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Robin: Year One
Robin: Year One #4
The final chapter in the fabulous saga of young Dick Grayson! Robin's healed, but Two-Face remains at large, and a citywide manhunt is falling woefully short. While Harvey Dent is on the loose, Robin must prepare himself to face the man who nearly killed him during their first encounter!
51 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 31, 2000
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Chuck Dixon
3,431 books1,033 followersCharles "Chuck" Dixon is an American comic book writer, perhaps best-known for long runs on Batman titles in the 1990s.
His earliest comics work was writing Evangeline first for Comico Comics in 1984 (then later for First Comics, who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist Judith Hunt. His big break came one year later, when editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan.
In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing Airboy with artist Tim Truman. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching Strike! with artist Tom Lyle in August 1987 and Valkyrie with artist Paul Gulacy in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' Alien Legion series for Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, under editor Archie Goodwin. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for Eclipse with artist David Wenzel between 1989 and 1990, and began writing Marc Spector: Moon Knight in June 1989.
His Punisher OGN Kingdom Gone (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly The Punisher War Journal (and later, more monthly and occasional Punisher titles), and also brought him to the attention of DC Comics editor Denny O'Neil, who asked him to produce a Robin mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - The Joker's Wild (1991) and Cry of the Huntress (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from #644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd (for which he helped create the key character of Bane), DC One Million , Contagion , Legacy , Cataclysm and No Man's Land . Much of his run was illustrated by Graham Nolan.
He was DC's most prolific Batman-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing Detective Comics he pioneered the individual series for Robin , Nightwing (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and Batgirl , as well as creating the team and book Birds of Prey .
While writing multiple Punisher and Batman comics (and October 1994's Punisher/Batman crossover), he also found time to launch Team 7 for Jim Lee's WildStorm/Image and Prophet for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios. He also wrote many issues of Catwoman and Green Arrow , regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998.
In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to CrossGen's output, salthough he co-wrote with Scott Beatty the origin of Barbara Gordon's Batgirl in 2003's Batgirl: Year One. For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from #21, and Crux with #13. He launched Way of the Rat in June 2002, Brath (March '03), The Silken Ghost (June '03) and the pirate comic El Cazador (Oct '03), as well as editing Robert Rodi's non-Sigilverse The Crossovers. He also wrote the Ruse spin-off Archard's Agents one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of Sojourn (May '04). Dixon's Way of the Rat #24, Brath #14 and El Cazador #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher.
On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."
His earliest comics work was writing Evangeline first for Comico Comics in 1984 (then later for First Comics, who published the on-going series), on which he worked with his then-wife, the artist Judith Hunt. His big break came one year later, when editor Larry Hama hired him to write back-up stories for Marvel Comics' The Savage Sword of Conan.
In 1986, he began working for Eclipse Comics, writing Airboy with artist Tim Truman. Continuing to write for both Marvel and (mainly) Eclipse on these titles, as well as launching Strike! with artist Tom Lyle in August 1987 and Valkyrie with artist Paul Gulacy in October 1987, he began work on Carl Potts' Alien Legion series for Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, under editor Archie Goodwin. He also produced a three-issue adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit for Eclipse with artist David Wenzel between 1989 and 1990, and began writing Marc Spector: Moon Knight in June 1989.
His Punisher OGN Kingdom Gone (August, 1990) led to him working on the monthly The Punisher War Journal (and later, more monthly and occasional Punisher titles), and also brought him to the attention of DC Comics editor Denny O'Neil, who asked him to produce a Robin mini-series. The mini proved popular enough to spawn two sequels - The Joker's Wild (1991) and Cry of the Huntress (1992) - which led to both an ongoing monthly series (which Dixon wrote for 100 issues before leaving to work with CrossGen Comics), and to Dixon working on Detective Comics from #644-738 through the major Batman stories KnightFall & KnightsEnd (for which he helped create the key character of Bane), DC One Million , Contagion , Legacy , Cataclysm and No Man's Land . Much of his run was illustrated by Graham Nolan.
He was DC's most prolific Batman-writer in the mid-1990s (rivalled perhaps in history by Bill Finger and Dennis O'Neil) - in addition to writing Detective Comics he pioneered the individual series for Robin , Nightwing (which he wrote for 70 issues, and returned to briefly with 2005's #101) and Batgirl , as well as creating the team and book Birds of Prey .
While writing multiple Punisher and Batman comics (and October 1994's Punisher/Batman crossover), he also found time to launch Team 7 for Jim Lee's WildStorm/Image and Prophet for Rob Liefeld's Extreme Studios. He also wrote many issues of Catwoman and Green Arrow , regularly having about seven titles out each and every month between the years 1993 and 1998.
In March, 2002, Dixon turned his attention to CrossGen's output, salthough he co-wrote with Scott Beatty the origin of Barbara Gordon's Batgirl in 2003's Batgirl: Year One. For CrossGen he took over some of the comics of the out-going Mark Waid, taking over Sigil from #21, and Crux with #13. He launched Way of the Rat in June 2002, Brath (March '03), The Silken Ghost (June '03) and the pirate comic El Cazador (Oct '03), as well as editing Robert Rodi's non-Sigilverse The Crossovers. He also wrote the Ruse spin-off Archard's Agents one-shots in January and November '03 and April '04, the last released shortly before CrossGen's complete collapse forced the cancellation of all of its comics, before which Dixon wrote a single issue of Sojourn (May '04). Dixon's Way of the Rat #24, Brath #14 and El Cazador #6 were among the last comics released from the then-bankrupt publisher.
On June 10, 2008, Dixon announced on his forum that he was no longer "employed by DC Comics in any capacity."
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November 18, 2024
ALFRED CALLING THEM "MY BOYS".
Cried
Cried
February 13, 2025
So much happened in this last volume. Knight and Squire reunite, bad guys captured. Introduction to what I belive will be bat girl. Super Stoked.
January 24, 2025
4/5 Stars
January 22, 2022
All four issues in one night. Sleep is for the weak.
Definitely, recommend for beginners on Nightwing though. :)
Definitely, recommend for beginners on Nightwing though. :)
November 6, 2018
Dick Grayson has a moment where he has to kill, and it feels like a pivotal moment in Robin's early career. There's also a Barbara Gordon cameo, which then leads to a funny line Jim delivers to Robin. This miniseries has been a fantastic read. Batman: Year One set the standard for telling a good year one story, and this lived up to the title. I'd recommend this to any Dick Grayson fan.
October 24, 2018
The last book in this series
Ends with satisfying conclusion that can continue onto any Batman & Robin or Robin / Nightwing story. A very good read enjoyed it
Ends with satisfying conclusion that can continue onto any Batman & Robin or Robin / Nightwing story. A very good read enjoyed it
April 6, 2020
Such a lovely story, I love that it’s from Alfred’s point of view since we get inside his head and get to see first hand how much he cares about Bruce and Dick. He is the best father figure!
October 26, 2025
(complete review for whole series)
Wow, wow, wow. I went into this series blind and was so glad I did. It was so good. Loved seeing Dick balancing his civilian life and vigilante life, as well as the inter-workings of his relationship with Bruce and Alfred. I found it interesting how it showed how Dick was perceived by the people around him like Gordon; also liked the little snippet of Barbara we got at the end.
The dynamic of Dick fighting these rouges and the addition of Shrike was so interesting; Two-Face was a very enjoyable villains to read. You can see the duality of his character, switching for the “betrayed” lawman Harvey Dent to the vengeful Two-Face was something I enjoyed. I also liked the addition of Mr. Freeze as well.
Kinda wish we dealt more with Dicks trauma from his near death experience, especially when he confronted Two-Face. Also wish we say more of Bruce’s thought process but this is Dicks book.
Wow, wow, wow. I went into this series blind and was so glad I did. It was so good. Loved seeing Dick balancing his civilian life and vigilante life, as well as the inter-workings of his relationship with Bruce and Alfred. I found it interesting how it showed how Dick was perceived by the people around him like Gordon; also liked the little snippet of Barbara we got at the end.
The dynamic of Dick fighting these rouges and the addition of Shrike was so interesting; Two-Face was a very enjoyable villains to read. You can see the duality of his character, switching for the “betrayed” lawman Harvey Dent to the vengeful Two-Face was something I enjoyed. I also liked the addition of Mr. Freeze as well.
Kinda wish we dealt more with Dicks trauma from his near death experience, especially when he confronted Two-Face. Also wish we say more of Bruce’s thought process but this is Dicks book.
December 23, 2025
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Really good closing for Dick’s young Robin arc. They made it very clear that this is a turning point in Dick’s life with the innocence and light heartedness lost. It’s a well paced enjoyable read :)
Really good closing for Dick’s young Robin arc. They made it very clear that this is a turning point in Dick’s life with the innocence and light heartedness lost. It’s a well paced enjoyable read :)
August 1, 2018
Nice, this was a great short series.
May 12, 2021
Dick & Alfred 🥺
July 29, 2021
paso todo demasiado rápido
January 23, 2024
El mejor de los cuatro 🤓
October 19, 2024
My least favorite from the series, but the ending saved it hehe
August 13, 2025
THIS CURSIVE IS NOT CURSIVE
August 21, 2025
“while my boys sleep the sleep of the just.” alfred said my boys i dont think im recovering from this one.
August 22, 2025
5⭐️ ahhh i adored this series! seeing alfred’s perspective is great and it was a nice ending :)
September 23, 2025
4/5
tuff ass finale but so much happened and i dont really mean that as a positive
tuff ass finale but so much happened and i dont really mean that as a positive
October 7, 2025
peak literalmente
January 6, 2026
Robin comes back to his mantle, but even greater than before.
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August 23, 2016
Love love love this serious. Worth the money. It was super compelling to me. I found it had the write amount of action and emotion. Beautiful.
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