Nightwing - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sun, 21 Aug 2022 20:02:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Nightwing - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Blockbuster Flops due to Tonal Inconsistencies in Nightwing #95 https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/22/blockbuster-flops-due-to-tonal-inconsistencies-in-nightwing-95/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42555 Betrayed by his underlings, under fire from Nightwing and his friends, and up against an incorruptible commissioner armed with a ledger detailing every one of his crimes, Blockbuster’s backed into a corner — but you know what they say about cornering a wild animal. Nightwing #95 is written by Tom Taylor, drawn by Bruno Redondo,...

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]]> 42555 Blockbuster Takes Center Stage in Nightwing #94 https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/22/blockbuster-takes-center-stage-in-nightwing-94/ Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42178 Things haven’t been going very well for Blockbuster ever since Nightwing moved back to Blüdhaven — and when a police commissioner under Blockbuster’s thumb gets caught on corruption charges, things get even worse. It’s time for Blüdhaven’s crime boss to strike back, in Nightwing #94, written by Tom Taylor, drawn by Geraldo Borges, colored by...

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]]> 42178 Nightwing #93 Takes Itself Too Seriously… Or Not Seriously Enough https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/27/nightwing-93-takes-itself-too-seriously-or-not-seriously-enough/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41705 At long last, Heartless makes his presence felt in the city of Blüdhaven, as he tells Blockbuster just what he wants. Blockbuster, for his part, throws Heartless out the nearest window. Really, with enemies like these, who needs allies? Nightwing #93 is written by Tom Taylor, drawn by Bruno Redondo, inked by Wade von Grewbadger...

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]]> 41705 Nightwing #92 Has a Villainy Problem https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/20/nightwing-92-has-a-villainy-problem/ Fri, 20 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40874 Dick Grayson is making waves in Blüdhaven, helping the less fortunate. His latest move is opening Haven, a place that offers free food, free book, and a place to just be, free of judgment. Surely no one could be evil enough to want to tear a place like that down…right? Nightwing #92 is written by...

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]]> 40874 In Nightwing #91, Dick Grayson Gets By With a Little Help From His Friends https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/22/in-nightwing-91-dick-grayson-gets-by-with-a-little-help-from-his-friends/ Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40208 The Flash and Nightwing’s team-up continues! The pair work together to keep Nightwing’s alter-ego, Dick Grayson, safe from assassination. They’re hot on the trail of the mysterious La Agente Funèbre, rumored to head one of the greatest assassin agencies in the world — but with his allies by his side, no agency’s going to be...

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]]> 40208 Nightwing #90 Speeds Along But Misses the Mark https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/18/nightwing-90-speeds-along-but-misses-the-mark/ Fri, 18 Mar 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39079 Killing Dick Grayson has not been as easy as Blockbuster thought it would be. Perhaps blowing up his entire apartment building would help? If only there was someone fast enough to stop that kind of destruction from happening… Nightwing #90, written by Tom Taylor, drawn by Geraldo Borges, colored by Adriano Lucas and lettered by...

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]]> 39079 Nightwing #88 Fun But Feels Like It’s Treading Water https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/21/nightwing-88-fun-but-feels-like-its-treading-water/ Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37622 Life as Nightwing has always come with its own dangers, but ever since Dick Grayson revealed his new status as a billionaire and his plans to clean Blüdhaven up, it’s in his civilian identity that he’s in the most peril. But he gets by, with a little help from his friends, in Nightwing #88, written...

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]]> 37622 Nightwing #87 is a Gimmick Comic Done Right https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/23/nightwing-87-is-a-gimmick-comic-done-right/ Thu, 23 Dec 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=36504 Nightwing saves a puppy from the mob in an issue that goes all-out on visuals with a single, action-packed panel stretched across its pages. Nightwing #87 storytold by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo (as credited in the comic, but for the more traditional of you, written by Tom Taylor and drawn by Bruno Redondo), colored...

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]]> 36504 Bat Brothers Gotta Hug in Nightwing 2021 Annual #1 https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/02/bat-brothers-gotta-hug-in-nightwing-2021-annual-1/ Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35558 Jason Todd, black sheep of the Bat family, has been caught red handed (and hooded) on video murdering an FBI informant, but Nightwing is convinced there’s more to this than meets the eye. An exploration of the bond between Bat brothers, the Nightwing 2021 Annual #1 is written by Tom Taylor; penciled by Cian Tormey...

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]]> 35558 Nightwing #84 Doesn’t Swoop as High as it Could https://comicsxf.com/2021/09/24/nightwing-84-doesnt-swoop-as-high-as-it-could/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34014 Dick Grayson has just announced his plans to “save” Blüdhaven, but his home in Gotham City needs him more right now. The Scarecrow has put Gotham into the Fear State, and Simon Saint’s militant occupation of Gotham isn’t making things any better. It’s no longer a Gotham that Nightwing recognizes – but can he save...

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]]> 34014 Billionaire Dick Grayson Starts Saving His City in Nightwing #83 https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/27/billionaire-dick-grayson-starts-saving-his-city-in-nightwing-83/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33110 Having discovered that Blüdhaven’s seemingly corrupt Mayor is more of an ally than he could possibly have imagined, Dick Grayson realizes that it’s time to use his new fortune to save the city. Despite being raised around it, however, Dick doesn’t really have a lot of experience using wealth to save the world, and he...

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]]> 33110 Nightwing #82 Takes Readers Under the Big Top https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/23/nightwing-82-takes-readers-under-the-big-top/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=31718 Dick Grayson has a sister? Who is also the daughter of the man who killed his parents? How could this have happened? He may be the son of the World’s Greatest Detective, but Nightwing’s completely in the dark about this. For answers, he’s led through a trip to the past – to the heyday of...

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]]> 31718 Strange Dates and Family Reunions in Nightwing #81 https://comicsxf.com/2021/06/19/strange-dates-and-family-reunions-in-nightwing-81/ Sat, 19 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=29797 Whether they be masked supervillains or corrupt politicians, Nightwing’s got no shortage of foes to square off against. With both Melinda Zucco and Heartless making their first big moves, it’s Nightwing’s turn to take the full measure of his enemies. One of them, however, is holding a bigger secret than Nightwing could ever have guessed...

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]]> 29797 In Nightwing #80 Blüd-erly love and Wildly Inventive Art Bring Peak Glee https://comicsxf.com/2021/05/21/in-nightwing-80-blud-erly-love-and-wildly-inventive-art-bring-peak-glee/ Fri, 21 May 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=27976 Nightwing finally learns about the threat of Heartless in the worst way possible – when the police show up at Dick’s door to question him about one of Heartless’ murders. With a little help from Barbara Gordon, Dick manages to fend off the police, and team-up with best Robin Tim Drake to begin tracking Heartless...

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]]> 27976 A Romantic Evening of Pizza, Punching and Parkour in Nightwing #79 https://comicsxf.com/2021/04/25/a-romantic-evening-of-pizza-punching-and-parkour-in-nightwing-79/ Sun, 25 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=25673 Bruce Wayne may have lost out on his fortune, but an inheritance of investments from the late Alfred Pennyworth has made Dick Grayson a billionaire. With longtime ally and one-time paramour Barbara Gordon by his side, Nightwing is trying to figure out just what to do with his billions, but in the meantime? There’s pizza...

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]]> 25673 Blüd is thicker than water, brings Grayson home in Nightwing #78 https://comicsxf.com/2021/03/19/blud-is-thicker-than-water-brings-grayson-home-in-nightwing-78/ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=23201 His memories restored, Dick Grayson is Nightwing once more, with an all new creative team weaving a story of corruption, family, inheritance and the eternal fight against bullies in Nightwing #78. Written by Tom Taylor, art by Bruno Redondo, colors by Adriano Lucas and lettering by Wes Abbott. No matter how chaotic comics universe can...

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