Robin changed to Gay, Bi-Sexual in DC Comics

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After 30 years, DC Comics has now changed the Tim Drake Robin into a gay, bi-sexual character with the latest release of Batman: Urban Legends #6 anthology issue.

The comic book, from writer Meghan Fitzmartin whose Twitter account says she "will write for pie," sees Robin come out at the end of the issue while accepting a date from Bernard.

The two were battling Chaos Monsters where Robin saves Bernard and then Tim Drake decides that "yeah, yeah, I think I want that" regarding agreeing to go out on a date with Bernard.

The Tim Drake Robin has had girlfriends in the past, so it remains to be seen if Robin is going to be gay or be bisexual and continue having female love interests in the DC comics.

Marvel Comics has gone a similar route with characters such as Iceman, Cyclops, and Wolverine.

Robin gay/bi-sexual in  Batman: Urban Legends #6 from DC Comics:





Batman: Urban Legends (2021-) #6

Red Hood: The epic “Cheer” story line reaches its conclusion, and Red Hood’s alliance with Batman will be forever changed. Will the former Dynamic Duo get the Cheerdrop drug off the streets for good? Or will they forever be at the mercy of the villain who created it? And will Red Hood find a new home for Tyler, the boy he’s sworn to protect? Tim Drake: Tim Drake is in the den of the Chaos Monsters with the other kidnapped teenagers of Gotham City. In order to free himself and the other teens, Tim will have to embrace help from his friend Bernard and hear something about himself he never knew. A brand-new chapter of Tim Drake’s life starts here, and you won’t want to miss it! Black Canary: Oracle locates some Batman weaponry, missing since The Joker War, and calls in her old friend Dinah Lance to help retrieve it! Fists will fly, the Canary will scream, and a stunning new mission begins. The ending will leave readers in shock and awe! Zealot: The HALO Corporation sent their top field agent, code name Zealot, to hunt Maxwell Lord. But the villain has a guardian angel in the form of...Wonder Woman?! A throw down for the ages will ensue!

Written by: Meghan Fitzmartin, Matthew Rosenberg, Joshua Williamson, Chip Zdarsky

Pencils: Eddy Barrows, Scot Eaton, Trevor Hairsine, Belén Ortega, Chris Sprouse

Inks: Oclair Albert, Eber Ferreira, Julio Ferreira, Trevor Hairsine, Belén Ortega

Colored by: Rain Beredo, Adriano Lucas, Pete Pantazis, Alejandro Sanchez

Cover by: Annette Kwok, Nicola Scott

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For those who don't follow comic books, you may think they have Robin's secret identity wrong, or that the Robin most of us know (Dick Grayson) is now bisexual.

Here is the deal.

The first Robin was Dick Grayson.  He is the one we all know from the Batman TV series, the Super Friends cartoon, and the Batman movies from the late 90s.   In 1984, DC Comics had Dick Grayson opt to stop being Batman's sidekick, changed his costume, and became Nightwing.

A new sidekick was picked to be Robin, going by the name Jason Todd.   To make him different from Dick Grayson, they turned him into a cynical kid with an "attitude problem".  As a result, he was not a fan favorite, and in 1988, DC Comics had a story with a fan phone in vote on whether Jason would live or die.  The end result was that Jason was killed off.

In 1989, a new Robin appeared with the name of Tim Drake.   Tim Drake was Robin until 2006, when Bruce Wayne's (Batman) son who Bruce never knew existed showed up.  The son was Damian Wayne, and he took over as Robin, and Tim Drake took on a new costume and became Red Robin.

Damian Wayne was killed in a battle, and that led Tim Drake to take on the role of Robin again, and this is the Robin that is now being made bisexual.


Whew!