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So I put together a sort of TimKon Starter Pack of comics that I think cover the base of the Tim/Kon relationship.

This works best if you have an idea of what’s going on in the universe in general, but I added a little more explanation to this list. A basic reading order is included in the zip. All files are cbr/cbz. Tell your friends, spread the joy, fire up your fic!

TimKon Starter Pack (240mb)

Short TimKon Canon Reading List:

World’s Finest Three #1-2 - Tim and Kon’s first meeting.

[Then comes Young Justice, which is optional because it’s not very shippy but it’s super-cute. Then some angst happens and Young Justice disbands.] (not included)

Teen Titans (vol 3) #1-2, 6, 13-14, 24-26, 32-33- these issues have a lot of Tim and Kon interaction and also cover a lot of important plot points that come up in fanfics.

Infinite Crisis #6 (Kon’s death) (optional, mostly here just to keep up with the plot) (not included)

[After Kon’s death, Tim does not deal well and tries to clone him.]

Teen Titans #37- The culmination of Tim’s attempts to clone Kon.

[Then time passes, Tim continues to be super-angsty and quits the Teen Titans and Batman “dies” and Tim becomes Red Robin and goes on a quest to find him, but Kon comes back to life!]

Adventure Comics #3 - Kon goes to find Tim after he returns.

Red Robin #9 - Kon visits Tim in Gotham (hugs!).

Red Robin #20 & Teen Titans #92 - Tim joins up with the Teen Titans again.

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So, a while back, I got an ask about what comics to read to get in tune with the canon of Tim Drake and Kon-El.

When I made the post, I was super lazy and didn’t include links to the comics themselves, just to wiki pages.

That was way rude of me.

Let me redo this:

WELCOME TO THIS FANDOM! i hope you brought tissues

Okay, this is gonna get a little tricky for you because there is a lot of back reading, but honestly, it’s very 90’s and imho, most of it is pretty fun to read.

But here’s a rough chronology:

World’s Finest Three - This is basically the first time Tim and Kon meet and partner up on a mission for the first time.

Young Justice: (Start with issue 0) This is where the majority of their interactions happen during their younger years and where their relationship grows from irritating acquaintances to best friends 5eva

Tim’s and Kon’s individual series: Are good for getting to know the character intimately, but they rarely appear in each other’s series

Teen Titans v. 3: This takes place when they’re older, after leaving Young Justice. A solid series, but you will come down with at serious case of debilitating feels in places. (Also, I would read Identity Crisis anywhere between issues 1-23ish)

Identity Crisis: Okay, so this isn’t about Tim or Kon directly, and it’s not for everyone, but this series does have an event that has an enormous impact on Tim. You could skim the book a wiki page, because there is some triggering-ish things in it? But the Tim-centric parts are the most relevant.

Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds: Again, this isn’t a really necessary read, but there’s an important event, though you could probably just skim over the wiki page and get the gist, but there’s only 5 issues, so it’s not like it’s long or anything.

Red Robin: This is an great series. Marcus To’s art is basically the best and Tim trying to find some answers and his place in the world.

Superboy: The Boy of Steel: Okay, I cannot express how flipping amazing this series is. Francis Manapul’s art is just—I really love everything about this comic. Side note- read this between issues 1-7 of Red Robin.

There’s a few things that you can read for both Tim and Kon around this area, which you can find out on Tim and Kon’s wiki pages, and honestly, I’ve skipped around, just because there’s a lot of tie-in crap and I don’t give much of a crap about most of the things going on.

Superboy: This is Kon’s last series before the reboot, I personally found the art a complete letdown, but it’s Kon in Smallville, and there a few good moments.

Optional: Superboy and the Ravers: This takes place around the time of Kon’s first solo title. Horrifically 90’s in the best possible way, it’s a 19 issue series that’s just ridiculous but still kind of fun.

So, here’s all of the new links! Enjoy, make fanworks, and let’s continue to pretend the New 52 never happened!