Nightwing, Vol. 6: The Untouchable by Sam Humphries

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This book contains a seven-issue story and two one-shots.

The Seven-Issue story has a lot to commend it. The villain, the Judge, has a very cool design and there are some interesting ideas behind him that are explored. There are some fun ideas like the Limousine League of Assassins. The is fantastic with so many great scenes.

On the other hand, the story is one (or maybe two) issues too long. A lot of the backstory on the character is vague and a little implausible. I also think that the lack of usable supporting characters leads writer Sam Humphries to make up characters to go bad, which lessens the emotional impact. Overall, I still enjoyed the arc.

However, the one-shots really sell me on this book. Both explore Dick's relationship with Damian. One is a fun martial arts story with Dick going to Japan and then the other has Dick, Damian, and Roy Harper teaming up. We get a nice story with a little bit of insight into Dick Grayson's character.

Overall, this is a perfectly solid Nightwing volume.



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