Originally Posted by
godisawesome
That growth was ultimately the biggest asset his time as Red Robin pre-New 52 had going for it… and let’s face it, that book under Fabian Niceiza and Chris Yost *was* Tim using his networking skills to investigate things alongside other heroes, and while having a civilian life that was different from Dick’s and from his own past one.
I get the annoyance, frustration, and disgust a lot of people have for the series of traumas and deprivations Tim suffered thanks to collateral damage form Didio’s personal grievances with legacy characters, unexpected and unwanted successes, and a desire to make tIm more conventional among writers. I also get people who looked at the Red Robin book, and thought it just made Tim Bruce-Lite.
…But to be honest, it was a consistently readable, fun, and addicting throwback to the Denny O’Neill Batman mixed with Tim’s generation of heroes and a neat “how chess-mastery should a hero be before he’s going too far?” kind of theme.