Nightwing as popular as Spiderman

[Mr. Holmes]

I'm realizing now how Dick Grayson is basically the perfect anime protagonist.

[pryde15]

I wish he could be popular as Spiderman, I'd watch the shit out of Nightwing's cartoon series or live action film. But I don't think that's happening anytime soon.

[Jim Thompson]

You'd be wrong. I like the red better. It silhouettes better for one thing to me. I find blue on black to be too dark. I don't hate blue but I definitely like the red better.

Very much agreed. Nicely said.

[DebkoX]

It would take years to get a huge fan base.

[Whip Whirlwind]

I don't think Dick could pull off the Wonder Woman in costume look quite as well . . . he never seemed like the tiara-type to me.

I'm not sure if I can disagree with that....but, IF there is any man in the DCU who could pull off Wonder Woman's costume, it's Dick Grayson.

And those designs look awesome. Definitely an anime vibe there, but I think it works for NW.

[PretenderNX01]

It would take years to get a huge fan base.

You mean like the years Dick Grayson has been around?

[Jim Thompson]

It would take years to get a huge fan base.

Well, Grayson's been around since 1940, so he seems to have met that requirement. And, again, it may well be he's better known that Spider-Man, if not as popular.

[Karl O'Neill]

Not a chance. Maybe ROBIN. Just the name that links to Batman's side-kick.

But not Grayson or Nightwing.

Spiderman is too well known.

[Seattle Freeze]

Though Dick Grayson is a known entity, most people think of him as Robin and always will. And no matter how cool he is, people in general will always think of him as Batman's boy wonder.

I think it would be great if DC pushed/marketed Nightwing more. He is young with the humorous attitude that makes Spiderman interesting. I really want a Nightwing shirt for my son, who loves Nightwing, but can only find one of an old logo and it is hard to find available to buy.

[Ebon]

Man, those animation designs are beautiful.
I think you could; you never know when the right combo will take off like a rocket. The Teen Titan had been a moribund property for DC until Perez and Wolfman got hold of them and made them as popular as the X-Men at the height of the X-Men's popularity. You have people praising an Aquaman book, these days. Who knows what could happen with the right talent?

[Fate's Faith]

Though Dick Grayson is a known entity, most people think of him as Robin and always will. And no matter how cool he is, people in general will always think of him as Batman's boy wonder.

That's what I was trying to point out. Having him take the role of Batman, who we all know Bruce would take again at some point, just further established the pecking order.

[MajorHoy]

Come on now.... Everyone knows he got the name from Supes but it's not like it was a mantle that Dick took up per say. I don't think many would honestly argue Nightwing isn't Dick's persona.

By the way, I'm not sure if "everybody" knows that.

That happened back in the firt half of the 1980's, and I think that was dropped after Crisis on Infinite Earths and the massive reboot of Superman occurred.

Long time fans and/or die-hard fans may know it, but I'm not sure about "everybody".

[R0NIN]

nightwing's stock wasn't help by shoehorning him into being batman. Seemed like that was treated as some great prize for the character instead of making his own identity that he is solely responsible for the great prize.

exactly!!!!!

[R0NIN]

But we didn't see Spider-Man taking over for Captain America when he was killed. Spider-Man has never tried to be another hero. Nightwing may be the son of Batman but that doesn't make him Batman. Now that they subplanted him in that way, Nightwing is always going to have that prize to win. It was a complete mistake for the character and if they had Nightwing to have taken Batman's place as Nightwing and not Batman he'd probably be on the right road to challenge Spider-Man's popularity.

This is exactly what I was saying when it was happpening.

[Superman_The_Man_Of_Steel]

Don't know what the answer is to the question this thread asks.

However, I do know that Dick Grayson is a far more interesting and overall better character than Peter Parker.

I agree. Peter Parker is nothing more than a whiny, angsty, teenaged-brat.