Nightwing #151 - DC

I loved this book. I thought it gave us a great view into the life of Dick Grayson. I think, it also served to emphasize just how different his life is that Bruce's. But unfortunately, also . . how much they all seem to miss him. Right now, it seems like they're all kind of floundering a little bit. This issue we find out that Carol Bermingham, you know that DA that Harvey wanted Nightwing to protect from himself . . well, she's not really dead. The whole thing was staged. She's actually in witness protection and living in Northbranch Minnesota. I thought it was funny though, when he goes to visit her, he comes through the front door under guise of pizza delivery. But when he leaves, he goes out the window. I guess old habits die hard. I hope he didn't trample her Geraniums or anything. I also enjoyed the conversation between Nightwing and Two-face. Even though they're speaking through 3 inches of glass at Arkham, they definitely don't pull their punches. I think it was Nightwings way of letting Harvey know that he'd be watching him, and . . . he's not Batman. He's not under any delusion that there's any part of Harvey still left in there. Dick's girlfriend, Deb, has decided that she's going to move back home to San Jose. She just doesn't like the craziness of the city. And she's choosing not to live in fear. And Nightwing, with Superman and John Stewart, finish the task of putting all the heroes that have passed in a mausoleum under JLA headquarters. They just want to know that the bodies of their fallen comrades will be left unmolested. Dick pushes himself yet again by doing a free-fall from the troposphere . . over 22 miles up. Alfred and Tim are praising him for his efforts, but Dick replies, "Didn't do it for the record books Alfred. Did it for me." And finally we see the 3 of them have a quiet movie night, together, back at the mansion. Most assuredly something that Bruce wouldn't have done. I like how Peter J Tomasi has wrapped up all of these various story-lines. He puts everything in a neat little package. And Doug Mahnke's art was simply incredible. But I get the feeling that this book is kind of the calm before the storm. According to the next issue blurb, "Dick Grayson inherits the sins of the father as he comes face-to-face with the Demon's Head himself . . Ra's al Ghul!" After his recent encounters with Talia, that should prove very interesting. I thought this was a great issue.