Category Archives: DC
Tim Drake Spotted (Finally) in DC Reboot
But is he the same Tim Drake I know and love? It seems that DC is going to make Tim the star of the new Teen Titans revamp, but the solicitation that is coming with Teen Titans #1 seems to indicate a large retconning/rebooting of the Teen Titans heroes. I’ve been scouring the Interwebs today to get some better understanding, but so far it’s mixed. Will Tim Drake still have his history as Robin?
Teen Titans with Red Robin
For everybody who doesn’t know, my favorite DC character of all time is Robin. I don’t particularly care who is behind the mask, I love me some Robin. When we get specific, Tim Drake is my favorite of the Robins. I remain pretty bummed that Damian Wayne will be returning as the official Robin in the reboot, but my hopes were raised a bit today with the announcementthat Tim Drake would still be Red Robin.
The part that’s got me bummed, however, is the blurb that comes with the announcement about Teen Titans #1:
“Tim Drake is forced to step out from behind his keyboard when an international organization seeks to capture or kill super-powered teenagers. As Red Robin, he must team up with the mysterious and belligerent powerhouse thief known as Wonder Girl and a hyperactive speedster calling himself Kid Flash.”
‘Forced to step out from behind his keyboard’? What’s that imply? It doesn’t mention anything about stepping out from behind the shadow of Batman. Is Tim going to be retconned into a new, independent hacker guy who decides to create a new identity all on his own? Keeping only his name, the costume name and, presumably, his general personality and whatnot?
This would make me a sad panda.
Likewise there are the statements about Wonder Girl and Kid Flash. DC has yet to reveal the status of Wonder Woman or Flash yet, so I’m left to believe based on this blurb that Wonder Girl and Kid Flash will not be part of their lives. It seems like WG and KF are brand new characters making their debut in Teen Titans. So therefore did Young Justice never happen?
Here’s what Jim Lee told io9about the Titans reboot:
I think of all the books coming out this September, Teen Titans has probably the most variety of what existed before.
So I’m definitely right about the changes to Wonder Girl and Kid Flash. In that same interview, however, here’s what Dan Didio said about Tim Drake as Red Robin:
I think you’re looking at every one of the former Robins to have a real showcase book, and this will be the primary showcase for Tim Drake.
But does he mean ‘former Robin’ in-continuity? Or does he just mean that as a way that people know Tim Drake? And that even though he’s going to be completely rebooted, he’s still popular to the fans as a former Robin?
I guess time will tell…
Robin in Batman: Arkham City? Yes, Please!
IGN.com has uncovered a clue that may finally confirm Robin (or at least Dick Grayson) appearing in the upcoming Batman game! I am utterly thrilled! They have been playing some teasers or watching trailers or something and uncovered this picture hidden within the streets of Gotham City.
We All Know Why the Show was Cancelled...
Let this be the first of many blog posts to reveal to my readers that I am a HUUUUUGE fan of Robin. Even moreso than Batman, I love the Boy Wonder. I plan to go into great detail why in some future posts. But this news is too good to pass up. Batman: Arkham Asylum was a brilliant game, and the sequel stands to be even better. That Robin may get a cameo or a reference or anything is simply awesome.
I was absolutely livid when Robin wasn’t included in Batman: Arkham Asylum. That game was a Batman fan’s dream come true. It was so intricate, and so detailed and so immersed in the world of Batman. They even had one part of the game where you collect 30+ biographies of characters large and small in the Batman universe, from Commissioner Gordon down to the freakin’ Rat-Catcher and Tweedle Dum. And yet, with 30 some odd bios to collect, there wasn’t one single mention of anything Robin related!!
No Robin, no Dick Grayson, no Tim Drake, no Red Hood, no Spoiler; nothing! They had Barbara Gordon as Batgirl, but no mention of Robin.
I was only left to believe that the creators of the game were the worst kind of Batman fans, those who cannot appreciate Robin. I mean, sure, the first game was fantastic on its own, but to go out of their way to not even mention Robin is annoying to a fan like me. So I hope this little teaser means good things ahead!
Batman and Robin co-op gameplay is probably too much to ask for…
Here’s the original story at http://www.ign.com: Batman: Arkham City
NBC says ‘no fly’ to Pilot of Invisible Jet
The Wonder Woman pilot produced by David E. Kelley has been dropped by NBC. There won’t be a series.
We could have had this on our TVs!
That’s a shame. I was looking forward to a cool Wonder Woman TV show, especially considering all the crap that’s on TV now anyway. Not that I watch much of it. But I try to make it a point to watch good superhero TV. I used to watch Smallville, and I have every intention of trying to catch up on the latest seasons, what with all the cool hero cameos.
But still, Wonder Woman looked like it could be cool. I know Kelley has a history of good shows, and a modern take on the character could have been a blast. There were some changes to her status quo, but quite frankly, I’m cool with producers making some cosmetic changes to superheroes to make them work. It’s not like Wonder Woman has a status quo that’s set in stone, a la Superman or Batman. Heck, the last status quo I can remember was when she was Diana Prince, a secret agent for a superhuman investigation agency tasked with investigating Wonder Woman. It was stupid.
According to Deadline:
Despite some negative early speculation, the pilot was not a disaster as some suggested. People who have seen it describe it as “ambitious” and “well crafted”. But its screenings and testing were very mixed. “The audience couldn’t buy into the modernization,” one insider said. There were early signs of resistance against updating the classic franchise and the character when fans slammed the superhero’s new, contemporary costume. “It was a conceptual thing,” another insider said. “Do we need a comic book hero?”
I loved the updated costume. I also heard that Wonder Woman wore her traditional bathing-suit look in the pilot as well, so she had multiple costumes. But I have no problem at all with giving Wonder Woman pants. By all means, let her wear pants!
Now we’re just left to hope that somebody bootlegs the pilot and we can see it for ourselves. *fingers crossed*
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