The latest issue of Batman Urban Legends has revealed the third Robin - Tim Drake - to be queer. Bernard stands alongside a different Robin - not Drake - with his fists raised high. He confides in him during their moment of vulnerability.
"If I don't make it out... can I ask a favour?" He posited. "Tell Tim Drake that he helped me realize my true self - who I am. Tell him - well, he probably knows - he's the smartest guy I've ever met. But tell him I wish we could have finished our date."
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It then cuts to the two where Bernard asks Drake on a date. Drake with a big cheesy smile on his face says yes while, at the bottom right of the page, it reads, "To be continued in Batman Urban Legends #10." It looks like writer Meghan Fitzmartin and artist Belén Ortega are taking Batman's protoge under their wing to embrace his inner-queer.
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Drake self-proclaims that he is questioning, stating that he "[doesn't] know what [the date] meant to [him], but [that he'd] like to figure it out." Where this will lead has yet to be seen but evidently, Robin has come out in the comics as LGBTQ+.
He's about to appear in Titans season 3 and is even one of the main characters in Gotham Knights, the upcoming co-op video game from the developers of Arkham Origins. Given that those are already well into development, its unlikely that we'll see Tim's queer side explored but who knows?
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At any rate, this new chapter for Robin has opened up a door for these mediums to explore his queer identity in a meaningful manner across the entire spectrum of DC content. Titans season 4 has ample space to delve into it (granted he survives) while Gotham Knights could easily expand on Tim's story in a sequel or DLC. At any rate, he's here, he's queer, and he's going on a date with Bernard. How cute.
"If I don't make it out... can I ask a favour?" He posited. "Tell Tim Drake that he helped me realize my true self - who I am. Tell him - well, he probably knows - he's the smartest guy I've ever met. But tell him I wish we could have finished our date."
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It then cuts to the two where Bernard asks Drake on a date. Drake with a big cheesy smile on his face says yes while, at the bottom right of the page, it reads, "To be continued in Batman Urban Legends #10." It looks like writer Meghan Fitzmartin and artist Belén Ortega are taking Batman's protoge under their wing to embrace his inner-queer.
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Drake self-proclaims that he is questioning, stating that he "[doesn't] know what [the date] meant to [him], but [that he'd] like to figure it out." Where this will lead has yet to be seen but evidently, Robin has come out in the comics as LGBTQ+.
He's about to appear in Titans season 3 and is even one of the main characters in Gotham Knights, the upcoming co-op video game from the developers of Arkham Origins. Given that those are already well into development, its unlikely that we'll see Tim's queer side explored but who knows?
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At any rate, this new chapter for Robin has opened up a door for these mediums to explore his queer identity in a meaningful manner across the entire spectrum of DC content. Titans season 4 has ample space to delve into it (granted he survives) while Gotham Knights could easily expand on Tim's story in a sequel or DLC. At any rate, he's here, he's queer, and he's going on a date with Bernard. How cute.
