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A review by unladylike
Nightwing Vol. 4: Blockbuster (Rebirth) by Tim Seeley
2.0
Even after handling Richard "Dick" Greyson/Nightwing for so long now, Tim Seeley's scripts and stories are very hit and miss. Early on, while storyboarding and co-writing with Tom King, Seeley's were more misses. Now, recently, he's had some big hits. Blockbuster is not one of them.
He starts it off with Dick claiming that the past month had been slow and boring, but that was during the best stuff we've seen in this series. Now he's baited into a shitty plot with smuggling and mobsters and a casino and exotic animals collected by Tiger Shark. Later there's a death that's supposed to have a lot of impact, but it's a character we've maybe seen on 6 panels previously. We hadn't any attachment to the person.
And yet there are so many subtle details that make the series special and able to retain an undercurrent of greatness. But the background characters that seem the most interesting are hardly given any meaningful page time. I want to see more of the Run Offs and the elite team of agents including Tiger brought to ineffectively hunt Dick. And I want Richard and his close friends and lovers to let their freak flags fly beyond a few easy-to-miss, subtle references. How is it even possible that there's not a *few* queer comrades to these line-walkers and pole-swingers?!!?
The next volume is about the return of Raptor, whom I thought was a great character, so I'm excited to see if Seeley and friends are able to get back on their A Game.
He starts it off with Dick claiming that the past month had been slow and boring, but that was during the best stuff we've seen in this series. Now he's baited into a shitty plot with smuggling and mobsters and a casino and exotic animals collected by Tiger Shark. Later there's a death that's supposed to have a lot of impact, but it's a character we've maybe seen on 6 panels previously. We hadn't any attachment to the person.
And yet there are so many subtle details that make the series special and able to retain an undercurrent of greatness. But the background characters that seem the most interesting are hardly given any meaningful page time. I want to see more of the Run Offs and the elite team of agents including Tiger brought to ineffectively hunt Dick. And I want Richard and his close friends and lovers to let their freak flags fly beyond a few easy-to-miss, subtle references. How is it even possible that there's not a *few* queer comrades to these line-walkers and pole-swingers?!!?
The next volume is about the return of Raptor, whom I thought was a great character, so I'm excited to see if Seeley and friends are able to get back on their A Game.