> -----Original Message-----
> From: Won Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 4:31 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Comic books, anyone?
>
> Michael Dinowitz wrote:
> > And how many of us swing around with a young boy in tights?
> >
> >
>
> He is the inner side to us all =P. Personally, I always thought Robin
> was Batman's out. Remember this revenge thing is Bruce's play. Batman
> is a tool to achieve that revenge.
>
> I always thought Batman let Robin tag along so he would have an excuse
> to quit. "I put the boy in too much danager." etc etc. I guess I was
> wrong about that though. But as I think about it a little more, I think
> that was the way DC should have persued it. The forward in Death in
> Family exlores this idea that Robin is bright colored as a contrast to
> Batman. It pushes the idea Robin would draw some fire. I don't believe
> that theory. What I do think is that Robin would draw attention to
> Batman himself. That his driving ego, Bruce, would be exposed and he
> can quit his crime fighting life.
There've been books written one this... but like so many great things I
think a lot of it is actually simpler than that.
The color scheme of Robin's outfits was originally the same color scheme as
that of his parents circus act (and THAT color scheme was chosen because the
printing at the time didn't allow for a whole hell of a lot of variety).
;^)
Most of the earliest reports I've seen basically say that the writers of the
early comics thought that "Batman" was a little too dark and potentially
scary. So they threw in a cheery, upbeat 12 year-old ("Robin" appeared VERY
early in Batman's career - only something like ten or 15 issues apart).
Also the writer was having trouble. "Batman" rarely spoke in the comics -
he was the grim, silent avenger type. With the addition of a sidekick it
was easier to write the stories because now Batman had somebody to speak TO.
In the intervening years it's become a deep, psychological exploration as to
why Batman needed a Robin, but in the beginning it was nothing more than
practicality. ;^)
> PS Jim, you probably have it already, but I suggest you read "Just A
> Pilgrim". I think it's another Enis production.
Is that one of the "Preacher" books? That's one series that I really regret
not getting into, but it came out at a time when I was heavily curtailing my
spending (due to lack of money to spend).
Jim Davis
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