Batgirl/Robin Year One

Scott Beatty · Chuck Dixon

Jun 2013 · Batgirl/Robin Year One Vol 1 · DC

About this ebook

Here it is: Robin's baptism by fire as he dons the costume of Robin, the Boy Wonder for the first time and patrols the night by Batman's side. In his earliest adventures, Robin learns very quickly that what he thought would be fun is actually a matter of life and death. And in the action-packed origin of the original Batgirl, explore Barbara Gordon's transformation from average citizen into costumed super-heroine.

Ratings and reviews

It was good, gave a good description of the year one of Robin and Batgirl, but I personally didn't like the artwork that much. Just me though.

Set in the early post "Batman: Year One" chronology, this volume collects two wonderful tales of Robin's(Dick Grayson) and subsequently Batgirl's(Barbara Gordon) first adventures in service of the Dark Knight's crusade for justice. Told in a contemporary, yet retro style, the clean and simple lines of the artwork evoke the classic animated series a little and the writing is punchy and fun. It is always fun to read a modern telling of a "definitive" version of formative Batman legacy events. Highly recommend.

Like I personally had no background in batgirl or robin but this book told me a lot I loved it. Even though I'm not a book person I couldn't keep my eyes off it.

About the author

Chuck Dixon's resume includes thousands of scripts for iconic characters like Batman, Superman, Green Lantern, Iron Man, the Punisher, The Simpsons, Spongebob Squarepants, GI Joe and many others. He is (along with artist Graham Nolan) the creator of the Batman villain Bane, the first permanent addition to the Dark Knight's rogues gallery in forty years. His graphic novel adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkein's The Hobbit is a perennial bestseller worldwide. His unprecedented 100 issue run on DC Comics Robin is considered to be a classic in the comics medium.