Comic book artists comic book characters comic books art comic art batman 2 batman robin superman batman metal batman 1966 comics and other cool stuff golden age batman by mahmud asrar. Duke thomas is introduced in zero year storyarc in the batman comic book series and takes on the mantle of robin in a story in the futures end crossover that takes place five years in the future. For robins 80th anniversary, heres a glimpse of what. Batman and robin join nightrunner in a mindbending battle with the strangest lineup of villains this side of bizarro world. The 100 best comic book characters of all time paste. Batman, one of the most influential comic book characters to be penned, was created by artist bob kane and writer bill finger, though kane, who designed the character, often receives credit as the. The debut of the series follows the events of batman r. There have been many, many different robins throughout the characters publication, but most of them have common elements. He trained extensively to achieve mental and physical perfection, mastering. If you like the christopher reeves superman, or the vastly underrated dick tracy, youll dig this one.
The conclusion of battle for the cowl shows dick grayson ascending to the role of batman, while damian wayne becomes the new robin. Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Arkham knight video game it takes place in the intervening months between the end of batman. Batman 66 is a comic book series published by dc comics featuring batman as a continuation of the 196668 television series starring adam west and burt ward as batman and robin. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. The animated series fans celebrate release of new comic book. This page includes other continuities through various media into the mix. Batman is a superhero created by artist bob kane and writer bill finger.
Batman, and other superhero movies based on comic books when did adults start to take them seriously. Four years later, after the death of jason todd, tim convinced batman that he should be the new robin. As badly as he was botched in batman and robin, his first onscreen appearance, tom hardy later knocked the role out of the park in the dark knight rises. For various versions of the character see robin disambiguation. Batman and robins relationship gets pushed to the breaking point as nobody insinuates himself into damians life and tries to make him see that bruces plan to battle crime is hopeless and only by teaming up and tapping into damians killer instinct can they ever hope to. Bruce wayne, who witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child, swore to avenge their deaths. Inspired by batmans heroics, tim closely followed the chronicles of batman and robin.
Damian at first does not like the dog, but the two eventually bond. Becoming batmans protege, robin is an expert fighter and astounding acrobatwith the toughest example in the world to live up to. But the boy wonders true strength may lie in not being batmanand providing a beacon of hope and family throughout the dark knights grim crusade. Robin, american comic strip character created for dc comics by writer bill finger.
The new dynamic duo uncovers clues involving the mysterious death of bruce wayne before facing off against each other in a heated battle that both heroes will regret if they live through it. These are the female characters we want to see in the. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including. Robin nightwing batgirl catwoman bane the batman family invades a comic book store, and the whole experience is pure mayhem.
The team of batman and robin is commonly referred to as the dynamic duo or the caped crusaders. Damian wayne is the fifth and most recent robin and is a clone of both bruce wayne and talia al ghul. Red robin was an american comic book ongoing series, written by chris yost with art by ramon bachs, featuring former robin tim drake under the identity of red robin. Morrison eventually brought wayne back in a miniseries in which the title promised the characters return, and as promised, dovetailed the conclusion of that series.
This reading order contains all the essential and recommended comic book issues for you to enjoy batman. The comic will be drawn by ty templeton, a name that fans will recognize as the artist of 1992s batman adventures comic, which also told stories set in the b. Dc comics killed off robin in a batman contest, but had a. Robin made regular appearances in batman related comic books and other dc comics publications from 1940 through the early 1980s until the. At the age of nine, timothy drake cleverly deduced the identities of batman and robin. Conceived as a vehicle to attract young readership.
Eventually deducing their secret identities by using selftaught detective skills, tim convinced bruce wayne and dick grayson as nightwing that a new robin was needed in the neverending. Check out which comic book heroe made it to number 1. Originally named the batman, the character is also referred to by such epithets as the caped crusader, the dark knight, and the worlds greatest detective. Each wiki entry is the title of a comic book series. Becoming batman s protege, robin is an expert fighter and astounding acrobatwith the toughest example in the world to live up to. I am batmanbatman artbatman robinnightwingbatgirl catwomandc comics heroesbatman comicscomic book characters. Batman comics were among those criticized when the comic book industry came under scrutiny with the publication of psychologist fredric werthams book seduction of the innocent.
At first, i found catwoman to be a thin character when in a crossover storyline and over sexualised to get the interest of male readers with her skin tight leather outfits and dangerously low zipped top. In 1988, the joker killed robin aka jason todd, in the legendary batman story a death in the family. Robin is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in american comic books. See more ideas about batman, batman art, im batman. Robin has long been a fixture in the batman comic books as batmans partner. The series was written primarily by jeff parker and tom peyer, with cover art by mike allred. The teamup of the characters was a financial success in an era when those were few and far between. Thus, one of the most famous superhero teamsbatman and robin, the. Batmans secret identity is bruce wayne, a wealthy industrialist, playboy, and philanthropist. Arkham knight comic book is a weekly comic that tiedin and acted as a prequel to the batman. Released in 1997, it starred george clooney replacing val kilmer as batman with chris odonnell returning as robin and introduced batgirl alicia silverstone, a niece of bruce waynes butler alfred pennyworth michael gough. Released in 1997, it starred george clooney replacing val kilmer as batman with chris odonnell returning as robin and introduced batgirl alicia silverstone, a niece of bruce waynes. Someone has freed the lunatics, and unless they can be stopped, theyll turn paris into a surreal hell on earth. Months after casting robert pattinson as bruce wayne in this new take.
The relationship between the core characters, batman, alfred, batgirl, robin and nightwing, is really the heart that drives the larger story, paul dini exclusively told io9 over email. Tim drake was in the audience when the flying graysons were murdered, and where he witnessed batman leap to the scene. The 80yearold multimedia franchise that it is, batman has built up an enormous cast of supporting characters and a wellknown rogues gallery. Batman operates in gotham city, assisted by various supporting characters including his sidekick robin,who in turn is also a superhero who made his. Dick grayson robin made it all the way to number 11 on igns top 100 comic book heroes. If youre new to the world of comics and largely know batman and robin from tv and film. In the name of his murdered parents, bruce wayne wages eternal war on the criminals of gotham city. The modern comic book version of ace depicts him as a companion to harold, rarely playing a role in the plotlines. Hunter x hunter meets batman with impressive jokerrobin crossover.
The kid sidekick robin is a dc comics character created as batmans sidekick in 1940 and best known as the trope maker and trope codifier of the kid sidekick archetype. Although robin is best known as batmans sidekick, three robins have also been members of the superhero group the teen titans with the original robin, dick grayson, being a founding member and the groups leader. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman. Not the dreary, overrated batman movies, more comicbook than the dreaded ugh graphic novel. In the new batman and robin, bruce adopts a great dane for damian. But the boy wonders true strength may lie in not being batman and providing a beacon of hope and family throughout the dark knights grim crusade. The animated series sequel comic is coming from dc. The animated series aired 85 episodes from 1992 to 1995 and featured kevin conroy as the voice of the caped crusader, now referred to as the one true batman by many fans.
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