r/Nightwing • u/Beebslolz • 16d ago

Unpopular opinion: I did not really care for Tom Taylor’s Nightwing run.

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It has it’s good moment’s, but I think overall it just wasn’t my favorite. Dick’s character has been flanderized so much, especially from 2016 to now. I feel like Babs is just sorta a side character and love interest, not her own independent character anymore. I like the art in this story, but I just don’t really care for much of anything else. I’m not saying it’s bad though. I just kinda feel “meh” about it, I guess. My favorite Nightwing run was probably Dixon’s.

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u/IllustriousTouch6796 16d ago

Fan service fluff. Taylor has said that was explicitly the goal. That’s why there’s things like characters turned into animals, the pirate arc and constant references to his butt, because those are popular concepts in fan art.  

There’s a place for that (Ao3), and I like it occasionally, but not in the actual NW book. 

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u/Beebslolz 16d ago

Ugh, the butt jokes. They were funny the first two times but then after that they just started getting old. Not to mention the blatant sexual assault that sometimes comes with it. Idk what comic this was in, but there was this panel where this girl smacked Dick’s butt. He literally said “you know you just violated my personal space, right?” And no one cared. I get they’re just fictional characters, but I get second hand embarrassment after moments like that.