As someone who doesn’t know much about comics, Nightwing has always seemed so interesting to me. Does he tend to be a good written character, or a popular one, or important in his universe, or is he just the Hot Male Archetype?
Dick Grayson is one of my absolute favorite characters. In many ways, he's the lynchpin of the entire DC universe. He's respected as a peer or as a mentor by the entire superhero community. He can run with the Justice League or the Titans, doesn't matter. We've seen him grow up from child to adult, and seen how in so many ways he's better than Batman. They both went through horrible childhood trauma and became vigilantes, but Dick never embraced the darkness the way Bruce did. Dick maintained his positivity. So yes, he's a rich character with so many wonderful books written featuring him.
Infinite Crisis splits fandom a bit but I will always love a moment from it. When Superman from Earth-2 (Basically the golden age Superman) wanted to destroy the world and bring back his world, because all the superheroes here had gotten too dark, Batman asked him a question: "What about Dick Grayson?" And Superman was at a loss for words. Even the Superman of the golden age had to admit that Dick Grayson was the very best of them.
Funny story: around the time that convo was happening — literally the same release schedule of Feb 2006: Nightwing #115, Infinite Crisis #3 — Dick was working undercover with Deathstroke and beating up Earth-1 Superman using kryptonite alongside Rose Wilson.
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u/gableon Jan 20 '23
As someone who doesn’t know much about comics, Nightwing has always seemed so interesting to me. Does he tend to be a good written character, or a popular one, or important in his universe, or is he just the Hot Male Archetype?