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Nightwing, Vol. 2: Back to Blüdhaven
by Tim Seeley
Nightwing continues it's solid, fun adventure, without throwing any big "twist" or "turns" into it.
Nightwing heads back to Bludhaven because, well he has to. Bludhaven and nightwing go together like peanut butter and jelly. So saying that we head back but this is very different. Gone the dirty dark gritty streets of Bludhaven and filled with a Las Vegas type setting. Looking spectacular but under it lies dark secrets. Dick is trying to find his place after the last volume of getting his shit wrecked and betrayed. So now he meets a new group of people, really young adults/kids, trying to place their old criminal life's behind them. On top of that Dick is also beginning to spark a relationship because, well he's Dick, and he needs to get some all the time.
Good: I enjoyed the group of criminals trying to fix themselves. Redemption arcs can be interesting and watching them work with Nightwing to fix things was nice. I also really enjoyed Richard as always, trying to find his place, and helping fight crime with his happy go lucky style is fun. I think the biggest positive comes from the last Issue. While I don't think Tim Seeley writes plots so far all that great he does character moments really really well. The last issue is building two characters up very well.
Bad: The art, while solid, feels too safe for Nightwing. I just don't think it fits the look of the man in black and blue. I also thought the big reveal at the end of who is bad was SO obvious that it hurt. Like anyone who's read a couple of books or watched a few movies or TV shows can see it coming from a mile away. Also the fights were lackluster.
Overall Nightwing suffers from similar problems of the first volume. It's not horrible by any means, it's solid, but the moments of character interaction and growth is where the series really shines and we need more like the last issue. For now it's GOOD but could be GREAT. A 3 out of 5.
Nightwing heads back to Bludhaven because, well he has to. Bludhaven and nightwing go together like peanut butter and jelly. So saying that we head back but this is very different. Gone the dirty dark gritty streets of Bludhaven and filled with a Las Vegas type setting. Looking spectacular but under it lies dark secrets. Dick is trying to find his place after the last volume of getting his shit wrecked and betrayed. So now he meets a new group of people, really young adults/kids, trying to place their old criminal life's behind them. On top of that Dick is also beginning to spark a relationship because, well he's Dick, and he needs to get some all the time.
Good: I enjoyed the group of criminals trying to fix themselves. Redemption arcs can be interesting and watching them work with Nightwing to fix things was nice. I also really enjoyed Richard as always, trying to find his place, and helping fight crime with his happy go lucky style is fun. I think the biggest positive comes from the last Issue. While I don't think Tim Seeley writes plots so far all that great he does character moments really really well. The last issue is building two characters up very well.
Bad: The art, while solid, feels too safe for Nightwing. I just don't think it fits the look of the man in black and blue. I also thought the big reveal at the end of who is bad was SO obvious that it hurt. Like anyone who's read a couple of books or watched a few movies or TV shows can see it coming from a mile away. Also the fights were lackluster.
Overall Nightwing suffers from similar problems of the first volume. It's not horrible by any means, it's solid, but the moments of character interaction and growth is where the series really shines and we need more like the last issue. For now it's GOOD but could be GREAT. A 3 out of 5.