To take down Blüdhaven’s prison community, Nightwing must defend one in all DC’s worst crime lords.
Written by Tom Taylor with artwork by Bruno Redondo, a preview for Nightwing #97 exhibits Salvatore Maroni within the custody of the Blüdhaven Police Division, now led by Commissioner Maggie Sawyer. Maroni acts as if he shall be launched quickly on account of his allegiance to Blüdhaven’s crime boss, Blockbuster, till he learns that Blockbuster has been murdered. Earlier than his loss of life, nonetheless, the villain saved detailed accounts of Maroni and others’ prison exploits, so the police are providing Maroni a deal for his safety if he helps corroborate Blockbuster’s data. As a result of a few of Blüdhaven’s cops are corrupt although, Maroni is being moved to Gotham Metropolis — and Nightwing has to make sure he makes it there alive.
NIGHTWING #97
- Written by TOM TAYLOR
- Artwork and canopy by BRUNO REDONDO
- Variant cowl by JAMAL CAMPBELL
- 1:25 variant cowl by SERGIO ACUÑA
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card inventory)
- ON SALE 10/18/22
- …Batgirl provides Nightwing her reply. And so they have a protracted speak with one another about what which means.
To provide an instance as to why Maroni is unsafe with Blüdhaven’s police, simply two points prior, former police commissioner Gil Maclean (corrupt and dealing for Blockbuster) was murdered in the identical precinct proven within the preview. Bringing down Blockbuster’s prison community has been a protracted, ongoing mission of Nightwing/Dick Grayson’s since Taylor and Redondo took over as his ongoing collection’ artistic staff with Nightwing #78. The staff have additionally launched a brand new villain for the hero to face, Heartless, whose identification stays unknown as of writing. Heartless is accountable for killing Blockbuster.
Nightwing Is Introducing His Very Personal Bat-Mite
Whereas Dick now has to guard Maroni with the assistance of Barbara Gordon, he’s about to come across his very personal Fifth-Dimensional imp much like Bat-Mite. The next situation, Nightwing #98, marks the primary look of Nite-Mite, Nightwing’s very personal interdimensional tremendous fan. After coping with street-level threats in his personal collection and dealing with large villains within the Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths occasion, what Nite-Mite has deliberate for Dick stays to be seen.
Nightwing Is the Coronary heart of the DC Universe
What Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths has in retailer for Dick, nonetheless, has been teased by cowl art work for the occasion’s last situation. Created by artist Daniel Sampere, the duvet to Dark Crisis #7 exhibits Dick surrounded by mild inside the phrases “Daybreak of the DCU.” Dark Crisis author Joshua Williamson defined in an interview with CBR that the duvet is “way more symbolic,” and teased that “Nightwing has a very huge, nice second within the situation” out in Dec. 2022. In Dark Crisis, most of the world’s heroes have seemed to Nightwing to guide them within the Justice League’s absence.
Nightwing #97 is written by Taylor with inside and fundamental cowl artwork by Redondo, pencils and inks by Geraldo Borges, different inks by Caio Filipe, colours by Adriano Lucas and letters by Wes Abbott. Variant cowl art work is contributed to by Jamal Campbell and Serg Acuña. The difficulty goes on sale Oct. 18 from DC Comics.
Supply: DC Comics