"It's too bad she won't live! But then again, who does? - Gaff Blade Runner
"In a short time, this will be a long time ago." - Werner Slow West
"One of the biggest problems in the industry is apathy right now." - Dan Didio Co-Publisher of I Wonder Why That Is Comics
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
It'd be weird AF, but I'd read it. There is actually something beautiful about zombieTalon dick becoming a babysitter. Grasping at his own humanity perhaps?
"We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another, as if we were one single tribe."
~ Black Panther.
How could we tell the difference between Zombie Dick and Our Beloved Ric?
And I think Ric should die, and Bruce in mad grief has Dick’s body under go the Talon process to bring him back as a Zombie Nightwing.
The Name -- Just refer to him as Grayson... his name is Richard Grayson, but everyone calls him Grayson. His parents called him Dick. His school bullies called him Richie after he was fostered by Bruce Wayne. But his friends call him Grayson.
The Motivation -- The name "Robin" is an homage to Robin Hood, a hero who stole from the rich to give to the poor. This was basically Grayson subtweeting Bruce Wayne; in fact, Bruce wasn't much of a "philanthropist" and the Wayne Foundation didn't exist until Grayson pushed him to... then when Grayson-Robin began feeling underappreciated by his mentor, he struck out on his own to hang out with his Teen Titans friends. How insulting then that "Robin" -- his creation -- was given to another without his permission. (Kind of like how comic book creators don't ever actually "own" their creations). Grayson returns to his roots - why do I do this? Because, basically, he has the ability and the training, and he doesn't want what happened to him to happen to others. He remembers feeling like Superman as an acrobat, and after a heart-to-heart with Clark Kent and learning the Kryptonian legend, he names himself "Nightwing." Nightwing should be the Spider-Man of the DCU. His friends are in every corner of the universe. He has money troubles because he rejects money; greed is what killed his parents... racketeers, mobsters. The elite.
The Villains -- I think Nightwing's big bad mastermind should be Lex Luthor, and his big bad physical threat is Deathstroke. Lex and Slade work together to take control of different black market sectors, and Nightwing is on the case.
Love Life -- It's time to really play up the "Starfire or Batgirl?" angle... Grayson is friends with both, and has romantic feelings for both. And just like Nightwing is the blend of Batman & Superman, these two women represent that... the cosmic Kori, and the grounded Barbara.
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I think the whole Bar-Family EXCEPT Dick should become talon-zombies.