He is been a spy, taxi driver and extra, however in April, Future State teases that Dick Grayson will go away the Nightwing mantle for one thing else.
Future State teases a change for Nightwing in April.
DC has unveiled their solicitations for the month’s upcoming points together with Future State #12, which guarantees a last confrontation with the Subsequent Joker. Nevertheless, the difficulty’s solicitation additionally states that Dick Grayson will change into one thing “new” inside the pages of the title, and it definitely would not be the character’s first time taking over a brand new function in comics.
FUTURE STATE: GOTHAM #12
- Written by DENNIS CULVER
- Artwork by GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS
- Cowl by SIMONE DI MEO
- Variant cowl by MIKE BOWDEN
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | Black and White | Variant $4.99 US (card inventory)
- ON SALE 4/12/22
- FINAL SHOWDOWN WITH THE NEXT JOKER! Peacekeeper Red, a.okay.a. Jason Todd, and the Subsequent Batman tackle the Subsequent Joker, however will their mixed talents be sufficient? In the meantime, Hunter Panic and Harley Quinn attempt to preserve Tobias Whale alive towards a complete military of Jokerized robots! Plus, Nightwing turns into one thing…new?
There are literally various hats or, extra appropriately, cowls that Dick Grayson has held in comics. The plain reply to many is that earlier than he took up the mantle of Nightwing in Tales of the Teen Titans #44, he had lengthy served as Robin alongside Batman. Nevertheless, he has really stepped into the function of his mentor on multiple event, a notable instance being his time sporting the cape following Batman: Battle for the Cowl.
Grayson didn’t cease including on identities after being the caped crusader although, and within the final decade, he has been the tremendous spy Agent 37, an amnesia-ridden taxi driver (regardless of followers who wish to overlook the Ric Grayson period of Nightwing) and briefly a talon murderer. Moreover, although he’s not within the swimsuit, the present Teen Titans Academy sequence confirmed that Dick took up the mantle of Red X at one level in his life, bringing a plot level from the favored Teen Titans cartoon into DC Continuity.
Talking of Red X and Teen Titans, Nightwing has already been proven to have taken on a brand new function within the Future State timeline. In Future State: Teen Titans, it was revealed that the hero had labored with Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke and adopted a fancy dress just like the murderer for a time. Thus far, this model of Grayson’s life hasn’t been seen in Future State: Gotham, showing principally as he did within the two-issue Future State: Nightwing.
No matter he could change into within the alternate timeline, the chance for Dick to function one other hero once more shall be opening up quickly being that Justice League #75 will kill off 9 Justice League members in April — and Batman could also be on that chopping block. Being that author Tom Taylor has introduced again many components of Dick Grayson’s outdated life and basic Nightwing content material (blue stripes on the swimsuit included), taking over the mantle of Batman once more could be an enormous change after the final 12 months of his titular solo sequence.
Future State: Gotham #12 goes on sale April 12 from DC Comics.
Supply: DC Comics