Robin's First Flight

DC Super Heroes: Batman

by Robert Greenberger

Batman, the Dark Knight, prowls the shadowy streets of Gotham City with his partner, Robin, the Boy Wonder, putting fear into the hearts of bad guys.

Genres: Superheroes, Fiction, Batman, Childrens, Comics, Dc Comics

55 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[DivaDiane SM]

I really liked this one. It's one of those that could be eye opening to a kid my son's age (7). Tim Drake's final test before taking on the job of Robin is to find Batman before midnight with only one clue (well, 2, but Batman gave him one to get started). His mission turned out to be much more than just to find Batman and was a good learning experience as well as test.

One funny thing about reading this in German was that "Ace of Diamonds" (Karo Ass) has no connection to the diamond jewel and so they had to explain that little play on words.

[Mandy]

So I get that I'm not the target audience for this book, but we've started reading short chapter with Miss 5 as part of bedtime. She seemed to like it. But Nightwing has a mullet. And while it's Tim Drake's first night as Robin, they say he's the second Robin. I get not telling the story of Jason Todd to kids, but I didn't like the complete omission. It was meh for me, but at least the kiddo enjoyed it.

[Cate]

These Batman books are the best Batman books I have ever read!

[Christen]

Not worth the price of the book.

[Debbie]

I don't know a lot about the Robin history, so although I read this with my 4yo, I learned a bit about the background story for Batman/Robin, too. Good for kids, good for adults!

[Tue Le]

A solid tale featuring artworks in the style of the DC Animated Universe of the 1990s and 2000s. It is also a strong coming-of-age story.