Saturday, June 11, 2005
Comic Art
Ever wonder what would happen to Robin, the Boy Wonder when he grew up?
He becomes Nightwing!
Appearing here with Catwoman, Dick Grayson is Nightwing. Unless you are a fan, you probably don't know that Batman is on Robin 3 or 4 depending on how you read the continuity, while Grayson, the original, now has his own book and career.
He impressed me from the first time he rolled out the Nightwing identity in Teen Titans. Note the transitional costume between Robin and the current Nightwing in the top picture. While it looks somewhat dated now, it blew me away the first time I saw it. The mask is spectacular, and original. Variations started to show up elsewhere like when Kyle Rainer became Green Lantern, but the original remains the best.
The current costume is nice, but a little too plain for my taste, but the mask is intact and that counts for a lot. The current costume is; however, in keeping with the way they are currently writing the character which is pretty straight ahead. While definitely his own man, Nightwing still very much operates in the shadow of the Batman, and I hope that changes soon.
Grayson/Nightwing deserves the big time. He has started to accumulate a good set of villians, but they have yet to find that one key baddie. I also think he visuals should be improved. A cape would be too much, but some great toy that deploys when needed and creates the image of a cape would be great. He also needs a serious vehicle.
I'm really "drawn" to this character. I hope he continues to improve.
He becomes Nightwing!
Appearing here with Catwoman, Dick Grayson is Nightwing. Unless you are a fan, you probably don't know that Batman is on Robin 3 or 4 depending on how you read the continuity, while Grayson, the original, now has his own book and career.
He impressed me from the first time he rolled out the Nightwing identity in Teen Titans. Note the transitional costume between Robin and the current Nightwing in the top picture. While it looks somewhat dated now, it blew me away the first time I saw it. The mask is spectacular, and original. Variations started to show up elsewhere like when Kyle Rainer became Green Lantern, but the original remains the best.
The current costume is nice, but a little too plain for my taste, but the mask is intact and that counts for a lot. The current costume is; however, in keeping with the way they are currently writing the character which is pretty straight ahead. While definitely his own man, Nightwing still very much operates in the shadow of the Batman, and I hope that changes soon.
Grayson/Nightwing deserves the big time. He has started to accumulate a good set of villians, but they have yet to find that one key baddie. I also think he visuals should be improved. A cape would be too much, but some great toy that deploys when needed and creates the image of a cape would be great. He also needs a serious vehicle.
I'm really "drawn" to this character. I hope he continues to improve.
