No Country for Young Sidekicks

Grades of the Plummet by jackcrowder

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Robin the Boy Wonder is the eager, youthful sidekick of Batman, the Caped Crusader, the vigilante crime-fighting alias of millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne.  Introduced in 1940 as orphaned acrobat Dick Grayson in the DC comic book series Batman, Robin was played by Burt Ward in the 1966 television series on ABC.

Due to his youth, inexperience, and smaller size, the Boy Wonder is clearly the weak link in the Dynamic Duo, which their opponents often seek to exploit.  Robin is also cocky, enthusiastic, and overly eager to prove his independent crime-fighting abilities, especially to Batman.  He is often in trouble and in need of rescue.

Anton Chigurh is the main antagonist in Cormac McCarthy's novel No Country for Old Men and its film adaptation.  He is a  hit man who is devoid of conscience, remorse, and compassion.

The five-picture series "No Country for Young Sidekicks" was commissioned from the artist jackcrowder through DeviantART in 2018.  

This picture was inspired by the 2007 film "No County for Old Men", with Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh, a hit man without conscience, remorse, and compassion who strangles a young deputy sheriff with his own handcuffs.  Robin is taking the part of the young deputy sheriff.

This picture is fan art and is intended to promote the appreciation of Burt Ward's portrayal of Robin in the 1966 television series "Batman".  I introduced Anton Chigurh as an antagonist.  This is an original scene and did not appear in the movie, the television series, or any other derivative material.

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