Originally Posted by
millernumber1
If Jet's role felt earned to you, that's fair. It felt incredibly sudden and jarring to me, and hasn't fit better on rereads.
I agree that the situation is crappy for Nightwing. But I think King suggested something, then Didio imposed it on Nightwing, since I believe King's original story was going to fix the problem in Batman, but editorial/Didio wanted to make it a Nightwing story instead. It's only been three issues since Dick got shot, and all of them have either dealt with it directly (showing Batman chasing the man who shot Dick) or directly referenced and shown Batman's reaction to it.
Again, if Penny's role in the story doesn't work for you, that's fair. I found it very poignant and moving, especially on rereads.
I'll see what I can do about scans, but it'll be a while.