Nightwing: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 1 (Nightwing: Rebirth)

I absolutely love these deluxe editions. great quality books

I love it. Beautiful artwork, and, it will last a long time. It is great to be able to read the comics I missed. And, in such a sturdy book.

Came well packaged. Beautiful art and a nice follow up to the original line by Chuck Dixon with nice references to the New 52

Quick, exactly as described.

Engaging story, great art

Great gift for any Nightwing fan.

Nightwing: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 1 (Nightwing: Rebirth)  collects issues #1-15 and the Rebirth issue of the, err, Rebirthed Nightwing series, which is a straight continuation and clean-up of the Grayson series from the New 52, not to mention the outstanding Court of Owls business, and finally puts the New 52 behind us, so that in the next volume, we can get back to the Batman & Robin series that it so rudely interrupted (No – really!: “Did you steal our old Batmobile from the cave?” “Indeed. Now let’s move…”). However, let’s not run before we can walk.The stories included here were originally collected as – Nightwing TP Vol 1 Better Than Batman (Rebirth)  - the Rebirth issue, #1-4 and #7-8 Batman Night of the Monster Men HC  - #5 & #6 – a Batman Family crossover story Nightwing TP Vol 2 Bludhaven (Rebirth)  - issues #9-15Nightwing – Better than BatmanThis starts with the rebirth issue, which acts as a bridge between the Grayson series and this one, in which Dick Grayson tidies up a number of loose ends from previous stories, events and series, some of which I (and, apparently, the New 52 editors and writers) had completely forgotten about, and then sets off in this series to clear up the biggest.Continuity is also a big thing in this volume, as we are reminded throughout the Rebirth issue, as those loose ends are gathered in, and the main story, which runs through this volume, neatly skipping past the crossover, involves the Court of Owls, and those various bits of unfinished business are finally dealt with – the court’s micro-bomb planted in Damian, and Dick’s joining them as their senior Talon some time back, being the main ones; though, for those of you who were here for the finale of the Grayson series, I should point out that Batgirl drops in for a team-up (“Is this a date?”); and Spyral (and Tony) are still hanging around.The Owls also have a new enforcer, and Dick is teamed up with him as a sort of mentor to break him of his “no killing” habits. Good luck with that. Batman, Damian and Bruce Wayne are also intimately woven into the threads of the story, and it all ties neatly up at the end.This is a superbly plotted story, with excellent characterisation, scripting and artwork. The previous Nightwing series was above average for the New 52, the Grayson series was one of the best of the New 52 series - the Wonder Woman origin being my contender for the very best – and this has opened with a story as good as anything from those series, though it is probably best seen as a continuation of the Grayson series under another name.Nightwing – Back to BludhavenThis is another character-driven volume that continues Dick Grayson’s ‘rebirth. There is a five-part story set in the All-New Bludhaven in the middle of this book, with a sort of framing episode each side. These stories are all character-driven, in that events flow from the characters of the participants and not because the plot requires it. The plot obviously does require it, but things are expertly arranged by the writer to make it character-driven.The opening story, a team-up with the ‘new’ Superman, serves to remind us of Dick Grayson’s past and character, and why he is who and what he is, and as Superman (“you can call me Clark”) reminisces about ‘his’ Dick Grayson, tells him about Bludhaven, where Dick has never been in this timeline, and which gives him the idea to idea to move there.The main story involves a group of ‘recovering’ costumed villains who currently live in Bludaven, and who are, one by one, being framed for murders. I don’t know how many of them are ‘real’, and how many were created for this story – the gorilla, at least, has appeared before – but they are a bunch of fourth-rate villains, the sort who would have appeared just the once in short or backup stories back in the days before creator rights stopped writers from creating throwaway characters. However, they are just the right sort of people for this story, and for this series, as they were all run out of Gotham by Batman & Robin, and have fetched up in Bludhaven to start a new life, and are not at all happy to see Nightwing, even if he is trying to help them.Despite being fourth-rate characters, they belong here because they are fourth-rate characters, and the story is about new starts, and about characters, not costumes, though there are a lot of costumes involved – and a squirrel.Lest we forget, Dick Grayson is one of DC’s longest running characters, coming only after Superman and Batman in the batting order, and, with them, being published continuously since their first appearances in 1938, 1939, and 1940 respectively. Wonder Woman came along in 1941, and although Flash, Green Lantern and the others were originally created in 1940, their modern-day versions were revamps from the 1950s and 60s.The New 52 Nightwing series was one of the better ones of the period, and I was really annoyed when it was cancelled. The Grayson series that followed it, however, was superb, and this current series has maintained the quality.This Nightwing is staying well within the limits of the character – despite the occasional team-up with Superman and the Titans – but that character is currently one of the best written, with deep continuity, which is well-used, and which also doesn’t get in the way of change and progress. The artwork is also excellent, and there is even a squirrel. The squirrel doesn’t appear to do anything, per se, but at least it is treated with respect, even getting its own chair in meetings.The final story/issue, is a sort of mirror image of the opening one, looking at Dick Grayson the character, though with guest appearances by Batgirl, Starfire and Wally West, and sets him up for the next volume.This is how comic books should be done.

Likes:- The price. $35 for 16 issues, that is awesome.- The blue suit. I didn't fancy the red New 52 version. Neither did a lot of fans, apparently. I'm happy blue is back.- The binding. It's smyth sewn, which means we can put the book on the table, open it flat, and read it comfortably - as opposed to most glue binding hardcover comics.

First Nightwing comic I've read and I really enjoyed it. The art was great. It brings in favourite characters Bruce, Damien and Barbera taking more than cameo roles. Dick is very likeable and I felt emotionally involved with the story.There is a story taken from Batman comics, but the story is not included in it's entirety, only parts 2 and 5 out of 6 which is very annoying. This story includes so many characters I was unfamiliar with such as Spoiler, Clayface and Gotham Girl that I found it confusing.

I put 5 starts as the book have really nice drawings, brand new. But the story for me was a little boring. He supposed to be the new Robbin or to replace Batman, I don;t know but didn't got the story per say.

Great Read

This is my first time reading a Nightwing graphic novel and I loved this read

Uma edição muito divertida de ler. Apesar das boas críticas que a série Grayson recebeu, muitos sentiram falta dele como Asa Noturna. Essa edição começa com ele voltando a seus atos heróicos porém ainda com um pé na espionagem. O primeiro arco trabalha muito bem essa dualidade: Grayson é um super herói um espião? O antagonista se aproveita disso, tentando o recrutar para uma vida de justiça tortuosa enquanto destroem operações da Corte das Corujas. O segundo arco trata do Dick tentando se encontrar, se mudando pra Bludhaven em busca de um recomeço (referência a fase do Chuck Dixon no roteiro nos anos 90). Mas como esperado, os problemas da nova cidade seguem até ele. Os arcos são bem divertidos de ler, e a arte casa bem com a história.