Nightwing #112

• Comic Series: Nightwing (2016)


• Issue Number: 112


• Title: Nightwing / The Son of Gray, Part 2 of 2


• Writer(s): Tom Taylor / Michael W. Conrad


• Artist(s): Sami Basri / Francesco Francauilla


• Inker(s): Vicente Cifuentes / -


• Colorist(s): Adriano Lucas / Francesco Francauilla


• Letterer(s): Wes Abbott / Wes Abbott

This issue was much better than the last in terms of flow and style! The follow-up to the murder was predictable, but predictable doesn’t mean bad. I thought it was a fairly solid story, if a bit basic. This issue finished the story started in #111, so you’ll hear me reference that one a lot. I have a review up of #111, you can check it out here on Dreamwidth or here on Tumblr!

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The dialogue was much less awkward in this issue. There was a flashback, but it appeared at the beginning, and made sense in context with the story, unlike the flashbacks in #111, which were awkwardly shoved in. This was much more cohesive.

I’m questioning why Barbara appears in this comic. The pages with her were just fluff and could have easily been cut. Her character wasn’t contributing anything to the story, except as a vehicle to highlight Bruce and Dick’s relationship. I understand that in a comic book there are main characters and side characters, and in this comic book she’s a side character, but that doesn’t mean she should be wasted on boring dialogue and bare minimum emotional support that attempted to make Batman look better.

I have a few thoughts about the scene with Batman and Beast Boy. First, I like when Batman acts as a mentor. I think it’s a role that suits him well. He’s a well-font of practical knowledge and experience and I like when he shares that with other people. I don’t think he’s always a good mentor, but I like when he’s trying to give others the benefit of his experience. Now. With that said, I didn’t care for the scene with him and Beast Boy because it felt like it was just there to make Batman look good. I didn’t hate it! But I didn’t love it, either.

All in all, a more satisfying issue than #111, but that’s just setting the bar low. Taylor is almost finished with his run on Nightwing, I believe the last issue he’ll be penning is #118, so I’m interested to see what he does with the end of his run, tying up all the loose ends with Heartless and Dick’s inability to leap. More than that, though, I’m eager to see who will be picking up authorship of this title.

Why You Should Read This:

Same reason as the last issue, if you like supportive good dad Bruce, but also if you like reading the ending of a story because that’s what this is.

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It rained a lot this week. It will soon be time to plant a garden. I bought some flower seeds, but I need to see what pots I have in the basement. I may need to buy some new ones. The temperature has been hitting 6oF at least one day a week for the past few weeks, though nights still get a bit chilly, usually dropping at least below 4oF.

I need to do my taxes. It's not even very difficult, it just takes time to get all the forms together. I might sit down and do it this afternoon after work. I worked from home today, so I'll be picking up the new batch of comics tomorrow. Sometime in June, DC will be switching back to Wednesday releases, so I'll Wednesday will become my usual comic store day, but until then it's usually Tuesday. I don't have any work to do, so I've just been sitting here reading through some of my comic backlog.

The dog has been enjoying the warmer weather, since I've started running again and I take her with me. She likes being outside, but all the rain means that as soon as she steps outdoors she becomes a wet, muddy beast. She doesn't much care for having her feet, legs and belly rinsed off, but she does like the attention, so I can at least get her cleaned up without much trouble. She still won't play fetch, but I've been working on teaching her. She's good at catching, so now I'm trying to teach her to drop the ball in my hand after she catches it by sitting on the floor and having her stand right next to me, so that when I toss it to her and she catches it and then drops it, I'm close enough to have my hand under her mouth so the ball drops right in, and then I praise her. I've had limited success, and there's definitely a time limit before she gets tired of playing catch at all, so it might take a bit, but I'm determined.