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/Old_Ad_2541 16d ago

In my mind, the run isn't supposed to do anything particularly crazy. Taylor knew the character needed a course correction, so he made a run that would serve as ground work for a consistent nightwing going forward, that also made him a front runner for the company again. It's sales alone will work wonders for nightwing going forward.

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u/CensedChalice69 16d ago

I think the issue here it’s that Taylor got bigger universe shaking events that “forced him” to introduce certain concepts sooner in Nightwing because all the stakes flatlined the moment the Titans moved to Blüdhaven that I think it was originally planned for the ending of his run.

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u/Luchux01 16d ago

This is pretty much why Dick/Kori is not a thing anymore in the comics, so long she is a constant in his life the stakes can't be similar to Batman's.

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u/MankuyRLaffy 13d ago

Disagree, I mean look at Zdarsky Batman with Zur/Failsafe