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geekwayne's review
3.0
'Nightwing Vol. 5: Raptor's Revenge' by Tim Seeley brings back a character from the Court of Owls and sets him against Nightwing in Bludhaven.
Dick Grayson is at a few crossroads in Bludhaven. He has a few relationship threads, a tenuous relationship with a casino owner/gangster, and a misfit gang of would be bad guys turned kind of good guys mad at him. Add the mix a weird drug that turns people into muscle-bound monsters and the return of someone who used to be a mentor, and you have a lot going on.
And that's a lot of the problem with this. The Raptor storyline alone would have been enough, but it just feels like a lot of things were crammed in to finish off a story arc. This leaves some emotional endings lacking. There is also an almost preachy amount of political banter. It didn't bother me, but it was borderline.
I liked the art of Miguel Mendonca and Diana Egea in the earlier issues. I cared less about the Javier Farnandez art in the latter issues, but it's all colored well by Chris Sotomayor.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Dick Grayson is at a few crossroads in Bludhaven. He has a few relationship threads, a tenuous relationship with a casino owner/gangster, and a misfit gang of would be bad guys turned kind of good guys mad at him. Add the mix a weird drug that turns people into muscle-bound monsters and the return of someone who used to be a mentor, and you have a lot going on.
And that's a lot of the problem with this. The Raptor storyline alone would have been enough, but it just feels like a lot of things were crammed in to finish off a story arc. This leaves some emotional endings lacking. There is also an almost preachy amount of political banter. It didn't bother me, but it was borderline.
I liked the art of Miguel Mendonca and Diana Egea in the earlier issues. I cared less about the Javier Farnandez art in the latter issues, but it's all colored well by Chris Sotomayor.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
krakow54's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
itsmytuberculosis's review
3.0
I honestly don't remember anything except for like - "I'm not a sellout, you're just racist."
jdeuman's review
4.0
I received a digital copy from the publisher for review
Nightwing has always been the most hopeful. E,her of the bat-family. This surrender Nightwing series has been no exception. Nightwing always wants the best for others, even his enemies. Tim steely has done a great job of bringing Nightwing back to Blüdhaven and establishing his role in the city. This story does a good job building the backstory of Raptor and the depth of his relationship with the Graysons. The art was good, it wasn’t amazing and I was reading a digital scan from the publisher for review purposes, so some of the colors may have been negatively affected.
Overall, if you like Nightwing and the Bat-family, you will like this book.
Nightwing has always been the most hopeful. E,her of the bat-family. This surrender Nightwing series has been no exception. Nightwing always wants the best for others, even his enemies. Tim steely has done a great job of bringing Nightwing back to Blüdhaven and establishing his role in the city. This story does a good job building the backstory of Raptor and the depth of his relationship with the Graysons. The art was good, it wasn’t amazing and I was reading a digital scan from the publisher for review purposes, so some of the colors may have been negatively affected.
Overall, if you like Nightwing and the Bat-family, you will like this book.
nmnf_06's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
19lindsey89's review
3.0
I feel like the Nightwing series is the only one that has good flow and continuity.
casdelvo's review
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Body horror, and Drug use
sarah_toast's review
4.0
I love nightwing so much. And I know he is super popular with the ladies, but calm it down a bit authors - it’s almost too much.