With Nightwing #114, we're given breadcrumbs and teasers aplenty, so, while I'm sad that this five-issue tale will be this stellar creative team's last, I can't wait to see where it will take us. Read Full Review

Nightwing #114 is a great start to the final arc of Taylor and Redondo's soaring run, bringing together the outstanding plotlines of the Pennyworth Foundation, the mysteries of Heartless, and the sudden fear plaguing Dick Grayson. Taylor's scripting splits the book into four storylines that all exist as compelling tales but shortchange the most compelling one. Read Full Review

With the return of Bruno Redondo, this book is a return to the title's best issues, and I cannot wait for more. Hopefully this arc sticks the landing. Read Full Review

Nightwing #114 is the beginning of the end for Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo's tenure on Nightwing. This issue reveals how intense their final chapter will be. Read Full Review

A few of the scenes this issue feel a bit like a repeat from last issueanother gala?but it leads to some great scenes with Bruce and especially Damian. I love when writers remember that these two are potentially even closer than Bruce and Damian. Read Full Review

The double-edged sword of telling the story you've always wanted to tell is making it work. Overall, the first part of Taylor and Redondo's big finale is living up to the hype. Unfortunately, oftentimes that means the fall can be far worse. My advice is be careful. If you tell readers you will challenge their hero to their boiling point, then you better turn up the heat as often as you can. In my opinion, Taylor has set up the supervillain wanna-be Heartless very well, but what matters more is what he does from this point on. Redondo and Lucas make a great team and makes Nightwing feel like the A-lister they want him to be. So, for argument's sake, let's start high and see if you can keep it up. Read Full Review

This wasn't the most electric installment of Nightwing, but this marked an intriguing opening act of Fallen Grayson. So far so good for the creative team's final bow. Read Full Review

Nightwing #114 is a solid start to Taylor and Redondo's final story arc. It includes many of the elements that have made their run successful over the past three years. Redondo is in fine form as he returns to the title and the story points towards a big wrap up for what comes across as a longform graphic novel. Read Full Review

Nightwing #114 is a standout issue, showcasing the exceptional synergy between Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo. The blend of psychological depth, high-stakes action, and stunning visuals makes this a memorable chapter in the Nightwing series. The creative team's ability to balance Dick Grayson's personal struggles with the overarching conflict results in a compelling and emotionally resonant narrative. Read Full Review

All in all, Nightwing is proving to be pretty consistent. Read Full Review

First issue of the final story doesn't bring a lot new to the table, but does at least kick off the next big superhero scuffle. Read Full Review

Nightwing #114 was pure set-up for what the "Fallen Grayson will be about. This set-up was especially needed to establish Heartless as the endgame villain for Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo's final story arc in their creative run. All of the developments did their job in getting over what this story will be about. Now hopefully the remaining chapters will focus on moving forward in the present rather than stuck in the past with more flashbacks. Read Full Review

Nightwing #114 begins the long-overdue arc to finally stop Heartless. Sadly, the issue is peppered with silly setups, unexplained happenings (How do you lose your leap?), and mediocre art, especially in the coloring. Read Full Review

Just cause Dick says it isn't as hard for Haley to climb the mountain as it is for him doesn't mean it's true. She's only got three legs and he's taking her up a frigging mountain??? Nah, no way that dog makes it. I also disliked how Dick claims he "had to do all he could for a thief". Poor wording IMO. Taylor has a habit of lifting Dick up so much he sometimes sounds too pharisaic for my liking and this is just a small example. All that said, this was a great issue. We FINALLY get to the endgame we should have gotten long ago. I laughed out loud when Damian said "It's restricting in places I prefer freedom" and got choked up when Bruce says he wishes his father could have met Dick, his grandson. The viciousness of Heartless in the beginning was a great reminder of why we should still care about Dick taking him down and added a sense of foreboding we needed to properly invest again. Overall a great start to this story and I can't wait for the next issue. more

Setup for the rest of the arc, excited to see where this goes.

Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo's Nightwing #114 marks the beginning of their final arc, "Fallen Grayson", on the title, but unfortunately, it's an underwhelming start. As someone who's never been invested in Heartless as a villain, I wasn't thrilled for him coming back into the limelight as Dick's final boss. Taylor uses the issue to attempt to rebuild Heartless's intimidation factor, but it feels like too little, too late.

Heartless's character development in this issue slows down the pacing. I'm eager to move past this setup and dive into how Dick ends up in the situation we find him (and the ever adorable Haley) in at the beginning of the issue. Additionally, the ongoing plot point of Dick's fear of heights has never really made sense to me. It keeps coming up for no real reason & I wish we'd just move past it.

On a brighter note, Redondo's return to art duties is a welcome sight. His artwork has been a significant part of what has made the early parts of this run so special, and having him back is like a reunion with an old friend. Every artist on the series has brought their A-game, but Redondo's style is now synonymous with Nightwing. His designs for present-day Dick are great & I love the facial hair. My other complaint about Heartless is that he isn't a visually interesting villain, giving Redondo little to do w/ his look.

Overall, Nightwing #114 feels like a slow start to the final arc. While I'm excited to see where Taylor and Redondo take the story from here, this issue didn't quite live up to my expectations. more

Once again Dick is standing on a soapbox. Once again he shows himself to be completely incompetent and unprepared. I don't care for Hearthless and I found the henchman being killed in front of his daughter very unpleasant.