The Like I said above, and if I remember correctly, in the last review... if you only pick up one title that ties into the main story over in Batman, this would be it (Batman and Robin is close behind). You get a deeply personal story for Dick Grayson, delivered by one of the most twisted renditions of the Joker yet. Barrows may have moved on to Teen Titans, but he has also left these past two issues with HUGE shoes to fill. Read Full Review

And then we get that final page that weve been getting in all of the Bat family titles this month. You know, the one where Joker is dressed up in his purple Sunday best and getting ready to open up the fly-covered bloody platter? Yeah. That teaser is not getting old. Not yet. I simply cant wait for the finale in Batman and to be back here again in a month for the inevitable fallout for the rest of the family. Who else has the Joker taken away from Dick Grayson? And just how far is this going to push Nightwing into the abyss that will make him finally become what he fears the most? Will this be the breaking point that truly makes him the real heir to Batman? Or worse? Its going to be amusing and terrifying and shocking to see just what point the Clown Prince of Crime is trying to make, and why the original Boy Wonder seems to be getting it the worst of all of the family members. Read Full Review

This was an amazing issue, and one of the best final issues of Death of the Family so far. I would highly recommend this issue, as well as most of this series, and especially the Death of the Family tie-ins (this issue, and the last). Read Full Review

Nightwing #16 is one hell of an action comic, probably the definitive Joker vs. Nightwing comic, and the most Nightwing-Gets-the-crap-kicked-out-of-him comic tha Read Full Review

It's great, but it's just lacking a little something extra to put it over the tipping point. More than likely, it's the pacing at the beginning, but either way, it's worth a read. Read Full Review

This is a well-written, very well drawn issue. Picking up from where the last issue left off, it's a riveting story as Nightwing is defeated. It just lacks any special emotional oomph because we simply haven't had the time to settle into this new Haly's Circus status quo yet. And I'm not sure Nightwing will get to save the day in the end. Nightwing has taken the most personal hit of all the Robins, but I'm fairly certain Batman is going to be the one to stop the Joker. So there won't be a dramatic recovery for Dick. It's just Nightwing getting stomped by the over-powered Joker. But it's definitely a well put together stomping. It's just a shame that Higgins is giving up so much of what he's built all for this one stupid Joker story that's going to be over in another month. Read Full Review

Joker really doesn't pull any punches going up against Dick, I felt like he went easier on Damien and Barbara but with Dick he made it known that it was far more personal. That and Nightwing's art team has been one of the few to give Greg Capullo's Joker the right amount of crazy and scary. Read Full Review

Nightwing #16 was surprisingly good. Despite some flaws here and there, I must stay, great job Mr. Higgins and Mr. Barrows! Read Full Review

This issue is right on the verge of earning a nine, but I'm so sick of Joker doing the impossible in this crossover and there were a few other minor hiccups that dropped the quality a little. Still, it's a good issue and worth picking up if you are a Nightwing or "Death of the Family" fan. Read Full Review

Being buried in Joker crossovers can get annoying after a while so its nice that Nightwing can make itself stand out from the pack. Kyle Higgins and Eddy Barrows both do an admirable job of making these past two issues so much more than just another dopey tie-in. Its going to be exciting to see Nightwing pick himself up and keep fighting after this pummeling. Read Full Review

Nightwing #16 is a brutal read. Higgins is making the most of Death of the Family, even if readers are forced to question if this was the right time to bring Dick's current status quo crashing down around him. Regardless, the character is being set up for an interesting new direction once this event wraps up. Read Full Review

What makes this a legitimately worthy tie in to Death in the Family is that it could easily just be a Nightwing story all on its own. This story has the freedom to be its own while still strongly affiliates with the main script over in Batman. This two part tie in is almost completely accessible without having read any of the other crossover books or even any prior Nightwing in this run. This story arc does arrive at the finish line just in time with the other Death in the Family books, to set up its conclusion in Batman # 17. Read Full Review

Nightwing #16 is one of those comics where the art team is so spot on, one doesn't even need the dialogue from writer Kyle Higgins. That's not to say his work isn't strong, but it clearly takes a backseat to the visual feast happening on the page. Read Full Review

This comic wasn't bad... If you read it in a vacuum .. If you haven't been reading all of the other Death of the Family books(or even if you were only reading this and Batman), then this was a pretty good comic book. However, this issue really falls apart if you try to fit it into the rest of the Death storyline... Read Full Review

So, if you're contemplating picking up Nightwing #16 for the Death of the Family crossover, awesome. If you're looking for a new title to get into and you aren't already a Nightwing fan, keep on looking. For me, Nightwing will never flourish as long as Dick remains in Gotham. Because as long as he stays, he'll always be another member of the Bat-family, as such, he'll never get the chance to really flourish and create his own voice. I am hopeful that this crossover really stirs thing up for Grayson's future so he can finally start exhibiting a proper personality. In closing I just want to say: the goal of a reboot shouldn't be to utilize what a character once was, but to redefine what they could be. Read Full Review