The next article incorporates spoilers from Nightwing #94, on sale now.
Nightwing #94 sees two mainstays from Metropolis making the transition to Dick Grayson’s dwelling turf of Blüdhaven — Maggie Sawyer and Dan Turpin.
Maggie Sawyer’s upcoming tenure as Blüdhaven’s new police commissioner was beforehand introduced in April, although Dan Turpin, previously a member of Metropolis’ Particular Crimes Unit, is a shock inclusion. Each cops announce their new roles at a press convention, emphasizing that they plan to convey regulation and order to the crime-ridden streets of the ‘Haven like by no means earlier than.
Maggie Sawyer first appeared in 1987’s Superman #4 as a detective and bounced between Metropolis and Gotham a number of occasions over the course of her profession. She performed a task within the fan-favorite Gotham Central police procedural comedian of the 2000s and likewise obtained a wedding proposal from Kate Kane, higher referred to as Batwoman, in 2011’s Batwoman #17.
Dan Turpin, generally nicknamed “Horrible Turpin,” debuted within the pages of 1942’s Detective Comics #64. He typically appeared by Maggie’s aspect throughout her Metropolis investigations, and even fell for her at one level and proposed. Regardless of being turned down, Turpin remained a constant ally of each Maggie and Superman, and notably grew to become the human host for Darkseid within the 2009 mega-event Closing Crisis.
All through latest problems with Nightwing, Blüdhaven has been firmly established as a metropolis infested with corruption to a level even higher than its well-known neighbor, Gotham. A lot of that is as a result of gangster Blockbuster, who controls a wide selection of Blüdhaven officers, together with the incumbent Commissioner Maclean. Nightwing #94 kicks off with Maclean fleeing his house with money and proof after federal brokers discover him responsible of ordering the defacement of a public monument devoted to Alfred Pennyworth. In his guise as Nightwing, Dick swoops down on Maclean’s automobile and stops him from escaping whereas delivering a searing speech, “…As a substitute of defending the weak, you selected to guard probably the most highly effective… You are every thing mistaken with this metropolis tucked right into a uniform.”
Whereas the jury continues to be out on whether or not Maggie Sawyer and Dan Turpin can flip Blüdhaven round, Blockbuster reacts aggressively to their appointment and chastises Dick’s half-sister, Melinda Zucco, within the problem’s finale. He calls for to know why the appointment of two prime cops from Metropolis wasn’t accepted by him, and he units Melinda up within the problem’s final web page — that means that Nightwing goes to want to run to his sister’s help as the warmth turns up within the ‘Haven.
Nightwing #94 comes from author Tom Taylor, artist Geraldo Borges, colorist Adriano Lucas, letter Wes Abbott, cowl artist Bruno Redondo and variant cowl artists Jamal Campbell and David Talaski. The problem is on sale now from DC.
Supply: DC