So I know you tend to focus far more on the mainline books than Elseworlds mostly but just curiously to know
What are your opinions overalls about the characters of Mar’i Grayson aka Nightstar from Kingdom Come And Jake Grayson from Nightwing The New Order?
I have a lot of feelings about Mar’i in particular, and all of them are good.
Both her showings in Kingdom Come and in Titans 1999 had a lot to love. In Kingdom Come, I kind of adored the conflict between her and Dick.
Dick was trying so hard to be a good father despite the inevitable end, and she was so terrified — not even just about that perceived end, but of losing him. Her prickliness here came off exactly to me like how a certain someone treats many of his loved ones, caring so much that he tries to push them away instead. She really takes after her father, lol.
And when it comes to her Titans appearance, man, seeing how Dick fell in love with her before even knowing who she was. He wanted to include her, he implicitly trusted her. Was he being a bit of a dumbass in this sense? Yeah, honestly, kind of, considering these were unknown variables in a team infamous for being betrayed. But it was so cute.
Then when he proceeded to flip his shit (in a good way) over the notion of being a father??? My heart, man.
Like he knew his daughter for 5 seconds and wanted her so bad 😭 😭 😭
Also this exchange just kills me a little. Not just the smiling and fondness, which developmentally means neither child grew up to fear their parents’ arguing, but also the “they’re still our fathers”, which means Dick and Roy were still close in raising their kids in the future. Like, aghghghgh.
(Also. “Our” fathers? 🤨 I see what’s happening here you can’t slip this shit by me.)
Anyways, I don’t have quite as much to say about Jake just because I don’t remember New Order very well, but Mar’i is GOATed and I love her.
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