The Nightwing 2022 Annual dives into Haley, often known as Bitewing, as she will get accustomed to life with Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon.
Nightwing’s finest woman will get her very personal 12 months One within the upcoming Nightwing 2022 Annual, which explores the lifetime of the comfortable three-legged pitbull pet Haley — higher generally known as Bitewing.
Written by Tom Taylor with artwork by Eduardo Pansica and Julio Ferreira, Nightwing 2022 Annual dives into Haley’s first yr alongside Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon, who’ve reignited their on-again, off-again relationship within the present Nightwing sequence and are caring for the pup collectively. Except for Haley’s backup story, the annual additionally incorporates a principal story a couple of villain sporting a platinum masks named Heartless, who collects the hearts of his victims and likewise seems on the annual’s cowl.
Nightwing met Haley in Nightwing #78, which kicked off Taylor and artist Bruno Redondo’s ongoing run on the sequence. A bunch of thugs had been chasing after Haley, kicking her round like a ragdoll and throwing rocks at her when Dick got here to her rescue. Dick advised the thugs that their thought of enjoyable disgusted him and, after the top of the gang pulled a gun on him, a combat ensued. After roughing up the thugs, Dick approached Haley and she or he instinctually bit him in response, inflicting him to replicate on the robust nature of Blüdhaven and the way it in comparison with Gotham Metropolis. “Blüdhaven does not have the insanity of Gotham…it is simply merciless,” he stated. “And the issue is cruelty teaches cruelty… This poor woman has come via lots and does not belief anybody. I do not forget that properly.”
Dick supposed to drop Haley off on the Blüdhaven pound, however Barbara Gordon visited him, fell in love with the pet and talked him out of it. She identified, “You are so well-known for turning your again on harmless creatures in want. The second she got here via that window, this grew to become her ceaselessly residence. Simply settle for you could have a fur child now, Dick Grayson.”
Barbara gave Haley the title Bitewing shortly afterward. Haley has since develop into a fan-favorite mascot for Nightwing and a frequent star on variant covers for the sequence, even donning her personal model of Dick’s commonplace blue domino masks infrequently. Whereas canine have been related to the Bat Household previously — notably Ace the Bat-Hound, who debuted in 1955’s Batman #92, and Titus, a Nice Dane who first appeared in 2011’s Batman and Robin #2 — Bitewing is the primary canine to belong to Dick Grayson particularly.
Nightwing 2022 Annual goes on sale Nov. 29 from DC Comics.
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