#this is in the new nightwing issue

[damianwaynerocks]

did tom taylor just make jujutsu kaisen and dc comics exist in the same universe

#this is in the new nightwing issue #do we think gojo and bruce are each other at events #tim drake #damian wayne #dick grayson #jason todd #red robin #robin #red hood #nightwing #jjk #jujutsu kaisen

[evasive-anon]

How Dick found out Jason died was actually the fucking worst.

If you've read the New Teen Titans you know I'm bout pop off on Danny Chase. If any of you are fanon only people probably know Dick found out what happened when he got back from space with the Titans and how Bruce wasn't the one who told him- but what fanon leaves out is how the person who told Dick had ZERO FUCKIGN EMPATHY AND KEPT SAYIGN IT WAS NO BIG DEAL.

This little asshole is Danny, he's a kid with telekinetic powers on the Titans and he literally just walks up to Nightwing like 'Hey Dick, looks like you had a rough time on that mission, oh no so sorry your leg is broken, anyway just some minor news but pretty sure you're little brother is dead, NBD. 🙄'

Danny is really out here like 'who even cares its a dangerous job' while Dick is BREAKING DOWN.

DC, why the fuck you gotta highlight Jason being so short here?? You already killed him stop kicking him while he's down .😭

DANNY WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU SURPRISED

🤓 i jUSt dOn't LiKE beInG PuSHeD aRoUNd broooo omg 😒

Dick does fire Danny from the Titan this comic but honestly I really wish we got to see Dick beat the shit out of him here cause he deserved it.

ALSO THIS BITCH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE JASONS FRIEND HE CALLED HIM THE TODDSTER AND THEY FUCKIGN HUNG OUT

Anyway, side note- if you're wondering why Dick called Danny out about being afraid of his own blood being spilt is cause of this unforgettable scene:

#dick grayson #danny chase #jason todd #teen titans #nightwing #dc comics #comic panels #new teen titans #panels where Nightwing finds out Jason died are from The New Teen Titans issue 55 #i don't get how jason could be the most hated child character when Danny is RIGHT THERE #i totally get why fanon leaves this out because batfam fanfics dont really need to include the entire wider DC universe #and also Danny deserves to be deleted from existence #but holy shit i fucking wish Dick found out originally from someone just walking up to give condolences #this shit was UNHINGED

[lygma-nygma]

Knowing the original reason(s) that Dick became Nightwing and then reading comics like Nightwing: Year One is just so annoying. Like what is the deal with more modern rewrites making everything surrounding Dick and Bruce super edgy and angsty when the original version of the story was perfectly fine?? It’s like DC Comics is on a mission to assassinate both of their characters to make Dick into a ‘sad boy’, it’s infuriating.

Original Pre-Crisis Nightwing Lore: Yeah I'm just kind of getting too old to be Robin. Like it or not Robin is forever and always going to be known as Batman's sidekick and I just don't feel like that fits me anymore. I'm the leader of the Teen Titans and I spend most of my time doing that and solo missions now anyway. I think I'm going to drop the mantle, take a step back, and find a new identity. Original Post-Crisis Nightwing Lore: I got shot and fell off a building during a mission and almost died right in front of Bruce. It shook him up and made him super afraid of me dying so he told me he wasn't going to run with a Robin anymore because he didn't want my death to be his fault. I was annoyed about him treating me like a kid and that he was throwing all the years we worked together away over one incident but he said it wasn't like that, he just hoped I was old enough to understand where he was coming from. I told him that there was no way I wasn't going to continue being a hero and he fully supported me saying that he would always be there to help if I needed it. I was still hurt by it all, especially when Jason showed up, but ultimately I came to understand why it happened and got over it. Edgy Retcon Nightwing Lore: I went out of my way to SAVE him and then I got PUNISHED because I didn't do it right and wasn't prioritizing Gotham enough despite my THIRTEEN THOUSAND JOBS but I'm not surprised because he's always been unreasonable and HATES ME so now I'm not Robin anymore because Batman is an awful person and emotionally abuses me. And just to be clear it's not like Dick and Bruce didn't fight before the retcon, frequently being at each other's throats is literally a core aspect of their relationship, but I'm just so tired of them retconning every interaction they have into some overdramatic spat. Way to completely strip Dick of all his agency as a character and turn Bruce into an empty cardboard cut out of himself. Hope the angst points are worth it.

EDIT: I also want to add that fights between Bruce and Dick used to have a lot more nuance than they do now. The B&D fights used to be caused by a breakdown in communication on BOTH sides, not just Bruce's. The 'Jason becoming Robin' fight comes to mind. In Batman #416 neither Dick's complaints nor Bruce's excuses made complete sense but that was the point. Bruce should have been better at reaching out but Dick was also expecting Bruce to be a mind reader and know how he was feeling without telling him. Dick left home without saying goodbye well Bruce was on a mission, Bruce assumed that meant Dick didn't want to see him and so avoided reaching out leading to the two of them not talking for a long time. Dick accepts that Bruce doesn't want him as Robin anymore in stride (he even smiles and shit about it) so Bruce doesn't realize that losing Robin actually hurt him, ex. It's that kind of fighting, the "I want to slam both your heads together" fighting, that I miss so much.

#dick grayson #bruce wayne #batman #nightwing #just me complaining about things again #I blame frank miller for this #Frank miller and Tom king when I GET YOU #For those of you wondering the comics referenced here are #The New Teen Titans (39) #Batman (408) #Nightwing (101) #I can't put number signs in the tags so those are all issue numbers lol

[drbatsponge]

Bro I was joking when I said they're turning Babs into a clone of Steph, y'all need to stop now.

#funny error from the new Batman Inc. issue lmfao #this is getting out of hand now there are two of them #stephanie brown #barbara gordon #batgirl #nightwing #batwoman #duke thomas #batman #dc comics

[rockingthegraveyard]

THEM!

They're so fucking cute 😭

#im inclined to agree with her 😠 #this is the kind of content i live for #DC #Dick Grayson #Cassandra Cain #Stephanie Brown #i was waiting for the new issue to upload bc apparently jason is in it #i like the style of the nightwing comics #so i peek around every once in a while for the art #this one isn't my favorite but it's cute

[batfam-quotes15]

Does anyone else remember that time Dick Grayson assaulted a child bc he was rude about Jason’s death right after he found out about it

#new titans 55 #just thought maybe we should add this to the list of Dick Grayson Anger Issues #batfam #batfamily #dc comics #Nightwing #dick grayson #jason todd #titans #teen titans #new titans

[tiffanybluesclues]

Revisiting the various Nightwing comics from 1995 to now, it really drives home just how bad Tom Taylor's run is. There was some not great stuff shortly before the Ric Grayson arc, and then there was of course the Ric Grayson arc, but looking back on it ...yeah, the past three years have been so mediocre. There are little bright points here and there, once in a while an issue or two that I mostly enjoy, but I'm definitely not getting pulled into marathoning stories like I was when I went through the other runs a few days ago. :/

#anti tom taylor #nightwing #dick grayson #the fact that i found myself more engaged in the 30 issues of new 52 nightwing than in the past 30 issues of the most recent nightwing 😬 #that says a lot #dc critical

[memequeme]

With ao3 down for the foreseeable future, I’m going to stand on my soap box for a minute as a library assistant and encourage those of you who want to read to go to your local library and get a library card!

Most libraries offer access to Hoopla and Libby which are really awesome digital libraries that have ebooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, comics, music and even some tv shows and movies. Libby can also sync with your Kindle. You can access these apps through a phone, tablet, or with their websites on a computer.

If your library doesn’t have the book you’re looking for, you can request they order a physical or digital copy and your library will do their best to get it for you or do an interlibrary loan from another library.

Your library is a great resource and I know they would be happy to have new patrons!

I, like many of you, am a big reader of fanfic and I hope ao3 is back up running soon but don’t sleep on your local library!

If you’d like add tags or reply with what you’re currently reading. Happy Reading😊

#currently reading spin by Rebecca Capara #also reading the new Nightwing series and the dc and marvel pride issues #me shit

[kingdomoftyto]

...BIG FEELS AND BIG PLOT DEVELOPMENTS AT THE END OF THAT BOOK, HUH

#Tyto reads WoF #i know it's not the most pressing issue what with the vengeful ex-Queen and the murderous sister and all #but I still want to point out how alarming it is that the new crew are all going to be wearing seemingly radioactive rocks as jewelry now #Turtle please don't pick up strange rocks that give off their own heat for the love of all that's good #ANYWAY yeah what the actual frick is going on with Darkstalker huh. I genuinely do NOT know whether he's trustworthy or not #desperately lonely and unfairly demonized? absolutely. truly cares about Moon as a friend? I think so. #capable of integrating peacefully into modern dragon society without letting his own ego turn him into the monster he denies ever being? #....... 😬 remains to be seen #god and there's Scarlet's mysterious new accomplice(?) with the maddeningly vague physical description and also THE SCROLL(!!!!) #and i just realized we failed to get resolutions in this book for EITHER the vision of Turtle attacking Anemone OR #Flame's unique and frightening ability to sense and/or attack mindreaders???? #where the HECK are we going with Flame I am going lowkey INSANE over him #ugh frick and Umber and Sora are both on the run too...!! this book is nearly as cliffhangery as Dark Secret #(though thankfully i prepared for this by checking the next book out ahead of time so i wouldn't have to wait LOL) #uhh buhh final thoughts before i force myself to go to sleep: #I love Moon and everything going on with her but I do feel like on some level it's even more of a slap in the face for poor Starflight #that the only tribe to get multiple POV characters in this first. like. extended arc(?) appears to be the NightWings #and Starflight himself doesn't get any of the tribe's unique defining features or abilities #i mean i guess the same is sort of true of Sunny and yes i know it was the POINT of book 4 that the tribe had no powers #but still idk it just feels like kicking the poor boy when he's already down. in addition to him literally getting beaten up again #(... now watch me be a total fool and the arc actually extends past book 8 or something making this point moot lol) #(I'm only assuming it ends at 8 bc that's where the previews in the back of the previous books have stopped) #EDIT: LOL yep turns out this arc does extend out to book 10 and the other POVs are Turtle and Qibli so I stand corrected. #that's what I get for nightblogging

[glooooopyyyy]

Look, I love Nightwing, he my favorite character from DC comics and I think he is quite neat but maybe DC should like kill him off for a few months or sideline him because OMG.

#this post was definitely made because of the new batgirls issue #ok maybe killing him off is a bad idea but have him chained to bludhaven and the titans #DC stopped giving a fuck about Nightwings characterization since its feels like a name tag at this point #I need him to be sidelined for a few months and give attention to other underrated characters. #because it feels like DC keeps reusing him and has no idea what to do with him (outside of dark crisis i guess) #anti nightwing #kind off #idk #dc #dick grayson #nightwing

[xbuster]

I have a lot of Nightwing individual issues, so I’ve decided to start building up a collection of Nightwing TPBs/hardcovers/omnibuses for easy reading. It’s small now, but I’m getting the Grayson omnibus soon, so I almost have the whole New 52 run at least.

#it looks like i’m not much of a dick grayson fan but i have a LOT of individual issues #and a complete run of the new teen titans #with the issue of the judas contract with nightwing’s first appearance signed by marv wolfman and george perez

[batmanssleeves]

how do you do fellow kids

#robins issue 2 #idk how I feel about long-haired nightwing #better than mullet nightwing... but still #my caps #dick's the kind of older brother who would butcher things on purpose to piss his siblings off #'Damian are u playing that new mined craft game on your Nintendo?'

[sengokuthegouda]

Pictured here: Me talking about my interests and the poor saps who made the mistake of saying anything even the most tangentially related. See: One Piece. Persona. Cosmere.

#nightwing #dick grayson #the long halloween #issue 3 #i had no new insights to offer for issue 2 #read along #Gouda Grayson

[adreamfromnevermore]

Headcanon that the Bats must be the most infuriating members of the justice league. And it's got nothing to do with what they do or don't know or even their general skills and egos. Everyone is very used to Batman and the expectation that him and any of his spawn are somehow going to be three steps ahead of any issue they bring to the table ever.

No no, the infuriating bit? The stalking.

Listen, this is a family of freaks and weirdos. They work so well together because none of them were normal to start with and then they ended up traumatized. It's practically common practice in that family to accept that nothing is what it seems at face value and that all of your siblings are attempting to pry into your private life and cases at any given moment. I think for them it's honestly weirder if you take what they say at face value. They speak a language holy separate from any normally socialized person and it is a language of lies and half-truths that relies on the assumption that all parties are aware of that.

They're the most infuriating bitches around.

They'll tell someone something and appear to do the opposite and when confronted will have the most convoluted but sound reasoning of why they actually did exactly as they promised too.

They regularly pick people's pockets and hack into personal information because for them? That's practically a love language. They're obnoxious and they aren't even aware of it. Someone asks them to just tell the truth and they react like they've been shot. They're probably offended when they realize that someone hasn't been at least attempting to dig into them back, like come on man. I thought we were friends but you didn't even Google how long Nightwings been around? We've already put the bar on the floor for you guys? My siblings already have a full dossier ready on you because they caught us on camera in your home city during that 2 minute conversation we had 3 months ago. They sent it to me a few hours later. I think they got Oracle to help cause usually it takes them at least 12 hours.

You think they're being nice and friendly and then you realize that they have a nice little file compiled of everything you've done in the last five years, where you went to school and every note your teachers ever made about your behavior a decade ago when you were still a high schooler and fairly normal. If asked they'd probably be willing to bring out the family tree they built for you. They know what you did last summer better than you know what you did last summer. They have pictures, pictures that should be impossible because there's no way they were stalking you then and those sure don't look like security camera footage.

In reality Bats and Superman get along so well because that man is an investigative journalist and when they first met he could not leave it alone. Bruce was charmed the first time Clark Kent started doggedly attempting to ask him if he knew anything about Gothams new cryptid. It was cute how off base he was. But he was trying!!!! Bruce was sold for life! He dropped an dossier on lexcorp off in Clarks apartment a few days later. As a gift.

#listen Bruce probably made it a training exercise #whoever can name the most heroes by the end of the week #(first and last) #gets bragging rights and a joy ride in the batmobile #batman #dc #bruce wayne #batfamily #clark kent #superman #justice league #robin #tim drake #dick grayson #nightwing #red robin #damian wayne #spoiler #stephanie brown #duke thomas #signal

[mysterycitrus]

I'm not sure if you've already answered something like this, but what are your reasons for disliking Tom Taylor?

I haven't read everything of his regarding the Titans and Dick but I don't really like what I've seen so far. I was excited at first with the current Titans run, etc. But that excitement has faded away.

What I don't like that is hard to put into words is his writing seems to reflect that he doesn't really understand the characters that he's writing, AND he seems to prefer Dick with Babs instead of Kory.

But what are your thoughts on Tom Taylor's writing?

in a nutshell — tom taylor is a fundamentally incurious person who writes comics to go viral on twitter. there’s no tangible substance in what he writes aside from moments of unearned toothless fluff, he isn’t interested in preserving legacy relationships or characterisation, and he lauds himself as a champion of representation while blocking those from marginalised communities who critique his works for being harmful or otherwise inaccurate.

his writing on nightwing reinvented dick grayson as a spineless, inoffensive character with almost no conviction. babs gordon has been removed from oracle entirely and exists as his girlfriend who lovingly banters with him but otherwise possesses no personal stance on any issue. his portrayal of bludhaven is devoid of its grit, style, or culture. dick’s ability to perform basic tasks as a hero — solving cases on his own, any degree of instinct or self preservation, acting like an adult — is notably absent. his chip about kory manifests in strongarming babs into being dicks one true love — something that defies existing canon and harms both of their existing relationships with other characters.

his writing on titans pisses me off even more, because now he has a wide cast of established characters that he can water down into stereotypes, flat characterisation lifted out of the cartoon, and bad politics. raven is basically a non-character who exists to be bb’s girlfriend. roy is totally absent. kory is underwritten. donna is flat and lifeless. the dynamics of the group are totally off. the decisions they make are bad, and because he’s established dick as a dunce i don’t understand why anyone would sincerely trust him to lead this group.

the issue is that there are no stakes. taylor’s liberalism allows for surface-level representation with no substance and no personality. why should i care that superman is bi if said superman decides to hug space-hitler instead of fighting him? why would i care that dick grayson is back in bludhaven if every character around him exists to support his new, inferior storytelling? taylor does not appear interested in improving his craft or actually collaborating with the people he claims to represent. there is no compassion, no sincere interest in nuanced storytelling. only window dressing with shiny cover art by dan mora

#is this too mean? idc fuck that guy #my proudest moment was meeting him at a con and telling him his hat was ugly ❤️ #nightwing #dick grayson #teen titans #dc comics #the ask and the answer

[snakeredbirdbatkatana]

As much as I hate the new issue I'm sure you are aware of what I might be referencing I do love the fact that Dick is being portrayed as a protective badass.

I see a lot of representation where he is this goofy dumbass and that pisses me off.

Dick Grayson is the original Robin angry pissed off at the world and wanting vengeance. He has had years of experience he has kicked Banes ass practically destroyed Deathstroke but for some reason he is treated like he's weak.

That man is one of, if not the most scary Bat he killed the fucking Joker. Nightwing is who I would want to hide behide and I know his siblings agree.

I imagine the other Birds getting in over their head and running to Dick so they can hide under his wings.

Big brother Nightwing is the definition of fuck around and find out and, you fucking will find out if you touch his fucking Robins.

Which is something else people forgot Robin isn't fucking Batman's that belongs to Dick Grayson each Robin is Dicks family and he won't allow his birds to fall.

#batfamily #bamf nightwing #protective dick grayson #dick Grayson #jason todd #tim drake #damian wayne #bruce wayne #bamf batfamily #batfam #dc robin #og Robin #alfred pennyworth #Stephanie brown #cassandra wayne #duke thomas