Originally Posted by
MakeNightwingGreatAgain
People didn’t like Ric because it was a good idea that was poorely executed. They went to far into the left field and now They are leaning too far into fannon and that is also not the correct direction. Nightwing hasn’t been this standout bestseller in years. In fact, he makes enough to just stay afloat which is not a bad thing but it’s not something I’d gloat about.. If he wasn’t part of batfam I fear he would have been let go as a character years ago. TeAcher dick is ok but I just don’t understand why they won’t let dick get the Spider-Man/flash treatment. Dick is always relegated to this mentor/teacher role and is never really able to step out of that stepping stone area.
I get that pandering to fannon has bought some fans back, but what gonna happen when they stop the pander? Are they really gonna let fannon decide the direction dick need to go rather than true development? I guess this is a question for DC. NTT Nightwing was legendary and that was why he became as popular as he did. They should be taking notes from that era and not from tumblr. Many Nightwing fans only care about dick when it comes to romance or sexualizing him. If they liked dick as a character, you’d think they would support him outside batfam but they don’t.
I agree with your main point, but If people want dick to have more fans, they need to stop the pandering and actually work on developing him.