Nightwing: Rough Justice

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Summary: More Guest Stars + Cool New Car = Great Followup!
Review: After the extended storyline in "A Knight in Bludhaven", "Rough Justice" gives us more guest stars and expands the cast of characters as well as giving the reader a breather with some self-contained stories. Chuck Dixon's greatest strength is to tell one-two issue stories, so that new readers can jump in, as well as use these stories to expand on subplots and the ongoing trials and tribulations of Nightwing. I loved the additions to the supporting cast and the new car is pretty fun to watch in action. A worthy sequel to the "Knight of Bludhaven" but enjoyable for a new reader as well.

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Summary: More Guest Stars + Cool New Car = Great Followup!
Review: After the extended storyline in "A Knight in Bludhaven", "Rough Justice" gives us more guest stars and expands the cast of characters as well as giving the reader a breather with some self-contained stories. Chuck Dixon's greatest strength is to tell one-two issue stories, so that new readers can jump in, as well as use these stories to expand on subplots and the ongoing trials and tribulations of Nightwing. I loved the additions to the supporting cast and the new car is pretty fun to watch in action. A worthy sequel to the "Knight of Bludhaven" but enjoyable for a new reader as well.

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Summary: A great followup to A Night in Bludhaven
Review: If you read my previous review of Nightwing: A Night in Bludhaven, you know how I stand. I've read every issue so far and haven't been disappointed yet. You won't be either. I say, buy any Nightwing trade paperback that comes out.

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Summary: A great followup to A Night in Bludhaven
Review: If you read my previous review of Nightwing: A Night in Bludhaven, you know how I stand. I've read every issue so far and haven't been disappointed yet. You won't be either. I say, buy any Nightwing trade paperback that comes out.

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Summary: The continuing saga of Dick Grayson
Review: NIGHTWING: ROUGH JUSTICE kicks off the second collection of DC Comics' NIGHTWING series with a bang, a wild, hallucinatory ride through Nightwing's mind as the Scarecrow tries to use his fear toxins to unhinge the super hero. It continues with the same, high-energy, Hong Kong action flick style that makes this comic so great.

But that's not all! What really makes the Nightwing series tick, and ROUGH JUSTICE is as good at it as any of the Nightwing collections, is the characterization. The relationship Nightwing has with Batman, Barbara Gordon and the others in his life is the glue that keeps the series together.

There are so many wonderful story elements in this volume that the best recommendation I can give you is to buy it and find out for yourself! If you love super hero comics and wild, over-the-top action, illustrated by the best in the comics biz, you'll love NIGHTWING: ROUGH JUSTICE. It's a great sequel to the first book in the series, NIGHTWING: A KNIGHT IN BLUDHAVEN, and reads like a complete collection of short stories. Don't miss it!

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Summary: Nightwing rules.
Review: The former boy wonder shows that he is no longer just a sidekick and proves it to his own mentor. Nightwing is becoming one of the greatest characters in modern comics, aided by the the compelling storylines of Chuck Dixon and Scott Mc Daniel's superb artwork.

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Summary: Nightwing goes to Bat & hits a home run!
Review: This book continues the story of Nightwing's battle for Bludhaven. This book contains all the elements of a classic: Batman, Blockbuster, a man with his head twisted around. Great Stuff!! Picking up right where "A Knight in Bludhaven" left off, this story has Nightwing struggling to make a difference in a city that does not want to be saved. Nighwing's battle with th Scarecrow brings out his greatest fears, and Batman's visit leaves bring out hidden anger Nightwing has for the Dark Knight. The face-off with Blockbuster is intense, and literally brings down the house. There is also the rather gruesome fate of Dudly Soames. Overall a great read. The only complaint I have is that the art work is not as good as Nightwing: Ties that Bind.

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Summary: The opening's through and series' really starting to pick up
Review: This is the second TPB for the Nightwing comic series. The first one is Nightwing: Knight in Bludhaven which I've reviewed before. First off, this book is better than the first in every way and from what I've heard, this series just keeps getting better with age. Nightwing is still in Bludhaven, trying to solve the mystery of who killed the 21 men that floated up to Gotham. At the end of Knight in Bludhaven, we found out that it was secretly Blockbuster who was pulling the strings. But Dick can't bust him because of lack of evidence.

Anyway, this book is much better than Knight in Bludhaven. The stories are cooler, the action is better, you can actually tell what's going on in every one of the panels, and the characters are hundreds of times better. In Knight in Bludhaven, Dick fought a lot of cheap thugs and not enough super villains. In this one, it's all Batman style super villain beat downs. We see characters likes Scarecrow, Batman, Oracle, an improved Lady Vic, Two Face (Though we never really see him), and Man-Bat. There's quite a few story arcs packed into the book, like Scarecrow coming to town as a free lance super villain (resulting in a one really bad ass issue in which the whole entire comic is Dick's fear gas induced nightmare), Batman coming to town to check on Dick, and the introduction of the Night-Mobile. All of these tie somehow into the over all story of Nightwing trying to bring down Blockbuster.

We also get to see something we've never really seen in the Nightwing comic: comedy. With the introduction of Blockbuster's mom, we get to see some humorous moments like her trying to make her "darling son" a nice cup of hot chocolate. We also get to see a "Mary-Jane and Peter Parker" type story-line of Nightwing's super Clancy trying to get a date with Dick, but Dick's alter ego leaves him with not enough time. Of course on the TPB side, we have a nice cover gallery and a character bio section at the beginning.

I can't really find any flaws with this at all. The only problem I can really find (and trust me I'm searching) is that I don't like the way that Batman's drawn at all, but that's more of a personal preference than a flaw. But anyway, buy it now. I can't wait for Love and Bullets or whatever the next Nightwing trade is.