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Warning : contains spoilers for Batman : Dark Age # 4!The Boy Wonder just got one of his cool costume yet , as DC completely rewritesRobin ’s origination story as Batman ’s brother . Thenew miniseriesBatman : Dark Agetells the iconic level of the Dark Knight starting in the sixties , with actual - Earth events mould Bruce ’s journeying as he ages in veridical time over the years . The serial has given iconic creative person Mike Allred the chance to think up new designs for Gotham ’s Heron and villains rooted in real historic period .
InBatman : Dark historic period # 4 , fans get to see Robin ’s new costume , as former outlaw Dick Grayson agrees to work with the Dark Knight . Fans had glimpsed Dick ’s costume on the cover proclamation forDark Age # 5 , but it turn out that ’s a uncase - down version of the costume that usher in in issue 4 .
Robin charge into battle with red , dark-green and pitch-black tactical armour , noticeably reward around the elbows and knees , and with an prolonged logo that stretches across his thorax . However , he also has an expansive wing - shape ness ( alike to that of Tim Drake ’s Red Robin ) and a red helmet with feathered detail . Dick only loses his singular headgear after fight down Carmine Falcone ’s False Face crew , using it as an impromptu artillery .
Dark Age already get fans recognise that Dick is heading for tragedy , with an quondam Bruce Wayne substantiate his ward died after becoming Robin .
Batman : Dark Age # 4(2024 )
DC Comics ' multiverse is legion to a number of different superhero variate , with Nightwing ’s Logos from Earth-2 aim one of the best Robin look ever .
Robin’s Dark Age Costume Gives the Boy Wonder a Retro Upgrade
But This Version of Dick Grayson Is Headed for Tragedy
In the continuity ofDark Age , Dick Grayson was a criminal before meeting Batman , working with the gangster Carmine Falcone out of desperation . However , when Falcone choose to try out and kill off Dick , Batman rescued him and made the young brawler his ward . From there , Dick works alongside Batman against Falcone , giving him the extra brawniness he needs to topple the mobster .
Dick Grayson ’s Robin first appeared in 1940 , frisk a bright blood-red and green costume with a bellowing yellow ness . The costume aged poorly , mostly because of Robin ’s trunks and pixie boots , which have become an object of mockery for fan ( and even the Bat - Family themselves in modern comic strip . ) Dick later became Nightwing , starting out with anequally regrettable ' discotheque causa ' costumebefore eventually pass with flying colors it with one of the simple , most streamlined and fashionable permanent looks in comics . However , most of this happen before the modernistic trend for superheroes showcasing unexampled costume as often as possible , makingDark Agea great chance to give Dick a fresh look as Robin .
Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly ’s rejected Robin excogitation for Damian Wayne was one of the Boy Wonder ’s upright costumes and deserve to be seen in comics .
However , it ’s not all serious word . Dark Ageis told around the frame twist of an honest-to-god Bruce Wayne with a failing memory attempt to write his memoir , with Bruce referring to Dick as"My ward . The one who died . “Fans do n’t yet know how Robin will pass in this continuity , but it ’s a fair wager he ’ll die in costume . It ’s most potential thatDark Agewill merge all the different Robins into one , give Dick Grayson some version of Jason Todd ’s iconic death at the hands of Joker - beaten and then blown up by the Clown Prince of Crime .
Batman ’s all - black costume is a major success story amongDark Age ’s wealth of character redesigns .
Robin Isn’t the Only One With a New Design
Batman, Joker, Penguin, Riddler and Catwoman Get New Looks
While Dick is get a new look in the ' 60s - centrical tarradiddle , he ’s not alone , andGotham ’s major villains also get novel looks . Catwoman , Riddler , Penguin , Mad Hatter and of trend Joker all get new aspect , with eccentric costume that are correct at dwelling house in the epoch of the story and bind to real events - Penguin and Riddler stickup a Warhol painting , while excited Hatter prey on the burgeoning hippy movement ( watched by an undercover Barbara Gordon , aka Batgirl.)Batman himself has also gotten some new looking , including a jaw - dropping all - black costume for the approaching issue 5 .
Tim Drake ’s Robin gets his own identity in new nontextual matter , complete with a huge costume redesign . It ’s the change fans have exact for year .
Allred also worked on thecomic adjustment of Adam West’sBatmanTV show , titledBatman ' 66 . While the majority of the series require Allred to replicate the iconic appearances of Cesar Romero ’s Joker , Vincent Price ’s Egghead and Julie Newmar ’s Catwoman , there were also opportunities to design new , era - appropriate variation of Bane and Harley Quinn .
WhileAllfred ’s art was characteristically on - point forBatman ' 66 , it ’s dandy to see him in full unleashed in another ' LX rig , cast his own whirl on Gotham ’s villains during this particularly flamboyant earned run average . Riddler , Penguin , Mad Hatter and Joker all come across as tyro villains just breaking onto the view , while Catwoman obtain one of her greatest costumes of all clock time .
Bruce ’s son Damian Wayne has gotten many novel costume over the last few years , admit a jaw - dropping red and mordant lamia huntsman costume .
It’s Been a Great Few Years for Robin’s Wardrobe
Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne and Tim Drake All Debuted New Robin Suits
While Allred ’s Robin costume is a smashing looking , it ’s only the latest awful new take on the Boy Wonder in the last few years . Joshua Williamson and Gleb Melnikov ’s 2021Robinseries made the smart pick togive Damian Wayne ’s Robin an literal closet , with multiple costumes over the course of the serial publication , playing up darker shade with outburst of color . Bruce ’s son also got a dark raw look inDC vs. Vampires , where he remained on the side of the angel despite being turn undead , fall apart an armored costume with strong red and bleak themes .
Tim Drake has struggled with his identity operator over the yr , but one devotee artist just provide a major new look for Tim that DC should take note of .
Damian even bring an ' evil ' Robin costume while uniting with his mother Talia al Ghul , showing who he ’d have become if he had n’t embraced his father ’s delegation . Damian also got several new looks thanks to Wonder Woman ’s adopted girl Lizzie mess with the timeline , transforming him into various new descriptor include robot and snort edition of the Boy Wonder .
The third Robin Tim Drake has also had some major transmutation . The mainBatmanseries get word him endure special armour torescue Batman from the multiverse , with a mammoth , glow ' roentgen ' on his chest of drawers that scraunch with energy as he surfed the timestream . Recent issue gave him his own fatal costume to campaign a creepy , orangeness - clad new Robin , who change state out to be a brainwash clone of Bruce Wayne created by the imposing Batman of Zur - En - Arrh .
Red Hood might have had a grim demise , but DC Comics paints a terrific and tragic picture of what the future keep for its newest Robin .
2023’sBatman : City of Madness(Christian Ward ) innovate a raw Robin in Jevoney , who waschosen by the twisted Batman Belowbut saved and rehabilitate by Bruce Wayne . Even Dick Grayson got a new outfit , as Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen’sRobin & Batmanretold his story and gave him an updated facial expression with an armored vest . Meanwhile , Mark Waid and Dan Mora’sBatman / Superman : World ’s Finest # 26gave Dick a temporary Superman - style climb , as Mr. Mxyzptlk endow him Kryptonian - level baron .
The Robin mantelpiece has long been a proud one in DC comic strip , with five official holder of the title so far ( at least in DC ’s main continuity . ) Like any bomber , Robin ’s story will be told again and again with new creators finding novel facets of the fictitious character to explore and celebrate , and it ’s bully to seeDark Agefeature its own uniqueRobin , steadfastly settle in its unique vision of the Dark Knight ’s tarradiddle .
Batman : Dark Age # 4is usable now from DC Comics .
