Nightwing #87 Review

Writer: Tom Taylor / Artist: Bruno Redondo and Adriano Lucas / DC Comics Nightwing is back! And it’s bringing that signature heart, heat, and hands. The creative team came through with downright lighter fluid to remind us why this is the best mainstream book out right now. I’m shaking with excitement, bro. The story in Nightwing #87 is simple. Off the heels of Dick Grayson announcing his intent to use his money to bring Blüdhaven out of its corruption, someone puts a ten million dollar hit on his head, and they go to his house to dog nap his dog Haley, aka Bitewing. Dick must then dodge the goons trying to take his head off and save his dog from the clutches of money-hungry criminals. Simple enough, right?  Well, the story was illustrated in one of the most unique ways that I’ve ever seen. The entire issue is one continuous image. You know that signature Nightwing thing where the artist uses the space of the page to move Nightwing through the action, using multiple drawings of the character to convey movement? Well, this entire issue is that. I don’t know if there’s a word for it, so it’s a bit hard to explain. But basically, the entire issue is moving forward from left to right, with Nightwing moving through the action in a way that feels like real-time. It’s absolutely brilliant. 

He swings from building to building, fights through an apartment, and zooms through the city on a motorcycle, just to name a few things. Seeing the art conveyed in this way, for as lo…