To me dick dropping out of college should be him realizing that the normal civilian life isnt for him, that dick grayson and nightwing are one and the same. So getting a degree is pointless because his life is being a hero being nightwing, what does nightwing need from a degree.
I which dick could date zee (Dem Fishnets ) but dick is bat grounded, but bruce is aging up zee she needs to be deaged.
Last edited by WonderNight; 01-09-2021 at 05:14 PM.
Seeley said that he saw Spyral as Dick's metaphorical college. A civilian life certainly isn't suited to him.
I thought Dick and Zatanna were cute in Young Justice, but in the comics her relationship to Bruce makes that impossible.
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.)
I mean how many different jobs has he had ? Also what should his relationship with Jason be? Despite the way he acts I wonder if Jason cares or no. I mean he sees Dick has everything he isn't
I don't think Jason cares about what's going on with Dick's life. He has his own problems.
Huh, that's interesting. Makes sense when you frame his Spyral years that way.
I wish we'd seen more of their relationship in YJ. They were extremely cute and then one timeskip later, they're broken up and moved on. We never got to see how it would work (or wouldn't). Yeah, the Bruce thing makes it a little weird, but this is hardly the first time they've shared love interests unfortunately.
If spyral was dicks college years than id wish that nightwing kept the things that worked for him in spyral and bring them into nightwing, because right now its just dick and a empty city.
Something's like some support characters, gear, locations, themes, genre, global trotting, god garden etc.
Dicks been nightwing for over 3 decades, its time to have more to show from it that a costume and empty setting.
Last edited by WonderNight; 01-09-2021 at 08:49 PM.
A yes to all of that.
And regarding gear, I'd love for Dick to have the Spyral Implant back or that technology he used in Batman #0 or #1 where he impersonated the Joker. I think gear like that could give more grounded stories another layer and tap into the Dick is a performer backstory/trope. Basically, Dick isn't just investigating as Nightwing but also regularly going undercover. It's not as if Spyral was the first time Dick did undercover work.
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.)
I agree. To be honest. I do like the idea if they just had him be an acrobat. A freelancer.
I'm curious with how close Donna and Dick were(Before this whole change her origin thing) how would Dick and Diana be able to interacted? I would really like a story with the team
Last edited by AmiMizuno; 01-10-2021 at 12:04 PM.
At one point we did have a growing, flourishing setting, supporting cast, and rogues gallery. We look back on the original solo and Dixon era with a fair degree of scorn now, because the "Bat regression" has devolved Dick into a sidekick (and a poor one at that!) and stripped him of his more unique facets, but those are all problems that really didn't manifest until Infinite Crisis, when DC literally blew up all the world building that had been put into the character. And DC seems to have worked hard to ensure that no amount of world building would stick ever since.
Fortunately, with Dick seemingly getting more page time and respect and higher caliber creators, maybe this is turning around and we can start the slow process of rebuilding his brand. It won't be a quick development but these kinds of things are always a long term investment.....and hopefully DC now realizes how much potential revenue they've lost by disrespecting the IP and will work to correct their screw ups.
"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.