Nightwing #138 - DC

The nice thing about this whole Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul storyline, is that it's bringing the whole Batman family back together again. It's nice to see them all in their own individual books. But then it's also cool to see them all together in the same action packed adventure. This chapter is deftly written by Fabian Nicieza, and brilliantly drawn by Don Kramer. Dick is in ChinaTown, trying to stop some new vigilante, when he is called in to action by the "boss". Tim is back at the mansion, where Damian has recently showed up, and Bruce is concerned that he might need some help. So he asks Dick to hop on a JLA transporter and beam over. He does so, and is immediately met by 3 evil ladies. Beautiful . . but evil. Tiger Moth, Silken Spider and Dragonfly have been hired by Talia to retrieve Damian. But there's also a hundred or so ninjas, in the employ of Ra's descending upon the manor. He takes out the chicks quick, with some gas, and then goes in to find out what's going on with Tim and Damian. He finds them up to their eyeballs in ninjas also. They seem to be gaining an advantage when the girls, whom have recuperated, have come down the elevator to join in the melee. But it quickly falls apart for Dick as the girls are drugged by the ninjas, and he has to choose between saving them, which he has all of about 30 seconds, or going after Tim and Damian. He chooses the girls, only because he thinks the boys can handle themselves. Plus, they don't really want Tim or Damian dead. Meanwhile, Bruce and Talia are on the trail of Ra's himself. His minions are trying to put together the invisible map which will lead him to the doorstep of Nada Parabat. His current body is so degraded that that may be the only place that can save him. Batman doesn't know where he's headed, but as he drives through the Himalayas with Talia, he does know that he's about 12 hours behind Ra's. And the book ends with the ninjas taking off with Tim and Damian. Lots of action. Lots of excitement. This is turning out to be a great storyline, and it looks like there may be some changes in the Batman family when all is said and done. The next chapter's in Detective.