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Warning ! Contains spoilers for Nightwing 2024 Annual # 1 !
Summary
Nightwinghas had a few unlike name over the long time , including Dick Grayson , Nightwing , Ric , Ravager , and of course , Robin . But Spyral ’s newly let out commission name for Ric Grayson has to be one of the funniest and most thematically fitting for the Ric earned run average , especially since it ’s used by his mysertious ex - girlfriend , Bea Bennett .
The hilarious codification name for Dick Grayson was expose inNightwing 2024 Annual#1 by Travis Moore . WhenNightwing ’s ex - girlfriend , Bea Bennett — who is reveal to be a Spyral federal agent in this very one-year — is assigned to watch over Ric Grayson , she refers to him as " Moby Dick . " It ’s a cute code name for numerous reasons , least of which because of the reference to Herman Melville ’s classic novel , Moby Dick .
The easiest reference is in " Dick " being partake with both Moby Dick and Dick Grayson ’s name , butthe codification name has even deeper connections than that , include Blüdhaven ’s history as a whaling town . These connector make " Moby Dick " the perfect undercover agent name for Nightwing — which is to be require from Spyral , one of the big intelligence agency agencies in the DC Universe .
Bea Bennett was co - make by Travis Moore and Benjamin Percy , and though she debuted in 2018’sNightwing#50 , only in the retiring yr has she gotten a radically novel origination story , as to the full elaborate upon in Moore’sNightwing 2024 Annual#1 .
Nightwing has assume Batman ’s cape and cowl several times . However , his Earth-2 Batsuit is by far the coolest loop of the Dark Knight ’s costume .
Spyral Gave Ric Grayson the Secret Code Name “Moby Dick”
“Ric Grayson” Was One of Nightwing’s Most Controversial Eras
Nightwing has a complicated history with Spyral , having infiltrated their rank after the effect ofForever Evil . At that point in DC ’s chronicle , everyone opine Dick Grayson was deadened . Batman felt this provided the perfect chance for Dick to pass through a mysterious organisation that Batman had been made aware of : Spyral , a major undercover agent group in the DCU that had been gather info on the superhero community . Dick was uncoerced to help Batman out , but he did n’t abide in the organization forever — and he never knew that Bea was trained by the same group .
Bea ’s call - in to Spyral is a little throwaway line , but the " Moby Dick " codification name really does capture who Nightwing is from every side .
While the name comparison between Dick Grayson and Moby Dick is obvious , the other big part of the name isDick Grayson ’s connection to Blüdhaven . Blüdhaven is the urban center that Dick Grayson has sworn to protect and has pass the last several decades in . Blüdhaven ’s elementary source of income was once whaling . Being located right next to the ocean , the citizen of Blüdhaven would hunt whales always for prolong their economy . As funny as it is , Moby Dick is therefore the perfect codification name for Dick Grayson , as it encapsulates both sides of his identity .
“Moby Dick” Perfectly Captures Nightwing’s Dual Life
Nightwing’s Identity Is Tied to Blüdhaven
Bea ’s call - in to Spyral is a small bill line of merchandise , but the " Moby Dick " code name really does capture who Nightwing is from every side — which is to be expected from a major undercover agent agency like Spyral . They ’ve spent age gather entropy on the superhero residential district , so it ’s no wonder that their missionary station name for watching over Ric Grayson get bank note of who he really is , on both sides . So , while Dick Grayson has had uncounted names and identities over the years , the most amazingly succinct name forNightwingwas the literary reference toMoby Dick .
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Nightwing is the superhero cognomen taken up by Dick Grayson , upon his aging out of the Robin function and becoming a superhero of his own . prompt by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name , Grayson has risen to comic Bible immortality with the identicalness , earning deference as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe .
Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson, upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own. Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name, Grayson has risen to comic book immortality with the identity, earning respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe.
