Batman: Battle for the Cowl #2

"You're just a kid, dammit."

Olivia Desmond from the previous Nightwing arc and Bryce Moran from the current one.

Im completely ignoring Nightwing Prime and whatever other grim fate dc might have in store for Bryce. Not reading spoilers. But seriously dc, just let Dick have kid sidekicks. Bring back Olivia, too.

Mar'i and Jake are also acceptable answers. Let dick have kids. Let him have 4 kids. Make Bruce a grampa.

Let's also throw in some wonders for two full trinities (or quartets? Since I threw in the RobStar siblings)

Me, delusional hopeful, reading Watters’ Nightwing run: wow this kid is great, I hope they do something with his character. Could this be Dick actually getting a sidekick?

Me, reading Nightwing #130, seeing Dick offering to train Bryce, who looks like an adult despite being just a kid: oh this kid is so inevitably fucked…

It's Nightwing Release Day WOOOOOO!!!! So last we left off Dick is in the fifth dimension, Bludhaven is getting blown up for the umpteenth time, Barbara is in the batgirl suit because they hate her and oracle, Martian Manhunter is still here, and Bryce had a building collapsed on him. Let's see how 135 goes

HOLY AURA FARMING BATMAN!! MY SON IS AWAKE

The Zanni looks so creepy in that panel Pennywise is that you?

"You were always more of an idea than you were flesh and blood" Ooooo I really like that quote. I can probably see how to tie this back into Dick and all his previous runs, but I am multitasking like a mtherfucker Rn so that character analysis will come later.

LMAOOOO BRYCE GET HIS ASS

Bryce is out aura farming Dick in his own solo run Look at my son being awesome unlike that FRAUD /j (I don't like where this is going Bryce what are you doing)

RING THE BELLS BLUDHAVEN IS DESTROYED AGAIN!!!

Genuinely who is that because that can't be MY BARBARA GORDEN. They gave my girl a lobotomy </3. I really hope Barbara is either written out of the solo in the next issue or sparingly. (Dick Grayson you will pay for your crimes against Barbara Gorden).

So Bryce is Nightwing in the dreams of those being affected by Zanni? I Guess that's a way to solve the issue with Bryce getting Kryptonian powers?

PERSONA 3 REFERENC- *Gets shot* Ok but no joke I'm getting Minato/Makoto sealing Nyx vibes from this. Like in a way Bryce is acting like the seal to keep Zanni away and he did technically "Sacrifice" Himself for the greater good.

Oh Boy I'm Ready for Corrupt Bludhaven again YAAAAAAAY!!

Ok so I actually really enjoyed that issue as a Nightwing fan, as a Barbara Gorden Enjoyer I despised this and how she's written in it. Overall, I think that's actually a really nice way of ending the arc. The Whole Bryce issue was actually resolved in a way that I like, Zanni also got resolved as well. Overall, Watters did a good job tying everything up and ending this arc and going into the next. 4/5 1 Star deduction because of Barbara's writing.

Also

"There's a Superhero who lives in our dreams now too"

Nightwing #135

Writer: Dan Watters

Artist: Dexter Soy

Letters: Wes Abbott