This series has a couple of good things going for it right now. One . . the fantastic writing of Peter J Tomasi. Two . . the very graceful, very clean, lines of Rags Morales. But, really, the best thing this series has going for it is in the incredible character of Dick Grayson. Some people may argue that Tim Drake is the best Robin, of all time. And I'm not saying that I necessarily disagree with that, but . . Dick Grayson is the best character to come out of the Batman mythos . . except for Bruce obviously. And Dick, is, and always will be, the best, and only, Nightwing. I know that Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are the foundation of the DC Universe . . the Trinity. However, the next tier after them would have to include the likes of Barry Allen, Hal Jordan, Dinah Lance and Dick Grayson. This issue takes us further in to the story of Creighton Kendall. He's the one who's working for Talia, trying to create an army for her, while also trying to fulfill his goals as the leader of the Society of the Golden Eagle. That's the problem with being a criminal mastermind of Talia's caliber. You can't do everything yourself. So you try to hire others to help you reach your goals. However, some of the people you hire, as is the case with Creighton here, has goals of his own. And while he appears to be working for Talia, his own goals are definitely taking precedence. Unfortunately, not only will that be his undoing but it'll also put a serious set-back in Talia's ultimate goal. Also, unfortunately, she won't see Creighton as the problem but rather Nightwing, which means that he'll be the one to reap the rewards of her wrath. To complicate her matters for Talia . . her father, Ra's al Ghul has recently broken out of Arkham . . who is ultimately the reason that she needs an army in the first place. Right now this series has a great feel to it, and a fantastic creative group behind it. On top of all that, we got a great Andy Kubert cover this issue. What more could you ask for?
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