Grayson #16

Its part of what makes this series so special (besides the breakdown of masculine identity and flip of the camera gaze which is still ever so impressive), that pure personality driving Dick Graysons portrayal in every scene and on every page. He is charm incarnate, and there are few characters in the DCU as endearing. King and Seeley have amped that aspect of Dicks character up to 11. Hes not just a great butt, friends. Hes a great butt that acknowledges cultural misogyny and respects you for who you are. So dreamy. Read Full Review

Grayson was already a pretty entertaining book beforehand, but this sixteenth is on a whole other level of charming. If you have friends that are on the fence about Dick's new status quo, give them this issue and stand by for major feels, laughs and thrills. Read Full Review

I can understand why someone may not have wanted to read Grayson after the events of Forever Evil and Dicks status quo changed drastically. But, after the past year and a half of Grayson, it should be abundantly clear that King, Seeley and Janin (and occasionally Stephen Mooney) are producing one of the best books out there. Catch up quickly with some trades and digital downloads, youll be glad you did. Flawless issue, this is how to produce a great comic. Read Full Review

It's rare to see a usually action-packed comic this wholeheartedly embrace comedy and homage and it makes for a tantalizing proposition, even for those not used to the visual language and genre tropes of '60s spy fiction. All in all, it's possibly the best comic starring Dick Grayson ever and one of the best comics DC has published in years. Read Full Review

I had so much fun reading this issue. Between the spot on humor and the pulse racing action is the continuation of the Spyral story that may not address Dick's recent doings, but who cares when it's this great. The only thing I didn't like here was a certain character being painted as a villain and I can look past that to smile at the spy/buddy cop homage that is Grayson #16. Read Full Review

Full of energy, this issue is everything that makes this book great: kinetic action, strikingvisuals, genuinely funny comedy, and a likable, charismatic lead. King, Seeley, Jann, and Cox are some of the best talents in the business, and this fusion of spy thriller and superheroics provides the enjoyment and excitement that only the comics medium can give. Standing on its own it works well, and the hints of what's to come in the future makes everything that much more exciting, so if you were still hesitant about "Dick Grayson: Super Spy," give this a look; if it doesn't change your mind, I don't know what will. Read Full Review

I wonder if Dick or Helena are being played by Checkmate, or if this agency is just as divided as Spyral. Also, that Checkmate team looks awesome, and I want a book of that. Read Full Review

What's your favorite Bond movie? I am one of those old-fashioned types who prefers the halcyon days of the 1960s, of Sean Connery and shaken not stirred and secret volcano lairs. And most of all I prefer 1964'sGoldfinger. In many ways it was the first complete Bond movie. Dr. NoandFrom Russia With Loveare both fine films, but it is in the third Bond outing that all the classic elements of a Bond movie come together: the girl, the villain, the henchman, the hideout, the cold open, the stylized credit sequence, the specially commissioned theme song. Graysonhas toyed with the conventions of the spy genre since its first issue, but in this installment it means into them with rapturous joy. And when it leans, it rests onGoldfinger. Read Full Review

With Grayson #16, the comic jumps from being a funny superhero book to DC's answer to Archer. This is easily the goofiest issue of Grayson yet: the dialogue is quippier than ever, there are now 100% more cutaway gags, and there's even an extended Bond theme song inspired musical section. Read Full Review

All-in-all, this is a good issue of GRAYSON, but it's a bit of a bummer to see no connection to the finale of Robin War, which changed everything about what Dick Grayson is up to. More than anything else, the final pages are the clincher, as it's setting up a new group of people, hired by Helena to hunt down Dick and Tiger, so I'm really enjoying where this story is going and the art we're getting here. GRAYSON continues to surprise me in the best ways possible. Read Full Review

King and Seeley kicked the fun factor up to 11 in this issue. Dick Grayson is in rare form. He's always been funny and quippy, but he's practically beside himself with glee in Grayson #16, and it raises the enjoyment of the book. Sadly, there isn't much plot, per se. It's really just a big montage of Dick and Tiger beating up a bunch of nobodies. I never knew Spyral had so many nameless, faceless thugs. Read Full Review

The return of a certain controversial character and his deceptively dark competing spy organization bodes well for the future of Grayson, with Tom King and Tim Seeley's spy war kicking into high gear. Read Full Review

The last page reveals a surprising alliance that changes the odds again but also adds even more players in the game. However it goes, the rest of this story arc will still be great fun, especially if Tony remains by Dick's side. Read Full Review

gusresm

Jan 28, 2016

the only downside is that there are just a few issues left from the current creative team...

Seth Grey

Jan 28, 2016

Grayson is fun, entertaining and beautiful to look at but the creative team has totally taken it to a whole other level with issue 16. Dick Grayson's charming personality is on full display as is the action in the book. This is a fast paced action story without unnecessary complicated thread. I highly recommend it to all comic book lovers who enjoy charming humour and great artwork, oh and what artwork, truly some of the best work in the industry today!

Fearless

Feb 05, 2016

I'm just really disappointed in spyral for naming dick agent 37

El Chapulin Colorado

Sep 04, 2016

Time for a theme song

Supes' soups

Jan 27, 2016

This is why I read comics. Well paced action sequences, clever dialogue, intriguing plot points, and Richard F*&%#ng Grayson. Ba Bow!! Still the most fun to read out of all the Bat-family titles. I was curious to see what happens to Grayson's role at the end of Robin War but unfortunately that storyline isn't advanced in this issue.

Nightmare of Solomon

Jan 28, 2016

An amazingly fun issue, with tons of banter between Dick and Tiger.

MisterMelo

Jan 29, 2016

This is a spy!

BrightestDaycare.com

Jan 30, 2016

This book has been a pretty consistent beacon of hope for me through the shakeups over ar DC comics, from the dismantling of the New 52, the rise (and almost immediate fall) of the DCYou. Grayson has been a fun, unique book that really took me by surprise. I actually read the first issue of this series when it came out, picking up the gorgeous Jock variant cover for the issue, but feeling completely and utterly lost in the first moments of the story. I fell behind in DC events, and never even got started reading Forever Evil, so I had no idea about ANYTHING Dick Grayson was going through, so it felt like a bit of a mess reading that first issue without any background. So I dropped it after that first issue, and left it in the past. It woul d be months before I picked up another issue of Grayson- and it is all thanks to Jim at Weird Science DC, because he messaged me on twitter one day asking if I had read that month's issue of Grayson. I told him how I hadn't read it from the first issue, but that I had since read Forever Evil (I waited until the book was finished, and bought the full event run in a collection of single issues from my local shop) so I understood where Grayson's situation issue one generated. Upon the suggestion of Jim that I get back into reading that book, I picked up a bunch of the back issues on the cheap, and proceeded to binge the book- hard. After binging many issues in such a short time, I caught up to the current issue. I read it, and I have to say that it was a great and interesting story, and that Jim's recommendation was right on the money. It is thanks to that moment that I have stuck with this book since then (probably issue nine or ten) and have loved this book completely. This issue is yet another example of why I love this book: the humor that is threaded throughout the series gets brought to the forefront, and even is worked into the artwork and panel layouts of the issue. Seeing Dick Grayson sing his Spyral name "Agent T more

myconius

Jan 27, 2016

this has been one of the most fun issues in a while, Dick Grayson is absolutely hysterical in it!! really getting into the whole 'super-spy' thing Dick sings a mock version of 'Goldfinger' throughout the issue! ....it is TOO funny beyond words!!!! "BA BOW BOW!" ^__^