‘Robins’ Mini-Series Is Getting Thirst Trap, er, Workout Variant Covers

Featuring “some of the greatest athletes in the DC Universe” DC Comics upcoming upcoming six-issue limited series Robins by Tim Seeley and Baldemar Rivas features “swole” variants of three of Batman’s iconic sidekicks.

Each cover features one of Batman’s sidekicks hitting the gym.

CBR:  The winner of DC’s Round Robin Fan Tournament, Robins is slated to launch on Tuesday, Nov. 16. At this time, DC has revealed four of the planned “Work Out” variants. Issue #1’s variant comes from artist Babs Tarr and features none other than the original Robin himself, Dick Grayson, who goes by Nightwing these days.

“I remember while working on Batgirl of Burnside, I wasn’t super familiar with who Nightwing was,” said Tarr. “I asked one of my writers, ‘What’s the deal with this guy? Why does our Babs have such a thing for him?!’ And Brenden [Fletcher] explained Dick Grayson to me, I sat back in my chair and said, ‘I get it.’ Hah. Ever since getting to do our romance issue with Nightwing, I too, will also always have a thing for Dick Grayson.”

The “Work Out” variant for Robins #2 comes from artist Nick Robles and features the second Robin, Jason Todd, aka Red Hood. Meanwhile, the Robins #3 variant comes from artist Marcus To and features the third Robin, Tim Drake. “Tim Drake has been an important character for me,” said To. “I would not be where I am today in my career were it not for our favorite Robin. Working on the Red Robin series back in 2010 was my first run on a DC title and it means so much to me. When DC approached me to work on the workout variant for Tim Drake, I jumped at the opportunity.”

DC has also compiled an official Robins workout playlist on Spotify. The playlist features tracks such as “Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift, “Chop Suey!” by System of a Down, “DNA.” by Kendrick Lamar, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana and “My Hero” by the Foo Fighters, among many others, including “Oh No!!!” by Grandson, which was recently featured in the DC Extended Universe film The Suicide Squad.

In an unrelated but tangential story, CBR asks; Teen Titans: Why Tim Drake Tried to Clone Superboy 99 Times. “Tim Drake nearly broke the natural order of life and death multiple times to revive his best friend, Conner Kent.”