Okay, final one, I promise.
4 folks dwell in my home: myself (41, F), my husband (42, M), my son (10, M till/until I’m in any other case knowledgeable), and my daughter (7, F/identical caveat as son-person). We’re all comedian followers. I’ll admit to having steered the spawn in that path, although they’re sufficiently old to make their very own selections now and have continued down the trail of this specific geekdom on their very own recognizance. All of us have completely different favourite comicverses however do come collectively for varied incarnations of the Batverse, which implies all of us have favourite Robin tales. Most of these are Dick Grayson tales and, since he was the primary Robin, and founding father of the Legacy, we’ll follow tales wherein he’s both Robin or Nightwing.
Shiri: Grayson and “Terminus”
I acquired it all the way down to a two method tie however, in the end, couldn’t determine so I’m providing you with each.
One: Grayson by Tom King, Tim Seely, and Mikel Janen
Dick, at Bruce’s request, fakes his demise and goes undercover within the tremendous secret Spyral group. Together with Helena Bertinelli (Huntress), he searches the world for items of Paragon, a useless god whose corpse is a weapon of mass destruction.
This sequence was a enjoyable little solo jaunt for Dick, a possibility for him to flaunt his detective abilities away from the Batfam. The gap additionally offers King and Seely some room to play with the dynamic between Dick and Helena, which is at all times an pleasing experiment and between Dick and Midnighter (who’s a sadly underutilized character IMO. He’s the person in black featured beneath, BTW, not Batman). Additionally, I’m not going to lie, the Grayson derrière appreciation is robust on this one: not solely do his butt cheeks get named, however we get this basic panel which I plan to sometime body and hold on my wall (and no, I’ve not shared this one with the kids, however did you really assume I used to be going to let this go by with out a point out of Gotham’s ass?):
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Two: Younger Justice: Outsiders “Terminus” (S3E23)
In case you didn’t watch the newest season of Younger Justice, what’s incorrect with you (she says as somebody who got here very late to this present with the vehemence of any latest convert)? After barely surviving Granny Goodness’s anti-life equation, a critically sick Dick/Nightwing insists on becoming a member of the crew to save lots of Halo. Taken out of the bodily battle early, he tries to hack a Javelin with little success till he begins to hallucinate each himself as a younger Robin and his greatest pal, Wally West, as a younger Child Flash. Wally, who died a hero in S2—or Dick’s model of Wally—helps him resolve the puzzle and save the crew.
We don’t see heroes weak all that always, particularly members of the Bat household, which makes this episode not solely a beautiful tribute to Wally’s legacy but additionally to Dick’s as Wally’s pal and superhero brother. I could have cried just a little. Perhaps.
Husband-Particular person: “The Quest” and Younger Justice S1
One: Teen Titans, “The Quest “ (S4E2)
The Teen Titans animated sequence ran on Cartoon Community from 2003–2006. It was actually fairly good. Focused for older teenagers and adults, there have been some fairly darkish storylines and never each episode and/or arc wrapped up in a reasonably bow, however there have been additionally some unbelievable comedic entries into the franchise, the very best elements of “The Quest” being among the funniest.
After being defeated by a rival, a really severe Dick goes on (you guessed it) a quest to search out The True Grasp, presupposed to be the world’s biggest combat teacher.
Whereas he’s gone, the remainder of the Titans undergo his stuff and, discovering his additional costumes unprotected, don the tights and proceed to placed on fairly the roast for each other. Starfire is by far the funniest, crafting the brand new verb “Robining” and taking part in with Dick’s Starfire marionette (he’s just a little stalkery on this incarnation, if innocent). After which there’s Silky, Starfire’s pet space-worm, chowing down on pizza whereas carrying the masks and cape. Perfection.
Two: S1 of Younger Justice
The hubs felt it was essential to remind everybody that season one in all Younger Justice was made all the higher for Dick’s use of actual however weird phrases in excellent context. We nonetheless inform each other to “Keep whelmed.”
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(sure, I do know this GIF is Nightwing, I couldn’t discover a Robin one)
Son-Particular person (10)
Teen Titans, Go!, “Island Adventures” (S3E41–45)
For these of you who haven’t partaken of Teen Titans, Go!, it may be seen as 100% absurdist nonsense, which is why it’s great (although I do want the episodes had been 30 minutes relatively than two 15 minute segments). TTG is a enjoyable, foolish introduction to Starfire, Raven, Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy pitched for the kiddos; on one other degree, nevertheless, do you have to select to simply accept it, TTG is a meta satire of the unique Teen Titans animated sequence particularly and the superhero style usually. Additionally, there are fart jokes and musical numbers. I’m an unabashed fan as is the remainder of the household.
Son-person selected the sequence’ 5 day “Island Adventures” occasion as his favourite Robin story. The crew, with Robin main, are shipwrecked on a abandoned island, should use mentioned island’s sources to outlive. Over the 5 days they’re stranded, the Titans: maintain a contest whereas trying to evade an alien bounty hunter, go in search of meals and discover dinosaurs, enable Robin to grant their strangest needs, and discover out that they might not have been as shipwrecked as they assume. It’s all very cooky and bizarre and all of us laughed rather a lot.
Daughter-Particular person (7)
Teen Titans, Go!: “The Greatest Robin” (S2E24)
Daughter-person’s favourite factor about this episode is when the precise robin Robin reveals up (she known as the birds robin Robins for years and we nonetheless do it as a joke) however that is one other a kind of Teen Titans, Go! episodes that may be seen on a number of completely different ranges relying in your age bracket and the way a lot digging you’ve performed into the Batverse.
When the opposite Titans are too lazy to combat crime, Robin calls on completely different variations of himself for help (unique Robin, Carrie Kelly, Tim Drake, and TTG). Upon their return from a mission, the opposite Titans begin calling favourite Robins; none of them chooses their very own model. Their argument devolves right into a combat among the many Robins about which ones is greatest as a result of, as they’ve all been skilled by Batman, they’re all supposed to be superior and might’t stand the thought of not being the very best. Dick in the end kicks the remainder of the Robins out and refuses to name them again when the Titans are captured by Brother Blood. Thank goodness Tremendous Robin (AKA robin Robin) is available in for the rescue and everybody, together with Dick, agrees he’s the very best Robin.
Is it precisely as absurd because it sounds and it’s superb.
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