FINALLY A Writer Who Gets Nightwing

He and the current Robin will never get out of Batman’s shadow. It will always be about Batman. That’s just me anyway. I enjoyed Nightwing’s character when he took over as Batman for a while when the Bat was broken.

That used to be true, but I think Dick’s reached a stage where he’s proven his point - he’s his own man and recognized as a hero in his own right.

He’s been around longer than most other heroes, he’s a veteran.

Nightwing has always been one of my fave DC heroes. Rather than “Batman-Lite” (as most people refer to him), I think he’s more “Batman-Stable” (based on his healthy relationship with the DCU community, anyway). He’s the ultimate big brother of any comic universe, so highlighting this point with Tim is a step in the right direction. I’m still waiting for the major makeover that is supposed to be due to Mr. Grayson after surviving Infinite Crisis. I think those changes will either be really good or really bad, depending on the writer of course. So here’s hoping that the current scribe will give us those really good changes.

I’m not sure he needs a makeover - the character’s working pretty damn well as this superhero secure in his position as someone who’s been in the game longer than almost anyone, except Batman and Superman.

in some of the forums i’ve lurked, i’ve seen suggestions about giving Nightwing a Lantern ring, possibly blue. While it makes sense fashion-wise, I’m personally opposed to such an extreme makeover. It could work for a one-shot or elseworlds story, perhaps. NightRing… yes, i like the sound of that.

But seriously, I’d like to see a new aspect of Nightwing that is a fresh idea; beyond the Bat and the Titans kind of thing. Not necessarily powers-based. Like when he joined the police corps or when Spidey became a school teacher.

You don’t think that indulging his passion for history and becoming curator of that museum is a nice touch?

Yes, it’s definitely an interesting approach that I think will lead to something big later, or is even somehow related to his current story arc. Maybe I’m just not a history buff so I can’t get excited about this just yet. I’m sure the writers and editors have a good reason for introducing this new side of Mr. Grayson. Maybe I’d like a Nightwing version of Dark Knight Returns or Hulk: The End. A peak into a possible future, of sorts.

That sounds like a terrible idea to me, but I’m just one voice among millions.

I’m really not a fan of constantly messing with characters. Nightwing works the way he is, let Tomasi do his thing.

Thank you for letting me know about this. I was a fan of the series when it first started out, but lost interest around the same time I slipped from collecting comics all together. When I returned to the fold so to speak I checked out what I was hoping was still a good book and was deeply disappointed. If the page grabs above are typical examples of Tomasi’s writing for the book I’ll gladly become another statistic supporting the Nightwing brand.

My pleasure!

Yeah, I think that this is the best that Nightwing has been in an incredibly long time.