Nightwing: Get Grayson

It's been three weeks since reading Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo's first arc of Nightwing, Leaping into the Light. Since then it's been a two week wait for my LCS to get my order in and an additional week to catch up on my pull list.

Finally, however, I have reached the opportunity to read the second volume in this so far fantastic run of Nightwing: Get Grayson.

So Dick Grayson has moves forward with his plans to save Bludhaven. However, this has not gone down well with everyone and the original Boy Wonder finds himself with a price on his head for his benevolence. Fortunately, Nightwing isn't so hunted as Dick's alter ego (along with all his superpowered friends) set about putting a stop to any assassin who wants to take up the Bounty.

I continue to love this run as Tom Taylor continues to present a truly epic take of Nightwing. In fact, probably going so far as to say it's planting the seeds for Taylor's Titans run, this arc goes about showing Dick Grayson as the true linchpin of the superhero community.

I find this rendition of Nightwing a phenomenal character to follow as Taylor portrays him as a worthy successor to Batman; a character containing all of his strengths but very few of his weaknesses. This is best shown by much of the guest cast, particularly the Flash, who all display such a love and loyalty to Nightwing that it makes the eventual announcement of Taylor's Titans a natural extension to this story.

That said, it does falter in a couple of places, notably the near exclusion of the mystery villain from the story. This feels a little unsettling, as if the character is no longer important, although he does have a brief appearance which certainly cements his ongoing danger.

Meanwhile, the Superman arc, while a nice crossover, certainly feels like a pit stop which is unnecessary in the overall plot. That said, it's such a minor detour that it doesn't really affect my enjoyment.

Of course, the true MVP of this series continues to be Bruno Redondo's artwork. I've said before how I heard of the praise on the work Redondo contributes here, but seeing his work first hand makes that praise seem understated in comparison.

Again, with the mix of David Aja's Hawkeye-like set pieces and the Terry Dodson-esque close ups, Redondo's art style is a breathtaking masterpiece from cover (which is also fantastic) to cover.

Get Grayson doesn't quite hold up to Leaping into the Light in my eyes, but the difference between them is so minimal that even VAR would have trouble seeing that difference.

Nightwing has, in the space of a few weeks, become my favourite new series and the only downside is finding the money to go and Immediately buy volume three.