Ric
Grayson is working with the Nightwings, but it’s a tenuous partnership.
Nightwing Prime (a detective out of costume) has his doubts, and Ric unsure of
his own motivations. And Ric’s girlfriend Bea is quick to point out that while
everyone wants to make a difference, Ric has a tendency to take it to the next
level.
Like Batman
once said, “Life gets complicated sometimes.”
But as Ric
and Nightwing Red (the fireman of the group) battle the Living Fire Menace (as
I have dubbed him), the cops on the team are developing a rather short list of
suspects – specifically, the daughter of fallen officer who blames the
Bludhaven Police Department for her father’s vegetative state. The evidence
against her is flimsy at best, but enough for the costumed crime fighters to
have chat with her – because officially, it wouldn’t be enough to raise any
eyebrows in the squad room.
Writer Dan
Jurgens seems to have inherited Nightwing
at a time when the book/character is in upheaval. Some writers might find that
a challenge, but when anything can happen, the upside is that anything can happen. Not that anything
necessarily will, but like the artist he is, Jurgens seems to be following each
line on the page with an equally sensible follow-through.
Chris
Mooneyham’s art works for the book, much as it has on other titles. Maybe I’m
imagining things, but it has a distinctive style that is reminiscent of Denys
Cowan inked by Klaus Janson. Not a bad mix, but it’s only a matter of time when
he cultivates his own style, if he hasn’t already and I’m projecting my own
interpretations.
Rating: 7/10