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Nightwing the New Order #4

By Hervé St-Louis
August 20, 2018 - 22:59

Nightwing meets his old pals from the Titans who have several grudges against him and do not trust him. Worse, Starfire who left him years ago admits that she has stopped loving him. Nightwing still refuses to recant on his order to wipe out super heroes yet still needs the Titans to save his son. Can they achieve a tenuous partnership to rescue Jake Grayson?

I like the use of a Blue Lantern in this comic and who is revealed as the person wielding the power of hope.  One aspect about Dick Grayson and Bette Kane not explored by Kyle Higgins is the jealousy that non-powered heroes may feel towards super powered ones. It would have been interesting to explore this dimension as something that explains Nightwing’s motivation to deactivate all super humans.

While the relationship with Starfire is explored deeply the one with Wally West and the other Titans remains superficial. Wally West appears as a jerk and lacks the depth that he usually has. We know his powers survived the power wipe but nothing has been mentioned about his mentor Barry Allen and the other Kid Flashes.

McCarthy is good with action scenes and emotional ones. Starfire’s face does change a bit and looks a bit odd. His layouts are packed which means he can tell a lot of story in mere pages. A device he likes to use which fits the theme of the comic is the black gutter space. In some flashback scenes, there are no frames around the panels who appear to float on a white background. These tricks all work and give his works a sense of maturity and professionalism.

Rating: 7 /10

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