Tim Drake

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What are some good Tim Drake reading recommendations? I’ve learned about and love the other main Robins (Grayson, Todd, & Wayne) but hardly know about Drake. It doesn’t help he’s not in any movies or shows really :unamused: so what are good comics and other formats to learn about his time as both Robin and Red Robin?

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Start with “Batman: Year Three” (Batman #436-489):
https://www.dcuniverse.com/comics/book/batman-1940-436/02beab2a-a6ad-4d3b-96b8-c78a6cf65b6b

Then read the Batman/New Titans crossover “A Lonely Place of Dying”:
https://www.dcuniverse.com/collections/story-batman-lonelyplacefordying

You may choose to read Batman #433-434 for a bit of additional context:
https://www.dcuniverse.com/comics/book/batman-1940-443/7fe6d989-6caf-4994-ab48-43b743201733/

And then you can jump to Robin #1:
https://www.dcuniverse.com/comics/series/robin-1991/366a23f0-24b2-43bc-bd1a-fcd798fcadbd

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That first Robin mini-series was an absolute favorite back in the day.

I didn’t look to see if it was on here, but after 3 solo minis, he had a long lasting on-going which was really good.

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I loved the Red Robin solo series from pre-New 52.

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Chris Yost run on red robin was my favorite

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I have to say other than Jason Todd, Tim Drake is my favorite Robin, I have every issue of Tim’s run as Red Robin after Battle for the Cowl, I liked Battle for the Cowl’s idea to have each Robin compete for Bruce’s alter ego, The Todd/Drake fight was amazing!! Credits to all the DC writers and creators for creating Tim Drake!

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All three miniseries and the ongoing are on DCU, and all of them are good reading.

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The only parts of Tim’s ongoing series that were outright terrible were 112-115 and the first storyline of One Year Later. Speaking of One Year Later, one storyline featuring Tim I enjoyed has been Face the Face, which you can find in Detective Comics 817-820 and Batman 651-654. You’ll be starting in Detective, and then alternate between the two series back and forth.

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Detective Comics 826 has a fantastic Tim Drake / Joker storyline by Paul Dini. It’s a stand alone story that highlights Tim’s resourcefulness and why the Joker is a feared villian even outside of Gotham.

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I love #826. Possibly my favorite oneshot. As far as I’m concerned, Dini is by far the best Joker writer, and I personally think he edges out Denny O’Neil as the best Batman writer, but that’s a little more controversial.

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Totally agree about Dini having the best take on Joker.

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