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Nightwing, Vol. 1: Traps and Trapezes (Nightwing Vol. III #1)
by
Kyle Higgins (Goodreads Author),
Eddy Barrows
As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New 52 event of September 2011, Dick Grayson flies high once more as Nightwing in a new series from hot new writer Kyle Higgins (BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM) and artist Eddy Barrows (SUPERMAN)!Haley's Circus, the big top where Dick once performed, makes a stop on its tour in Gotham City - bringing with it murder, mystery and superhuma...more
Paperback, The New 52, 160 pages
Published
October 10th 2012
by DC Comics
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written by Kyle Higgins & art by Eddy Barrows
Of all the characters -- villains and heroes -- within Batman's sphere of influence, it is Dick Grayson, specifically Dick Grayson as Nightwing, who is the most important to our reading of Batman himself.
Many, if not most, would argue that the pride of this place goes to Joker. He is often seen as Batman's opposite: the dark to Batman's light, the crazy to batman's sane, the chaos to Batman's order. But that's not the case, as many great comic boo...more
Of all the characters -- villains and heroes -- within Batman's sphere of influence, it is Dick Grayson, specifically Dick Grayson as Nightwing, who is the most important to our reading of Batman himself.
Many, if not most, would argue that the pride of this place goes to Joker. He is often seen as Batman's opposite: the dark to Batman's light, the crazy to batman's sane, the chaos to Batman's order. But that's not the case, as many great comic boo...more
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As far as "The New 52" goes the new Nightwing title is a good example of how to reboot a popular character. Each issue in Nightwing Vol. 1: Traps and Trapezes is a good mix of the character's past, present and what he thinks about his future. At the core of the book is the struggle between what others expect of you and the power to choose your own destiny, a strong theme which runs through each issue.
Overall this is a good book but no story about a hero is great unless you have a great villain a...more
Overall this is a good book but no story about a hero is great unless you have a great villain a...more
do yourself a favor and read batman (new 52s) "court of owls" after reading this, it will give it a depth that you would have otherwise missed. it's not crucial, but both are written so well, there's no harm in doing that, well-written and beautifully drawn stories are just that. so that's my two cents on that matter.
no for the graphic novel itself: the art was gorgeous and perfect, the expressions were amazing and detailed (which, i'm told, being a writer and NOT a visual artist, is quite annoy...more
no for the graphic novel itself: the art was gorgeous and perfect, the expressions were amazing and detailed (which, i'm told, being a writer and NOT a visual artist, is quite annoy...more
I liked Kyle Higgins' "Gates Of Gotham" (co-written with Scott Snyder) and I've always had an interest in Nightwing, so picking up this trade was a no-brainer.
Not wanting to spoil the story, I will only say that it's nice to see Nightwing get his own book again, and that this story ties into the "Court Of Owls" storyline in the main "Batman" title (wtitten by Scott Snyder). I don't know if this inter-connectedness of the Bat-titles is temporary or if they (DC) plan to have this particular corne...more
Not wanting to spoil the story, I will only say that it's nice to see Nightwing get his own book again, and that this story ties into the "Court Of Owls" storyline in the main "Batman" title (wtitten by Scott Snyder). I don't know if this inter-connectedness of the Bat-titles is temporary or if they (DC) plan to have this particular corne...more
Overall, I enjoyed this series. Things are a bit slow to really get rolling. I thought the first issue did not have a lot to offer to someone that has been reading about the character for years. Later, the main story for the volume really gets started and this improve greatly. I like the idea of a story exploring Dick's past and his connection to Haley's Circus. The art is generally average. I do not really like how Eddy Barrows draws Nightwing fighting. I enjoyed the issue that Trevor McCarthy...more
Ahh Dick Grayson You are one of my Favorite People in the DC universe Im not sure If it's because I always feel like the Sidekick or not but he is a cool guy always putting out thos wise cracks to the bad guys..anyway! Traps and Trapezes see's Richard Return to Nightwing as he was Batman for the last little while due to Bruce being "dead" and along with his Return to Nightwing also see the Return of his Past mainly the Circus that he Grow up in you know that Circus that his Parents Died in... an...more
I was a little ashamed how much I looked forward to Dick Grayson getting is kit off, which he does, a surprising amount.
I think I just like Gotham in general, the dark corners, hidden secrets, winding tunnels, grown men and women dressing up at bats or brightly coloured birds running after even more macabre villains. At this rate, it just might be a second to Hogwarts as fictional place I like to crawl into after a long day.
I like the smart ass Nightwing, the action was handled really well, pa...more
I think I just like Gotham in general, the dark corners, hidden secrets, winding tunnels, grown men and women dressing up at bats or brightly coloured birds running after even more macabre villains. At this rate, it just might be a second to Hogwarts as fictional place I like to crawl into after a long day.
I like the smart ass Nightwing, the action was handled really well, pa...more
Dick Grayson sheds Batman's cowl and slips back into the cape-less, newly re-coloured Nightwing outfit. Dick's old stomping ground, Haly's Circus, is back in town and the past comes crowding back as familiar faces bring haunted memories of the night he lost his parents - The Flying Graysons - in an acrobatic disaster. But mystery shrouds everything as a vicious figure with claws - talons? - is hunting Nightwing, enigmatically labelling Grayson "Gotham's fiercest killer". And Dick's about to find...more
Having followed Nightwing from his early days, I was hoping that the DC's New 52 would keep Dick Grayson as a solo fighter; even though he is part of the Bat Family. As much as I enjoy the team ups, I love finding out about characters individually.
This new Nightwing series does just this with a look into Dick Grayson's past and revealing different characters that have been associated with him before he was taken in by Bruce Wayne.
The storyline was great and it is evidently leading up to The Cour...more
This new Nightwing series does just this with a look into Dick Grayson's past and revealing different characters that have been associated with him before he was taken in by Bruce Wayne.
The storyline was great and it is evidently leading up to The Cour...more
Here is what I know about Nightwing from Tumblr:
- likes cereal
- cute butt
I'm happy to report that both facts are confirmed in this, the first Nightwing book I have ever read! Obviously vol 1 of the new 52 is a good place to start. IDK, it was fun. There were circus shenanigans and a visit from Batgirl. I've read enough comics to tell that I was missing some allusions to other issues/arcs, but I haven't read enough comics to know what. But it stands on its own well.
Based on Batman's like, four p...more
- likes cereal
- cute butt
I'm happy to report that both facts are confirmed in this, the first Nightwing book I have ever read! Obviously vol 1 of the new 52 is a good place to start. IDK, it was fun. There were circus shenanigans and a visit from Batgirl. I've read enough comics to tell that I was missing some allusions to other issues/arcs, but I haven't read enough comics to know what. But it stands on its own well.
Based on Batman's like, four p...more
Does it sound completely crazy if I say I like the idea of Nightwing, but don’t like the idea of Robin? I just don’t think that Batman should have a sidekick. Part of his appeal is how solitary and alone his war on crime is. Batman having a young kid sidekick doesn’t make since to me. But this isn’t about Batman, this is about Nightwing. I was interested in reading this because I think the story of a guy, who is already a hero to many people, trying to be a hero to himself, and be his own man....more
I really enjoyed the Nightwing books from the mid to late 90's. They were quick, smart, and they had great art by Scott Mcdaniels that gave the books their own feel. The whole point of them was that it would be hard to get out from under the shadow of Batman. Especially in those days because his cape was goddamn majestic.
The relaunch...it's like we're back to Nightwing being Batman Jr. And more than that, he's totes fine with it.
Also, he now owns a circus? And tours with said circus, fighting cr...more
The relaunch...it's like we're back to Nightwing being Batman Jr. And more than that, he's totes fine with it.
Also, he now owns a circus? And tours with said circus, fighting cr...more
I haven't read much of Nightwing in the past--just the little bits that have cropped up here and there in Batman comics--but I've liked the character of Dick Grayson for a while. This did not disappoint! I love what Grayson as a character has turned into, both with his experience as Batman and as Nightwing.
I liked the combination of the new and the old in here--this deals some with the Court of Owls storyline that the New 52 introduced to Batman, but also going back to Nightwing's roots of the...more
I liked the combination of the new and the old in here--this deals some with the Court of Owls storyline that the New 52 introduced to Batman, but also going back to Nightwing's roots of the...more
I've read a few nightwing stories and if you're a long time fan you're very welcome to read this book. If you haven't then good news is you don't need to, if you by any chance know about dick Grayson in the cartoons then you're welcome to read this because its very new reader friendly. The story is simple and yet good for new readers by simply going back to his origin and returning to his home. However, as any reviewers have pointed out you should read batman the court of the owls. You should al...more
After seeing the Dick Grayson character elevated to Batman status during the end of Pre-DC52, then being re-established as Nightwing felt like a demotion so to speak. Though this book is a new beginning for the hero, it is very hard to ignore all the great things they did in the past to raise him up. As the book itself? Very good art. The writing seems to be labored and fragmented but Kyle Higgins seems to start getting it down. To be fair, this book also had to play with the going ons with Cour...more
I'm a big fan of Nightwing, and since DC Mexico didn't choose to publish it, I had to wait for these volumes to start getting them. I enjoyed it (still have to get used to the new red, I preferred the blue) but I felt that, after reading the whole Batman arc on Court of Owls, I was going to get more and dig deeper into the Owls story from Dick Grayson's side of the story, witch it didn't. It's a great read if you like Nightwing or start kinda knowing the character in the New 52 universe again, b...more
I never read much Nightwing in the past, so I had essentially no baggage going into the New 52 version. Of course, being a Bat book, very little, if anything, was changed.
I wish Higgins had spent maybe a few more pages dealing with Grayson's adjustment from Batman back to Nightwing. Is it a demotion? Dick doesn't seem to think so, and I get his point. At this point, being Batman would essentially require doing a fairly convincing Bruce-as-Batman impression on top of fighting crime, and as Night...more
I wish Higgins had spent maybe a few more pages dealing with Grayson's adjustment from Batman back to Nightwing. Is it a demotion? Dick doesn't seem to think so, and I get his point. At this point, being Batman would essentially require doing a fairly convincing Bruce-as-Batman impression on top of fighting crime, and as Night...more
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I believe this is the second best book in the Batman fam in the new 52, great way to start the series by connecting the dots the Batman book laid on the table. The only thing I didn't like is the way the artists flip flop on each issues, all of them are great but you cannot have Eddy Barrows not to draw each chapter and use Gerardo Borges and Trevor McCarthy on other issues.
I am familiar with Nightwing but never picked up a book until now. I will of course continue reading the Batman family o...more
I am familiar with Nightwing but never picked up a book until now. I will of course continue reading the Batman family o...more
A solid 4-star book, Traps And Trapezes sees Dick Grayson return to his roots as Haly's Circus passes through Gotham City, bringing murder and mystery with it. Spanning across seven chapters the plot has plenty of time to build, although it's definitely one issue too many. After battling an assassin and reuniting with old friends, chapter five features the summoning of a rhyming demon, of all things. Even Nightwing himself comments that it's "SO out of (his) wheelhouse it's not even funny". This...more
May 05, 2013
Alex Sarll
added it
Not something I'd have read were it not for my deranged pledge to read whatever New 52 volume 1s the library got in, because I have always found Dick Grayson solo pretty generic. But this is not bad at all. It has an excuse for a new start beyond the reboot - Dick, having just stepped down from the Batman role he was filling in Bruce Wayne's absence, re-establishing his own identity. The story takes him back to the circus where he grew up, and buries a mystery in its past - and then manages to r...more
While it took a while to get going, I loved the build up. Showing Dick Grayson's connection to the horrible secret of Haly's Circus, and then what became of his "replacement" after Bruce Wayne took him in was disturbing. But it was also an amazing move on the part of the writer.
If there is one thing I would have to complain about, it is the absolute over use of detail in this comic. While I did like the art, I felt there may have been a bit too much.
I will definitely have to make sure to read th...more
If there is one thing I would have to complain about, it is the absolute over use of detail in this comic. While I did like the art, I felt there may have been a bit too much.
I will definitely have to make sure to read th...more
For me, the treatment of Dick Grayson was going to be the litmus test for the New 52. If there is one thing I love as much as the LSH, it is Nightwing.
With the New 52 reboot, writer, Kyle Higgins, has managed to retain most of what fans liked about Dick Grayson in the previous DCU continuity. He is snarky, sarcastic, smart-assed and impertinent; however, as Higgins successfully showcases, all of those traits are a superficial cover-up for Grayson's shortcomings and ineptitudes.
In "Traps and Trap...more
With the New 52 reboot, writer, Kyle Higgins, has managed to retain most of what fans liked about Dick Grayson in the previous DCU continuity. He is snarky, sarcastic, smart-assed and impertinent; however, as Higgins successfully showcases, all of those traits are a superficial cover-up for Grayson's shortcomings and ineptitudes.
In "Traps and Trap...more
Мне вполне нравилось, что последние годы Найтвинг был тридцатилетним мужиком. Бруха-версией Уэйна-старшего. Без голубой крови и командной нотки в голосе, но при этом быстрым, агрессивным и заматеревшим. Без пяти минут Пунишером.
Первое, что отняли создатели “New 52” у Грейсона – его возраст. Дику снова 21 год. Почему? Говорят, для общего реализма. Мол, к 30 годам любой акробат – или пенсионер, или покойник. Хочешь прыгать по крышам – скинь пять-десять лет.
Сначала у Грейсона отобрали возраст, по...more
Первое, что отняли создатели “New 52” у Грейсона – его возраст. Дику снова 21 год. Почему? Говорят, для общего реализма. Мол, к 30 годам любой акробат – или пенсионер, или покойник. Хочешь прыгать по крышам – скинь пять-десять лет.
Сначала у Грейсона отобрали возраст, по...more
Starting off by saying that this review may be bias since I am a huge Kyle Higgins fan. I had originally read his Nightwing on single issues. This Trade paperback tho is a wonderful combination of issues 1-7. Higgins is the man when writing Dick Grayson AKA Nightwing in this new 52 reboot.
Nightwing has always been my favorite bat-family character so I was worried to see how it would turn out. But, it came out beautifully.
In these seven issues Nightwing is back in Gotham not Budhaven. One of the...more
Nightwing has always been my favorite bat-family character so I was worried to see how it would turn out. But, it came out beautifully.
In these seven issues Nightwing is back in Gotham not Budhaven. One of the...more
This is another New 52 reinvention, which allows DC to once again mine Nightwing's history for story ideas. I liked the travelling circus aspect, where Nightwing visits other cities. But the overall arc itself wasn't wonderful - the motivation behind the villain just didn't really seem to be there, to create the conflict required for the action. Although the way it dovetails into other of the New 52 books is interesting, and leaves some area for exploration. Not bad, but not memorable either.
I had never read a Nightwing book before and although there were some enjoyable moments I found myself wanting Batman to show up all the time, which led me to believe that Dick Grayson, as he is portrayed here, is not a strong lead character. The story was very predictable and left little to speculate on or get excited about. I really didn't buy into the traveling superhero thing without the whole world discovering his identity. That bothered me.
For some reason GR is eating my reviews. This is the third in a couple of weeks.
Interesting storyline and nice artwork. Enjoyed this, good to see Dick back in the guise of Nightwing after his stint as Batman, and that the reboot didn't ignore that happening. I like the fact they're exploring more of his background and history with the circus, plus the ongoing plot with the Talon. Will be reading Court of Owls as the two cross over.
Interesting storyline and nice artwork. Enjoyed this, good to see Dick back in the guise of Nightwing after his stint as Batman, and that the reboot didn't ignore that happening. I like the fact they're exploring more of his background and history with the circus, plus the ongoing plot with the Talon. Will be reading Court of Owls as the two cross over.
Really enjoyed this. Whilst the plot isn't anything too special, and there are a few issues mid-arc that feel a little filler-ish, Higgins makes Nightwing an enjoyable protagonist, and his narration keeps the book flowing nicely. I also liked the addition of Batgirl for an issue, and everything comes to a head nicely. The art is also excellent, even with two or three fill-in artists to keep things on target. Eagerly awaiting volume 2.
This volume has a great start, with an interesting mystery and strong characters. Unfortunately it bogs down toward the middle of the volume, as Nightwing is suddenly fighting alongside Babs and against demons — largely ignoring the main plot and instead having punch ‘em ups. The ending somewhat saves things, but it’s disappointing in its own way for how subservient it is to Snyder’s Batman.
A very strong introduction of Dick Grayson after he was Batman for a year. All the history and the new stories are amazing. Also this book is a nice side story for showing how the Court of owls operated in the past, making it feel very real and in tune with the characters past. I highly recommend this book for anyone reading the Court of Owls story (Everyone lol)
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