Dr.Strangefate
He Sees You When You're Sleeping. He Knows When Yo
I like some of your ideas Z-Panda, especially the idea of building up the concept of Dick as the first in the second generation of DC Superheroes. I don't like your redesignating Bat-villains and DC characters as members of the world around Dick. I would be open to him running into other heroes along the way... But it would be a mistake to put another member of his generation in costume before he dons it.
Honestly, I just don't think this can work without ****ing up any form of Batman continuity... And I'm opposed to creating an entirely new universe for the benefit of Dick Grayson becoming a hero before his tragic defining moment. If you want Dick Grayson, you put him in the Robin suit, and you cover his adventures outside of Batman... Hell, that way you even lead to potential live-action Teen Titans spin-off, when he does the inspiration gig that you've just been describing.
I even LIKE the idea of a Dick Grayson Robin series. The only way I could remotely be okay with this series is have Dick be incredibly young, and focus on his parents. Show that his passion for justice and his personality don't only come from Batman, but from the years he was with mom and dad. Get into the weirdness of the circus, have Deadman show up with HIS circus, even. But generally, keep it close to the Mob ties the circus has, and even build something up with Zucco and a personal grudge against the Graysons.
But an 18 year old Dick who hasn't been orphaned yet looses the character his sole reason of partnering with batman... Batman sees himself in Dick, when he sees the Parents die... Bruce was a young child, part of why it was so painful is how dependent he was still on his parents, he was lost. An older Dick would already be thinking about college and moving away, and the death of his parents would still hurt, but he'd still have direction, and the ability to operate without a legal guardian.
Dick Grayson is a great character, and as many have said, the true heart of the DC Universe, the one man that EVERYONE trusts. But he became that after the death of his parents.
I think Z-panda's idea is probably closest to what's going to happen, and its going to be a travesty.
EDIT: I would also voice my possible support for a Nightwing series, with occasional visits to Gotham to confront his rival, Jason Todd, and his great love, Barbara Gordon. Set it in Bludhaven, introduce the Cop by Day, hero by night, dynamic.
Honestly, I just don't think this can work without ****ing up any form of Batman continuity... And I'm opposed to creating an entirely new universe for the benefit of Dick Grayson becoming a hero before his tragic defining moment. If you want Dick Grayson, you put him in the Robin suit, and you cover his adventures outside of Batman... Hell, that way you even lead to potential live-action Teen Titans spin-off, when he does the inspiration gig that you've just been describing.
I even LIKE the idea of a Dick Grayson Robin series. The only way I could remotely be okay with this series is have Dick be incredibly young, and focus on his parents. Show that his passion for justice and his personality don't only come from Batman, but from the years he was with mom and dad. Get into the weirdness of the circus, have Deadman show up with HIS circus, even. But generally, keep it close to the Mob ties the circus has, and even build something up with Zucco and a personal grudge against the Graysons.
But an 18 year old Dick who hasn't been orphaned yet looses the character his sole reason of partnering with batman... Batman sees himself in Dick, when he sees the Parents die... Bruce was a young child, part of why it was so painful is how dependent he was still on his parents, he was lost. An older Dick would already be thinking about college and moving away, and the death of his parents would still hurt, but he'd still have direction, and the ability to operate without a legal guardian.
Dick Grayson is a great character, and as many have said, the true heart of the DC Universe, the one man that EVERYONE trusts. But he became that after the death of his parents.
I think Z-panda's idea is probably closest to what's going to happen, and its going to be a travesty.
EDIT: I would also voice my possible support for a Nightwing series, with occasional visits to Gotham to confront his rival, Jason Todd, and his great love, Barbara Gordon. Set it in Bludhaven, introduce the Cop by Day, hero by night, dynamic.
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