, before going on to become nightwing. User comments for the name grayson behind the name. Dick grayson facts ten facts about the original boy wonder. Dick grayson is batman and bruce waynes son damian is robin.
After forever evil, dicks identity was revealed to the world and bruce convinced him to give up being nightwing to become an agent of spyral. Nightwing real name richard dick grayson, born december 1, 1996 was the first robin. In any case, the name fit dick well and he stuck with it. Today on the show, faust talks about the history of dick grayson, the first robin to batman, and the first nightwing. Her objective in compiling the volume is to begin a scholarly dialogue about dick grayson since most academics focus purely on batman as a lone character p. How a friend of dick grayson escaped from jail and went back in time. Once he took up the mantle of batman when bruce was thought to be dead, but became nightwing once again after the events of flashpoint. For years, shes had to sit on the side lines and watch the famous dynamic duo, batman and robin. Haleys traveling circus to investigate a string of robberies, how is. Robin war, dcs new event series about the army of teens running around gotham in the name of batmans sidekick, is pretty much all about the identity of robin, and what it means to take on.
Dick grayson was the first young hero to take the role of robin and become a side kick to batman. Actor burt ward played dick graysonrobin in the batman television series that ran from 1966 through 1968, which further made robin and grayson inseparable parts of the batman mythos. The original robin and to many, the greatest debuted in 1940, forever changing the batman mythos. Jul 26, 2018 meet rosalie grayson, the 9yearold sister of the famous richard grayson. He assumed the leadership role of the covert operations team while aqualad was in deep cover, but stepped down after the death of wally west. Dick grayson first appears and becomes robin in the 1992 animated series. Meet rosalie grayson, the 9yearold sister of the famous richard grayson. Nov 11, 2015 the stories involving dick and damian as batman and robin were some of the best, and one of the few reasons i accepted damian as the new robin. Why dick has to be included, who the villains should be, future batman allies, what dick. Five years after the murder, the young justice team infiltrates c.
History of dick grayson the first robin redux youtube. Dick grayson himself is a part of comic book history as he is the poster boy for sidekicks and perhaps the true original in this sense. The main characters of this sequential art, comics story are dick. When robin was 17, he was shot in the shoulder by the joker, and this scared batman into ending his career for good. So i live with her and sometimes help her steal some stuff. Oct 02, 2017 the problem is, literally anything you sayif i even reference you know, like, nightwing year 1 did this thingthen its like, oh, theyre going to do the nightwing year 1 story. When he grew out of being batmans ward, he adopted the persona of nightwing and. Silver age earth1 robin was a boy a few years behind 20.
The upcoming nightwing movie will feature several nods to dick graysons past, according to the movies director. Grayson is a 2004 fan film made by john fiorella featuring dc comics character dick grayson along with several other dc universe characters. Why dick grayson is just the worst robin blerds online. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Youre also expected to be in tiptop physical form, maintain peak athletic and acrobatic ability, and display detective skills on par with your boss, the worlds greatest detective. With thomas andrae, phil cousineau, dan didio, paul levitz.
His origin story, robins reckoning, won an emmy award. The problem is, literally anything you sayif i even reference you know, like, nightwing year 1 did this thingthen its like, oh, theyre going to do the nightwing year 1 story. Many years later when he had outgrown the position, he took the name and costume of nightwing. The story of dick grayson movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Grayson is one of if not the best dick grayson story ive ever read. Jan 22, 20 levitikuz explains why dick grayson robin s origin must be included in the first film of the batman reboot. The character of robin was created so that batman would appeal to younger readers and to lighten the tone of the batman stories. He no longer relied on batman and, in fact, he and the dark knight disagreed on crimefighting methodology as batman used torture and dick didnt like it. The origins of the dark knights sidekick dick grayson, who will soon be known as robin, the boy wonder. Black mirror, morrisons batman and robin, tomasis nightwing, seeleys current run on nightwing, dixons robin year one. Dec 27, 2015 the original robin and to many, the greatest debuted in 1940, forever changing the batman mythos. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. Dick grayson als robin in zijn eerste verschijning, met batman. The stories involving dick and damian as batman and robin were some of the best, and one of the few reasons i accepted damian as the new robin.
Miller, the man who kicked off the grim and gritty. Together, they are known as the dynamic duo or the caped crusaders. He was also the leader of the teen titans, the titans, the outsiders, he was. The upcoming nightwing movie will feature several nods to dick grayson s past, according to the movies director.
Apr 15, 2018 today on the show, faust talks about the history of dick grayson, the first robin to batman, and the first nightwing. The most important dick grayson facts comes from his origins. Some of the essays in this collection take a strictly chronological approach summarizing different eras in dick graysons career from his earliest days as batmans young sidekick to the new 52 era of grayson. Haleys traveling circus to investigate a string of robberies, how is dick involved. It hits nightwing in the temple and knocks him out. Why dick grayson choose an old superman pseudonym for his new identity wasnt explained during this original tale. Batman dick grayson passes the robin mantle on to damian wayne after the. Robin, also known as the boy wonder, is batmans crime fighting partner. Shes always wanted to join them, but bruce wouldnt allow her because she was too young at the time. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Richard grayson had intense agility training due to his family history.
Young justice s1e2 kid flash quit starring youre creeping me out to superboy robin uhh kf. Dcs new robin war series teases a major change for dick grayson. Debuting is 1940, dick grayson took up the role of robin in order to aide the dark knight. Bad blood is the finale of a trilogy loosely based off of story arcs centered on damian wayne, the son of bruce wayne and talia, daughter. Robins x reader dick grayson x catgirl reader cause i. Dick grayson after his parents were murdered grayson went through extensive training in martial arts and crimefighting to become the original robin, batmans sidekick. Still, dick grayson endured his fair share of tragedy. May 08, 2017 young justice s1e2 kid flash quit starring youre creeping me out to superboy robin uhh kf. Dec 02, 2015 but the storys ending also dropped a major hint about he future of dcs oldest robin, dick grayson, as the storys villains called him nightwing a fanfavorite moniker the character hasnt. But the storys ending also dropped a major hint about he future of dcs oldest robin, dick grayson, as the storys villains called him nightwing a fanfavorite moniker the character hasnt.
The iconic dc comics character will be headlining his own film sometime in the near future as part of warner bros. Dick grayson is actually bruce wayns legal ward who later helps him fight crime. Since it is a fan film, it was not allowed to be sold at a profit and was thus distributed for free on the internet. After working solo for some time, he led a new team of young heroes until they were. Any story about dick grayson and angst that pops into my weird little head. The book abruptly ends after dick grayson is taken to his parents graves. I guess i havent said anything that hasnt been said before in this thread, but just reaffirming. Actor burt ward played dick grayson robin in the batman television series that ran from 1966 through 1968, which further made robin and grayson inseparable parts of the batman mythos.
Dick grayson apareceu como robin em varias outras adaptacoes. Dick is best known as the first robin, sidekick to batman and founding member of the teen titans, but he has since grown up and now goes by nightwing. When he grew out of being batmans ward, he adopted the persona of nightwing and led the teen titans and eventually the titans. Dick grayson, boy wonder is an excellent essay collection about dick grayson robin, nightwing, agent of spyral, and the heart of the dc universe. The former protege of batman, nightwing was a founding member of the team. The 10 greatest traits of dick grayson grizzly bomb. Levitikuz explains why dick graysonrobins origin must be included in the first film of the batman reboot. Jul 27, 2010 with thomas andrae, phil cousineau, dan didio, paul levitz. Dick grayson angst stories how the young justice handles. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 168 pages and is available in hardcover format. Dicks acceptance of the cape and cowl and his new role as batman was a momentous moment in the life of grayson, and proved just how worthy he was to fill the shoes of gothams protector. Her objective in compiling the volume is to begin a scholarly dialogue about dick grayson since most academics focus purely on batman as a lone. Hes long been considered to be the archetype of what a sidekick is supposed to be. The origins of the dark knights sidekick dick grayson, who will soon be known as robin, the boy.
Dick grayson reading order comic book reading orders. His origin story, robin s reckoning, won an emmy award. Nightwing movie will nod to dick graysons past screen rant. Dick grayson is not simply a onenote sidekick but one of the most complex and developed characters in comics p. May 09, 2017 the most important dick grayson facts comes from his origins. Dick graysonrobin meaning and origin of the name dick. How old was dick grayson when he first became robin.
The name dick is a diminutive of the name richard, meaning strong power. How about we not tick off the guy that can fry us with a look. In the series, dick was bruces ward rather than adopted son and attended woodrow roosevelt high school. In a batman story from the 1950s, bruce wayne assumes the identity of robin. Jason todd being robin is not easy, and not just because it requires you deal with batman on a daily basis. Settle down, he could just be caught up in gotham, the big boyscout said, trying to calm his agitated friend. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf.
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