NIGHTWING #62
written by DAN JURGENS
art by RONAN CLIQUET
cover by BRUNO REDONDO
variant cover by GREG CAPULLO
After the epic conclusion to the Burnback saga, it’s clear that while he may have forgotten his past, Ric Grayson’s innate skills and instincts as a team leader elevate Team Nightwing to a new level. But what does that mean for the Blüdhaven PD, and what does that mean for a man who is looking to live a life without the baggage of his past to hold him down? Ric seeks comfort in Bea’s arms, but may find answers in another’s Talons as we dive headlong into the Year of the Villain!
Plus, Lex Luthor delivers the Court of Owls the means to own what they covet most: Ric Grayson.
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There's no end in sight.
It's the Dynamic Duo! Batman and Robin!... and Red Robin and Red Hood and Nightwing and Batwoman and Batgirl and Orphan and Spoiler and Bluebird and Lark and Gotham Girl and Talon and Batwing and Huntress and Azreal and Flamebird and Batcow?
Since when could just anybody do what we trained to do? It makes it all dumb instead of special. Like it doesn't matter anymore.
-Dick Grayson (Batman Inc.)
Maybe Tim is going to be Nightwing if it’s permanent.
The real reason Dick is isolated in Bludhaven and why the Ric story is going on for so long was confirmed in the Batman #75 solicit. King wanted Dick out of the way so he could have someone else take up the Batman identity while Bruce is off in his desert. "Gotham City, taken control and are ruling with an iron fist—including rounding up any villain who refuses to sign onto Bane’s program—and Batman is nowhere to be found. At least not the Batman anyone knows. It’s like someone has replaced the real Gotham City with a twisted funhouse-mirror version of it." is what it says in the solicit. Originally King wanted this to be Duke so we will see if that holds true but King didn't want it to be Dick so he needed him out of the way.
And I'm not all that excited to see the Court again. I know some readers LOVE the Court of Owls but I'm pretty mixed on it still. The whole thing was built around Bruce and Dick was just a pawn in it, and it also turned Haly's Circus into something dark that can't be undone. Of course if Talon kills Ric and replaces him with the real Dick then I'd call the Court my favorite thing in the whole world, lol. But this looks to just be some tie in to another DC event. That Year of Villains thing Snyder is doing. So I'm not really expecting anything from it given how Dick gets treated like garbage in events anyway.
Also it was interesting to see that in the Event Leviathan #2 solicit Batgirl and Red Hood were mentioned in it. So I'd bet that Dick appearing in it will just be a flashback and won't be actively involved in the story.
Leonardo as Nightwing [official art for Batman/TMNT3
and Batman is nowhere to be found. At least not the Batman anyone knows. It’s like someone has replaced the real Gotham City with a twisted funhouse-mirror version of it.
Sounds more like B-man who laughs than any of Batboys filling in.
It's the Dynamic Duo! Batman and Robin!... and Red Robin and Red Hood and Nightwing and Batwoman and Batgirl and Orphan and Spoiler and Bluebird and Lark and Gotham Girl and Talon and Batwing and Huntress and Azreal and Flamebird and Batcow?
Since when could just anybody do what we trained to do? It makes it all dumb instead of special. Like it doesn't matter anymore.
-Dick Grayson (Batman Inc.)
Im guessing Flashpoint Tomas Wayne as well.
Didn't King bring FlashBat back? And the Batman Who Laughs is all over Snyder's titles. Seems more likely that King would use Tomas instead of Laughy to me.
"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.
Thomas Wayne is with Bruce in the desert. He is the one that brought him there. So I don't think it will be him. I think Duke is still a likely option, but it might be someone like Kite Man that King spent a lot of time on too that takes over as Batman.
Ya I personally like the Court of Owls and Dicks ties to it but for those that don’t I think the positive is that it brings Dick closer to his regular status quo. Ric is a very far departure and a poor one at that. I will take the Court of Owls any day over what we currently have.
I hope that Talon is Dick's grandfather and he brings his memories back or something