After a stellar volume 3 I was pretty excited for this. Not only did the last volume really impress me but I also love Blockbuster as a villain so I was ready for this one!

The volume starts off actually pretty good. Nightwing is going full on working the superhero thing. He's using all his time to take down villains and work the hero angle. He's having issues with Shawn too after the scared pregnancy of the last volume. On top of that a old villain shows his face, BLOCKBUSTER, but is he the same one we've always knew? Not to mention this is a call back to Agent Grayson as some old friends and foes show up.

Good: I enjoyed the stuff with Shawn and Nightwing. I think it's pretty intriguing and complicated relationship. I also enjoyed the fights as Nightwing's style is fun to watch him jump around and whoop some ass. The idea of blockbuster return was pretty intriguing and Shawn's story progression was well done.

Bad: The idea of Blockbuster was cool but the end result...not too great. He almost becomes a background character to the rest of the story. The return of Spyral is just meh too. I didn't love the pacing of this series as some parts were really dull.

Overall, it remains a pretty fun series, but a step down from the last arc which was great. A 3 out of 5.