this type of incorrect statement is why DC has a disclaimer at the bottom of the article btw 🙄
like, that phrase "the math is not mathing" applies here so hard
Even measuring from 1st appearance to now, and even ignoring both Stephanie AND Damian's time as Robin, that's 08/1989 to 06/2024, and even rounding up to make it 1989-2024 (inclusive!) that's 36 years.
If we're being more accurate, but still generous, going from Tim's first appearance as a character intended to eventually be Robin, up to the first issue of Red Robin, then that's 08/1989 to 08/2009. 20 years.
Add to that his return to the mantle (in 2019, I believe), continuous to now, that's about 6 years, so 26 years total.
Even ignoring elseworlds, flashbacks, retellings, adaptations, and anything outside of DC Comics main continuity, the character of Dick Grayson and the character of Robin were one and the same from 04/1940 to 02/1984. 44 years and 10 months.
36 years > 44⅚ years?
26 years > 44⅚ years??
I guess if you ignore the Golden Age version of Robin and only measure from May-June 1952, then you could say Dick spent less than 32 years as that version of Robin. & I guess if you then also ignore the decade or so where Damian was DC's official one and only main continuity Robin, then you can count everything from Tim's debut to now and say he was Robin for 36 years...🤔 Orrrrr we could just not say random things that require ignoring the 1st 12 years of the original Robin's existence and also ignoring that 2009-2019 happened.
Literally the only way that statement makes sense is if you argue that since Robin wasn't yet a mantle when Dick was Robin that he couldn't have maintained the mantle and only his successors could. That argument becomes weaker in situations like the one above though, where longevity is cited as one of the reasons fans passionately defend someone as their Robin. Because if that's the case then removing Dick from the discussion is ridiculous. He originated the identity, he maintained it for longer than anyone else, and yeah you'd think his fans wouldn't feel the need to passionately defend him as their Robin (because he is the blueprint), but sometimes someone is wrong on the Internet and we've gotta post on Tumblr about it.
Note: in-universe pre-Crisis Dick was Robin from age 8 to 19, so approximately 12 years. I don't recall if those ages changed post-Crisis, so they are my reference point. Tim was 13 when he first appeared. So even in-universe the only way he's maintained the Robin mantle longer is if DC acknowledges that he's at least 25 now and if he was only Red Robin for like a few months.
So yeah. He had a very long run as Robin and clearly is very special to many people, but it's semi annoying seeing people just say whatever to try to rewrite history and hand out accolades that don't apply instead of just celebrating the ones that actually do apply (like the first Robin solo title).
i’ve been thinking a lot lately about the thing eric stirpe said about lukas leaving because he felt like the ocelots were changing and turning into jerks & how aiden probably views it as him kicking lukas out bc he was the one changing by spending so much time with jesse and all i can do is just
i had bubble tea six hours ago, but my bother forgot to say no sugar so im currently still on a sugar high and can't fall asleep 🙂 I have a job interview in the morning 🙃
feelin mega affirmed in my gender really reminds me how much my ex always not-so-subtly implied i'd never be a man. seriously he'd say some transphobic bullshit and i'd start crying and arghhh i am a trans man and i wish i'd felt safe to express that before
I think we crashed the Ticketmaster website lmao. But I’m so mad i had a ticket and halfway through buying and then there was an error and told me to go back to the event page and it was sold out :(
