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Don't mind them. I hate toxic Nightwing fans. They are so traumatized that their entitlement becomes irrational.
Nightwing is back-and his drive to keep Blüdhaven safe has never been stronger! But his adopted city has elected a new mayor with the last name Zucco. When Nightwing enlists Batgirl’s help in investigating the politician bearing the same name as the man who murdered his parents, she unearths details that will shock and fundamentally change the hero.
The New York Times bestselling team of writer Tom Taylor (DCeased, Injustice) and artist Bruno Redondo (Injustice, Suicide Squad) are about to take Nightwing to the next stage of his evolution as a hero!
Simply put, Nightwing #78 is brilliant. Top to bottom, panel for ever-loving panel. If anyone somersaulted away from the series after the Ric Grayson storyline, acrobat flip yourself right on back and get this issue. Read Full Review
If this issue is anything to go by, then I think that this future is going to be very bright, indeed. Read Full Review
Final Thoughts:Believe the hype! It's real, and it's deserved. Drop what you're doing and go to your LCS or online comic store and buy this book! Trust me, you'll love it. It's quite honestly the best single ongoing comic issue I've ever read. Read Full Review
In short, this is a perfect first issue. Established fans of the character will love it. Newcomers will have no trouble getting into it. This is the Nightwing book fans have been demanding for years. Say hello to your new favorite read. Read Full Review
Nightwing #78 is a perfect return to basics for the character and truly masterful usage of yet another soft reboot event for the DC continuity. Dick Grayson returns in full form and the issue leaves the reader with a better understanding of the title character as well as a hunger for the next step in this story arc that has yet to unfold. With perfect storytelling and masterful artwork, Nightwing #78 is the fresh start Dick Grayson needed and is a true return to form for superhero comics as a whole. Read Full Review
Nightwing #78 made me cry like a newborn and that is fitting. This could have easily been Nightwing number 1. Taylor didn't need to do that because in the new mixed up Infinite Frontier world, Alfred is still dead (sadly) and Dick Grayson is still the hero we all deserve. Just typing this gives me goosebumps. Normally, I would tell people to shy away from Bludhaven, but no longer. It is time to move in. I hear there is a reasonable landlord who will treat you well and let you pet his new puppy. Read Full Review
This is set up to be an all-time run if you ask me. Taylor and Redondo are two of the best talents in comics, and Nightwing is a fan favorite who needs a little TLC. I'm so excited to see where this story goes. Read Full Review
Taylor, Redondo, Lucas, and the whole team have done Dick Grayson and his history justice. This being a high-profile launch, I can see why DC didn't need a new costume or a #1, because the story sells itself without the hyperbole. Get this book as best as you can; I promise you won't be let down by the adventure inside this big top. Read Full Review
Some creative teams like to go to high profile books as the title ensures a steady, rarely wavering readership. Others, like Taylor and Rendo, prefer to go to books that need a little push to reach their full level of greatness. By this time next year I'll be shocked if Nightwing isn't one of DC's best selling titles simply off the strength of this stellar creative team. Read Full Review
It's been a long time since I've given a book a perfect score (Tom King's Batman #5 if you are keeping score), but as a Dick Grayson fan, I can't find anything wrong with this first issue of Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo's run of Nightwing. It's been a long time coming, but I think I will finally get my favorite character and my favorite book to be the same again! Everyone should grab this one! Read Full Review
This issue is a great jumping on point and just a fantastic comic. There’s tons to love here and if you’re going to pick up one book this week, make it Nightwing #78. Read Full Review
Nightwing #78 marks a bright new future for the fan favorite character. Read Full Review
Things might even get more interesting from here. This book certainly has a lot of promise. Read Full Review
After a crazy few years"and one lost memory"the Suicide Squad creative team of Taylor and Redondo wisely reset Dick Grayson back to his baseline. But everything old is new again in this exceptional first issue that pays tribute to what's come before while blazing a new path. Read Full Review
Dick Grayson is the heart of the DC Universe once more as a bold new era begins for Bldhaven's defender. Read Full Review
Redondo delivers some great art throughout the issue. The characters look great and the action does a great job of capturing the tone of the story. Read Full Review
If you stepped away from this title because of the Ric Grayson era, this feels like a safe time to hop back in. Taylor makes a nod to that era, but he has no reason to rely too heavily on that faze in Dick's life " between the memory loss and Death Metal. Even if you've been away from the character for longer, Taylor's first issue of Nightwing is a soft landing and comfortable shift in direction for everyone. Read Full Review
Taylor, Redondo and crew have achieved what they set out to do. They have effectively resettled Nightwing back where he belongs, set up the next arc and done so in such a way that reinvests the reader. Read Full Review
Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, and Adriano Lucas knock it out of the park with their work on Nightwing #78. A strong statement is made to get the reader immediately invested into where Dick Grayson is at this point in his life. This is definitely one of the must-have comic books in DC Comics new Infinite Frontier direction. Read Full Review
Nightwing #78 sets up an interesting status quo while also delivering fantastic character work and artistry. I have my nitpicks, but they are heavily overshadowed by the incredible craftmanship that Taylor and Redondo display. Read Full Review
Though little actually happened to move the plot forward here, this issue resolved many loose ends that have built up over the past year and serves as a stellar springboard into the future. Read Full Review
All in all, this issue is a charming read and worth checking out whether this is your first or 201st Nightwing comic Read Full Review
It's good to have this creative team back.NIGHTWING is going to be a fantastic ride and NIGHTWING #78is a brilliant start. Expect lots of heartfelt drama, a healthy dose of laughs, and some incredible action. At least for this first issue, you definitely won't be disappointed. Read Full Review
By focusing on Dick as a man, Nightwing #78 avoids a lot of pitfalls that appear at the start of story arcs. There isn't a huge focus on worldbuilding or establishing a large supporting cast. While some of the story beats are a bit simplistic, the way they're used to reveal the characters to the reader works really well. Nightwing #78 ends with new possibilities for both Grayson and the criminals of Bldhaven, both of which are sure to be explored in stories to come. Read Full Review
Nightwing #78 is a return to form for the series. While the actual narrative is vague, Tom Taylor gracefully sets up his intention for a more optimistic take on the titular character. With gorgeous art from Bruno Redondo and a much needed splash of vibrancy courtesy of Adriano Lucas' colors, it's hard to imagine most fans of Nightwing being disappointed with this fresh start. I only hope the overarching narrative takes shape sooner rather than later. Read Full Review
Enjoyable kick-off to a new Nightwing story, with a strong focus on the main character and some gorgeous artwork. Read Full Review
Nightwing #78 is not perfect, but this first issue brings a ton of goodwill into the run. Here's to what I hope will be a promising future for Dick Grayson. It's great to see him back in action. Read Full Review
"Nightwing" #78 moves past recent continuity fumbles to tell an emotionally potent next chapter for Dick Grayson. Read Full Review
Nightwing's got a brand new bag with some familiar contents as the team that revitalized Suicide Squad takes their show to Bludhaven. Read Full Review
SUCH A GREAT START & RETURN TO FORM. I stopped reading nightwing after Sam Humphries Nightwing: The Untouchable because that is my favorite nightwing run & it went downhill after that. I also didn't care for when Dick Grayson got shot, so I wasn't reading nightwing for a while. But once I heard that one of my favorite writers, Tom Taylor, was writing nightwing, I made sure to read the first issue. And he delivers.
I love everything about this first issue. From the art, the establishment of Nightwing's beliefs, his struggles/challenges, the usual supporting characters like Bats & Blockbuster, to the introduction of Melinda Zucco, all sets up what seems to be a return to form but also an invigorating, electrifiying start for both more
Best comic on the stands right now and so great to see my favorite character handled well!
Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo are doing something special. In one of the first scenes Taylor does the Alfred/Dick relationship better than anyone has ever done. Dick has a nice dog and Babs is amazing. The perfect mix of cute, badass and funny. I like how Blockbuster is going to be a character similar to Wilson Fisk and the Zucco familly will be an interesting enemy. The colours and art are both fantastic. The action scenes are good. And that ending, oh perfect.
This was simply the best Nightwing issue that I have read in the last decade. It describes the core of the character perfectly.
Tom Taylor is a very good writer. Bruno's art is shocking👍. I will continue to look forward to the next Nightwing.
This is my first Nightwing comic, as, from the reviews, I was expecting something game-changing along the lines of "The Anatomy Lesson" from Swamp Thing #21. Instead I got another comic where the hero becomes a millionaire (why?), comes out against bullying (controversial!), and gets a new Bathound origin story. I'm sure I missed something significant, but that's my 2 cents.
Best night Wing comic ever
This is JUST the fresh start Nightwing needs! Great art (maybe the best ever?), great writing, seemingly great supporting cast. Really looking forward to the Dick/Babs relationship and it seems like Blockbuster is well written again! The flashback sequence make me want a spinn off with Dick and Babs in their teens (Robin: Year Two). I really have high hope for this one! This creative team may be the best thing that has happened to Nightwing since the Dixon era.
Easily one of the best Nightwing comics I’ve read
SO much better now. Thanks, Tom and Bruno.
After an overly long slog through the Ric Grayson saga, it's fantastic to see Nightwing back where he belongs. With Tom Taylor at the head of this new arc, there's a lot of promise for this series. Taylor introduces a lot of interesting ideas: a deepening of Alfred's relationship with Dick; Dick's lifelong penchant of standing up to bullies; how the loss of the Wayne fortune has rippling effects beyond just Bruce. Bruno Redondo and Adriana Lucas do a fantastic job with the art for this issue, and I'm excited to see what this team brings to the table in future issues. It feels like the team wanted to go back to basics with Dick, bringing in a classic enemy like Blockbuster and a surprise change to the political landscape of Bludhaven. I woul more
This was a beautiful character focused introduction to Taylor’s run on Nightwing. I’ve always thought of Dick as being one of my favourites in the Bat Family and I’m thrilled that he has an appropriate writer and status quo again. Also, Bruno Redondo’s art was dynamic and filled with plenty of gorgeous spreads and panels. The cover itself is worth the price alone but I’m happy to add this to my pull.
10/10
Bravo! Dick Grayson can carry a story by his wholesomeness and goodness alone. He is the heart of the DC universe. Nightwing was hyped to be the best series this year and I am happy to say Tom Taylor met the expectations. If this continues I might prioritize Nightwing over Daredevil again.
Man some fans/readers are salty as hell. Lol
Honestly after years of mediocre to down right trash Nightwing issues for the past couple of years. Nice to finally get my #1 favorite comic book character back to prominence like he should be.
An incredibly heart-warming start to this new run of Nightwing. The issue has everything from amazing illustrations, colours and just as amazing writing. It even manages to plant seeds for the plot among all the emotion present in this issue.
A very good start with wonderful promise. It's a good time to be a Nightwing fan and a great starting point if you're looking to be one.
TBCO2021
Art, story, character work, emotional beats. This is top tier superhero comics.
Amazing first issue of this new run. And I love Dick and Babs dynamics, I hope to see how continue growing their relation and retake their marriage looked in Death Metal.
Scott Lobdell fans are LIVID lmao
Edit: decided to raise it half a point just to trigger them some more
I'm 2 years late on this.
But damn what an opening.
This was the first Nightwing I have ever read, and I immediately added it to my pull list.
The art is top notch, you see a lot about Grayson's character, my favorite Bat/Oracle, Barbara Gordon makes an appearance, and he saves a dog. What more could you want?
I enjoyed this issue thoroughly. It's good to see this title head back in a decent direction.
Great issue. Folks who are complaining about 'lack of action' have to remember this series has needed a switch up for some time. Jurgens' run was fine but took its sweet time getting back to DG. Taylor is a great writer, this issue cleanses the palate while setting up what's coming. Great art, looking forward to a well-written Dickie again!
Oh no... I... liked this? A good Nightwing comic? In THIS economy??
What a great start of Taylor's run. Fantastic artwork and writing, cannot wait to read where it goes from here.
" I glad Dick Grayson steps up when someone is in need. It takes a différent hero to help without a mask."
- ALFRED PENNYWORTH
I loved this book. Great issue to start his run on Nightwing. Can’t wait to see what Taylor has in store for Dick Grayson.
Time to add Nightwing back to my read list. Very happy to have quality writing on this title once again
This could be the start of a fantastic Nightwing run. I love the overall tone and inclusion of Babs (as Oracle) as a supporting cast member. The flashback to Dick's childhood brings emotional weight to the present day events. This is how you make Nightwing a series that stands on its own and isn't just Batman Jr.
If I have reservations, it's that the character who seems to be set up as the villain of the first arc is a retread of an older concept that I was never a fan of to start with.
Just for context, I’m not a regular Nightwing reader, nor even a regular DC reader, but the cover caught my eye and someone at my LCS described this as a good jumping on point, so here I am. Seems like there’s some weird brigading going both ways on this issue, but this ain’t that.
It DOES make a good jumping on point. I’m honestly a little surprised that DC didn’t kick off a new volume with this. That does mean it doesn’t get too deep into anything, but what’s there is interesting enough to make me want to keep reading. It’s well paced, and leaves just the right number of hooks in place by the end.
There are some bits that are a little predictable, or familiar, but they work well enough within th more
Not too bad. I expected more but what we got was good.
Very promising. A lot of Hawkeye stuff. Let's see where this goes from here.
I’ve been waiting for this, and it delivers well. Every line in this Issue shows that Taylor and Redondo know Dick, that they prepared for this gig! Something I can’t say about most other creators of the past three-ish years.
It’s finally the new beginning fans have been waiting for, ever since Dick officially stepped back into the back-and-blue. Maybe even with some old additions? Now that Dick has a certain building from the pre-Flashpoint days back (a yay to bleeding timelines!), I hope Taylor and Redondo will reintroduce some old friends that I already wanted to see back when Rebirth started.
Overall, the Issue is character-focused. Dick’s motivations are placed in the foreground together with his relations more
Nightwing saves a dog and it's cute but there isn't much else to really hook a reader. Hopefully the story builds and becomes more elaborate from here.
When I went to the comic shop I had the opportunity to look at the Nightwing's 78, not a bad, Buuut was not good enough to make the decision to acquire it.
Redondo's art is quite decent without being exceptional, the story focuses on moments that try to reach the heart, but for someone who is a fervent reader of Marvel, Anime and books from mystery novels to Drama, I felt that everything was very rushed. I didn't feel me conect emotionally.
The Alfred's letter, OMG was beutiful, the sweet company of the faithful Barbara at his side...... But i have one problem, something felt wrong, like Alfred's love for Dick was exaggerated. Sorry I didn't buy that idea, Alfred is my favorite supporting character. Hate when he was murdered. An more
Holy cringe. I swear to god redditors worship Tom Taylor.
Art was great and the Alfred letter was wholesome.
The book was okay. Nothing to get excited about. I do hope that Babs is not a part of it for long. I totally dislike her character or them as a couple. I've always thought they fit better as sort of brother sister team rather then a couple. I found the whole Alfred being super rich and leaving his money to Dick unbelievable. If the was to leave his money to any of them I feel it would've been Jason. The son that seems to get crapped on by every other bat family member. Alfred seemed to be the only one that accepted Jason for who he was. And rightly blamed Bruce for Jason going the route he did. So I don;t feel he would leave every thing to Dick.
This number is a cliche. Taylor feels the desperate need to bet on Dick's emotional and exalted values (if you ask me, this doesn't flow naturally). But after reading other competing comics, this doesn't work for me.
This issue opens with DC's favorite couple where in this variable story
Barbara meets Dick, and Dick is a hero like he always does.
It was nice to see the rescued dog (really a cliche).
We have an unexpected visit from Barb, and to show that as the female of the Bats, she is the only one who can surprise Grayson in his attack on his part. Tremendous cliché.
Alfred's letter extolling him and almost naming himself almost his father SEEMED VERY EXAGGERATED TO ME AND I DON'T FEEL L more
yesterday I had a lot things in mind, I did the count wrong.
In these times where the reader can read the comic for free and with DC's exaggerated price increase a mediocre story with mediocre art isn't enough to buy it, many fans are tired of this, bad stories at a high price. Fortunately, Nightwing is the cheapest comic sold so far, which seemed fair to me. It's not a spectacular start, a critic described it like a simple story.
Obviously, with the hungry for the regular comic the fans see it wonderful, unlike those who are neutral.
Story: 0.5
Action: 0.4
Interesting: 1
Humor: -1
Emotionality: 1 (It's not strange to see Dick cry for anything, he is a character like a soap opera.)
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I know Tom Taylor fans will be in awe of this but I find his writing more and more juvenile as years pass by. Plus some decisions and lines here are completely wrong. "Bruce may feel you should only be a hero when wearing a costume". Really? Dude has pomped a whole lot of money into Gotham, he's no.1 philanthropist, he's helped people by playing stupid in his Bruce Wayne identity whenever it was an incident near him. From where did Taylor come with this stupid notion that Bruce only helps as the Bat? And Alfred leaving his whole fortune ONLY TO GRAYSON? What about Jason, Tim or Damian? One thing I always loved about Alfred is that he didn't play favorites with the Robins, he cared about them all in a unique way. Doesn't really sound like hi more
boring beginning, if I wanted to read something like that, I would look for twilight in comics.
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