Well, when I said my last thread was going to be my last Batman thread...
Anyway, I was wondering what the best Batman comic books/graphic novels were to buy that focused on Robin, Batman's sidekick. Preferably, any of the first three. I've been recommended Dark Victory, the sequel to Long Halloween, which I enjoyed. But I've heard that it's not all that different to The Long Halloween. Although I've also heard that, if I liked The Long Halloween, I'll like Dark Victory, and that it answers the question of why "Batman needs a Robin".
And there's A Death in the Family, which featured Jason Todd's death, but apparently, that's the only reason it's famous, and the story is farfetched and not all that good by itself (e.g. the Joker becoming the Iranian ambassador at the UN). But I do kind of want to at least have one of the comics in the mainstream continuity, and apparently, the paperback includes A Lonely Place of Dying too. On Amazon (and presumably, other online places too - I don't want to bid on eBay, though), it's very expensive to get alone and said to be a good book with a compelling story, perhaps primarily because it's the first appearance of Tim Drake, who's considered the best Robin, and, like Dark Victory, answers the question of why "Batman needs a Robin". In lesser or greater detail, I don't know.
I don't have enough money to get both, and I don't know whether or not there are other, potentially better ones. I'm aiming at getting a paperback, since I'm on a budget. So what should I do?
Anyway, I was wondering what the best Batman comic books/graphic novels were to buy that focused on Robin, Batman's sidekick. Preferably, any of the first three. I've been recommended Dark Victory, the sequel to Long Halloween, which I enjoyed. But I've heard that it's not all that different to The Long Halloween. Although I've also heard that, if I liked The Long Halloween, I'll like Dark Victory, and that it answers the question of why "Batman needs a Robin".
And there's A Death in the Family, which featured Jason Todd's death, but apparently, that's the only reason it's famous, and the story is farfetched and not all that good by itself (e.g. the Joker becoming the Iranian ambassador at the UN). But I do kind of want to at least have one of the comics in the mainstream continuity, and apparently, the paperback includes A Lonely Place of Dying too. On Amazon (and presumably, other online places too - I don't want to bid on eBay, though), it's very expensive to get alone and said to be a good book with a compelling story, perhaps primarily because it's the first appearance of Tim Drake, who's considered the best Robin, and, like Dark Victory, answers the question of why "Batman needs a Robin". In lesser or greater detail, I don't know.
I don't have enough money to get both, and I don't know whether or not there are other, potentially better ones. I'm aiming at getting a paperback, since I'm on a budget. So what should I do?
