If it’s laborious being a superhero, what’s it like as a sidekick? The heroes get the glory, when you clear up the mess. You don’t make the selections and also you don’t give orders. So, what do you do in the event you’re the Boy Wonder to one of the recognizable tremendous heroes within the universe and also you’re trying to escape by yourself?
Easy. You turn into Nightwing.
When his circus acrobat household was brutally murdered, Dick Grayson was taken in by billionaire and bat-friendly tremendous hero Bruce Wayne. Bruce shared his secret life as Batman with the younger boy and finally molded him into Robin—the Dark Knight’s accomplice in Gotham. However as Dick grew older, enjoying second fiddle to the sternest hero within the Justice League started to put on on him, and finally he struck out on his personal, staying true to what he discovered as Robin whereas coming into his personal as a revered member of the superhero pantheon. His code, like his mentor’s, is easy—in the event you’re breaking the legislation on his turf, be careful. Anybody who doesn’t can count on a brief and most assuredly painful journey to Arkham.
But, whereas he could share strategies and motivation with Batman, Dick is aware of what being Batman can do. He doesn’t wish to turn into as darkish, controlling and lonely as Bruce. However for all the nice he’s achieved whereas avoiding it, one query is unavoidable—with out going so far as Batman, can Nightwing be as efficient as he in the end needs to be?