Dying of the Household is underway and Joker has focused these closest to Batman. We have seen a few of what Joker has been doing within the pages of BATMAN however quickly he shall be turning his consideration to Dick Grayson/Nightwing.
We had the prospect to ask NIGHTWING author Kyle Higgins some questions particularly in regards to the Dying of the Household tie in points in 15 and 16 and what the long run holds for the collection.
NIGHTWING #16
Comedian Vine: To this point in Dying of the Household (in different titles), we have not actually seen an excessive amount of loss of life. Will we be seeing loss of life in NIGHTWING?
Kyle Higgins: With Joker’s interplay with Nightwing, there shall be loads of loss of life. You will notice loss of life in challenge #15 after which extra loss of life in challenge #16.
CV: Dick’s been making an attempt to make the Haly’s Circus work, will this be one thing he continues to attempt to do?
KH: Properly, that relies on challenge #16. Haly’s Circus, I do not wish to give an excessive amount of away right here, holds a particular place in Dick’s coronary heart. It is a connection to who he was. It is also his manner of holding onto a spot in Gotham, bringing gentle to a really darkish place within the metropolis within the current day. Dick’s not going to be giving up on Haly’s Circus anytime quickly. It is positively one thing we’ll be coping with, particularly with the occasions in challenge #16.
CV: Dick has an odd relationship with Sonia Zucco due to her previous, is she a personality you’ll proceed to develop?
KH: Oh yeah. I have been a fan of Sonia since Scott [Snyder] launched her in his epic run. I believe she’s actually a testomony to one in all Dick’s biggest strengths in my view. He is not somebody to dwell on the previous. He is progressively trying ahead. Sonia takes this capability to have interactions with in a enterprise and social sense. His capability to have that and be okay with it and never simply view her because the daughter of the person that killed his dad and mom I believe is a testomony of what makes him so distinctive within the DC Universe.
CV: What about Raya? Will we be seeing extra of her after her betrayal in challenge #7?
KH: The top of challenge #14 options her in a really outstanding manner. It is a protected guess to say she shall be factoring into upcoming problems with NIGHTWING in a really large manner, in a really vital manner.
CV: Due to the New 52, what kind of relationship does Dick have with Joker? Dick would not appear to have the identical form of grudge that Barbara or Jason would have.
KH: I believe that is really what makes Joker so scary. The truth that Dick has seen what Joker has achieved to Jason and Barbara, Dick isn’t going to be taking Joker calmly. Having gone by means of these large experiences with the fallout of Barbara being shot, Jason dying, at the same time as Joker’s been terrorizing Batman the previous few years, Nightwing may be very a lot on guard.
CV: Joker is de facto Batman’s nemesis. Will you be giving Nightwing his personal?
KH: Sure. We even have plans developing on account of this arc. The best way the e-book goes to be…there’s going to be numerous adjustments coming to the e-book on account of challenge #16. There’s issues that Joker is placing Nightwing by means of. The best way that Nightwing chooses to take care of stated occasions and the fallout that occurs would be the begin of issues to come back. It will be sort of a brand new path. There are some characters developing that I am hoping will resonate with readers so far as creating a brand new dynamic between Nightwing and them that can construct over time in a rivalry. Very a lot in the identical manner as Batman has his Joker, now we have plans going ahead to construct some very severe threats for Nightwing.
CV: With Dick and Jason in Gotham due to Dying of the Household, will there be any time to speak about Starfire? Any plans for a crossover anytime quickly?
KH: [laughs] No. All Starfire dialog shall be placed on maintain. I do not know if Dick is aware of that Jason and Starfire are hanging out. That dialog shall be tabled for one more day.
CV: What’s Nightwing’s biggest power?
KH: I believe Nightwing’s biggest power can be his biggest weak point. I’ve stated this earlier than, he is a personality who’s in fixed movement each emotionally and actually. Having the ability to transfer on from issues that harm him, previous tragedies, is one thing that may be very fascinating. I want I may do this. However on the similar time, one thing we noticed in challenge #0, when you hold transferring on from issues, that is really a giant unfavorable as nicely.
CV: Would Nightwing ever return to the disco costume?
KH: Nightwing won’t ever return to the disco costume. No.
Remember to decide up NIGHTWING #15 on December 19, and challenge #16 on January 23, 2013.