Dick Grayson: Robin / Nightwing Appreciation 2020

[Claude]

"The Original Titans" are also guesting in the last issue of Teen Titans, so presumably Dick's in there too.

But seriously, even if the book itself had been gold-plated - the Jurgens era solicit copy has just been appalling. Full of awkwardly repeated phrases and typos. They just don't care.

[Drako]

"The Original Titans" are also guesting in the last issue of Teen Titans, so presumably Dick's in there too.

But seriously, even if the book itself had been gold-plated - the Jurgens era solicit copy has just been appalling. Full of awkwardly repeated phrases and typos. They just don't care.

I think this correlates with the rumors of a new Titans book that Alex Ross accidentally teased on his instagram.

I'm guessing this is Dick as Robin:

https://twitter.com/Williamson_Josh/...855680/photo/1

A beautiful page from JUSTICE LEAGUE #53, the first part of the Death Metal crossover called DOOM METAL. Out in September.
Art by
@Xermanico
& Romulo Fajardo Jr. This issue looks AMAZING.

[Restingvoice]

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Nightwing cart design for Nightwing Annual
Otto Schmidt's words, not mine

[Ascended]

Yup, definitely the Metal tie-in arc with Dick, Kori, Vic, Hawkgirl and Detective Chimp. Looks like a "remembering the good days" flashback.

I can't wait to read that arc. Don't even care about Metal, it'll just be nice to read Nightwing again.

...what's up with the bike? Was that from the annual a few months ago? I didn't know Otto did any work in that?

[Claude]

I think this correlates with the rumors of a new Titans book that Alex Ross accidentally teased on his instagram.

Presumably so! The Titans are in Nightwing 75 too, right? Between that and the reunion in Justice League, feels like a bit of a build-up.

An announcement at Fandome next weekend seems possible.

[Restingvoice]

Yup, definitely the Metal tie-in arc with Dick, Kori, Vic, Hawkgirl and Detective Chimp. Looks like a "remembering the good days" flashback.

I can't wait to read that arc. Don't even care about Metal, it'll just be nice to read Nightwing again.

...what's up with the bike? Was that from the annual a few months ago? I didn't know Otto did any work in that?

It's from the annual before he became Ric

[K. Jones]

I feel like it could be a nice moment if this Death Metal tie-in isn't just a reunion but is also like, the Justice League being like ... okay so ... we're the big seven and you know it and we have all these side-teams and divisions but hey ... you know who would round this Big Seven out to a pretty epic Top Ten? Nightwing, Cyborg and Starfire. Nightwing, the only man Batman trusts (beyond friendship) in the field when he's not there! Starfire ... a SPACE AMAZON ... and Cyborg, who they've already tried to fit into the Justice League inorganically.

What else in Grayson news this week? I hope Bea isn't fridged? She seems like she's going to get fridged. Her existence is problematic purely because she existed within the confines of the "Ric Grayson Storyline" which wouldn't even be a good one-shot, but I'd at least like to see her reduced to a footnote in history from a tale that's like "The Time I Dated An Amnesiac Nightwing" one-shot. Also KGBeast really needs to stop making a big fuss out of everything. He's trying to reconfirm his Nightwing kill ... he's got Batman breaking his neck, Damian coming after him, he is going to draw way too much heat down on himself.

[Badou]

I hope Bea and the fake Nightwings get fridged. Just worthless characters who added nothing of value but even more time is being wasted on her character because the Nightwing book is just spinning its wheels until the relaunch/cancellation at this point. It's completely devoid of anything actually interesting or creative.

[DurararaFTW]

I hope the fake Nightwings make it. We straight away get a few Bludhaven PD that Nightwing has a working relationship with. That helps build the setting. The quicker ties are cut with Bea the better though.

[Rakiduam]

NIGHTWING #76


written by DAN JURGENS
art by RONAN CLIQUET
cover by TRAVIS MOORE
variant cover by ALAN QUAH
ON SALE 11/17/20
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
One bullet robbed Nightwing of his memories and identity. One bullet erased Dick Grayson and replaced him with Ric Grayson. Now, with Dick’s true identity returned, KGBeast is back with one last bullet for him. Using Bea as bait, KGBeast has made it abundantly clear that this one last bullet isn’t intended for Nightwing’s head—this one is aiming to puncture his broken heart!


I don't know about anyone else, but I don't think that solicit says "bullet" enough.

Oh fridging! More bad tropes, lovely.

[Ascended]

I feel like it could be a nice moment if this Death Metal tie-in isn't just a reunion but is also like, the Justice League being like ... okay so ... we're the big seven and you know it and we have all these side-teams and divisions but hey ... you know who would round this Big Seven out to a pretty epic Top Ten? Nightwing, Cyborg and Starfire

Don't you dare tempt me with such a beautiful idea!

KGBeast really needs to stop making a big fuss out of everything. He's trying to reconfirm his Nightwing kill ... he's got Batman breaking his neck, Damian coming after him, he is going to draw way too much heat down on himself.

I almost wonder if they're not trying to establish the Beast as a Nightwing rogue, like they did with Blockbuster.

I'm not really against the idea, though KGBeast isn't exactly a high caliber villain.

I hope the fake Nightwings make it. We straight away get a few Bludhaven PD that Nightwing has a working relationship with. That helps build the setting. The quicker ties are cut with Bea the better though.

Shhh! You can't say that here, you'll get yelled at!

I actually suggested the same kind of thing a while back; these fakewings could be folded into Dick's supporting cast and with a little time and distance, their time as "Nightwings" is a weird detail in the history, like when Gordon was Batman. A year or two after Ric, a little character development, and these guys would be serviceable members of Dick's supporting cast. But people around here get worked up by the idea of anything from the Ric saga lingering.

Bea....I don't need her fridged, because troupes like that shouldn't be a thing. I'd rather she and Dick just walk away and he never sees or hears from her again.

But if she dies....ain't gonna hurt my feelings either.

[Drako]

Nightwing and Starfire by Otto Schmidt


https://twitter.com/OttoSchmidt72/st...123841/photo/1

[Wingin' It]

Nightwing and Starfire by Otto Schmidt


https://twitter.com/OttoSchmidt72/st...123841/photo/1

I love it!

[Godlike13]

NIGHTWING #76


written by DAN JURGENS
art by RONAN CLIQUET
cover by TRAVIS MOORE
variant cover by ALAN QUAH
ON SALE 11/17/20
$3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC
One bullet robbed Nightwing of his memories and identity. One bullet erased Dick Grayson and replaced him with Ric Grayson. Now, with Dick’s true identity returned, KGBeast is back with one last bullet for him. Using Bea as bait, KGBeast has made it abundantly clear that this one last bullet isn’t intended for Nightwing’s head—this one is aiming to puncture his broken heart!


I don't know about anyone else, but I don't think that solicit says "bullet" enough.

See this is why Jurgans needed to be pulled off this book. He’s just turning Nightwing into Ric. This is now the 3rd time he is repeating the same damn story beat back to back. Nightwing is “back” yet it’s the same thing happing with the same Ric characters.

Btw Bea is not gonna get fridged. Just like with Talon, and then a Joker, and now KG Beast.

[Wingin' It]

See this is why Jurgans needed to be pulled off this book. He’s just turning Nightwing into Ric. This is now the 3rd time he is repeating the same damn story beat back to back. Nightwing is “back” yet it’s the same thing happing with the same Ric characters.

Btw Bea is not gonna get fridged. Just like with Talon, and then a Joker, and now KG Beast.

As awfully redundant as that solicit is, I hope it means he and Bea are breaking up. It's awfully weird to date a guy with amnesia...especially that now with his memories returned, he's basically a different person.