The early days of Dick Grayson and Jon Kent’s friendship will play out in an upcoming challenge of Nightwing.
DC launched a preview of Nightwing #89 by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo which begins a two-part crossover between the sequence and Superman: Son of Kal-El. Within the excerpt, Batman and Nightwing arrive on a mysterious island, seemingly intent on consoling Jon when he was nonetheless Superboy. Sadly, Redondo’s artwork means that the looks of the Dynamic Duo startles Jon, main Dick to calm Jon down by unmasking himself and Batman. Later, as soon as Superman has arrived for his son, Dick reaches into Batman’s utility belt to drag out his secret weapon — a lollipop, which he presents to Jon in a gesture of friendship.
As a result of hectic nature of each Jon and Dick’s superhero lives, this heartfelt scene is without doubt one of the few moments between the 2 that readers have seen unfold in DC’s comics. When Jon first arrived as Superboy, he was nonetheless a baby, and as such, most of his adventures had been underneath the watchful eye of Superman. Whereas Jon finally aged up and have become a younger man within the wake of Man of Metal, Dick had been shot and developed amnesia by this time, stopping them from bonding. Equally, when Dick regained his recollections and returned to the function of Nightwing, Jon was busy sooner or later with the Legion of Tremendous-Heroes. As such, the approaching Nightwing/Superman: Son of Kal-El team-up would be the first thorough exploration of their relationship.
Final yr, Jon inherited the title of Superman from his father, Clark Kent. Although the 2 briefly fought side-by-side, Clark needed to depart the Earth to battle on Warworld, leaving the planet in Jon’s fingers. Nevertheless, earlier than leaving, Clark requested Dick to maintain a watch out for his son and function a voice of expertise ought to Jon want it. Nightwing #89’s core premise lastly delivers on this promise, as Dick steps into Jon’s life with some essential recommendation.
This storyline is the most recent to raise Dick as considered one of DC’s most essential heroes, with or with out his masks. In current problems with Nightwing, Dick repurposed his inheritance to create the Alfred Pennyworth Basis, a charity group that combats poverty and starvation within the metropolis. Moreover, Dick spends his nights defending Blüdhaven from town’s prison aspect, in addition to mentoring the scholars of Teen Titan’s Academy, the following technology of heroes.
After Dick’s team-up with Jon, Nightwing will welcome the Flash as a visitor star in subsequent points. The arc would be the first on-page team-up between the Teen Titans’ founders since Nightwing #21, practically 5 years in the past. The story sees Wally journey to Bludhaven to guard Dick as his bodyguard earlier than finally taking a day without work to recharge their batteries collectively.
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