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mysteryfan (mysteryfan) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-04-02 21:12:00

Entry tags:

char: batman/bruce wayne, char: robin/nightwing/dick grayson, creator: jim aparo, creator: len wein, title: untold legends of the batman

Batman and Robin: Odd Games. Alternate Title: Role Reversal Can Be Fun!

From Untold Legends of the Batman, by Len Wein, Jim Aparo, Colorist Glynis Wein. I wanted to post Babs' origin as told by Jim Gordon, plus the first meeting of the Commissioner and Batman, but I got distracted by this.

Batman: Does it matter?

Dick: Um, yeah. It kind of matters a lot.

Bruce: No. No it doesn't. End of discussion, pal.

PS: This is weird stuff, but I did really like the rest of the story very much and the writer's last story: Superman/Batman Annual #3. (The one with Composite Superman.)

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	HOLY CRAP! peur_evol 2009-04-02 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	I have this in paperback I was just reading it the other day. Small world. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: HOLY CRAP! mysteryfan 2009-04-02 09:27 pm UTC (link)
	I have this in comic form, of which there were several, but do not yet have the matching available audiotapes. For listening to in my Honda Hybrid. Question: Did you think it was just a tiny bit odd or just another day in the batcave? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	ar_feiniel_ 2009-04-02 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	I'm not really seeing Robin's logic of "I'll dress up just like Batman and THAT will snap Bruce out of it!" (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Hmmm. mysteryfan 2009-04-02 09:31 pm UTC (link)
	You're crazy! What are you thinking? nods All I know is that my adopted child, when dressed as my father for a costume party thirty years ago, will fix my manic state. Hooray! plans ahead for easy out (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jlroberson 2009-04-03 02:32 am UTC (link)
	Batman: "What the fuck is that guy doing dressed in a ridiculous Bat costume? I--hey wait." We call it intervention. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	icon_uk 2009-04-03 08:04 am UTC (link)
	More "I'll dress up like Bruce's Dad on the night he inadvertantly inspired Bruce to adopt a Bat-theme to snap him out of it" (Reply to this) (Parent)

parsimonia
2009-04-02 10:12 pm UTC (link)

It's funny, in modern comics I generally dislike third-person narration, unless it's a short "the next day..." kind of thing. But because these were written decades ago, I can forgive the practice, and I absolutely love how thoughtful and pretty--I might even say tender--the narration can sometimes come across. "A shadow gliding past other shadows"

And oh my god, itty bitty Bruce is so adorable I want to cry. Actually, this whole thing is so lovely I could cry. (How is it that the Bronze Age is so awesome?)

"Go on, son--Get out of here! I can hold the walls open until you're safe!" is *such* a loving-parent thing to say, regardless of whether or not the perceived threat is real or imaginary. And yet, it works just as well that it's Dick saying it to Bruce. In some ways, Dick really is the caretaker of Batman's emotions.

And I love it when Bruce calls him "chum". *sniffle*

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	mysteryfan 2009-04-02 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	Motto. Motto motto motto. Yes. sniffles with you And yes. Dick saying it. Yes. (Reply to this) (Parent)

mysteryfan
2009-04-02 10:53 pm UTC (link)

Also...

How is it that the Bronze Age is so awesome?

I am not sure at all how, but agreed that it is. I am trying to figure out, though, How/Why the Bronze Age Is So Awesome, and welcome any input.

What I've come up with so far?

Batman: Adult, flawed but competent, not misogynistic. (Yay!)
Batgirl: Adult, competent. Takes care of business.
Dick: Competent. Charming and competent. *am sleepy, will add more later*

But I am so trying to understand, and understand what went wrong. Any help is appreciated in this endeavor...