For starers, Red Robin has become a more focused character. Early on, DC seemed to want him to be a sort of one man itereation of the Outsiders. His sole porposed seemed to be doing what a good guy couldnt, which lead him into the den of Ra's al Ghul...and later into his sights. While the arc was an interestig read, it seemed slightly out of character for Tim to take on massively dangerous foes like Ra's alone on purpose. And while it was made apparent that DC wanted him to be out of character, i feel like Tim is one of those characters who never would just gamble the way he did against Ra's. He has always been a thinker. A tactition. And as such, " i hope this works" was never a saying he planned to employ.
However, from the oddity, Tim developed much more of an identity than he had before. He stumbled upon several new allies that are his and his alone (removed from the shared allies the Batfamily has been know to utilize), and forged his own new gimic as Tim Drake: that of the Jr. Billionair Playboy... on crutches.
In the most recent issue of Red Robin, we have also seen how he sees himself, as a sort of hybrid of what he has become and what he always will be, and with a snazzy new costume to reflect the personality that i hope we will see again. And the upcoming Teen Titans cross over will bring a reunion that many readers have been sorely missing (If Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, and Superboy are in the issue, it will mark the first time the remaining members of Young Justice have been together since Conner died back in Crisis...i think. pretty sure.).
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Robin III was one of the first comics i ever bought, and i have always favored Tim Drake over all other Robins. Now that he's lost the R, my greatest fear is that DC will do to him what they did to Jason Todd and Anarky and let him fade into the background. However it seems that for the moment, TIm Drake and Red Robin have a future.
How do you feel about the recent changes in Tim's character? Are you feeling the Newer Red Robin, or do you want him back as Robin, or do you think he should just hang up his quarter staff and pick up soccer?
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