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It is a new period for Nightwing, and he now has a real alternative to vary and completely have an effect on his metropolis in methods Batman cannot with Gotham.
Warning! Spoilers forward for Nightwing #79.
Within the newest concern of DC Comics’ Nightwing, Dick Grayson has been given a uncommon alternative to create some lasting and optimistic change within the DC Universe, and it is a possibility to reach methods Batman by no means might in Gotham. Whereas there is a sure establishment and stage of expectation to be maintained for Gotham and the Dark Knight, DC Comics appears to care little or no about Nightwing’s metropolis of Blüdhaven, although that is really a great factor. It signifies that as Dick Grayson is planning to shift and make some massive adjustments to his merciless and malicious metropolis, he may really succeed. In distinction, it appears clear that Gotham Metropolis will at all times be crime-ridden and chock stuffed with villains for Batman to face, simply because it has been since Batman’s first look again in 1939.
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The attention-grabbing factor about Blüdhaven is that it is by no means been held within the excessive regard that Gotham has, regardless of being Gotham’s sister metropolis. Living proof, DC Comics blew up your complete metropolis throughout Infinite Crisis. Moreover, Nightwing is not as intrinsically tied to his metropolis as Batman is to Gotham, as giant swathes of his profession have seen Dick taking time away from Blüdhaven for quite a lot of causes similar to taking up as Batman when Bruce Wayne was believed to have been killed. Moreover, Gotham is way more of a foundational nook of the DC Universe, and as such seemingly has to stick to extra of its conventional characterization that the writer has maintained for many years (which followers have come to count on). Conversely, Blüdhaven is solely simply town by which Nightwing operates, serving as his personal area to be his personal hero aside from the Dark Knight.
Which means Dick Grayson’s plan in Nightwing #79 from author Tom Taylor and artist Bruno Redondo really has an opportunity to have a long-lasting impact and completely change Blüdhaven for the higher. Within the concern, Dick needs to be “a security internet” for his metropolis, utilizing his newly inherited billions obtained from Alfred to assist the much less lucky similar to the large tent metropolis stuffed with homeless youngsters and youths he found. As such, Nightwing might make some main enhancements to his metropolis, and DC Comics may really permit these optimistic adjustments to occur. In distinction, for instance, Batman: The Detective #1 simply imagined a situation the place Batman himself feels as if he hasn’t completed any optimistic change in Gotham, save from the individuals he is instantly saved from threats as Batman. In his thoughts, Gotham remains to be the identical regardless of his efforts.
Seeing as how Taylor serves as a author for each of those collection, it is doable that he could also be attempting to make a degree right here: the Batman mythos and his actions in Gotham are caught in a perpetuity the place it feels as if the Dark Knight won’t ever create lasting change. Looking for justice and saving Gotham has been his sole driving power and mission since he donned to cowl. Who’s he if his mission ever ends? As a result of Gotham is so tied to Batman’s core, it is probably that he’ll by no means actually succeed, because it’s in DC’s greatest curiosity to maintain the wrestle going, so tales can preserve going as they have been advised for many years. Nevertheless, Blüdhaven just isn’t practically as tied to Dick Grayson, and therein lies the nice alternative.
Nightwing can create lasting change, and he can put his metropolis on a brand new trajectory whereas nonetheless having loads of different challenges, struggles, and exterior variables outdoors of Blüdhaven to deal with going ahead. Whereas his mission will not be simple (Nightwing does have a brutal new villain to take care of), the chances of true and real success are way more in his favor than they’d be for Batman in future points from DC Comics.