Reddit reviews Batgirl/Robin Year One

I have Batgirl Year One on my shelf and I learned a while ago that you can get it in a combo novel with this one. I wouldn't say they are age appropriate for a 6 year old but really must have books.

There is! They bundled it with the also excellent Robin Year One: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/140124033X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1413750039&sr=8-1

Definitely worth a buy.

Her origin story, Batgirl: Year One is a great read.

Besides that, the beginning of Simone's New 52 Batgirl series is as good a place to start as any.

Chuck Dixon's run on Nightwing is considered the definitive run on the character. It's actually being reprinted, and Nightwing, Vol. 1: Bludhaven was just recently released. There were a few mini-series (like Devin Grayson's Nightwing/Huntress) and a few one-shots from that era that might be worth reading as well (don't know if they'll be included in the future reprints). Oh, and the single issue Birds of Prey #8 by Dixon is a very well-loved story. Peter Tomasi had a good run on the character as well.

For Dick as a Teen Titan, you have the oh-so-80s Marv Wolfman run of The New Teen Titans, which is also being reprinted, starting with The New Teen Titans, Vol. 1.

For Dick as Robin, there's Batman: Dark Victory which is a Batman story that includes his origin. There's also Batgirl/Robin Year One, which covers his early years.

For the New 52, Kyle Higgins' run is generally pretty good, even though he had to work with a number of editorial restrictions. His run begins with Nightwing, Vol. 1: Traps and Trapezes.

And then there's the current Grayson, which I'm very tempted to say might be his best solo series that doesn't have him wearing bat ears. The first volume Grayson, Vol. 1: Agents of Spyral doesn't come out until July, however, but the single issues should be available.

It's not specifically Batman, but I highly recommend Robin: Year One and Batgirl: Year One, which just got published in a trade together.

http://www.amazon.com/Batgirl-Robin-Year-Chuck-Dixon/dp/140124033X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419111190&sr=8-1&keywords=batgirl%2Frobin+year+one

Really recommend it, very fun read.

Batgirl: Year One is a wonderful story and an incredible read, so definitely pick it up (get the Robin/Batgirl: Year One if you can, as it collects the entire B:YO and the very enjoyable Robin: Year One). You can also get the Batgirl: Greatest Stories Ever Told trade for a nice selection of stories centered around Barbara.

Cassandra Cain was the first Batgirl to have her own self-titled book. It had varying degrees of greatness (like all running series, sometimes it was awesome, sometimes it was not). But most of the trades are out of print. The issues are still pretty readily available if you wanted to go that route.

Stephanie Brown's run as Batgirl was a fan favorite series, written by Bryan Q. Miller. It was light-hearted but still serious. It was easily one of the best comics coming out at the time. And, of course, the trades are out of print. DC has a bad habit of letting great books go out of print.

And now, with the New 52, Barbara Gordon is Batgirl again. This series is still completely available in trade format (up to issue 26, further trades still being released). I personally don't care much for this series. I typically love Gail Simone's writing, and I love Babs, but for some reason this book just doesn't hold my interest. Many others really love it, though, so check it out.

All in all, you can't really go wrong with Batgirl.

> I need a background.. the origin of each character and how it developed

Just keep in mind that this is just a self-imposed requirement. You don't NEED origins before reading good stories. You can also just Google/wiki any info you need to fill in gaps. Linear narratives are not the only way to tell a story; it's just the most familiar. Consider: we didn't get Darth Vader's backstory until much later (prequels releasing after originals is common).

That said, here's a list of origins (any help building up this list is welcome):

• Aquaman | The Trench
  
• Batman | Year One
  
• Batgirl | Year One
  
• Flash | The Flash - Manapul & Buccellato (Barry), Born to Run (Wally), Return of Barry Allen (Barry)
  
• Green Arrow | Year One
  
• Green Lantern | Secret Origin, DC: New Frontier
  
• Joker | The Killing Joke
  
• Justice League | Origin, JLA: Year One
  
• Martian Manhunter | Son of Mars
  
• Nightwing | Robin: Year One
  
• Red Hood | Under the Red Hood
  
• Shazam | Power of Shazam, Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil
  
• Superman | The Man of Steel, Birthright
  
• Swamp Thing | Saga of the Swamp Thing - Moore
  
• Wonder Woman | The Legend of Wonder Woman, The True Amazon, Rebirth, Wonder Woman - Azzarello
  
  > About Barry Allen, I started with Flash Rebirth but it turned out to talk about Watchmen and the events of DC Rebirth and the batcave (Idk what happened exactly, the only thing I know that Watchmen are involved in Rebirth reboot)
  
  IIRC, that was just one arc of Flash Rebirth (The Button). Did you not read any of the other issues dealing with Godspeed, etc.? Did you not read the DC Universe: Rebirth event comic that launched the whole Rebirth line (containing the Watchmen hints and a Wally West -centric story)?
  
  

Here's some (modern?) recommendations for Dick Grayson's intro as Robin, he's my favourite comicbook character so this may be more info that you've asked for. This is a list I previously suggested to someone else.

• Batman: Dark Victory - This is my favourite version of Dick Grayson's introduction to the Batman universe. It's a sequel to The Long Halloween, which you really should read first even though there's no Dick.
  
  
• Batman: The Gauntlet - Dick's final test to become Robin. It's basically just one issue sized but it's worth reading if you can track it down for a decent price.
  
  
• Batgirl/Robin: Year One - If you're only going to read one Robin book, this is the one you should read. It's actually two books in one, and if you want to see more Dick/Babs action, this is for you.
  
  
• Batman: Two-Face and Scarecrow Year One - This is a more recently published story, but the Scarecrow portion has a really great dynamic between Batman and Robin. I wish they'd published more stories like this before the reboot.
  
  
• Teen Titans: Year One - This is kind of a modern retelling of how the Teen Titans got together. Cool story and beautiful artwork. A shame there's no volume 2.
  
  
• Nightwing: Year One - This is a perfect introduction to Dick's transition from Robin to Nightwing. It's written by Chuck Dixon, who did the earlier Batgirl/Robin: Year One, so there are some references. If you're not sure about the Nightwing era, I'd check this out.
  

They recently combined it with Batgirl: Year One and it's still currently in print.

Edit: I'm dumb and just realized you wrote Nightwing Year One, which yes, is difficult to find. My bad. I'll leave the original comment though, because Robin: Year One is out of print and also hard to find, just not as expensive.

Yay!

thanks for the contest :3

They actually just put this back in print, but it has both Robin Year One and Batgirl Year One in one TPB.

Take a look: Batgirl/Robin Year One

> Does this volume contain the first 8 Nightwing comics? https://www.amazon.com/Nightwing-Vol-Bludhaven-Dennis-ONeil/dp/1401251447/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=nightwing+vol+1&qid=1555590469&s=gateway&sr=8-2

It contains the four-issue-long "Nightwing" miniseries that came out in 1995, plus the first eight issues of the ongoing "Nightwing" series that began in 1996 and ended up running until 2009.

> I was looking at getting Batman: Year Three, but then I read that Batman: Dark Victory ignores what happened in that one. So, which is canon?

I'm fairly sure that "Batman: Year Three" was made non-canon after the 1994 event miniseries "Zero Hour", which made a bunch of minor revisions to continuity through time-travel stuff. So "Dark Victory" is the one that's in the exact same continuity as that "Nightwing" book you were interested in. However, Dick is only a minor character in "Dark Victory". If you want a better place to start reading about him, go with Batgirl/Robin: Year One, which collects the two miniseries "Robin: Year One" and "Batgirl: Year One". Dick is the main character in the first and an important supporting character in the second, and they set up stuff that pays off later in the "Nightwing" series.

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