Admittedly, the Big Board was not kind to the original volume of Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen’s Robin & Batman. On a list of 552 Batman stories, the retelling of Dick Grayson’s early years as Robin currently sits at 522.
Check out Matt and Will’s discussion here.
But readers responded more favorably, enough so that DC has greenlit a second volume from the creators, this time retelling the early years of the second Robin, Jason Todd.
Jason, obviously, is a very different Robin from Dick. He’s the bad boy, the troubled one, the one who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. The one who tried to steal the hubcaps off the Batmobile.
The one who died at the hands of a 1-900 phone contest.
The Robin who had the misfortune of coming into being during the “Dark Age” of comics, when brutality wasn’t just expected but demanded.
So naturally, lots to mine there!
Robin & Batman: Jason Todd will launch in June as a three-issue miniseries. Check out an extended preview here, and keep scrolling for the basic deets.
In 2022, one of comics’ greatest storytellers presented a heartfelt, beautiful and epic retelling of the early days of the Dynamic Duo, delving into the history of Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson. On June 11, the Eisner award-winning team (Descender) of Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen reunite to tell the story of Batman’s most tortured and complex Robin, as DC today announced plans to publish Robin & Batman: Jason Todd, a three-issue DC limited series, available at participating comic book shops and digital retailers.
Batman has a new Robin, Jason Todd. Jason is a rash, impulsive and reckless kid with a troubled past, who Batman was certain could be molded into Gotham’s next protector. But can the Dark Knight save Jason Todd from the darkness within himself? And when a mysterious new villain, shrouded in white cloth and mystery, sets his sights on Jason, Batman realizes that even he has what it takes to train the anger and torment out of his new young ward.
The debut issue features a main cover by series artist Dustin Nguyen, with variant covers by series writer Jeff Lemire, Rafael Albuquerque and John McCrea & Mike Spicer. Lettering is by Steve Wands. Participating comic books shops have further details on availability and preordering. For the latest information on everything DC, follow @DCOfficial on social media and visit the official DC website, https://www.dc.com.
A robust selection of DC titles by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen are available digitally with a subscription to the DC UNIVERSE INFINITE digital subscription platform (DCUI). For more information and a free trial, visit the DCUI website at https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com. DCUI is not available in all countries and is not intended for children.
Dan Grote is the editor and publisher of ComicsXF, having won the site by ritual combat. By day, he’s a newspaper editor, and by night, he’s … also an editor. He co-hosts The ComicsXF Interview Podcast with Matt Lazorwitz. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two kids and two miniature dachshunds, and his third, fictional son, Peter Paul Winston Wisdom. Follow him @danielpgrote.bsky.social.
