I sing the praises of this run every month, but I have to. So far, this series has completely flipped the script on a character that has been dumped on for decades, especially since the New 52. Nightwing deserves these kinds of stories and attention. Read Full Review

While every issue of this series delights and surprises, my reviews keep saying the same thing. This title rocks! Nightwing #102 beautifully mixes, the supernatural with the superheroic, and delivers thrills, spills, and laughter with aplomb. Seriously, you need to be adding this book to your pull list and grab every back issue while you're at it. Read Full Review

In a few years, Dick Grayson will have been Nightwing for just as long as he had been Robin. An issue like Nightwing #102 is a satisfying look back at where Grayson has been without taking anything away from where he is now. Its a very clever balance that moves things forward for him without all of the flashbacks and needless nostalgia that so often accompany this sort of story.  Read Full Review

‘Nightwing' #102 showcases what made the legacy era of DC Comics such a powerful one and why it's amazing to see so much of that era returning to the pages of this almost century-old publishing line. Everything about this issue and the storyline and the series as a whole stands a reminder of what can often make so many comic books and superhero stories so good. Read Full Review

Nightwing #102 further develops an exciting Titans story while keeping Nightwing the main focus. Similarly, the backup story featuring Nightwing and Superman continues to be extrodinarily captivating. Read Full Review

Tom Taylor continues to deliver with this series, even as the story takes some seriously strange turns. Read Full Review

Really fun, really funny issue of Nightwing keeps the good times rolling. Read Full Review

Overall I've very few complaints about this. Sure, I would've scripted some of the action differently, but that's not really in the realm of erring in writing. Solid story. Read Full Review

In both the Titans and Superman stories we get even better developments that build off the foundation of the first part of each story in the previous issue. While working on separate stories Tom Taylor and C.S. Pacat maintain consistency with how Nightwing is portrayed in both stories. They are brought together by strong artwork from Travis Moore and Eduardo Pansica. It all comes together for a strong comic book in Nightwing #102. Read Full Review

Moores art is suited for this arc, thanks to the ability to mold each hero and their powerset, along with the horror-leaning villain. Lucass colors reinforce the best parts of the art while maintaining the tone and look of the overall series while making the best moments pop even more. Fans of the Titans will love this story, but those who fell for the more contained look at Dick and his personal life may find the issue a little shallow. Read Full Review

Nightwing #102 bridges the gap between two major story arcs, and things are definitely barreling forward full-steam ahead. Read Full Review

Nightwing #102 was just strange and lacked a sense of seriousness. Additionally, it doesn't feel like a Nightwing comic. It's more of a Titans team book right now. And I feel like a Nightwing comic, especially one stationed in Bludhaven, is supposed to be more raw and edgy. Read Full Review

Nightwing #102 continues the conflict between Neron and the Titans with Olivia's soul in the balance. The rescue has some energy, and the Titans' plan to stop Neron has potential, but the issue is bland and lifeless overall. Oddly enough, the backup is a better Nightwing story than the main one. Read Full Review

Nightwing #102 is a slight, yet consistently amusing chapter when the series would be better off turning up the heat. Tom Taylor's characterization of the Titans is spot on, but the lack of ramping tension in the overarching narrative is catching up to him. Taylor is a great writer and the series' artists are all top caliber, but there's a point where merely showing up with the right ingredients and character list isn't enough. Read Full Review

Not bad but not enough. I like the Titans (can't wait to read their book) but to relaunch them through the Nightwing solo book: No.
Frankly it's not what we want. Nightwing needs to kick it into high gear now. To refocus on his story in the Bludh and move forward in earnest with Heartless (it's waiting for Godot that one). I read Nightwing book 3 recently and Tom Taylor plays the long game, if sometimes his issues seem slow, in truth, Tom Taylor weaves an ultra-coherent and strong web for the character. Reading the issues in a row it's very noticeable and it makes for a fluid and captivating read. We want to read the rest. But to stay engaged in a monthly read, the pace must not fall off especially in the case of Nightwing where the promise of a build up in tension was there. Hence my frustration with this nice but unnecessary issue. Tom Taylor needs to get back to Nightwing and only Nightwing and give him some real dramatic tension. There is no more time to waste.

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I really want to like this more than I do. It's okay. I just find it kind of boring. Not a ton happens in this issue, and nothing really goes wrong for the heroes at any point, beyond what is necessary to have some form of light conflict in the narrative. And that's... boring. This title has been fluff for a long time, and everyone likes fluff. But if it's all fluff, it gets boring. Taylor has been writing this series since issue 78 and I still feel like I'm waiting for the run to really kick into high gear. It's not like nothing has happened during his tenure. A whole lot has happened, but it's been almost an afterthought in favor of feel-good, easy-reading issues that have relied more than a few times on artistic gimmicks. Are those issues fun? Sure. I just want more than fluff now. more

This has turned into a Titans book. I like the Titans, but that's not why I buy this series. And Nightwing fighting in the underworld removes the street-level hero side that makes him what he is. Once again Hearless is completely forgotten. Not sure why we have a backup story with this book, but although the art is good, it's completely unnecessary.

I'm almost giving up on this comic book. I'll wait for the beginning of the next arc, after #105, if don't do anything for me.... bye bye.


It's more worth spending the money on something by Jed MacKay.


NOTE: Great dialogue from Kory in this issue

A step up from the last issue, but Taylor continues to write the Titans with a lot less energy than he writes Dick or Babs. Does not bode well for the new Titans book. But soon Dick will have the book back to himself and all should be good. Generally solid art, but way too many panels without any background art, and that cover is really uninspiring.

The backup is pretty good, but it's kind of a bait and switch that Taylor isn't the writer. Also not right that CS Pacat is not credited on the cover.