Helluva day for Batman comics, everybody. Both “Batman” and “Nightwing” really brought their A-game this week. I’ll even go so far as saying that I think #8 is the best issue of Nightwing so far! Note: I know it’s... Continue »
It took a long time to get here but we finally made it. The final installment of the Saiko saga is here and it also directly connects to this week’s issue of “Batman”. In fact, the final pages of... Continue »
I’m starting to think I should drop Nightwing and pick up Red Hood & the Outlaws or Birds of Prey instead. I’m just so ambivalent about this title. There are just as many things I do enjoy as there are... Continue »
I read comics because I enjoy a good story. So seeing Dick Grayson punch a demon in Nightwing #5 or Batman punching Anubis in this week’s Batman: Odyssey #4 doesn’t impress me much. It’s as if there are two... Continue »
Nightwing has been a reliable book month after month—not great, not terrible. Just okay. The potential has always been there though. Author Kyle Higgins had Dick inherit the circus, get hunted by an assassin, and now he’s unearthing a... Continue »
All of the elements for a great story are here, but Kyle Higgins hasn’t quite found how to use them yet. He’s a like a chef in a fully stocked kitchen that keeps making us grilled cheese sandwiches. Sure,... Continue »
Issue #2 is a definite step up in quality for Nightwing. The debut issue was very… “meh.” Dick walked around a lot and we read his inner monologue while he reunited with friends from Haly’s circus, including a future... Continue »
It’s okay. It’s not a great book. It’s not a terrible book. It’s…it’s okay. I mean, if you have three bucks burning a hole in your pocket and you love Dick Grayson then pick it up! You’re not going... Continue »