Dick Grayson his parents in order to extort money from the circus that employed them. After the tragic murder, Batman (Bruce Wayne) takes Dick in as his legal ward (retconned as an adopted son in some cases) and trains him to become his crime-fighting partner Robin. He is written by many authors as the first son of Batman. As well as being Batman's crime-fighting partner, Dick establishes himself as the leader of the Teen Titans, a team of teenage superheroes. As a young man, he retires as Robin and takes on his own superhero identity to assert his independence, becoming Nightwing. As
Teen Titans (TV series) to criticism regarding the style of the show with a statement slightly contradicting Murakami's statement about wanting Robin to "be cool" with his metal-tipped boots: However, while the series' creators initially stated that younger children were the intended audience for the series, "Teen Titans Go!" writer J. Torres notes that the progression and deeper themes of the show widened the appeal to a much broader audience: In 2009, "Teen Titans" was named the 83rd best animated series by IGN. Teen Titans (TV series) Teen Titans is an American animated superhero television series created by Glen Murakami, based on the DC