Nightwing #106 Preview

[Rac7d*]

What social issue will Dick solve next?

I’d like to say big business after issue 105, but he’s gonna be on that boat the rest of the year

[Godlike13]

Odd development there at the end. At least it gives her some sort of character.

[Godlike13]

Heartless feels like a villain-of-the-week who somehow got booted to Big Bad status and it shows.

Heartless feels like an attempt to do something other than the villain-of-the-week formula. I personally don't hate it. People complain about Nightwing having thrown away villains, yet when one isn't quickly thrown away people complain.

[thwhtGuardian]

Heartless feels like an attempt to do something other than the villain-of-the-week formula. I personally don't hate it. People complain about Nightwing having thrown away villains, yet when one isn't quickly thrown away people complain.

I wouldn't complain if he were a good villain but he's just a boring edgelord with a cliched motivation. If he were just a throw away villain it wouldn't be so bad but as a reoccurring villain the lack of depth really drags him down.

[Frontier]

Nobody should be coming to a Tom Taylor comic for good villains.

This is the same guy who wrote Lex Luthor getting intimidated by a fake Lasso of Truth.

[Lairston]

Nobody should be coming to a Tom Taylor comic for good villains.

This is the same guy who wrote Lex Luthor getting intimidated by a fake Lasso of Truth.

OMG, some creators shouldn't be allowed any where near iconic characters...

[Godlike13]

I wouldn't complain if he were a good villain but he's just a boring edgelord with a cliched motivation. If he were just a throw away villain it wouldn't be so bad but as a reoccurring villain the lack of depth really drags him down.

He’s what would happen if Alfred was evil. His persona is a bit silly but I think there’s depth to his concept here given Alfred’s role in this run.

[Mantis-Ray]

He’s what would happen if Alfred was evil. His persona is a bit silly but I think there’s depth to his concept here given Alfred’s role in this run.

Granted Heartless' evil butler was only seen in the annual.

It would be good for his character to show more interactions between the two. Would lend Heartless more depth than just him doing generically evil stuff.

[Rac7d*]

Granted Heartless' evil butler was only seen in the annual.

It would be good for his character to show more interactions between the two. Would lend Heartless more depth than just him doing generically evil stuff.

When is our next annual?

[Drako]

Granted Heartless' evil butler was only seen in the annual.

It would be good for his character to show more interactions between the two. Would lend Heartless more depth than just him doing generically evil stuff.

He appeared im the regular book as well.

[thwhtGuardian]

He’s what would happen if Alfred was evil. His persona is a bit silly but I think there’s depth to his concept here given Alfred’s role in this run.

Which is what I meant when I said typical edgelord stuff which is the opposite of interesting.

[Godlike13]

What exactly does "typical edgelord stuff" mean? A dark reflection of Alfred's influence on his "sons" isn't a juxtaposition we have typically seen explored. Nor do we see many campy characteristics with new villains anymore like that silly heart ripper gun, nor have we seen many overarching villains in Bludhaven that isn't Block Buster. He's not all that compelling personality wise but im not sure i'd call him typical.

[Frontier]

He appeared im the regular book as well.

Yeah, I think the issue where he killed Blockbuster.

[Drako]

Yeah, I think the issue where he killed Blockbuster.

The butler appeared 4 or 5 times, i believe.
He is the one that patched up Heartless when he got beat by Blockbuster.

[Pohzee]

What exactly does "typical edgelord stuff" mean? A dark reflection of Alfred's influence on his "sons" isn't a juxtaposition we have typically seen explored. Nor do we see many campy characteristics with new villains anymore like that silly heart ripper gun, nor have we seen many overarching villains in Bludhaven that isn't Block Buster. He's not all that compelling personality wise but im not sure i'd call him typical.

Wasn't New 52 Owlman basically Batman raised by an evil Alfred?

Also feels somewhat conceptually similar to King's "Master Bruce" character from one of his annuals where he has the butler kill his parents.