Dick Grayson: Robin, Nightwing, Batman, Agent of Spyral Appreciation 2019

[Badou]

What’s so bad about the new 52 Robin suit? Is it really that different from the original one beside the pants?

It looks like such a mess. With all these parts that don't really match and feel stuck together. We had that stupid crotch arrow for years too with it. There is nothing about it that feels classic or iconic when I look at it. I get that they wanted to move on from the shorts and pixie boots, but they didn't have to throw up something that looks terrible. They could have just made minor upgrades like give him boots and pants to the classic look to fix it instead of doing this bizarre overhaul.

Another thing is the red vest part. They didn't need to change that. It is also the part that Damian took when he stole the classic Robin costume to create his own Robin costume. Eliminating that kind of messed with that whole story about Damian taking it and using it as his own.

Anyone else impressed how successful Dick Grayson becomes in the future? Unlike rest of the Bat family, he really goes beyond the mask. An orphaned circus boy becoming a mayor or the head of a nationwide police force is unbelievable. Really shows that Dick Grayson is what makes Nightwing, not the other way around. Very inspirational.

I very much dislike either of those outcomes, especially the mayor of Bludhaven, but my feelings of Bludhaven are very well known here, lol. I cringe at the thought of Jurgens trying to make his Batman Beyond fantasy of Dick as mayor of Bludhaven a reality. I'm hoping Jurgens is only on for a few months to finish out the mandated Ric crap.

[oasis1313]

At this point, I would just be grateful for an end to the Ric stuff. And somebody here just said it's going on another year?

[Fergus]

It’s really not that high of a bar.

Most of the bat family’s future is either bad (Tim), rarely disused (Jason) or about what you expect (Damian)

The only people ever really given positive potential futures are Babs or Dick.

Damian over comes the batsuit that sent him and terry crazy, saves Bruce and Terry and goes off to turn the LOA into a force for gobal good. Plus he makes up with his father, inspires a Robin, gets a brand new family and is getting a batcave party with streamers. Sounds inspirational and positive to me.

I like that Dick gets a family and normalcy in later life.

[Fergus]

On a semi-related note, my brother and I spent a day the other day "Dicking" around with some Robin costumes that felt modern but incorporated aspects of Dick's various past costumes. We toyed with things like long red sleeves and Earth One belt, a more golden-age Robin Hood inspired look, some aspects from the animated Judas Contract movie, and other elements from other Robin costumes.

Ironically, it made me come to the realization that Damian's original Robin costume is pretty much what I was picturing as a modern DickRobin suit. It has a yellow cape, a hood (like Robin Hood), it keeps the tunic, green gloves and boots, but has sleeving along the legs and arms.

Edit: Obviously this is a suit for when Dick is further along as Robin, sometime like age 16~Hudson U.

I like that middle one. I'm not a fan of the leotard or undies on male superheroes

[Fergus]

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[Ascended]

Happy 50 pages Wingnuts!

[oasis1313]

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Oh, such beautiful fan-art!!! And here I was, thinking Jason had that market covered! Please, more!!!!!!

[dropkickjake]

Yeah, if they wanted to get rid of the green speedo (understandable), just give him long green pants and black boots. Or long yellow pants and green boots like the old Earth 2 Robin suit. Either way, keep the red vest and green short sleeves and the yellow collard cape.

n52 robin suit is just hella busy.

[OBrianTallent]

Btw, with Deathstorke and Jericho Ravager is also coming to second season of Titans. I wonder if we will see some mentor/mentee ark between Rose and Dick or not, considering that Titans version of him darker and not quite in his Nightwing mentality yet.

I actually laughed out loud at your typo imaging a stork in a Deathstroke costume...thank you for that imagery! HAHA

[Grayson - The Dark Heir]

They really should've just used the Teen Titans cartoon design with a little less stylization or the Young Justice design but with more green. Both those designs had varying degrees of mainstream appreciation, so while neither were as popular as the original design, they would've been perfect for the New 52.

One of my favourite takes on the classic design is actually also by Bourassa, it's the Robin design used in the Judas Contract movie. It's just amazing, imo.
Robin design.jpg

[dropkickjake]

yeah thats pretty great. Updated but still classic.

[nightbird]

I actually laughed out loud at your typo imaging a stork in a Deathstroke costume...thank you for that imagery! HAHA

oops looool my bad
I blame my phone for everything xD

[nightbird]

https://nebeauxla.tumblr.com/post/18...the-darkness-i

[Pohzee]

They really should've just used the Teen Titans cartoon design with a little less stylization or the Young Justice design but with more green. Both those designs had varying degrees of mainstream appreciation, so while neither were as popular as the original design, they would've been perfect for the New 52.

One of my favourite takes on the classic design is actually also by Bourassa, it's the Robin design used in the Judas Contract movie. It's just amazing, imo.
Robin design.jpg

That really is the best.

[Arsenal]

Damian over comes the batsuit that sent him and terry crazy, saves Bruce and Terry and goes off to turn the LOA into a force for gobal good. Plus he makes up with his father, inspires a Robin, gets a brand new family and is getting a batcave party with streamers. Sounds inspirational and positive to me.

I like that Dick gets a family and normalcy in later life.

Like I said, that’s more or less what you’d expect Damian’s future to be.