Dick Grayson is again and he is higher than ever—actually. After greater than a yr with a unique artistic workforce plotting a narrative the place Nightwing was faraway from the function, Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo have swooped onto the scene, taken the reins of the Bat-family’s hottest character, and are making one thing very particular together with his world.
This time final month, Nightwing #78 set a brand new established order with the character deciding to once more turn out to be the last word protector of Blüdhaven. Not solely that, the lately departed Alfred named Dick as an inheritor of his property, out of the blue turning Bruce Wayne’s sidekick right into a billionaire.
Naturally, that every one spills over into the second difficulty on this new run because the eponymous character struggles to determine what to do together with his newfound fortune. The sophomore difficulty from this artistic workforce goes to nice lengths displaying the inner struggles in how Grayson operates, particularly with a life-changing inheritance. It is right here the workforce actually knocks it out of the park in characterizing the sequence’ our lead.
For nearly his whole existence, Dick Grayson has largely been as naive as he’s charismatic—a personality who leaps into motion first, asking questions later. A hopeless romantic and everlasting optimist, every certainly one of these traits is explored on this single difficulty, and by the point you get to the again cowl, precisely who Nightwing is. Because of a mix of a stellar script and wonderful pacing, this single difficulty is about as full as one comedian may be.
That is what’s so distinctive about this comedian up to now—Taylor and firm have returned Grayson to the fundamentals whereas elevating him on the similar time. Perhaps it is a case of the age-old adage the place “much less is extra,” but it surely’s been fairly a while since Nightwing has felt just like the character he is at all times supposedly been.
Right here, we get the street-level character followers have come to know and love, however he is not grounded for the sake of being grounded. There is a methodology and purpose behind Grayson’s newest improvement, and that is the cherry on prime of this complete affair.
Fortunately for followers of the character, Nightwing #79 is far more than a superb story—it comes with dynamite paintings that takes the title to a complete new degree. Between Redondo’s crisp line artwork and Adriano Lucas’s neon-drenched colours, this may be among the most full paintings you see this week. Redondo’s work right here on this difficulty is a grasp class on facial expressions, including some levity to create a wanted stability with the dirty Blüdhaven surroundings. The types mix to create one thing distinctive you do not typically see from superhero comics, serving to it stand out additional in a really crowded world.
Nightwing is again and arguably higher than ever, and it solely took this artistic workforce two points to get it there. This sequence has an extremely shiny future earlier than it, that a lot is given.
Printed by DC Comics
On April 20, 2021
Written by Tom Taylor
Artwork by Bruno Redondo
Colours by Adriano Lucas
Letters by Wes Abbott
Cowl by Bruno Redondo