tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post8980876599710003822..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Portrait of a Young Artist as a Robin FanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-26973378253066980322010-02-21T18:39:09.702-05:002010-02-21T18:39:09.702-05:00Yes, looked at from a purely artistic point of vie...Yes, looked at from a purely artistic point of view, the original Robin costume works. It makes the character distinct. It reflects his show-biz roots and his generally fun-loving character. <br /><br />Of course, that costume wasn’t realistic. But as Douglas Wolk says in <i>Reading Comics</i> about the superhero stories as a whole, “Of course they’re not realistic! That’s the whole point!”J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-72534743166394943952010-02-21T14:08:30.065-05:002010-02-21T14:08:30.065-05:00It has to be said that the original Robin costume ...It has to be said that the original Robin costume was visually unique and memorable (for good or ill); the short sleeves, the flared gloves, the bloused tunic with the lacings, the shorts and the pixie boots, there really WAS no other costume remotely like it. (Doctor Midnite had a slightly more "grown up" version of the concept in his character), and you could tell just from the silhouette or the first few lines of a sketch that that was who it was, moreso than almost any other character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com