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Nightwing, Vol. 1: Leaping into the Light
by Tom Taylor
I haven’t read a Nightwing comic in a while, so this is a good one to get back on the saddle with. Leaping into the Light kicks off exactly from the point I stopped at, so that’s perfect synergy.
I really liked the story here. Dick is reeling from losing his memory and himself, and his home of Blüdhaven is worse off since his absence. Now he’s back and wants to do so much more for his city than punch bad guys. I like that the writers are addressing the fact that Bruce Wayne could have done so much more with his money, and now Dick is hoping to course correct.
The story had a lot of emotional beats, and the ones concerning Alfred got me in the feels. Who knew I’d get teary over Dick and Alfred’s relationship, but here we are. I do love how newer renditions of the Bat-universe comics really lean into the notion of them being a family who love and loathe each other, just like any other family. There’s so much love in the writing, it makes the joy of reading these stories so much better.
I loved the art and colours in this book—the character art is especially beautiful, giving the Bat-family distinct and gorgeous faces. I know that good art, especially art that flatters the characters I love, helps me become more invested in the story.
I am intrigued to see where this story goes in the next volumes. There are a lot of layers here, and new dynamics that have to be navigated. I hope we don’t fall into silly tropes or ridiculous twists—or worse, character changes because something happened in someone else’s run.
Highly recommend this book for Nightwing fans. Not only is the Boy Wonder back in business, but he hangs out with some of the Bat-family, which makes the volume so much more fun.
I really liked the story here. Dick is reeling from losing his memory and himself, and his home of Blüdhaven is worse off since his absence. Now he’s back and wants to do so much more for his city than punch bad guys. I like that the writers are addressing the fact that Bruce Wayne could have done so much more with his money, and now Dick is hoping to course correct.
The story had a lot of emotional beats, and the ones concerning Alfred got me in the feels. Who knew I’d get teary over Dick and Alfred’s relationship, but here we are. I do love how newer renditions of the Bat-universe comics really lean into the notion of them being a family who love and loathe each other, just like any other family. There’s so much love in the writing, it makes the joy of reading these stories so much better.
I loved the art and colours in this book—the character art is especially beautiful, giving the Bat-family distinct and gorgeous faces. I know that good art, especially art that flatters the characters I love, helps me become more invested in the story.
I am intrigued to see where this story goes in the next volumes. There are a lot of layers here, and new dynamics that have to be navigated. I hope we don’t fall into silly tropes or ridiculous twists—or worse, character changes because something happened in someone else’s run.
Highly recommend this book for Nightwing fans. Not only is the Boy Wonder back in business, but he hangs out with some of the Bat-family, which makes the volume so much more fun.