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Except those same kids were being targeted and attacked by Blockbuster and Heartless prior to the Haven opening. Dick didn’t make that park a symbol as an antagonist. He openly used his wealth to create opportunities for people living in poverty.
That’s like saying it’s snap superheroes fault when their villains retaliate to hurt them. Might as well just pack it in and let Blockbuster run the show and keep the kids at their homeless camp. Bruce helping a select few is nothing like Duck helping the entire community.
You obviously have to crumble the villains empire to put them away. The alternative being to continue to let him operate.
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For Dick in this run the important thing is to gain popular approval, just like the writer on twitter.
Dick could do all the good he did without provoking Blockbuster, but all he did was provoke and not prepare for retaliation, probably because he wouldn't have any TV cameras around.
That's the most over the top take I've seen on this current run so far. Just because you aren't enjoying this run doesn't mean Dick is being written like he's the 1980's version of Booster Gold. Your post reads like a Tucker Carlson review of Taylor's work or something.
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That's not necessarily true.
I mean, Bullock appearances have become so infrequent, civilian supporting character vanish depending on the run, I'm not sure if Vicki Vale appeared after that one issue where she and Dick flirted with each other.
A ton of Nightwing supporting characters have come and gone with each subsequent creative team.
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I just noticed this sentence. Here is my issue: this isn't a novel storyline, it's a retread of a retread, which is being retread again in Robin. Tim built sanctuary in Red Robin. I believe Alfred even funded his own program. Bruce built one in Snyder's run/RSOB, after already having build homes for children through Batman's near 100 year run. He also built hospitals, schools, civic works, parks, kept open manufacturing jobs in abandoned parts of the city, helped rejuvenate Crime Alley, etc. Oh, and the consequences of funding a poorly designed program or "throwing money at a problem" have been explored.
But more, when the federal government abandoned Gotham, followed by the major employers as a result of the events of Cataclysm, Bruce funded the rebuilding of Gotham, he rebuilt the city as Wayne Manor lay in ruins, coordinating with the remaining civic, faith, and underworld leaders to distribute food and supplies in No Man's Land. He personally guided the reform of several Blackgate prisoners, and co ordinated and empowered an entire team of vigilantes. He made sure the work was sustainable, and not just as flash in the pan. He made sure people had jobs to give them purpose and a place of dignity in the community and not just charity. Not to be too on the nose, but Bruce made sure his equivalents to Heartless were not out collecting more hearts while Bruce got huggies with Ace and coffee with Silver St Cloud stand in. And while this was all happening, Bruce was still working on global threats with the League and funding the League.
He also effectively rooted out corruption not only in GCPD, but other civic organizations...and even federal.
And Nightwing was part of the process and should have learned from it....especially as he has already addressed corruption in BPD through a hard work and dedication.
Last edited by OOPS; 08-18-2022 at 04:41 AM.