This book aims to establish the position of the sidekick character in the crime and detective fiction literary genres. A singularly focused and prolonged study helps to establish sidekick scholarship as a burgeoning field in and of itself. This includes letting sidekicks “evolve” over the course of multiple texts, using parallel novels to add complexity to a sidekick’s characterization, and telling a story from the sidekick’s perspective, paradoxically making the sidekick the hero. The nature of many YA texts allows sidekicks to grow beyond literary or historical origins.
YA has embraced the sidekick, recognizing the way the character reflects the importance of growth and finding one’s place in the world. Using young adult literature (YA) to study the sidekick reveals new and exciting ways to understand these kinds of characters and this kind of literature. Watson and Robin the Boy Wonder have not been the singular subject of a significant critical study-until now. His character is explored in the contexts of feminism, trauma, friendship, and masculinity. The contributors discuss his vital place in the Batman saga, his growth and development into an independent hero, Nightwing, and the many storyline connections which put him at the center of the DC Universe. The first scholarly work to focus exclusively on the Boy Wonder, this collection of new essays features critical analysis, as well as interviews with some of the biggest names to study Dick Grayson, including Chuck Dixon, Devin Grayson and Marv Wolfman. Predating Green Lantern and Wonder Woman, he is one of DC Comics' oldest heroes and retains a large and loyal fanbase. Dick Grayson-alter-ego of the original Robin of Batman comics-has gone through various changes in his 75 years as a superhero but has remained the optimistic, humorous character readers first embraced in 1940.
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