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"The day Dick said he didn't want to wear the green shorts anymore, I knew nothing would ever be the same..."

it's a shame that dark victory gets overshadowed by the long Halloween. more people should talk about this story.

I respect Robin so much. I wouldn’t be a Batman fan without Robin. Sorry, but Robin is the reason I’m Batman fan because I see Batman through his perspective

"Batman represents hope for Gotham. Robin represents hope for Batman." 😭😭😭😭😭

I agree that Robin, specifically Dick Grayson, being as young as he is when Batman takes him in is incredibly essential to the character which is why I always hated when during the New 52 they condensed most of Batman and many DC heroes' histories into about 5 years and somehow saying that Dick was adopted when he was a teenager.

While I can understand not using Robin in any live action Batman movie because of how unrealistic it is, but at the same time I don't like my Batman media being realistic it to me just makes it boring comic book adaptations should escapist fun. I think this comic did as good as a job as it can using Robin as both Batman's heart and humanity while also grounding him in a realistic setting.

To be honest, I've always read Dark Victory's Robin plot as Dick being just as motivated for revenge as Bruce was. Even after the reveal, Bruce tried to shut Dick out of the life of Batman, but Dick kept forcing his way in, even inventing his own identity and fighting the Joker when he got into the Cave. The ending was Bruce caving and allowing him to become a vigilante as well.

Robin can work if he's a carbon copy of Bruce at that age. Bruce's goal would then become preventing Dick from ending up just like him. Ultimately, that's what Nightwing became: What Batman was supposed to be. So, "It doesn't work" isn't entirely true. It's just that it's a Dark Victory.

I think the key to making Robin work in a darker, more realistic setting is to downplay the crime-fighting angle and emphasize the detective dynamic—positioning Robin as a John Watson to Batman’s Sherlock Holmes, with Batman keeping him out of direct harms way.

Honestly I love the killer's idenity and motives more than the one  from Long Halloween and I think Robin Year 1 does bring up how fucked up having a child sidekick is.

R.I.P Tim Sale! He was a super talent!

If Dick Graysons Robin represents the hope that Batman can move on past his trauma, then in some way nightwing represents the flip side. Nightwing is what happens to their relationship when dick is able to grow past his trauma and into his own man while Bruce isn’t. Bruce is stuck on his past and dick sees that as the last thing he wants to be as he grows into his own person

Batman TAS gave the perfect blueprint for how Robin that could be done in live action where he's adopted as a kid but becomes Robin when he's in his late teens. Dick is in college during BTAS and for some reason no one thinks to do what BTAS did in live action

Dark Victory and Old Wounds are Two of the Greatest Batman and Robin Stories!

Actually there have been two live action movie adaptions. The 66' movie "Batman The Movie" was a theatrical movie too. It had Burt Ward as Robin

Wow Salazar, you are on a roll. Keep ‘em coming. The level of work, in depth analysis, creativity, this is top tier content. We really appreciate you. Thank you

You’re never gonna see Robin in one of these realistic Batman movies. Because no matter how much karate you teach a 10-12 year old boy, he still only weighs 75 pounds soaking wet and would get his neck broke by the first 220 pound thug he tried to fight.

Love seeing your perspective. I think comics can and should embrace the fine line that allows characters like Robin to exist.

And I hadn’t caught the more shadowy illustrations of Batman to exemplify his more reserved nature, that’s genius stuff from Tim. I think this story’s depiction of Batman and his arc is great.

If i had a nickel for every time Salazar says "Dark", I'd be a very very rich man

24:30 is the funniest way to end this video