Summary

NightwingandBatmanhave had a lot of similar trauma , inlcuding them both witnessing the destruction of their parents . This moment bonded them together , and now it seems like Nightwing is going to confront the harm that Batman just latterly dealt with himself inDetective Comics . As Batman returns to Gotham after being chased out by his terrifying villains , it seems Nightwing will be losing Blüdhaven to Heartless .

Nightwing has been in the sights of the villain Heartless for years now . While Nightwing has been trying to make Blüdhaven a good position , Heartless has been watching Dick Grayson ’s ascending as a public and dear figure in Blüdhaven . Now that Dick is at the height of his popularity as both Dick Grayson and Nightwing , Heartless is in conclusion do his move — as disclose in DC ’s solicitation forNightwing#116 by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo .

NIGHTWING # 116 ( 2024 )

Nightwing Launches A New Battle for Batman’s Cowl in DC’s Future Featured

Release Date :

July 17th , 2024

Writers :

Nightwing and Batman imagery

Tom Taylor

Artists :

Bruno Redondo

Imagery of Jason the Red Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Cover Artist :

Variant Covers :

Rian Gonzales , Vasco Georgiev , Tirso Cons

Nightwing #11 Variant cover featuring spliced image of Nightwing and Batman

Everything Dick Grayson has establish is crumbling around him . His life sentence is spiraling out of control condition and Heartless is at the center of all of it . Now Nightwing must leave his city . Can he take back the major power he ’s lost ? Or will Blüdhaven and its citizens be fall back to Heartless everlastingly ?

After Dick ’s emanation in popularity , Heartless want to bestow Nightwingdown as tight and as firmly as possible , which may leave in Nightwing lose his intact fortune as well as possibly being thrown out of Blüdhaven . This would be a major loss for Nightwing , and it ’s one that Batman has recently experienced as well .

Nightwing had his hands full during DC ’s Future State consequence , with a new cosplay look adapting a variant cover feature Dick at his most thrilling .

Nightwing 116 Main Cover Solicits: Deadman floating in front of a temple-like building.

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.

Nightwing Will Be Run Out of His City by His New, Terrifying Villain

Heartless Has Been Plotting Nightwing’s Downfall

After Alfred Pennyworth die , he passed his entire luck to Dick Grayson . This inheritance at once made Dick a multi - millionaire , and he set out to utilize that money to help the people of Blüdhaven . Since Blüdhaven does n’t have closely the supervillain population of Gotham , cleaning up the city and make life sentence for the citizens better was a much well-off task . Over the past few years , Dick has transmute Blüdhaven into a much nice plaza , and everyone has taken observance , especially Heartless . Heartless has submit thatdefeating Nightwingisn’t enough and that he wants Nightwing to be alone as well .

Unlike the Orgham kinsperson and their knowledge of Batman , Heartless be intimate exactly who Nightwing is and plans to do everything he can to destroy his life .

Both Batman and Nightwing will do anything for Gotham and Blüdhaven , severally . Batman does everything he can to hold Gotham , but he was recently defeated and go out of town by the Orgham family — a monolithic frustration for Batman . While he ’s supervise to return to Gotham and is working to subvert the Orgham family as ofDetective Comics#1084 by Ram V. , Javier Fernández , Dave McCaig , and Ariana Maher , Dick may not fare so well in the forthcoming final arcof Taylor and Redondo’sNightwingrun .

Blended image of Nightwing and Heartless

Despite Nightwing’s Claims, He Might Lose the War to Heartless

Unlike the Orgham family and their knowledge of Batman , Heartless knows exactly who Nightwing is and plans to do everything he can to smash his life . The Orgham family only wanted Gotham ; they did n’t manage about the fate of Bruce Wayne . Heartless , on the other deal , only desire to anguish Nightwing , and he ’s using Blüdhaven to do it without a single guardianship for the city itself . In fact , Nightwing ’s dingy future in Tirso Cons ' heartbreaking variant coverforNightwing#116 shows that he miss everything . He ’s destitute , apparently has no allies , and is living on the street with his hound .

While there ’s no uncertainty that Nightwing will bounce back , at this second , it seems Heartless has gotten everything he wants . Nightwing is only alone and potentially forced out of the very city that he just afford so much to restore and protect . But just asBatmanmanaged to number back from certain defeat and is fighting to take Gotham back from the Orgham family , Nightwingwill also fight against Heartless , and finally devolve to Blüdhaven , even if the situation presently seems bleak .

Nightwing#113is available July 17th , 2024 from DC Comics !

Nightwing tells The Heartless he has an army

Nightwing is the superhero moniker take up by Dick Grayson , upon his ripening out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own . Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name , Grayson has prove to comic book immortality with the identity element , earn regard as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe .

One of DC ’s most iconic grinder , Batman is the vigilante superhero part of billionaire Bruce Wayne . fashion by tragedy with the death of his parents , Bruce dedicate his life story to becoming the reality ’s leading martial artist , detective , and tactician . Recruiting an full family of allies and crony , Bruce waggle state of war on evil as the dark horse of his hometown , Gotham City .

Batman Stands in Detective Comic Art by Jason Fabok

One of DC’s most iconic heroes, Batman is the vigilante superhero persona of billionaire Bruce Wayne. Forged by tragedy with the death of his parents, Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the world’s leading martial artist, detective, and tactician. Recruiting an entire family of allies and sidekicks, Bruce wages war on evil as the dark knight of his hometown, Gotham City.

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