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by **LOLtron** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:18 pm

Didio explains exactly what's going on with the "Was Tim Drake Robin or not?" question.

Dan Didio maintains a surprisingly active facebook account, in which he allows fans to basically troll, abuse and ask all the annoying fanboy questions they want. Occasionally, he'll get on and answer some of the questions, hoping to sate rage and allow his friends and family members to actually use his wall for purposes other than questioning his ability to run the publishing arm of a major corporation.

Yesterday, we reported that Scott Lobdell had retconned Tim Drake from ever being Robin, despite evidence from his own book that showed the fan-favorite character in a Robin costume. Fans took to Didio's wall and asked a series of passive-aggressive questions about whether this decision was done solely to spite Chuck Dixon or whether it had something to do with his alleged hatred of the character.

Here's Didio's response: "Following Jason Todd's supposed death, Tim became Batman's apprentice, but took the name Red Robin instead of Robin because he did not want to use the name of a fallen hero. Damian, didn't have the same problem."

Didio also responded to criticism about "Wafflegate 2012", the sacking of Stephanie Brown from the digital comic Smallville: Season 11, that while he didn't loathe the character, he just wanted to make sure the comic was done right. The obvious conclusion there is that any comic with Stephanie Brown in it is a comic done wrong.

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by **rdrsfn82** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:22 pm

That would be a good explanation, you know, if they actually told the writers that before they started referring to him as a former Robin in their books for the last year.

by **TROY** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:24 pm

Just another in the series of clusterfucks that is the DC New 52 :lol:

by **Zechs** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:25 pm

rdrsfn82 wrote:That would be a good explanation, you know, if they actually told the writers that before they started referring to him as a former Robin in their books for the last year.

Yeah, exactly. So LET ME GUESS. Cassandra Cain also took the identity Black Bat too instead of Batgirl because she didn't want the name of a fallen hero.

by **Johnny Smith** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:53 pm

Zechs wrote:
Yeah, exactly. So LET ME GUESS. Cassandra Cain also took the identity Black Bat too instead of Batgirl because she didn't want the name of a fallen hero.

You're good :-D

by **Cat-Scratch** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:57 pm

Zechs wrote:
Yeah, exactly. So LET ME GUESS. Cassandra Cain also took the identity Black Bat too instead of Batgirl because she didn't want the name of a fallen hero.

No and she didn't want to be mistaken with that guy called Brown Bat.

Maybe she really liked that old pulp character too.

by **IvCNuB4** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:59 pm

Zechs wrote:
Yeah, exactly. So LET ME GUESS. Cassandra Cain also took the identity Black Bat too instead of Batgirl because she didn't want the name of a fallen hero.

No, she was just smart enough to know that she could never live up to the title of a true "Batgirl".

And calling herself "Generic PC-Correct Fill-In Girl' just didn't have the same ring to it

by **Zechs** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:07 pm

IvCNuB4 wrote:And calling herself "Generic PC-Correct Fill-In Girl' just didn't have the same ring to it

You're right. That nickname cannot be attained by another. Barbara Gordon has fully made that title her own now.

by **sdsichero** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:30 pm

rdrsfn82 wrote:That would be a good explanation, you know, if they actually told the writers that before they started referring to him as a former Robin in their books for the last year.

Why even use the name Robin in the name at all though? You are still using his name, just adding a color to it. There are other winged animals...