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For 80 years, DC Comics Robin has lived in the shadow of Batman - but not anymore. Robin has evolved from sidekick to Titan to super spy and even team leader. It doesn’t matter if your favorite Robin is Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Carrie Kelly, Stephanie Brown or Damian Wayne - Robin stands on his own.
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Paul Levitz (Former President, DC Comics)
Evan Narcisse (Comics Writer, Journalist)
Marv Wolfman (Writer, Teen Titans)
Jerry Conway (Co-Creator, Jason Todd)
Tom King (Writer, Batman)
Benjamin Percy (Writer, Teen Titans)
Tom Seeley (Writer, Grayson)
James Tynion IV (Writer, Batman)
Evan “Doc” Shaner (Comics Artist)
David Pepose (Comics Writer)
Mitch Gerads (Artist, Batman)
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@VuotoPneumaNN 4 жыл бұрын

Jason Todd had great musical taste, just look at the Poison Idea poster in his room in his first appearance...!

@robertharvey9047 4 жыл бұрын

movie top gun

@taydagoldenphoenix 4 жыл бұрын

🎵that girl is poison (poison poison poison) never trust a big butt and a smile that girl is poison🎵

@sonicboi9187 4 жыл бұрын

Who the hell is Posion Idea? I personally Never heard of them.

@JeromeProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Yup

@robertwellsiii8109 4 жыл бұрын

Dick Grayson is the my favorite Robin. He is the original and trailblazer for all other sidekicks. Also, I love the poetry of the first Robin dawning the Bat Cape and Cowl. Also, I love that as the Batman his Robin was Damien Wayne.

@angelicasee991 4 жыл бұрын

P .

@xxlunarglowxx3011 4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@xxlunarglowxx3011 4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@AlyssaSmewings Ай бұрын

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@FoxyAlphaRogerTango 4 жыл бұрын

Without Jason Todd, you don't get Bucky's Winter Soldier

@pepega9157 4 жыл бұрын

Bucky barnes was made before Jason todd was even written.

@Poezick88 4 жыл бұрын

ImANoob041 technically foxy is on to something. Bucky was created before Jason Todd but the winter soldier storyline was being told at the same time the red hood arc was going on. The writers from both comics even became aware of this. So it’s just one of those coincidences

@jaycemcqueen306 4 жыл бұрын

Poe zik yeah definitely, you can see that the noob person is just a little kid so o wouldn’t expect him to have looked father than one quick google search

@bobsandwich3431 4 жыл бұрын

@@jaycemcqueen306 u can't tell someone they're a little kid and then use the word noob in the same sentence

@truedeli8057 4 жыл бұрын

The winter soldier was created and published in an issue a month before Red Hood

@i1s9m9r5 4 жыл бұрын

How can you chose between Dick, Jason, Tim and Damian? I love them all!

@stingrey1571 4 жыл бұрын

I love how Damian is the grandson of one of Batman’s greatest enemies. So Bruce is forced to love and be wary of his own son.

@SyFyWire 4 жыл бұрын

Keeps you on yor toes 👀

@kyronlewis6975 4 жыл бұрын

He’s my second favorite next to Dick Grayson

@thisisafalseaccount105 4 жыл бұрын

He’s used to that with the justice league

@retrocarmine9001 4 жыл бұрын

He doesn't have to anymore. Damian has proved himself to Bruce time and time again. He is robin, Bruce's son, all of the robins brother, and has become a vital member of the batfamily. In my opinion

@Real_Tasty 4 жыл бұрын

So you really just gonna leave out Tim's tenure as Red Robin? Not even One Year Later? My boy gets no respect anymore.

@FinelinePictures 4 жыл бұрын

Tim has been dragged through the mud for countless years, despite him being the best at being Robin

@NoBody-lj5xh 4 жыл бұрын

@@FinelinePictures Pshhh. At least you guys didn't have your favorite slowly stripped of everything you liked about him until he eventually became no better than Joker. Us Jason fans been waiting for our boy to be well written and important again for DECADES. Feel for you though, Tim will always be the best Robin, and it's a shame the comics do him so dirty recently.

@FinelinePictures 4 жыл бұрын

@@NoBody-lj5xh True, I feel like Jason never really developed past Red Hood. Like, he hasn't changed in the past decade at least lol

@bethanymcgonigle 3 жыл бұрын

@@FinelinePictures he just got less crazy, before new 52 jaosn was just psychotic and nobody, which I mean batfam didn't like him

@cjdude46 3 жыл бұрын

@@NoBody-lj5xh Jason has been treated great in Rebirth I think. Even with the new Three Jokers.

@johnsena4502 4 жыл бұрын

I don't have a preference....I enjoy all the version of the character.... The evolution of the character mirror the time has been the most enjoyable aspect...

@SyFyWire 4 жыл бұрын

👍 Thanks for joining us

@superheroedits1315 4 жыл бұрын

I really hope Robin is a part of the new Batman films. Batman just isn’t Batman without Robin.

@johnbockelie3899 4 жыл бұрын

Send Robin in.with his color ful costume so the thugs can see him. And have Batman swing out of the shadows to kick their asses!!.while wearing his dark colored Batsuit..Team work at its best. Robin. Red. Yellow.Green. Black. Batman Dark gray. and Dark Black. Yellow utility belt.

@king_supreme1102 4 жыл бұрын

I agree and disagree with that. While I agree it makes sense that Batman needs Robin. Batman is still a goat character by himself. And I think most writers/directors like to focus in on that when making his movies. Although if they make a bigger Batman series, I think it would be awesome to see a Robin.

@superheroedits1315 4 жыл бұрын

Brayden Wormer batman can definitely stand by himself obviously, but THE batman needs a robin imo since it’s such a big part of the character/myth is.

@8LiterallyJustTheNumber8 3 жыл бұрын

@Robd1 replies netflix is never getting the rights to the Batman property. A streaming series would definitely be cool though. Rumor has it Ben Affleck's Batman will be coming to HBO Max

@8LiterallyJustTheNumber8 3 жыл бұрын

@Robd1 replies it really depends on what kind of story you're telling

@face_the_slayer730 4 жыл бұрын

I’d care to disagree, any Robin honestly doesn’t live “in the shadow of Batman” it’s more of “They have to live up to his Mantle, his heir” while they’re adopted at such a young age they know that there is a HIGH HIGH chance that when Batman gets old when he gets hurt they have to step up to the mantle, and some of them just can’t physically do it or cannot mentally put themselves through that. I think that why I personally like Dick Grayson the most, he kinda rejected the mantle of Batman by making himself an evolution of robin and or batman and I like that whenever Bruce is hurt he always steps up too the mantle, Honestly Batman is just a great series in pretty much any media

@OmegaRomik 4 жыл бұрын

They changed the title. I was tripping as well Robin is definetly a sidekick turned superhero.

@toganium4175 4 жыл бұрын

3:54 Unrelated, but that Zatanna cosplay is god-tier.

@malopezg 4 жыл бұрын

I don't get why her reply was so cut-out

@jalenfunches2833 4 жыл бұрын

That’s definitely god-tier

@antoniojimenez7148 4 жыл бұрын

Nightwing is 1000% my all time favorite character. He is so interesting, unique, different, and very cool and complex. I got into comics three years ago and loved the MCU and Nolan Batman movies, but Nightwing is my favorite. He’s acrobatic, a natural ladies man, helpful, and enjoys doing what he does

@batmanfan6207 4 жыл бұрын

Where is my Tim Drake gang. (He is the best Robin, Dick is great but better as Nightwing in my opinion).

@Lord_Muggs 4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more.

@theminime3574 3 жыл бұрын

Fax

@flyinggander990 3 жыл бұрын

Straight facts

@blakeimortal1084 3 жыл бұрын

I am a Tim Drake fan

@HELLO_KORO 3 жыл бұрын

Yessir

@nativelatinosfooktrump5348 4 жыл бұрын

💥 fun comic book fact the characters of Zorro and Batman were based on a real Mexican hero called Joaquin Murrieta

@Groovyjp123 4 жыл бұрын

Me: I hope I don’t miss another fictional character anniversary KZfaq: *lets recommend this two months later*

@alexandersmith7061 4 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t the whole point of Dick Grayson becoming Nightwing that he wanted to leave Batman’s shadow? Jason Todd became Red Hood, so he definitely moved on, and Tim Drake was In the Titans, Young Justice, and other teams. The Robin who didn’t move on was Damian Wayne, but that’s because he’s the Batman of the future

@cjdude46 3 жыл бұрын

In DC canon Damian just quit and in the Batman Beyond comics lead the League of Assassins for a while.

@themobilemercenary1782 4 жыл бұрын

Jason Todd is my favorite.He was the realist, the middle child, the relatable one. Call him whatever you want, he will always be my favorite.

@DicklessHipster 4 жыл бұрын

Tim Drake is best Robin. Don't @ me.

@SyFyWire 4 жыл бұрын

Third times a charm 😉

@johnbockelie3899 4 жыл бұрын

I have a comic book called. " untold legend of the Batman ". The book suggests that Bruce Wayne as a kid was the very first Robin. He made the costume after his parents death. He also wanted to learn about sleuthing by hanging out with detective Harvey Harris. who coined the name Robin because of Bruce's red vested costume.

@copcarrz 4 жыл бұрын

I agree tim hands down is the best

@boombapdoom493 4 жыл бұрын

Well that was the dumbest comment I’ve ever read

@JohnSmithsu2006 4 жыл бұрын

@Pxlex Tut no

@lucius6242 4 жыл бұрын

I like Jason Todd he was one of my favorites even as the red hood

@themobilemercenary1782 4 жыл бұрын

Jason gang where you at

@vincem2320 4 жыл бұрын

Tim Drake is the most underrated Robin! Nightwing says he’s a better Robin than he ever was. Tim was only the weakest Robin bc he was just starting but bc of his intellect he trained his body to be at peak physical condition. He’s basically Ozymandias from Watchmen.

@roccoborghetti4693 4 жыл бұрын

The two most important figures in comic book history are Superman and Robin. Superman being the granddaddy of all superheroes and Robin being the granddaddy of all sidekicks.

@SyFyWire 4 жыл бұрын

Perspective 🤔

@Londonlink 4 жыл бұрын

Nightwing is my second favorite character after Static Shock

@063043 4 жыл бұрын

So I'm getting a Robin suit

@SyFyWire 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant 💡

@koolbeans3572 4 жыл бұрын

I have seen this ad so many times in my feed.

@codys9616 4 жыл бұрын

Robin voice: jumping Jehoshaphat Batman

@michaelpassarello4283 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite is Dick Grayson but Tim Drake is right there for me cause of how he becomes Robin. Tim is the most intelligent Robin while Dick is the best overall Robin.

@bethanymcgonigle 3 жыл бұрын

Dick is prob also very intelligent, I hate how everybody separated the qualities

@Daisuash 4 жыл бұрын

Tim Drake is the best Robin and i'll fight to death anyone who says otherwise.

@malikcrim13 4 жыл бұрын

Here I am.

@malikcrim13 4 жыл бұрын

Here I am.

@lefthandedsophiethepop-wit503 4 жыл бұрын

Carrie Kelly

@scrabdusanproductions2104 4 жыл бұрын

Dude Tim's solo comic in the 90s was AWESOME.

@alanm5090 3 жыл бұрын

Tim also was one of the greatest Robins in the 90s, he defined. that era has Robin, in his solo series, i remember in high school reading Tim's Adventures those are great times he really defined the robin character on his own, and became the leader of the new version of the titans in the early 2000's .

@colinwong9184 4 жыл бұрын

They shouldn’t even talk about the other robins. This is Dick grayson’s 80 years

@kingloaf 4 жыл бұрын

Crazy how y’all disrespect robin and say he a shadow

@mr.sleepyhead8401 4 жыл бұрын

Let's talk about Nightwing and why his rogue's gallery is no where near as renowned as his predecessor.

@Highlight_Hotel 4 жыл бұрын

This is my list of favorite robins. People going to hate me for this. 1. Jason Todd. 2. Dick Grayson. 3. Damian Wayne 4. Tim . Then everyone else

@morganstvchannel8347 4 жыл бұрын

Robin is one of my favorites he is just his own character so much about him I love

@isaiahsanders9418 3 жыл бұрын

My Two All Time Favorite Robins 1.Dick Grayson 2.Tim Drake

@uatoto7783 4 жыл бұрын

if we're gonna talk robins then where is steph, i love them all so don't leave any of them out don't be disrespecting spoiler like that

@zachanderson1827 4 жыл бұрын

I love Damian Wayne. He’s stubborn, yet smart and capable

@SyFyWire 4 жыл бұрын

😇

@melindathomas4138 4 жыл бұрын

I'm nitpicking but Robin was not the first character to mature in comics. Kara/Supergirl was brought in as a teenager during the fifties and became an adult during the sixties. It wasn't as dramatic and she didn't change her name, but she definitely grew up. The hot pants of the 70s were way more adult than the skirt of the 50s.

@adambuckley2270 4 жыл бұрын

Tim is the best Robin, Dick's identity as Nightwing is its own thing

@IamDominicYT 3 жыл бұрын

Who else just kept getting this video recommended and finally decided to watch it?

@puterboy2 3 жыл бұрын

Robin deserves his own animated series, not just as a supporting character.

@QuintonJanurary22 4 жыл бұрын

Duke Thomas and his gang are robins 🗣🗣🗣🗣. Respect Alfred pennyworth chosen one

@king_supreme1102 4 жыл бұрын

I love all the main robins and pretty much all of the Batman family.

@DodeKoury Ай бұрын

Thanks a ton, this was super helpful!

@ElbertCaitlin Ай бұрын

Great video, appreciate you sharing it!

@kurtsnyder4752 3 жыл бұрын

The thing tht is not talked about is that since Gothamites know Nightwing was grown up Robin and that apparently Nightwing was "outed" as Grayson, then, other than Amanda Waller, why no one making the connection with Bruce Wayne as Batman? Not quite logical.

@KanonOomura Ай бұрын

Fantastic vid!!! Thanks a lot!

@JarridShill Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this, truly excellent content!

@CesarIsaacPerez 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid!!!

@ArcangeloUdinese Ай бұрын

Great show guys, thank you

@DanielScanlan Ай бұрын

wow, great video. thanks so much

@mr.peevyshow1914 4 жыл бұрын

I think Damon Wayne is a great character, but Dick Grayson is my favorite Robin.

@moonl0verr 4 жыл бұрын

oooooooooh You know what would be awesome! If he pulls a Loki on Batman!

@theminime3574 3 жыл бұрын

Damian is great as robin, dick is great at nightwing, Tim is great as Red Robin, and last but not least, Jason is best as red hood

@kurtsnyder4752 3 жыл бұрын

9:36 the handshake. See also tv show opening credit animation.

@K1NG0FW0LV35 3 жыл бұрын

Damian is the best IMO he might not have been the first but he is the true son of batman.... He even has the personality and fighting skill to prove it.

@LeaVario Ай бұрын

very helpful, worth the watch

@ErshovaOsment Ай бұрын

Can't wait to start my collection

@OlveraFelder Ай бұрын

ill definitely try that, thanks!

@cjdude46 3 жыл бұрын

0:14 Was that a shot at Morrison's Dick Grayson Batman run? That run was great.

@adandeleon2733 4 жыл бұрын

Dick Grayson robin is my favorite!!

@Joenah5 4 жыл бұрын

My ranking of characters who have been Robin: Tim Drake > Stephanie Brown > Dick Grayson > Jason Todd > Damian Wayne My ranking of characters as Robin: Tim Drake > Dick Grayson > Damian Wayne > Jason Todd > Stephanie Brown Tim is by far my favorite, and Damian is the only one I don't like.

@lightknight6749 4 жыл бұрын

Same

@bistromathcommander8950 4 жыл бұрын

Doc Shaner joked that Mitch Gerads got sick because he said Damian was his favorite Robin. I found that hilarious :D

@justinlegoproductions8449 4 жыл бұрын

I watched Batman The Animated Series and saw how they went from Dick to Tim and didn't even know Jason existed at the time Because they did that

@xolbrok7469 4 жыл бұрын

Okay okay! I’ll watch it

@feckernever8flakes 4 жыл бұрын

Stephanie Brown is the best Robin

@johnbockelie3899 4 жыл бұрын

Once Dick Grayson went to collage, he did school crime fighting as Robin on campus for awhile in the late 60's early 70's.

@TheLonelySoulja 3 жыл бұрын

I still want to see that Marlon Wayne as Robin Batman movie.

@jasonjordan8281 4 жыл бұрын

Dick Grayson is my favorite Robin. Tim Drake is a close second.

@kylewarren5268 4 жыл бұрын

Robin is my favorite of the two. Im into the unpopular characters so the sidekicks are my guys. I feel they are under used and have waaaaay more ability than they get credit for. In certain stories batman wouldn't have lived if it wasn't for robin

@victor0491 4 жыл бұрын

F in the chat for Matt Mcginnis

@subzeroisbetter8506 4 жыл бұрын

Damian slowly becoming the best . Tim Drake is better Robin Dick Grayson makes a better nightwing Jason Todd is my fav but not because of Robin , because of red hood

@Jonathan28383 3 жыл бұрын

ROBIN IS THE BEST IN TEEN TITANS ROBIN IS BOFRIND OF A PRINCES CALL STARFIRE HE IS SO SO COOL ROBIN TEAM ROBIN LESTS GOOOOO

@sockfullofsoup3165 4 жыл бұрын

I think all the robins keep Batman Sane, even Jason, hell I think Batman is more crazy then Jason

@MSigurdHall 4 жыл бұрын

Dude at 18:30 doesn't know Ted Kord was the second Blue Beetle with the original created in 1939. And Green Lantern was basically a Legacy hero as soon as Hal Jordan was created. I get his thought, but the point is wrong. I think Dick, Jason, Tim, and Steph got to grow into new/other roles BECAUSE of characters like the ones I mentioned, who were before the 1980s.

@johnbockelie3899 4 жыл бұрын

Dick Grayson is the real Robin. #1 and only. The rest are just want to be s

@CHIPPY-5w 4 жыл бұрын

Damian my favorite ROBIN but Dick is my favorite person to take the mantle. I LOVE nightwing

@leonardpigg6441 4 жыл бұрын

Damian is a redux of Jason, but somehow a bigger jerk, more blatantly homidial. Duke Thomas was the first Robin (now The Signal) that was a metahuman. Of course, SyFy forgets Duke in their pseudo-documentary.

@LunalovaniaGaming 4 жыл бұрын

Robin has always lived in the bats shadow. He's supposed to. He's a sidekick.

@sethandrews401 4 жыл бұрын

Loved them all but Dick Grayson is my favorite DC character

@JohnSmithsu2006 4 жыл бұрын

Dick,Jason and Tim are my favorites

@philthyphilsf 4 жыл бұрын

Actually its Alfred!! Batman aint ish without him.

@SyFyWire 4 жыл бұрын

A very fair statement indeed

@cartoondude5384 4 жыл бұрын

You didn't search this.

@JeromeProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Damian is also pretty badass!

@kurtsnyder4752 3 жыл бұрын

Robin in Teen Titans , with Wonder Girl, the teenage Wonder Woman, er, no, wait???? Eye dunt gedditt.

@Ytomany 3 жыл бұрын

Uh duh it’s his fucking sidekick, that’s why they all leave to become their own hero’s.

@gilbertmillers4865 4 жыл бұрын

Great 👍

@nativelatinosfooktrump5348 4 жыл бұрын

🍔 why can't Robin be Batman and Nighthawk at the same time now that would be pretty cool

@deepfried9036 4 жыл бұрын

Nightwing

@Chandasouk 4 жыл бұрын

20 minutes about the Boy Wonder?! Aww, shiit

@Maddybo414 3 жыл бұрын

Tim drake was the scared robin in lego batman 3

@xxlunarglowxx3011 4 жыл бұрын

Dick Grayson is my favorite Robin and I like him even better as NightWing

@tauruswiggins6230 4 жыл бұрын

We can be heroes.

@MSWes922 4 жыл бұрын

ROBIN IS FAVORITE DG IS THE BEST OG ROBIN ❤

@mws755 3 жыл бұрын

No he isn't in the shadow. He leads the Teen Titans

@TheRichard714 4 жыл бұрын

Robin is so cool.

@baruchjauregui188 4 жыл бұрын

Nightwing and redhood send regards

@emveeon_8362 4 жыл бұрын

GG Damian ur now batman

@user-be9fn8ch1o 4 жыл бұрын

Dick Grayson is my favorite character of all time

@calieljohnson5154 4 жыл бұрын

Jason Todd is my favorite

@Maddybo414 3 жыл бұрын

The dc minifigure series has the 1939 batman

@daekinmoud3648 4 жыл бұрын

ROBIN, A TRUE O.G.😎😎

@danielolmos4942 3 жыл бұрын

Thank