Up Through the Darkness

 

Up Through the Darkness by jackcrowder

Up Through the Darkness 2 by jackcrowder

Up Through the Darkness 3 by jackcrowder

Up Through the Darkness 4 by jackcrowder

Up Through the Darkness 5 by jackcrowder

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.

Darth Vader is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, a science fiction movie series which debuted in 1977.  Vader was the primary antagonist in the first three films and, as Anakin Skywalker, the primary protagonist in the next three films, set a long time ago in a galaxy far away.

In this whimsical fantasy, Robin goes one-on-one against a visitor from a galaxy far, far away.  With his speed, spirit, and home planet advantage, the cocky Boy Wonder feels confident that he will prevail.  Meanwhile, the Sith lord aims to teach the young earth sidekick a lesson.

The five-picture series "Up Through the Darkness" was commissioned from the artist jackcrowder through DeviantART in 2020.  

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".  Darth Vader was introduced as a potential antagonist.  This is an original scene and did not appear in the television series, or any other derivative material.

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