User blog:ARTaylor/75 Years of DC's Robin

This year marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the DC Comics superhero Dick Grayson, also known as Robin and Nightwing. The character was introduced as a way to get the Dark Knight to speak his thoughts at a time when voice over was not done in comic books. He inspired the Marvel Comics character Bucky, who was introduced a year later and has shared many aspects throughout their histories. Robin eventually grew up, became his own hero and not just a sidekick, and he eventually took the mantle of Batman following the apparent death of his mentor. Though James would beat Dick to that last part by a year.

Scott Menville played him, in both Robin and Nightwing personas, on Teen Titans and its follow-up Teen Titans Go!. Interestingly, Menville played Bucky on The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Neil Patrick Harris was Nightwing in Batman: Under the Red Hood. Will Friedle was Nightwing in Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts. Quinton Flynn was Nightwing in the video game Batman: Arkham City while Josh Keaton played him in his Robin persona in Batman: Arkham Origins and Scott Porter will take over as Nightwing in Batman: Arkham Knight. James Arnold Taylor played Robin in Lego Batman: The Videogame. Cam Clarke was Nightwing in the sequel Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes. Keaton returned to Nightwing in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham.