Nightwing #123

This run is still overall very strong, but I feel like it needed this issue to really show the darker directions it's going. Read Full Review

Nightwing #123 is another excellent issue that closes up the first arc of Dan Watters, Dexter Soy, and Veronica Gandini's time on the series while also being one of the best opening arcs a creative team has ever had on the title. Read Full Review

Final ThoughtsNightwing #123is a strong, tension-filled issue that continues to build on the complex dynamics shaping Bldhavens future. With powerful storytelling, stunning artwork, and an ever-growing sense of impending conflict, this issue sets the stage for major developments ahead. If youve been following Nightwings journey, this is one issue you wont want to miss. Read Full Review

Nightwing #123 is almost quietly going along telling a really good story with interesting and compelling use of the characters. The details of the plot elements make this a very personal conflict for Nightwing. Will he end up in conflict with Melinda? Will he find a satisfying solution for the kids in these gangs- kids who didn't have the benefit of a millionaire adoptive father? Plus, he's got a personal connection to Olivia Pearce head of Spheric Solutions. This is good stuff without having to be universe or continuity altering stakes. Read Full Review

Nightwing #123 is a dark issue showing what Nightwing will be facing going forward if he intends to keep his word and save Bldhaven. Read Full Review

While not particularly extravagant at first glance,Nightwing #123is a rare single issue slow burn that sets up the crescendo of this story arc with a satisfying twisted turn of the knife in the gut of Bludhaven's future. Read Full Review

With every passing issue Dan Watters and Dexter Soy are getting better at how to develop Dick Grayson's character and push him forward Read Full Review

Nightwing #123 is a perfectly good Batman story without the Batman. Dan Watters uses a quality of action and detective work to present a solid DC tale, and Dexter Soy's artwork is excellent. That said, Watters has lost focus on where this arc is headed, so readers may lose interest.6.2/10 Read Full Review

A return to the inventive worldbuilding and deep continuity constructions brings this issue to a solid score, alongside Soy's consistent art... Read Full Review

Visually, the artwork quality still isn't satisfying, but I'm trusting readers to determine what appeals to them. Narratively, the main political scheme doesn't make much real world sense, but the sci-fi is fairly enjoyable as a consolation. The Flyboiz themselves feel like X-Men‘s Morlocks in many ways, but strongly resemble the C.H.U.D monsters in design. Overall, Nightwing feels like a Saturday Morning cartoon, but that's not such a bad tone to have. It has just as much verisimilitude as Spider-Man (1994) or the self-seriousness of the Batman Beyond (1999) animated show. Yet, the weird insect-people have the most reasonable plotline in the series thus far. Maybe this entire run should abandon the vastly unappealing political elements and go full sci-fi instead. Read Full Review

George

Feb 19, 2025

Please replace the artist with someone who better fits the story being told.

Williamflipper

Apr 21, 2025

Manga for dummies by old uncle Dan.