CBR: Higgins Takes "Nightwing" Back To His Roots

[CBR News]

Dick Grayson is back in his old identity and back on the beat in Gotham, but the former Batman has new challenges ahead as writer Kyle Higgins tells CBR what makes "Nightwing" tick.


Full article here.

[Godlike13]

Like what he says about villains. Can't wait to see more.

[darkseidpwns]

Why did CBR give this a 2.5? it deserved atleast 3.5.

[Godlike13]

Why did CBR give this a 2.5? it deserved atleast 3.5.

Starting the review off with "Against all odds, I loved Dick Grayson as Batman." kind gives the impression there were other factors influencing the reviewer.

[darkseidpwns]

Starting the review off with "Against all odds, I loved Dick Grayson as Batman." kind gives the impression their were other factors influencing the reviewer.

Yeah i got the impression that they were underwhelmed,still i'm hoping for Wrath 2 to appear in Nightwing

[ClaudioPozas]

Nightwing #1 was really good, apart from the page where Dick trusts two Gotham cops to hold off a bad guy until he can change into his costume, leading to the cops being killed in seconds.

That hiccup aside, it was a good start, about on par with the #1 of the Dixon/McDaniel era.

[Jabare]

Nightwing and Deathstroke cross over in the future check

Nightwing Batman crossover in the near future check

Nightwing has new villains check

Nightwing has an evil clone check

[Kiryu]

I'm still going back and forth between picking this up when the price drops on digital. I'd like to be reading about Dick Grayson but I loathe this idea that Nightwing is "Who he really is" or that being Nightwing is "Being his own man" or getting out of Bruce's shadow anymore then being Batman was. It doesn't ring true to me at all. Just like the idea that Dick being Batman wasn't

I dunno. I thought the concept of Batmen worked, I thought Dick as Batman worked even better. And honestly, Dick's tenure as Batman is the only reason I'm even considering picking this book up because imo he hasn't had a lot of great showings as Nightwing since NTT. Not since I started reading the character at least. Which was in the middle of Devon Grayson's Run leading up to Infinite Crisis and buying it through Wolfman's run and a few issues into Tomasi's run before I just had to walk away cause it was god awful with the Bruce-Lite shit and seriously put Dick deeper in Batman's shadow then being Batman ever could.

Is the "OMG I'M NIGHTWING YAY" stuff really prevalent throughout this book? I feel like trying to prioritize one role over the other is a mistake. And as a fan of his tenure as Batman it would really off to the book and make it not worth my money.

[marvelprince]

I'm still going back and forth between picking this up when the price drops on digital. I'd like to be reading about Dick Grayson but I loathe this idea that Nightwing is "Who he really is" or that being Nightwing is "Being his own man" or getting out of Bruce's shadow anymore then being Batman was. It doesn't ring true to me at all. Just like the idea that Dick being Batman wasn't

I dunno. I thought the concept of Batmen worked, I thought Dick as Batman worked even better. And honestly, Dick's tenure as Batman is the only reason I'm even considering picking this book up because imo he hasn't had a lot of great showings as Nightwing since NTT. Not since I started reading the character at least. Which was in the middle of Devon Grayson's Run leading up to Infinite Crisis and buying it through Wolfman's run and a few issues into Tomasi's run before I just had to walk away cause it was god awful with the Bruce-Lite shit and seriously put Dick deeper in Batman's shadow then being Batman ever could.

Is the "OMG I'M NIGHTWING YAY" stuff really prevalent throughout this book? I feel like trying to prioritize one role over the other is a mistake. And as a fan of his tenure as Batman it would really off to the book and make it not worth my money.

Its not. He mentions that it feels good to be his own person again in the intro but its not dwelled on. After the preview its pretty much just groundwork for the future stories thats laid down with some more action at the end. What I like is that Higgins actually reflects how being Batman made him better overall and I hope we continue to see more of that as the book continues.

[Godlike13]

Is the "OMG I'M NIGHTWING YAY" stuff really prevalent throughout this book?

Not really. Just that preview pretty much. But there is a lot of set up, this a new start in a lot of ways.

[Christopher Cross Is God]

So he's going to bring James Jr into the book?

Well, however long I last on this title (I'm giving it at least one more issue), the moment the brilliant aspect of James Jr, psychopath, comes into the book, I'll have dropped the book immediately.

[Godlike13]

Not a fan?

[Red Lotus]

So he's going to bring James Jr into the book?

Well, however long I last on this title (I'm giving it at least one more issue), the moment the brilliant aspect of James Jr, psychopath, comes into the book, I'll have dropped the book immediately.

I'm glad that they are going to use him in Nightwing. They need to use some of Grayson Batman villains to build up his rogues gallery. They should let Pyg and Flamingo be in his gallery too.

[Cavemold]

Why did CBR give this a 2.5? it deserved atleast 3.5.

They are wildy inconsisant with thier reviews. And why did they make a interview in long pargraph form??? Anways im very intrested to see what happens next.

[ERON]

I don't like that they seem to be trying to distance both Nightwing and Deathstroke from the Titans. I get that it's a "new" DC Universe and all, but that's still a huge part of both characters' histories to be sweeping aside.