Nightwing #89

A beautiful issue that shows the DC Universe is moving forward while embracing legacy and tradition. After this issue, I can see Dick Grayson and Jon Kent as the World's Finest, and this perfectly sets them up as respected leaders for the impending darkness that will attack the DCU. Read Full Review

Someone's killing superheroes. Why? I guess we'll get to find out in Superman: Son Of Kal-El #9. In the meantime, please pick up Nightwing #89, you won't regret it. Batman fans will love it, Superman fans will dig it (whichever Superman you love), and Barbara Gordon and Dick Grayson fans will adore it (the choice of nightwear is, quite simply fantastic). This is the best superhero book on the shelves, possibly followed by those other books Tom Taylor's writing. Read Full Review

Everything feels all right when I'm reading this team on Nightwing, and I wouldn't change a thing for the world. Read Full Review

I'll take the two of them together any day! This is the new World's Finest! Again, Barbara and Dick are perfect together and Hailey makes three! No spoilers, but we know where this road is leading and what a cliff hanger until next month. Thanks to this team for elevating this book each and every time you release a new issue".never rip the carpet out from under us. Read Full Review

As I always say, I'm not usually the biggest fan of crossovers, but I've come to realize that anything Tom Taylor writes is absolute gold, so I will always be here for it when he's involved. The second and final part of this issue takes place in Superman: Son of Kal-El #9. So, see you then! Read Full Review

Nightwing and Superman's two-part crossover has begun with a bang, as this gorgeous issue feels jam-packed full of amazing character work and plot elements as the two characters have such an easy rapport. Big events are fine, but these are the types of crossovers that are amazing to see more of in comics again. Read Full Review

Once again, Tom Taylor delves into the deep relationships among the network of DC Superheroes. He also explores the ties between father and son and close friendships. Read Full Review

I do hope we get a scene where Dick is able to talk to Jon more specifically about the civilian death that happened. But there is nothing like a good team-up to help clear the mind. Can't wait for part 2. Read Full Review

Nightwing #89 is the rare crossover that reminds you why you love comics. Read Full Review

It's only a two-part crossover, but unlike other tie-ins, it feels like it's going to propel both titles forward in a big way once it's done. Read Full Review

DC Comics' NIGHTWING #89 is a ton of fun and it will make you want to immediately catch up with Taylor's other series, SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL. This partnership feels like it could go on for thirty issues. Read Full Review

This is a near-perfect issue, only lacking the little bit of extra to put it over but still worth every penny all the same. And that's how this book has been for a long time. Cut the check. Read Full Review

This issue ofNightwing is very low-key in terms of its events compared to previous issues. Light on action, but full of fun character writing. A welcome break from the action for sure. Not necessary, but welcome. Another stellar issue from the Nightwing team. Read Full Review

Nightwing #89 is a nice issue with a Super Sons team of sorts.  Readers here for the smiles will be happy there are a couple to be had, but it feels a bit like empty calories at times.  Still, everything looks great, and it's not a bad thing to smile once in a while. Read Full Review

Nightwing #89 is emotional goodness, and Taylor keeps writing it with ease. This time around, he's brought forward empathy, discipline, and familial comfort that ups the heartwarming. Read Full Review

Nightwing #89 was a great start to the team-up between Dick Grayson and Jon Kent. The opening of this issue properly set-up the tone for the rest of this issue as Nightwing takes on a mentor role for Superman. How their dynamic develops as they look for answers behind the ones responsible for the deaths of several superheroes will be interesting to see play out. Read Full Review

Let's be clear — Tom Taylor does some of the best character writing in the industry right now, and the team of Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas, and Wes Abbott are making luxury car-class comics art. However, the challenges with the momentum of "rich Dick Grayson" getting established keep popping up when he has to hang out with the bigger licensed icons. It's not a bad thing, but it'd be nice to see this just run in its own lane for a while. Read Full Review

Nightwing #89 is a perfectly fine team-up issue that doesn't do much to entice readers who aren't already endeared to Jon Kent. Both characters get about the same amount of pages dedicated to them, but Jon does have more going on in his life despite the issue not doing much to get readers up to speed. Additionally, the murder mystery at the issue's core is languid with a yawn of a cliffhanger page doing little to spruce things up. For fans of Nightwing, this issue can be skipped, but fans of Tom Taylor's recent output will likely get more out of it. Read Full Review

jack

Feb 15, 2022

This is Amazing. Best DC comic ever!!!

Danilo Silva

Feb 15, 2022

The only problem with this issue is the fact that it ends. Wow, what a perfect issue! The characterization in the beginning, respecting the confuse timeline, the little jokes, and, of course, how the stories of both main characters continues to advance one way or another. And Bruno Redondo doing his amazing job as usual.

DiegoLDUganda

Feb 15, 2022

Can Son of Kal El be drawed by Bruno Redondo like... forever?

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RKS - Feb 17, 2022

Why you like drawings that lack fine details and depth? If you want art look at the work of Dan Jurgens. His Superman is MILES ahead of the current work done in the Superman book. Then again DC would actually have to pay more to their talent. So we get cheapest and worst art being produced. Enjoy? :/

Psycamorean - Feb 22, 2022

RedKSuperman only likes it when art is pornographic.

daspidaboy - Feb 22, 2022

thanks for noticing that @The Batman. But how did you even know RedKryptoSuperman blocked me?

Young Neal

Feb 19, 2022

Best DC ongoing right now🔥

Blurry Geek

Feb 19, 2022

a wonderful comic with wholesome moments. cant wait to see what happens next in superman son of kal-el #10 .

deen

Feb 24, 2022

Another great issue from this wonderful team. Love seeing the mentorship role get taken by Dick when it comes to Jon, since the former always looked up to Clark growing up. Very sweet issue, particularly the moments between Jon and Gossamer.

Dave

Feb 14, 2022

This was a fantastic fun read, and even had Little Jon in it. But as with any book that has Jon in it no ten till he is,

UxasIs

Feb 19, 2022

Pick of the week!

Lal

Feb 15, 2022

Definitely a fun issue. Little details like Dick being a van Gogh fan, or his and Babs' PJ are just perfect. My main problem with this issue is that it was too Jon-heavy for my taste, but there were great moments there. Seeing Nightwing helping sharpen Jon's detective skills was fun and very in character.

Jawsh

Feb 23, 2022

FINEST SONS, INDEED.

Tempra16v2.0Turbo

Feb 15, 2022

A arte é espetacular como sempre, gostei do flashback, gostei do Jon da fortaleza, o fanservice das roupas foi ok. Não gostei de 3 personagens obscuros morrerem para o plot, parece coisa do Geoff Johns.

humgruffin

Feb 19, 2022

Why do I prefer the way Jon is written here to the way he's written in his own book? Same writer. Probably because his appearance here is more story driven than Mr. Taylor stopping every few panels to remind us this is not Clark. I hope this continues into Jons part 2

SurvivorLiv

Feb 22, 2022

World's Finest Sons was a fun book. I think that, so far, I prefer this two parter to the last Son of Kal-El two parter. Son of Kal-El #8 ended with us finally getting some answers about Bendix's plan so I hope that this two parter builds onto that. I liked the dynamic we see between Dick Grayson and kid Jon versus Dick Grayson and grown up Jon. I dig that Taylor writes a very hopeful view of superheroics. Jon Kent and Dick Grayson seek to do good both in and out of costume and that helps flesh out these characters more. I also love this cover by Bruno Redondo.

Psycamorean

Mar 26, 2022

Those first few pages alone are more than worth the price of admission here.

Loafy Trophy

Feb 19, 2022

Another fun issue full of strong character moments from the Taylor/Redondo team. I particularly love all the little details Redondo adds in. Babs in the Titans shirt, the stripes running down to the fingers on Dick’s costume, the sense of movement between a number of panels, it’s all really well done and adds an additional layer of fun to the book. I thought Taylor did a really good job with the mentor-mentee relationship between Dick and Jon as well. I’m hoping we get more of that in the next issue as it’s probably my favorite role for Dick as a character. Edit: Damn, Taylor really brings the angry bigots and incels out.

Gavan

Feb 26, 2022

Solid issue. Loses an extra .5 for a slight plot hole since Nightwing should’ve had a blue suit during the time of the flashback and not his New 52 Red suit

daspidaboy

Mar 08, 2022

a really solid issue with great art from Bruce Redondo and good writing from Tom Taylor.

K-23

Aug 23, 2022

Good issue but the amount of surface level dialogue is pretty jarring. Both Nightwing & especially Son of Kal-El have had this problem which really takes away from the story. Taylor usually excels at dialogue and heart felt stories so hoping he dials it in on these books.

Skywolf

Feb 15, 2022

Continuity is what I prefer. The only one from issue #88 to #89 is the costume.

Brannon.44

Feb 18, 2022

Nightwing's interactions with young Jon were great

Simon DelMonte

Mar 21, 2022

Entertaining enough, but the sequence with Dick and young Jon only serves as a reminder than Jon was a lot more interesting as a kid than he's been as a teen.

The Rumble

May 16, 2022

A fine start.

C02goddess

Feb 15, 2022

Seeing kid Jon was great, and I like Dick in the mentor role, but this issue was really Jon focused, assumes readers are reading his book, and nothing really happens other than what seems like a red herring at the end. Now, I don't just want a bunch of info dump about another book, but the Truth isn't introduced well. What is it, and why is Dick investing? How does it fit in with his safety net plan? How does he even know about it? Also, isn't Jon only 17? Is he living with/dating some dude in his mid-20s? These are questions I think should have been addressed here for context, but honestly I don't care enough to go find out (other than the age thing because that really bothers me). I'm not currently reading Jon's book, and this iss ue did nothing to change my mind. I'm debating even picking up the crossover. more

Valiant Son

Mar 12, 2022

The dialogue between Clark and Bruce in the opening pages is dreadful. Taylor has demonstrated this trait towards trite and glib dialogue before; clearly he think it is sharp, witty and deep, but it isn't: it's just tedious. And tedious is the perfect word to describe this comic as a whole. We get very little happening alongside smatterings of sub-CW dialogue, where every character over-emotes about their feelings.

Merlyn

Feb 15, 2022

So Dick funds a cult now? He's even more idiotic than just throwing his money away? He may just be the dumbest DC character at this moment. Also, is anyone REALLY laughing at this cringey humor? I genuinely don't think anyone with a decent sense of humor finds the "jokes" here funny. And I'm really tired of Taylor's pet creations peppered everywhere, the rEvOlUtIoNaRiEs were cringe, they made the Suicide Squad book unreadable and the fact that that run ended and we have Thompson's Suicide Squad book is the best decision DC made these last few years. And why did he bring back Risk only to kill him? He always does this and it got boring a loong time ago, killing known characters in a few panels isn't proof of good writing.

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Leylin - Feb 15, 2022

And for these reasons I hate republicans, they all turn it into leftist propaganda. We already understood, the left wants to take over the world. everyone keep your wealth, hide everything in panama because the ghost of communism comes for everyone, hahahahahhaaa

Merlyn - Feb 15, 2022

So you hate me because I state the obvious? In regards to the book, at least. Tough, man, you have to face the truth. We all do it, I'm sure you'll be fine eventually.

Merlyn - Feb 15, 2022

Btw, I haven't used the term "leftist propaganda" in my review but if you saw it for what it is... like I said, eventually you have to face the truth, you can't run from it forever.

Leylin - Feb 15, 2022

I don't need a doctorate in psychology to know what he's talking about, it's the same thing that the PAN says about López in Mexico and whenever I see these comments I ask myself, do these people believe this? Then I read comments like this and I see that yes. Terrible

Merlyn - Feb 15, 2022

Dude, you called it "leftis propaganda", I didn't. Which means you KNOW this IS leftist propaganda. It just bothers you that I don't like it and you do. Fucking deal with it or go cry somewhere else.

Merlyn - Feb 16, 2022

I am thinking about dropping it but we're pretty close to Dark Crisis, I'll probably give up on it if after that the writer is still Tom Taylor. And yes, I like Nightwing. And I think it's healthy for people when they don't like something to express their dislike. Healthy for the industry, I mean. Companies have backed down when people have made their dislike heard. The "new Batman" is an example of that.

Merlyn - Feb 16, 2022

You can tell by Future State that DC wanted to go all the way with it and replace Bruce with Tim Fox. The fans didn't like it and DC compromised by moving him to NY (still think it's weird having a Batman in NY but whatever). If you look at the JL lineup and the Dark Crisis lineup you could see other changes, too. I could give you the All New, All Different Marvel example. It's the same here for me.

Merlyn - Feb 16, 2022

This is a horrible distortion of the character through the writer's lenses, same as with Jon on Superman. I think if people don't like it they should be able to express what they think without fear of people attacking them for it. We still have freedom of speech, don't we? Also, I genuinely think that some of Tom Taylor's political ideas are dangerous but that's another topic, at least in regards with this issue.

Leylin - Feb 16, 2022

you don't have to say it literally to know it, your speech screams right. It only remains for him to say that he hopes that Trump will return to power in the next elections. as I said you are not the first fan of the right that I meet, only the first that is on a comic page

Merlyn - Feb 16, 2022

Will you kindly please shut up or do I have to block you? I got it, you hate that I don't like what you do. I got from all those times you came to cry at my reviews. Now shut up about it!

Mingthemerciless - Feb 16, 2022

Merlyn forgive me for intersecting on this thread but I'd like to respond to the mush mind leylin here. We just saw Trudeau in Canada invoke it's equivalent of martial law to break up a protest. We just saw go fund me attempt to seize nearly 10M dollars in donations to those truckers and attempt to redirect it to groups like blm. They stopped only because several state ag s in the US threatened legal action.

Mingthemerciless - Feb 16, 2022

As part of Trudeau martial law the seizure of funds and freezing bank accounts has been authorized. Inside every leftist is an authoritarian screaming to come out. But leylin laughs and insists the left would never seize your money in pursuit of power and obedience. He wants you to believe a lefty troll instead of your own eyes.

Leylin - Feb 16, 2022

And of course he has the right to comment but I also have it and it is normal to say what I think.

Mingthemerciless - Feb 16, 2022

On the other hand lefty brownshirts antifa and blm caused billions of dollars of damage to property and at last count about 2 dozen deaths from their actions and blm us not only allowed to carry on but its corporate benefactors flushed it with 90 M 8n donations. Which even crazy California now investigating as a possible tax fraud because blm won't provide auditors where the money has gone. But Leslie wants you to believe the left never takes from you in pursuit of power and obedience.

Mingthemerciless - Feb 16, 2022

Typo. Leyl in

Mingthemerciless - Feb 16, 2022

For a lefty to believe what he believes he must pretend not to know things...or 8n some cases the mush mind lefty really doesn't know anything but he ll laugh and scorn you for daring to question hus rancid ideology and actions.

Mingthemerciless - Feb 16, 2022

If anyone reading this truly believes ley Lin that the left would never take anything from you for questioning its motives all you need to do is look at milquetoast Trudeau in Canada right now. Believe your own eyes or believe ley Lin.

Merlyn - Feb 16, 2022

@Leylin: You have the right to comment, I got your message loud and clear, now SHUT UP!

Merlyn - Feb 16, 2022

You are in my comments section, I have the right to tell you to stop when you're spamming. This isn't your website, last I checked.

Merlyn - Feb 16, 2022

@Leylin: I just read this: "as I said you are not the first fan of the right that I meet, only the first that is on a comic page". My God, do you believe a comic fan SHOULD only be left-wing? Are you literally this insane?

Merlyn - Feb 16, 2022

@Ming: Yeah Trudeau just went full authoritarian yet people like Leylin are laughing at the prospect of the left seizing your money when Trudeau literally just did this. Just shows you how some people hate reality itself when it contradicts their beliefs.

Mingthemerciless - Feb 16, 2022

Control is a reaction to fear Merlyn.

SenpaifenixJäger - Feb 17, 2022

These people, how the diversity of opinion hurts them, they only know how to attack, give them that others do not think like them, we are not seals to applaud even if something is garbage. Get over it and if Merlyn decides to keep reading it you should give thanks it's one more purchase.

Fury - Feb 24, 2022

Heaven help us. Merl & Ming have hooked up. Toxic fandom once again crawling out from under their rock.

SenpaifenixJäger

Feb 17, 2022

top by the comic book store and take a look at this issue, and it's a bad issue, to be sure, one where there's a desperation to focus attention on SuperJon. I do not understand why? he already has his own series. Boring, bad jokes and no focus on character. And besides, I'm surprised he's still on the money thing, hell, I think Dick ended up mentally retarded after he was shot. It's the only explanation for him being so dumb. The art is the only good here.

Ebonyc

Feb 16, 2022

Sorry, but two guys kissing is still gross for me, so I closed it when that panel occured.

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Toonstrack - Feb 16, 2022

Lol at least this ones up front about why you shouldn't take his review seriously

fearUhavemeisenough

Feb 22, 2022

When I thought that this series could not be more mediocre, they showed me that it can be. A soap opera fanfic was this number, boring, absurd and the protagonist is a character who has been made a boring pamphlet of forced leftist politics. Nasty writing.