Tim's Past as Robin Retconned out of the new Teen Titans Trades

[espanolbot]

Panel as it appeared in the issue,



And then in the trade,



And again, here is the panel from the issue,



While in the trade the last three captions, mentioning previous incarnations of the Teen Titans, have been removed entirely.


Censorship is fun! ^^

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/09/16/retconning-robin-out-of-teen-titans-1/

Comments

[kenn_el]

I agree with you, though I also see the DC Comics' point that a simpler universe is easier to get into. Five Robins and four Batgirls (if you include the hyphen) must be quite daunting. I'd chuck Damian and Tim if I had to do a compression. I like the way the Damian character is portrayed, but I hate the biological kid thing. It makes Bruce seem stupid, and it removes the choice inherent in choosing a partner. But I'm sure, as you pointed out, that Damian was a dealbreaker in keeping Morrison.
Bottom line, of course, is that if DC had the courage of their convictions, they'd start from scratch, and we wouldn't be trying to figure out what exists and what doesn't. Which is why the only series I'm stuck on is Earth 2, which is rebooting done right.