In other news, Bucky Barnes fakes his death, becomes a circus acrobat, and wages war on street crime.

UUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

I hate this sooooo much but I'm slightly interested in it because Grayson is my favorite DC character.

But seriously......-.-.........ugh. He was Buckified.

Not a Nightwing reader but just a thought: If you're a super spy shouldn't you make up a new identity after faking your death with the last one? Walking around with both his naked face and a huge initial in his chest could be, you know, suspicious.

I'm sure this has much more potential than just killing him off, anyway.

So they're actually doing something with Spyral?

@clawfist said:

Lol The "G" on his chest reminds me of someone...

lol

This is stupid, but it seems really fun.

I think people should give this a chance, this sounds pretty cool in my opinion

I'm always open to fresh new ideas the keep characters from going stale and boring

For those fearing the gun thing, maybe it will be like Reese in Person of Interest, he will only shot in the knees, or just somewhere that doesn't kill. But I do hope he still have his sticks and batarangs just in case, for close combat :). I'm fine with this, the character has to evolve.

Using a gun's a little weird for Dick though, especially having worked with batman for so long. But you know, spies

I'm okay with it. I'm a huge fan of Dick and willing to give this one a try.

And he's got a gun. ok then.

@alkusanagi: but he already does my good chap!

Oh, ok. Well at least they're not going to do anything crazy like turn him into a CIA agent that looks like Tom Cruise.

i like the idea dc need a spy book so why not let's have fun with this

and i am sure he will be back as nightwing in the future

Nice! I'll be working this one in to my list. Seems to me like DC is trying to get a bit more variety with their titles. I like it!!

This is not what I was waiting for. Wheres my Lois Lane comic you ####### ########!!!

(Honestly, I say that in the nicest way possible)

I'm not happy that Nightwing is going but this at minimum novel enough that I'm willing to give it a chance at bat. Maybe it'll be really cool. Hopefully.

DC whiffed on this one. I respect the talent they have headlined, to be sure - but the concept is still unappealing to what I would imagine to be most existing fans of the character and offers little pizzazz to anyone not affiliated with comics.

More that that though, someone previously mentioned that it looked too similar to Bucky (@night_thrasher) and I happen to agree with that sentiment. Further, let's be brutally honest; Dick isn't some post cold-war relic that was expatriated forcefully by some shadowy, para-military organization. He's Dick Grayson; the first Robin and the heir to the Mantle.

DC really could have hit a home run with this by either giving Dick a graceful (yuk yuk) death that would provide meaning and inspiration in this world of the New 52. At the very least they could have used his public outing as a way to further put rifts between he and Bruce as the need for secrecy deepened in relation to the other members' secret identities. That way you would have preserved the branding as Nightwing and offered a legit out to the story-arc's ending without having to remove a profitable property.

Coming back to the concept though before I conclude; why would we care about Dick when he is completely removed from the circle which made him notable? It's not to say that writing that story is impossible and I will certainly tip my cap if they can pull it off - but that's a lot to accomplish.

PS: (@jonny_anonymous) I still heart you bro. For your sake and your good money - I hope this series rocks your socks off.

To the people complaining, why? Every time the big two take a chance on a new idea you guys complain and then complain the next week that they're doing the same old schtick. At least this is something new and interesting

To the people complaining, why? Every time the big two take a chance on a new idea you guys complain and then complain the next week that they're doing the same old schtick. At least this is something new and interesting

Why can't he still be Nightwing with a public identity?

As a die hard Dick Grayson fan, I am excited as hell for this. It looks and sounds awesome.

The names Grayson.. Dick Grayson.

I wasn't making a pre judgement on whether or not I think the series will be good. But the similarities to Winter Soldier aren't exactly hidden!

How this lazy? You don't even know how this will play out. At least give it a chance and then you can complain all you want.

@newcomicguy said:

That's what she said

Sorry it had to be done haha

DC seems to just want to cash in on anything that is popular or shocking. We have a Winter Solider storyline from 3 years ago they are ripping off. If you read the interview the co-writer name drops every popular TV series he can trying to say it will be like those. I wonder if they will try to cash in on the Invincible's "shocking" issues and have Dick get raped again.

Can't say I hate it. I was bummed when I thought he died, at least he will be a bad ass spy

Hmm this could be cool. Can't wait to give it a shot. Though I was hoping the talons would have something to do with it.

I'll buy it!

Fair enough but dude look at the timing Winter Solider just came out in theaters. So DC is now attempting to cash in on a storyline that was good when Brubaker wrote it with Bucky and Black Widow a few years ago. It does not even make sense for Grayson to be this character when you have Steve Trevor. It just seems like a lazy idea pulled from the pages of Marvel's recent past.

NO GUNS. Batman wouldn't allow it.

I actually think this is pretty cool, adds a new spin for the character. Comic book fans should really be more open to change, it prevents stagnation and opens doors for bigger and better new stories.

Let's all at least reserve judgement until we see the actual comic book

Nice! Not as much fanboy rage as I expected to find in the comments section.

Any clue who's on the art? Is it Mikel Janin?

I'm down for this for 2 reasons,

1) DC needs some super spy action.

2) While yea I'll miss Dick Grayson's Nightwing suit, he's gonna be the James Bond (Yea I said it, BOND, NOT Winter soldier) of the DCU and that's pretty sweet.

My only questions now are, why not work for A.R.G.U.S. or the D.E.O.? That'd be even better, or How do you keep this from Batman, the man who knows all? Other than that, as a whole I'm fine with this.

NOW THAT EVERYONE KNOWS IT IS DICK GREYSON DOESNT IT TAKES LIKE AN ADVANCED 5TH GRADER TO RELIZE WHO IS BATMAN?

sorry caps

Winter Soldier is coming for you Grayson! Be ready!

It really could have been a lot worse, so I'll give it a shot even if it looks a lot like Winter Soldier. Whatever they do, I just hope they don't make him angsty.

I will say this, people often complain that comic book characters stay the same, Dick Grayson is one of the few characters you can't really say that about.

Nice! Not as much fanboy rage as I expected to find in the comments section.

Any clue who's on the art? Is it Mikel Janin?

Terrible idea. Why? Absolutely stupid. And a gun? Ridiculous. I'm angry now. Fuck off DC

I'd be fine with this if it weren't for the goddamn gun. Give him his taser batons from Arkham City if he needs a deadly weapon no guns in the Bat family(besides Jason of course) man what the hell. Aside from that yeah I can dig it.

And, in other news, DC has announced the new series "West", in which fan-favorite character Wally West makes his triumphant return! Only this time, he's a fighter pilot who works for the KGB!

But, seriously, this looks like it could be cool. I'll definitely be giving this a shot.

Jason Todd would be proud

So he becomes a spy... The world will forget about dick Grayson as nightwing

then he comes back as nightwing and with a new costume with nobody remembering forever evil

This, and Winter Soldier was an assassin not a spy.......

LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Because it would fuck up batman's life.

im jus not sure how I feel about the concept I guess i'll give the first story arc a try best I can say...