Summary
WARNING: Contains Potential Spoilers for Batman / Superman: World’s Finest #29!Over a month ago, Dan Mora teased a roided-outNightwingon his X account, sparking curiosity about the role this beefed-up, cowl-wearing version of Dick Grayson would play in the upcomingWorld’s Finestissue. Fans now have their answer through a single panel, which will undoubtedly inspire many cosplayers. However, this panel also raises significant questions, primarily: Is this our first glimpse of the ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE’s Nightwing?
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Mark Waid and Dan Mora’sBatman/Superman: World’s Finest#29continues with DC’s favorite heroes battling the 6th-dimensional being known as DOOM-MITE. Despite their previous struggles to defeat the villain, in issue #29, the World’s Greatest Detective devises a wild yet effective game plan: pull the sixth dimension out of DOOM-MITE.
With the assistance of DC’s magic users, the heroes proceed with the extraction, inadvertently causing themselves to transform into different versions of themselves due to the sixth dimension’s temporal and spatial complexities. Among these transformations,Robin Dick Grayson transforms into a hardcore version of Nightwing.
Dick Grayson’s Robin Transforms Into a Roided-Out Nightwing inBatman / Superman: World’s Finest#29
This iteration of Nightwing features a design unlike any seen before for the character. While retaining the signature blue and black color scheme and hawk-like chest emblem,this version notably boasts a bulkier physique more akin to Batman than any previous incarnation of Dick Graysonin comics. The suit also exhibits enhanced armor elements reminiscent ofDick’sFuture Statecostume. However, the most striking departures from the classic Nightwing aesthetic include a blue utility belt, spiked gauntlets, and an earless cowl, all of which echo the design cues of Bruce’s iconic Batsuit.
Considering the infusion of Batman elements into the design, this new costume offers fans theperfect hybrid betweenNightwing and Batman, making it an ideal choice for cosplayers seeking a blend of both characters' iconic features.Enhancing a Nightwing suit with the additional Batman design elements—such as the unique cowl, gauntlets, and utility belt—would require a significant investment of time, effort, and resources. However, the resulting cosplay would undoubtedly be spectacular. It will be intriguing to see if this costume design gains popularity within the cosplay community and makes future appearances in DC narratives.
DidWorld’s FinestJust Tease theAbsolute Universe’sNightwing?
As mentioned earlier, Dick transformed into this beefier Nightwing due to the effects of the sixth dimension, which manifested various images of DC storylines from across the multiverse as they were fighting Doom-Mite. Hence, it’s not a stretch to speculate that Mora might have subtly included versions of characters set to appear inDC’s new ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE. This upcoming universe will be centered around “Darkseid power,” offering darker and more intense reinterpretations of characters with new origins reflecting this power shift. Therefore, this hardcoreNightwingcould have been fans' first glimpse of Dick’s new character design in theAbsolute Universe.
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Nightwing
Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson, upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own. Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name, Grayson has risen to comic book immortality with the identity, earning respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe.
