Nightwing, Vol. 2: Night of the Owls Author: Visit Amazon's Kyle Higgins Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1401240275 | Format: EPUB
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"Dynamic art and a story that draws upon the history of the character."—
The New York Times"Stellar...a solid yarn that roots itself in Grayson's past, with gorgeous artwork by artist Eddy Barrows to boot."—
IGN "I think a new generation is going to fall in love with Nightwing..."—
MTV GeekAbout the Author
Kyle Higgins is an American comic book writer best known for his work with DC Comics. Higgins' knack for dynamic action scenes and pacing make him one of the best up and coming talents in the industry. His previous works include the limited series BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM along with best-selling writer Scott Snyder, as well as BATMAN and DETECTIVE COMICS. He is currently writing NIGHTWING as a part of DC Comics—The New 52
- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: DC Comics (July 30, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1401240275
- ISBN-13: 978-1401240271
- Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
When it comes to Kyle Higgins Nightwing, I think the young writer has a solid voice for the character of Dick Grayson. It's fun and interesting to see Batman's first pupil come into his own and dealing with his own problems away from Gotham City. The thing is, at the end of volume 1, Nightwing returned to Gotham with his circus with bad results and learning a big secret about upbringing. Now it appears that Nightwing's presence in Gotham leads him to know a lot more about himself then ever before.
NIGHTWING VOL.2: NIGHT OF THE OWLS collects issues #8-12 and #0. Issues #8 and #9 is part of the "Night of the Owls" event/story, issues #10-#12 is the 3-part "Republic of Tomorrow" story, and origin of Nightwing is in issue #0.
The 2-part Night of the Owls story is during the Batman family cross over from Batman: Night of the Owls (The New 52), which deal with Nightwing fighting the current Talon for the Court of Owls and finding out Dick Grayson and the Talon have far more of a connection and history then Dick ever imagined. And the 3-part Republic of Tomorrow story deals with a shady cult group that claim to be Gotham's true savor and wants Nightwing dead for a murder he's framed for by unknown forces.
Kyle Higgins key theme in this volume is the inner workings of Dick Grayson's history growing up and the connection he has with Gotham. The Night of the Owls 2-parter is one of the best things about the event and for Nightwing himself. We get a good look at the family history of Dick Grayson's ancestor and his inner workings, as well as the origin of Dick Grayson's last name.
This collects issues 8-12 and 0.
This volume picks up right were the previous left off, carrying on with Bruce and Dick's building battle with the Court of Owls. Issues 8 and 9 tie in directly into the "Night of the Owls" event (hence the subtitle of this volume) and gives some back story into William Cobb, Dick's great grandfather, the resurrected Talon that had been antagonizing Bruce/Batman in his (main) solo title. The history pieces are nice and cut in nicely to the action that is going on in the present. It is a cool perspective to be getting Dick's lineage story of Gotham in it's growing days. I will admit that by the time I got to reading this volume I was pretty burnt out from the whole "Night of Owls" debacle that spanned over a good many titles, especially in the bat-book world. After giving some thought and another run through, this is one of the better tie-ins of the whole event, is very well written, some hookey Talon dialogue aside, and makes the most sense due to Dick's bloodline connection to a Talon. It is not this series fault that DC happened to release it last, after all the other volumes with their "Night of the Owls" tie-ins came and went.
Issues 10-12 deal with Dick discovering a group of fanatics that want to make Gotham a better place called the Republic of Tomorrow. They framed him him for murder and he has to find out why and stop them. The villains of this short arc are weak and another secret society that wants to rule Gotham for the better after dealing with the Court of Owls is really lacking creatively. Even when their motives and the leader is revealed they are lackluster moments. The real highlight to this story is Kyle Higgins showing he has a grasp on Dick Grayson/ Nightwing.
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