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The KGBeast lives! The Russian super-assassin is back-but under whose orders? Does he have a specific mission, or is this simply some leftover Cold War mayhem? Nyet, comrade-it has to do with Bruce Wayne's recent court case involving Mr. Freeze. Something is rotten in Gotham, and you can still smell it, even if it's on ice!
THE GOOD:
-This issue gets recognition for just being such a massive improvement over the previous issue. Whereas issue 54 felt like a pointless filler, this issue takes its concepts and uses them originally and sets up a great new status quo for Nightwing.
-Tony S. Daniel's art is excellent. He captures the characters well and portrays a variety of scenes with different feels and moods, expressing his wide talent.
-This issue proves that Tom King can be a great writer. This issue has an excellent juxtaposition that works really well. There are a few kinks to work out with the minutia of the writing, but I'll be kind and not ding the score for that.
THE BAD:
-I still dislike Nightwing's character. He's a poor combination of annoying and dumb. It doesn't work.
-This issue is a lot of buildup that I can't really settle on whether or not it paid off. Plot-wise, it barely chugs forward, but the buildup to the final scene is very well done. I guess we're dealing with a glass-half-full, glass-half-empty situation here.
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a dozen red roses please.
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I don't mind that the "plot" didn't advance very much, because I prefer comics that tell contained stories. And to that end, this issue tells the story of KGBeast arriving in Gotham and shooting Nightwing. The bad thing is it just isn't a very interesting story.
I agree that it isn't a very interesting story, but I do not enjoy plots that are essentially just a couple of events. This usually leads to lots of filler or a very unmemorable issue. This is a purely personal thing.