I wouldn't say they are distant.
Dick definitely had a meaningful big brother moment with Damian in Robins 5, and the current Nightwing run introduced us to the batfamily group chat and gave us some fun interactions between Dick and Tim.
Barbra and Dick are dating again.
The batgirls are very close in the Batgirls book.
Urban legends 10 gave us another Dick and Tim interaction and big brother advice moment, as well as batfamily on Christmas moments.
Bruce called the Robin's "sons".
The batfamily seem and act more like a family than they have in a long time.
I don't want either. It was extremely important that Nightwing was Dick's own thing, and I really don't want it to be a legacy at all (not too much a fan of legacies, anyway, but especially not for that one). And I sure don't want more versions of the same characters we have running around. It's a big lack of originality in a field that's already too crowded. But I could totally believe DC would do it, given their track record.
The big events are kind of the worst for me. First, because I don't much care for events. But secondly, because when it is a event, it's not just dropping by to hang out or teaming up for a fun mission. It often becomes Batman as the commander of the others. Them as subordinates. I think that's a terrible thing - very much steps backward for Dick and Barbara (so long also now) to take them from independent heroes in their own rights to have them as Batman's footsoldiers, taking his orders, fulfilling his goals, etc. Especially on the occasions when he doesn't tell them what's going on and just expect or demands blind obedience. They are (or at least should be, or have been) so far past that by now. Actually, Barbara never should have been in that dynamic in the first place (I hated her retconned into his protege). And Tim should be moving past that point, too. Batman's the big dog in the meta-sense, but in-universe, they should have grown up and become his equals (actually Barbara started grown and just needed to get a little experience). Especially since he barely has any seniority on Dick in the heroing business in the original timeframe.I mean, outside of major events, its rare to see more than 2 together anyway.The "Batfamily" does not need to feel or act like an actual family.
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On top of that, I'd say Dick has far more team experience than Bruce has. If anything when they gang gets together, Nightwing should be the one with the battle plans.Especially since he barely has any seniority on Dick in the heroing business in the original timeframe.
Funny thing is that Dick is I think the third Nightwing? But the previous Nightwing was Kal-El. Soo.... Also 4 of the 6 or so Nightwings have actually been Kryptonians.
So... as a legacy name.... we're more likely to see Lor-Zod use it than one of the other Robins... unless Dick decides to be Batman... then maybe..
Well the "Nightwing" name as a "legacy" can get a bit screwy since Superman (Kal-El) had been first, and then Van-Zee was 2nd, but both those were in the bottle city of Kandor.
Dick first became Nightwing about seven years after Van-Zee did, but then again he was the first to publicly use the Nightwing identity outside of Kandor.
Another one, I really like Silver St Cloud and think she should be Bruce's main love interests for while.
Also, Hugo Strange is a hugely underrated villain and should be given more focus.