His origin story, robins reckoning, won an emmy award. Grayson is a 2004 fan film made by john fiorella featuring dc comics character dick grayson along with several other dc universe characters. Dick grayson facts ten facts about the original boy wonder. When he grew out of being batmans ward, he adopted the persona of nightwing and led the teen titans and eventually the titans. Miller, the man who kicked off the grim and gritty. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. User comments for the name grayson behind the name. 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.
Dick grayson was the first young hero to take the role of robin and become a side kick to batman. Dick grayson is batman and bruce waynes son damian is robin. 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. Nightwing movie will nod to dick graysons past screen rant. 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. Why dick grayson is just the worst robin blerds online. How a friend of dick grayson escaped from jail and went back in time. Debuting is 1940, dick grayson took up the role of robin in order to aide the dark knight. I guess i havent said anything that hasnt been said before in this thread, but just reaffirming. How old was dick grayson when he first became robin.
The first part of a three part collection, this batman story has a unique aspect that separates it from other batman stories. For years, shes had to sit on the side lines and watch the famous dynamic duo, batman and robin. Meet rosalie grayson, the 9yearold sister of the famous richard grayson. In the series, dick was bruces ward rather than adopted son and attended woodrow roosevelt high school. Jan 22, 20 levitikuz explains why dick grayson robin s origin must be included in the first film of the batman reboot. Many years later when he had outgrown the position, he took the name and costume of nightwing. Richard grayson had intense agility training due to his family history. Once robins on board, the story line meanders, growing ever more extreme and skirting silliness as. Jul 27, 2010 with thomas andrae, phil cousineau, dan didio, paul levitz. As the first robin, dick grayson was the most famous sidekick in comic book history. The book abruptly ends after dick grayson is taken to his parents graves. Robin, also known as the boy wonder, is batmans crime fighting partner. History of dick grayson the first robin redux youtube.
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. Young justice s1e2 kid flash quit starring youre creeping me out to superboy robin uhh kf. When he grew out of being batmans ward, he adopted the persona of nightwing and. As he ventured forth on his own, he formed the teen titans and became their leader. 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.
Dec 27, 2015 the original robin and to many, the greatest debuted in 1940, forever changing the batman mythos. Silver age earth1 robin was a boy a few years behind 20. Dick grayson after his parents were murdered grayson went through extensive training in martial arts and crimefighting to become the original robin, batmans sidekick. Jason todd being robin is not easy, and not just because it requires you deal with batman on a daily basis. The most important dick grayson facts comes from his origins. Haleys traveling circus to investigate a string of robberies, how is dick involved. 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. Dick grayson, boy wonder is an excellent essay collection about dick grayson robin, nightwing, agent of spyral, and the heart of the dc universe. Settle down, he could just be caught up in gotham, the big boyscout said, trying to calm his agitated friend. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Still, dick grayson endured his fair share of tragedy.
The upcoming nightwing movie will feature several nods to dick graysons past, according to the movies director. 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. Dick grayson als robin in zijn eerste verschijning, met batman. Why dick grayson choose an old superman pseudonym for his new identity wasnt explained during this original tale. 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. 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. Dick grayson is not simply a onenote sidekick but one of the most complex and developed characters in comics p. Why dick has to be included, who the villains should be, future batman allies, what dick.
After striking out on his own, batmans former partner dick grayson encounters a number of. 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. The 10 greatest traits of dick grayson grizzly bomb. 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. 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 upcoming nightwing movie will feature several nods to dick grayson s past, according to the movies director. With thomas andrae, phil cousineau, dan didio, paul levitz. New batman animated movie does dick grayson justice. The origins of the dark knights sidekick dick grayson, who will soon be known as robin, the boy wonder. 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. The origins of the dark knights sidekick dick grayson, who will soon be known as robin, the boy.
Nightwing real name richard dick grayson, born december 1, 1996 was the first robin. The character of robin was created so that batman would appeal to younger readers and to lighten the tone of the batman stories. Dick grayson reading order comic book reading orders. Any story about dick grayson and angst that pops into my weird little head. Dick grayson apareceu como robin em varias outras adaptacoes. After working solo for some time, he led a new team of young heroes until they were. Apr 15, 2018 today on the show, faust talks about the history of dick grayson, the first robin to batman, and the first nightwing. Hes long been considered to be the archetype of what a sidekick is supposed to be. Shes always wanted to join them, but bruce wouldnt allow her because she was too young at the time. The first edition of the novel was published in november 9th 2010, and was written by grant morrison. How about we not tick off the guy that can fry us with a look.
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. May 08, 2017 young justice s1e2 kid flash quit starring youre creeping me out to superboy robin uhh kf. His origin story, robin s reckoning, won an emmy award. Robins x reader dick grayson x catgirl reader cause i. Batman dick grayson passes the robin mantle on to damian wayne after the. 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.
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. Dick graysonrobin meaning and origin of the name dick. 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. It hits nightwing in the temple and knocks him out. 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. In a batman story from the 1950s, bruce wayne assumes the identity of robin. Dcs new robin war series teases a major change for dick grayson. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. Today on the show, faust talks about the history of dick grayson, the first robin to batman, and the first nightwing. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 168 pages and is available in hardcover format. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Black mirror, morrisons batman and robin, tomasis nightwing, seeleys current run on nightwing, dixons robin year one. Dick grayson first appears and becomes robin in the 1992 animated series.
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. Haleys traveling circus to investigate a string of robberies, how is. 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. So i live with her and sometimes help her steal some stuff. The name dick is a diminutive of the name richard, meaning strong power. The former protege of batman, nightwing was a founding member of the team. Levitikuz explains why dick graysonrobins origin must be included in the first film of the batman reboot. 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. The story of dick grayson movie quotes rotten tomatoes. The main characters of this sequential art, comics story are dick. Jul 26, 2018 meet rosalie grayson, the 9yearold sister of the famous richard grayson. In any case, the name fit dick well and he stuck with it. 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. Grayson is one of if not the best dick grayson story ive ever read.
Five years after the murder, the young justice team infiltrates c. The original robin and to many, the greatest debuted in 1940, forever changing the batman mythos. When robin was 17, he was shot in the shoulder by the joker, and this scared batman into ending his career for good. 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.
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