

The Tim Drake character is also getting some live action play. Tim Drake finally coming out is so inspiring, DC never wanted a queer Robin but after years and years of campaigning from writers and fans it finally happenedĪ big thank you to Meghan Fitzmartin, Belén Ortega and Alejandro Sánchez for making this moment so beautiful ❤️ /xb5YugEYd9 Tim Drake: Tim is determined to find his friend Bernard, who was taken by a Chaos Monster before his very eyes. Director Joel Schumacher also famously seemed to toy with the idea in his films Batman Forever (1995) and Batman and Robin (1997). According to a deep-dive into the topic by Slate, an anti-comics psychiatrist even testified before a Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency in 1954, slamming the Batman comics as “a wish-dream of two homosexuals living together.” Occasionally, Batman comic writers seemed to slyly embrace the idea of Robin being gay, even as DC Comics officially maintained the character was straight. The question of The Boy Wonder’s sexuality goes back to the introduction of the character, with Batman’s ward frequently being the target of innuendos and jokes. I don’t think he has the language for it all… yet.” However, Tim is still figuring himself out.

“To be clear, his feelings for Stephanie have been/are 100 percent real, as are his feelings for Bernard. “I wanted to pay tribute to the fact that sexuality is a journey,” Fitzmartin said. The comic’s writer, Meghan Fitzman, told Polygon that they’re deliberately not putting a label on the character’s feelings as of yet. The story will resume with the next issue coming in December and marks the first time the Caped Crusader’s sidekick has come out since the character was introduced in 1940. Warning: contains preview pages for Batman: Urban Legends 10 In the wake of Fear State, Gotham City is in ashes, the victim of the Scarecrow and his fascist Magistrate the city must rebuild and find a way to move forward, and Tim Drake, the third Robin, returns to help his former mentor in the feature story in Batman: Urban Legends 10, on sale in print and digital December 14.

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It’s overwhelming all the comments and love I’m receiving from you guys, thanks for your support on my very first series with you soon Tim!īatman: Urban Legends #6 is now available in comic shops everywhere.Mark Hamill Says Michael Keaton's Role as Batman Encouraged Him to Audition for Joker Batman Beyond: Neo-Year 1 picks up after the events of Batman: Urban Legends 7. #Batmanurbanlegends #6 is already out and with it our last chapter of “Tim Drake: sum of our parts”. Turned out to be Jokers brainwaves imbedded onto Tim Drakes mind. You can check out what she had to say below. However, artist Belén Ortega seems to be getting a lot of positive feedback from the new issue. Needless to say, the storyline is bound to polarize fans. RELATED: Batman Writer James Tynion IV is Leaving DC For Substack And by the end of issue #6, Bernard finally asks Tim out on a proper date, to which the Boy Wonder says yes. DC has just announced that Tim Drake is now bisexual and Jon Kent is gay See Batman: Urban Legends 6 (October, 2021) and the upcoming Superman: Son of. The villain kidnaps Bernard, forcing Tim (as Robin) to rescue him in this week’s installment.

Because suddenly, their rendezvous was interrupted by the arrival of Chaos Monster. This week, Batman: Urban Legends 6 includes the culmination of a three-part story by writer Meghan Fitzmartin, artist Belen Ortega, colorist Alejandro Snchez and letterer Pat Brosseau about Tim Drake, the premiere Robin of the 90’s and many of our childhoods, and the most responsible boy to ever don the red and green. Batman: Urban Legends 21 is an issue of the series Batman: Urban Legends (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 2023. Regardless, there wasn’t a lot of time to explore their connection. 'The Wheelman of Gotham': The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.
