Nightwing #130

Writer: Dan Watters Artist: Dexter Soy Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: September 17, 2025 Cover Price: $4.99 Critic Reviews: 7 User Reviews: 10
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Nightwing finds himself thrust into the unlikely role of mentor to an aspiring hero with incredible power. But is the city of Blüdhaven big enough for the both of them?

  • 10
    Get Your Comic On - Neil Vagg Sep 17, 2025

    Dan Watters continues to elevate Nightwing with strong character development and world-building, further establishing the hero as a central focus for the DCU. Issue #130 balances crime procedural elements with superhero action, supported by Dexter Soy's dynamic artwork and Veronica Gandini's signature bold colours. Read Full Review

  • 9.5
    Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield Sep 17, 2025

    There are some particularly great scenes with Batman and Nightwing, as well, as Watters continues to double down on the two of them genuinely acting like a family in the same way Taylor did. Read Full Review

  • 8.8
    Nerd Initiative - Ken M. Sep 17, 2025

    Nightwing gets back to basics with a powerful problem on his hands. Watters showcases the tough choices and ramifications of being a hero. Soy and Gandini bring a high-energy feel to the art. Readers had better get ready for where this series is going! Read Full Review

  • 8.5
    AIPT - Michael Guerrero Sep 17, 2025

    Nightwing #130 is a great issue that begins with the next arc in Dan Watters, Dexter Soy, and Veronica Gandini's time on the series by filling the issue with action, drama, and intrigue. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    Dark Knight News - James Attias Sep 19, 2025

    Nightwing #130 is a jumping on point for new/returning readers. It's a good issue in the grand scheme, and it feels like it's setting up a big change for Nightwing. 'Till Next time Caped Crusaders! Read Full Review

  • 6.5
    Batman-News - Aaron Ray Jr. Sep 17, 2025

    In many ways, the sad case of Bryce Moran is like an uncomfortably corrupt version of Shazam. After the Totality storyline in Titans, the demon superpower thing from Nightwing #104, the Gotham Girl saga, or just common sense should be enough for Dick to end this “Nightwing Prime” story before it starts. Otherwise, this is a decent return to the main storyline. There are some standout panels, such as Bryce crying in the rain at the grave, and the pleasing contrast in the skyline in the begining of the issue and the cover. Narratively, the character has plenty of conflicts to deal with amid the growing menace of the haunting big bad. Even with the issues in dialogue and flaws in internal logic, readers can start to get on board with the next phase of the series. Read Full Review

  • 6.0
    The Batman Universe - Ian Miller Sep 17, 2025

    While Dan Watters and Dexter Soy do a strong job with Dick's relationships with other heroes in Nightwing #130, the nature of the moral dilemma forming the narrative backbone of the book continues to collapse under its own immaturity. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    BatSledge Sep 18, 2025

    The start of a new storyline in this issue holds great promise as Watters and Soy deliver their best issue yet. It works on several levels, including the Dick/Bruce encounter, the mayoral shenanigans on the horizon, the conflict with the police and the man-bats, Bryce and his new powers, and Dick taking on a protege. Best compliment I can give is that this lives up to the high bar by Tom Taylor for a change.

  • 5.0
    Criminology. Oct 3, 2025

    This run for me goes contantly from being meh to being good to being meh again, it's crazy that it have been 10 issues already and my opinion shifts so much and at the same time, we are pretty much at zero point. I feel like it has a weird identity or we are just too early.

    This issue for me serves as an aftermath to the sureality of last few issues, issue that personally i did not enjoy much when reading. It puts Nightwing back into the real issues that plague the city.I have some stuff with how the issue feels somewhat hollow and forgettable. Obviously not every issue needs to be a banger, but this particually i feel have some pretty big flaws and feels stiched togheter not so good. We get this fight that feels weightless and d more

  • 5.0
    Tempra16v2.0Turbo Sep 18, 2025

    Where is Watters who wrote Ram V's Detective Comics backups?

  • 10
    JD Sep 17, 2025

  • 9.5
    ComiczLover Sep 19, 2025

  • 9.0
    Stormwrath Sep 21, 2025

  • 9.0
    Krakoa Foreva Sep 20, 2025

  • 8.5
    jpablojr Sep 19, 2025

  • 8.0
    BirdmanG07 Sep 28, 2025

  • 7.5
    ZachPort123 Sep 21, 2025

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