10 Smartest Decisions In DC Superhero History

by Ewan Paterson

1. Tim Drake Searches For The Truth - Red Robin

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Speaking of Batman Reborn, not nearly enough attention is given to Red Robin, one of the more overlooked books to emerge from the event which focused on Tim Drake in a new identity, refusing to accept that Bruce Wayne actually died and trying to solve the mystery of his mentor's true fate.

Written by Christopher Yost and then later Fabian Nicieza (with art from Ramon Bachs, Guy Major and Marcus To), Red Robin reiterated Drake's position as arguably the smartest of the Dark Knight's sidekicks, and went to great lengths to illustrate his resourcefulness as a crimefighter.

During the series, Tim was able to outfox the League of Assassins and figure out what became of Bruce, deducing that he really had been displaced through time and not killed. This earned him a big ol' hug from Bruce when he did eventually return, and truth be told - given Tim was the only one who thought Bruce had survived - the former Robin had more than earned it.

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.