tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post5285620795048602233..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: The Legend of Batman and RavenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-24632927773230513672009-09-17T15:47:30.401-05:002009-09-17T15:47:30.401-05:00I think “Bluejay” would have required Jason’s cost...I think “Bluejay” would have required Jason’s costume to have some, you know, <i>blue</i> in it. <br /><br />And that points to another reason why a Raven or Bluejay can’t fulfill all the artistic purposes of a Robin: a black or blue costume wouldn’t provide as much contrast to Batman’s outfit.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-22256759689350273192009-09-17T14:49:34.502-05:002009-09-17T14:49:34.502-05:00Jason was never named Tanager on page though, ther...Jason was never named Tanager on page though, there's a nice scene where he and Bruce are suggesting new names, "Wonder Boy?" "Sounds like a loaf of bread", "Flying Ace? Bluejay? Cardinal? Eagle? Domino?"<br /><br />Odd that Tanager wasn't on the list, but also a little bit of a shame, as I rather like "Bluejay" as a name.<br /><br />icon_ukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-78104736048098465172009-09-16T20:34:56.161-05:002009-09-16T20:34:56.161-05:00That sounds as if DC’s editors were saying, “Come ...That sounds as if DC’s editors were saying, “Come on, guys! We’ve got to come up with a name that’s even less intimidating than ‘Robin’! Anyone? Anyone?”<br /><br />Nevertheless, the story is out there. In 2003, <a href="http://www.quickstopentertainment.com/comics101/43.html" rel="nofollow">Scott Tipton wrote</a>: “After Bruce Wayne took in the orphan [Jason], he briefly operated under a different name and costume (the truly terrible ‘Tanager’ concept) before Dick Grayson gave Jason the uniform, along with his blessing to operate as Robin.” <br /><br />But that’s the only mention of Tanager that I’ve come across. That late pre-<i>Crisis</i> period of the DC Universe seems to be one of the least accessible if you weren’t picking up the magazines at the time. So it’s possible there were mentions of Tanager in print that haven’t been digitized yet. <br /><br />In <i>Batman</i>, #368, Dick Grayson turns over the Robin costume/identity to Jason. That magazine starts out with Jason in the non-standard costume, trying out different names on Batman. He tries and rejects Wonder-Boy, Bluebird, even Tonto—but not Tanager (or Raven). And that seems like a logical place for the name to have been used.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-56423844186239498882009-09-16T17:45:48.559-05:002009-09-16T17:45:48.559-05:00I'm sure I've read somewhere the original ...I'm sure I've read somewhere the original idea was for blond Jason 1.0 to keep the non-standard-Robin costume he put together in his costumed debut and use the codename Tanager (after another small red bird), but this was dropped as an ID.<br /><br />icon_ukAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com