With DC continuity a mess of Crises, reboots, Rebirths and New 52s, some stories get rewritten and some stories get retold. Batman’s first year has been rewritten numerous times. But his first meeting with Dick Grayson, the first Robin? That one gets retold, and each time it’s tinkered with just a little. This week, Matt and Will look at three versions of that very first meeting, comparing and contrasting what stays the same, what changes, and what makes them better or worse.
- Robin the Boy Wonder (Detective Comics V.1 #38)
- Batman: Year Three (Batman V.1 #436-439)
- Robin: Year One (Robin Annual Vol.2 #4)
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Matt Lazorwitz read his first comic at the age of five. It was Who's Who in the DC Universe #2, featuring characters whose names begin with B, which explains so much about his Batman obsession. He writes about comics he loves, and co-hosts the creator interview podcast WMQ&A with Dan Grote.
Will Nevin loves bourbon and AP style and gets paid to teach one of those things. He is on Twitter far too often.
