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Having been led right into a lure by Blockbuster, Nightwing is trapped in a large submarine being hunted by quite a lot of identified villains enlisted by Blockbuster and his compatriot, Tiger Shark (not that one). They’re all being provided weapons to kill Nightwing. He’s simply making an attempt to make it out alive. Motion!

The premise is straightforward to this subject, and generally easy simply actually works. The Flying Grayson has to throw down with a myriad of unhealthy guys and gals similar to Depend Vertigo, Skyhook, China White, the Clock King, Shado, and Magog (yeah, that one).

If I’ll digress, the presence of Magog actually stunned me on this one. He was a type of characters that appeared so eminently necessary a couple of decade in the past. Then he, like Alexander Luthor, Harbinger, and Pariah earlier than him, appeared to be simply forged apart to by no means actually take pleasure in the identical stage of relevance once more. Marvel has a few characters like that too, like Hope Summers and Ulysses.

The comedian, except for an interlude with Dick’s girlfriend Shawn, is wall-to-wall motion and pleasure. It additionally enjoys a really kinetic really feel aided by the truth that Nightwing is main the villains on a chase via the inside of this large submarine. He has to make use of his wits and ingenuity to beat again or stall everybody who comes after him.

Miguel Mendonca and Diana Conesa‘s paintings is integral to creating all of this work, and it seems to be nice. The figures are putting and muscular. The motion is vivid. There’s clear cause-and-effect proven on the panels. All of it comes collectively very properly with the superb coloring work of Ivan Nunes.

It does finish with a type of low cost “Oh no! Is our hero lifeless?” finales which have actually grow to be performed to ironic demise and are fairly trite at this level. It is so run-of-the-mill that it is nearly not even value noticing, however I am at all times going to harp on it till the Massive Two cease this crap.

That apart, generally what works actually is an easy premise. It is a large submarine with Nightwing and a bunch of supervillains inside. What extra might you need? If you happen to’re in want of a fantastically pleasing learn this month, choose this one up. It is value it.

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Posted in: Comics, DC Comics | Tagged: blockbuster, clock king, Depend Vertigo, dc comics, HRL, magog, miguel mendonca, nightwing, rebirth, Shado, skyhook, tiger shark, tim seeley, white china

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