COMICS: Tim Drake's New Origin As 'Red Robin' Revealed In First Look At TEEN TITANS #0

COMICS: Tim Drake's New Origin As 'Red Robin' Revealed In First Look At TEEN TITANS #0

"The kid has something Dick, Jason and I did not when we put on our masks...he has a family." - Batman. Hit the jump for a first look at the origin of Tim Drake, a.k.a. Robin Red Robin, courtesy of our friends over at Newsarama.

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By JoshWilding - Sep 21, 2012 02:09 PM EST
Filed Under: DC Comics
Source: Newsarama

• Focusing on the origin of Tim Drake; how a would be Olympic star and computer genius went on to become Batman’s third Robin.


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TEEN TITANS #0
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Pencils by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by BRETT BOOTH


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Frogman
Frogman - 9/21/2012, 3:06 PM
There will probably be a lot of complaining but I honestly think there is no need, this seems fine to me.
ManThing
ManThing - 9/21/2012, 3:10 PM
Great burgers.
INFO
INFO - 9/21/2012, 3:17 PM
This is nice,but the writing feels a bit to cheesy,but the art is nice.
GoILL
GoILL - 9/21/2012, 3:19 PM
Art is decent probably won't be getting this though.
OrganizedChaos
OrganizedChaos - 9/21/2012, 3:22 PM
here comes the haters
theboywonder
theboywonder - 9/21/2012, 3:23 PM
I like it so far. Tim's so cool
Temple
Temple - 9/21/2012, 3:35 PM
@Equinox 2 things I always wanted to know. 1. Are you a girl? 2. Is that you in that pic? If so thats awesome..e__O
REDSTORM
REDSTORM - 9/21/2012, 3:39 PM
The parents will probably die. I'll likely pick this one up.


Also, I hope that he's got a really dark tint to those windows. :P
Temple
Temple - 9/21/2012, 3:42 PM
Reddd robinnn, mmm mmm mmm mmm. :D
lanternstorm
lanternstorm - 9/21/2012, 4:22 PM
I like it, but yeah I agree Tim's parent's will more than likely die... one of the most iconic scenes in comics is where Tim discovers his dad dead and Batman's there kinda cradling him... I could see Joker being the one to kill them... It would almost be ironic... The first time Joker meets Tim as Robin he's almost scared and freaks out because he thought he was the ghost of the Robin he killed.
storyteller
storyteller - 9/21/2012, 4:25 PM
If you become a Robin then either your life went to hell or is going to. Also finally? Tim's dad was alive until Identity crisis and he finally got to be a real robin. Damien is skating buy because his dads Batman and his mother is 99 bags of crazy.
SoulAllFlush
SoulAllFlush - 9/21/2012, 4:26 PM
in 10 years time, what do you think people will still be reading, this new 52's retcon stories or A Lonely Place of Dying?
Blackmatter
Blackmatter - 9/21/2012, 4:36 PM
not a good place to eat
vondoom29
vondoom29 - 9/21/2012, 4:37 PM
ive always considered tim to be the best out of the bat family.
#coolest #gnarliest #i wish i was tim drake
thebearjew
thebearjew - 9/21/2012, 4:39 PM
stoopid this is too similiar to dick graysons origin from a line of acrobats? Heard that before
But overall i rather enjoy the new 52 quite a bit!
Pontius888
Pontius888 - 9/21/2012, 4:43 PM
@SamHell
Agreed.
Wingding
Wingding - 9/21/2012, 5:05 PM
Oh jeez. They completely ruined Drake and the Teen Titans. I don't freakin understand why they have to change EVERYTHING. Leave the good stuff as it is! Ooooh, he was never Robin, always Red Robin? Well, screw you DC, for screwing up the second best Robin.

I loved Tim Drake as Robin, and I love how he wanted to walk in Batman's footsteps, so when he became Red Robin he was a really good detective and even drew some inspiration from Batman for his costume. Now, he looks retarded. I can't even take Teen Titans seriously anymore. I used to love them, and now they're ruined. But I like to pretend the awful changes to Tim Drake and the Teen Titans never happened. Hopefully one day they will see how outraged actual fans of the REAL Titans are and change them back to their original awesomeness.
Wingding
Wingding - 9/21/2012, 5:08 PM
And I forgot to mention what @indigobolt956 said. I totally agree. Why the frick are all the Robins the same now? Dangit DC. WHYYYYYY???!!!!
Gyasiman
Gyasiman - 9/21/2012, 5:38 PM
One of the saddest things I've ever read was when I read that Tim was no longer ever a Robin. That blew my mind. Tim Drake is my favorite Robin, and I love reading stories about him. But now he wasnt even a Robin (Even thought it says so in Teen Titans #1 and Batman and Robin #10). Just sad news altogether
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 9/21/2012, 5:48 PM
RED ROBIN...TO BE JOINED BY OTER HEROES NAMED IN AN OUT, CHILLIS, SIZZLER AND FATBURGER
TrueBlue
TrueBlue - 9/21/2012, 6:18 PM
Stupid #0 issues. Stop giving us these interesting backstories. I can't afford you all...
Zordan
Zordan - 9/21/2012, 6:36 PM
i like nightwing #0 we will se this... i like that batman #0 where they show dick, tim and jason in same day in their lifes... tim is great smart as hell!
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 9/21/2012, 6:54 PM
KINGDOM COME VERY COOL ALEX ROSS WONDERWOMAN HAS SUPERMANS BABY
DCjohnny
DCjohnny - 9/21/2012, 7:04 PM
i have been waiting for this one......
Hendo
Hendo - 9/21/2012, 8:21 PM
Male gymnasts do NOT perform on balance beam!
Grimm
Grimm - 9/21/2012, 8:29 PM
Looks alright to me.
GLprime2814
GLprime2814 - 9/21/2012, 9:01 PM
So far all the zeros I've read are real good, thinking of getting the ones I would probably pass on.
Minato
Minato - 9/21/2012, 9:05 PM
@Hendo
You noticed that too.
Bandido
Bandido - 9/21/2012, 9:22 PM
Really hope they make a seperate Red Robin book cuz I don't think I'm picking this one up anytime soon
Vapes
Vapes - 9/21/2012, 11:07 PM
Red Robin was why I started reading Teen Titans, but I've really lost interest in it. Weird, weird storylines.


Still, I'll prolly pick this one up.
comicb00kguy
comicb00kguy - 9/21/2012, 11:40 PM
All I have to say is F*ck you very much DC for ruining one of my favorite Batman stories, A Lonely Place of Dying. The original origin of Tim Drake was one of the most unique in all of comics. One smart and observant kid who figured out who Batman and Robin were under their masks. And all he wants to do with that information is to reunite Bruce and Dick. He's worried about Batman and wants to help. He's the kid who showed Batman why he needed another Robin. It was an inspiring and touching story. All the more reason it must be replaced with revisionist filth. Why not try writing some good new stories rather than derivative drivel that desecrates the memories of the greatness that DC once was?
CaptainAmerica1945
CaptainAmerica1945 - 9/22/2012, 8:49 AM
The important thing is that it was change simply for the sake of change! In a few years DC can change it all back again just to piss off the people who like this new universe.
SoulxAvenger
SoulxAvenger - 9/22/2012, 11:21 AM
How can people say Tim Drake is the best Robin? To me, Dick Grayson has the best story. Started as Robin then becomes Nightwing. It seems to me thats what they are going for here. Granted its more realistic as nobody can be Robin forever but to me Nightwing will forever be the best. I mean Grayson did become Batman for awhile so that right there should say he is the best.
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