Fabian Nicieza talks Red Robin and Tim's v-card

[benicio127]

I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty excited he's on Red Robin. I just wish I knew how to pronounce his last name...

The interview is at Newsarama here

Here's some choice interview bits I liked:


He is “the smart one” of the Bat-family, the thinker and planner. I mean, of course Bruce Wayne/Batman is what he is, and Tim isn’t quite there yet, but Tim at 17 has a more developed intellect than Bruce at 17 did. That’s not to say Dick Grayson or Barbara Gordon are dumb, of course they’re not, but Tim’s level of thinking is a bit... thicker... than theirs. For me, Dick is about superior reflexive thinking, Barbara about superior operational thinking and Tim is about superior comprehensive, or all-encompassing, thinking.

What I love about Tim is that he shares some of the strongest traits of various Bat-family members. The intellect and detective skills of Bruce, the ability to lead others and be a friend to others like Dick has and even the ability to make cold, harsh decisions like Jason does. I’m not sure Damian has “best traits” yet to emulate. I kid, I love Damian.


I had asked him a question about Tim's v-card at the DC message boards recently and I was excited to see he brought it up in this interview, as well.

“Who has Ra’s al Ghul ordered to take away Tim’s v-card – and will she succeed?”
“And if she doesn’t succeed, who else is on that ever-growing line looking to draw that card?”


For legality, from Batgirl 8

This page has been posted before, but it's so cute I couldn't resist. 





suggested tags: char: robin/red robin/tim drake, char: spoiler/robin/batgirl/stephanie brown, creator: bryan miller, creator: fabian nicieza, title: batgirl, title: red robin

Comments

[benicio127]

I'm fairly certain that Gotham is on the east coast of the U.S., but I don't know that it's been specified which state it's in.

[alienist]

The DC wiki specifies it as New Jersey. Which, as a Jersey woman, I find hilarious.

[benicio127]

Well! The more you know...

[jelly_ace]

So they've got Jersey accents? Heh.

[okkult3000]

A DC roleplaying game from way back listed Gotham City as being in New Jersey, while Metropolis is in Delaware. I like this idea, because they used to refer to Gotham and Metropolis as being "across the bay" from one another, and there is a bay between Delaware and Jersey.
Also, I like that Gothamites are okay with vigilante justice but can't pump their own gas.

[lieut_kettch]

It helps generate employment. And come to think of it, things would've been a lot easier for her if Diana lived in Jersey.