Nightwing Year One

Great story about the origins and beginning of DC: Nightwing. Also, it's a great collection of 20th anniversary of DC Comics: Nightwing. I hope they make a cool graphic novel like this about Nightwing- Year Zero and continuation and it's multiverse story arcs.

Simply put: If you are a fan of Dick Grayson, then you need to read this.The good: it's a perfect recipe of creators, character, and the odyssey to find oneself. Chuck Dixon and Scott McDaniel spin an excellent tale of a growing up and looking to define who you are away from the trappings of your childhood. Scott McDaniel illustrates Dick with the same kinetic intensity that made Nightwing's original on-going solo series such a success.The awkward: Dick's origin and ongoing story have been twisted so much by reboots that if you try to cram this story into the various continuity retcons (New 52, Rebirth, et cetera) you are going to give yourself a headache. This story exists in the post-Crisis and pre-New 52 world and tries to sandwich itself in-between a handful of issues of Batman and the seminal Judas Contract of New Teen Titans. and if you think about it too much, you will give yourself a headache. Case in point, they find a smooth way to work in the post-Crisis explanation for why Dick chose the name Nightwing -- but even that reasoning has been tweaked in recent years due to changes to Krypton's mythology.So here's the solution -- ignore the continuity. Enjoy the story. Embrace the moment and the adventure. Watch Dick Grayson forge his path from Robin to Nightwing even as he himself wrestles with the larger question of "Who is Dick Grayson without Robin?" There will be a few familiar faces and even the evolution of a costume, but ultimately it is a well told and satisfying tale.** Oh, and if you read this before in the previous TPB or the individual floppies, it is totally worth buying it again in this gorgeous looking deluxe edition. Trust me.

While I love the story and artwork here, the "Deluxe" Edition isn’t very deluxe. Thin cheap paper was used ... DC Comics basically screwing their loyal fans with cheaply made hard backs.

Chuck Dixon is probably the best Nightwing writer ever. I really enjoyed this story, from Dick's last night as Robin, through his path to become Nightwing, and his return to Gotham. The only thing missing is his first meeting with Batman as Nightwing.

Great collection of a great story. Nicely designed hardcover with extra sketch material by artist Scott McDaniel. Essential for any Nightwing fan.

Loved it

I am not sure what I was expecting but I liked this book. The book collects (reprints of) Nightwing Volume 2 # 101 - 106. (I think.) So, the story is old. But I like the thought behind the story. I am also very happy I waited for this printing of this collection. The older edition is very costly.