Nightwing: The Joker War
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- Author：Dan Jurgens
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Summary
"The Joker War" hits Nightwing， and Dick Grayson is back！ But reclaiming his memories won't be easy， as Ric falls under the control of The Joker's new henchperson， Punchline， and must battle the people he once loved most: Batgirl， the Robins， and。。。himself。 And when KGBeast discovers Nightwing is still alive， his street credibility is on the line if he doesn't go to finish the job he started when he tried to kill Nightwing。。。and missed！ Nightwing better watch his back if he wants to be back for good。
Collects Nightwing #70-77 and Nightwing Annual #3。
Collects Nightwing #70-77 and Nightwing Annual #3。
Reviews
Norman Cook
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Dan Jurgens has been writing comics for a long time and he is one of the best at providing straightforward stories with lots of action。 He had a lot of loose ends to tie up and did it as well as could be expected。 Dick Grayson is reset for whatever the next creative team comes up with。 The Joker War is really only half this volume， but that's definitely the best part of this run。 Joker contrives to force amnesiac Dick to fight Batgirl， Fight Club style。 Of course， Batgirl is able， as in any good Dan Jurgens has been writing comics for a long time and he is one of the best at providing straightforward stories with lots of action。 He had a lot of loose ends to tie up and did it as well as could be expected。 Dick Grayson is reset for whatever the next creative team comes up with。 The Joker War is really only half this volume， but that's definitely the best part of this run。 Joker contrives to force amnesiac Dick to fight Batgirl， Fight Club style。 Of course， Batgirl is able， as in any good soap opera， to get Dick to reach deep into his memories and recover before doing something unthinkable。 Then， Dick faces off with KGBeast （either the worst supervillain name or the best） to close the circle on Dick's amnesiac journey these past couple of years。 The final story reminded me of the type of stories Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams did in the 1970s where the hero uses compassion （and wealth） to help the homeless or underprivileged。 The stories may not be memorable， but they are entertaining， something the main Batman title sometimes forgets。 。。。more
Chad
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I am ecstatic that the Ric Grayson era is finally over。 Too bad it took some nonsense with the Joker brianwashing him to bring it to a close。 A magical crystal that subverts one's memories multiple times was just dumb。 That being said the rest of it was OK and the art was very good。 The one good thing to come out of this was Bea and it unfortunately looks like she's went the way of Batman's girlfriends。 It's so cliche at this point。 I am ecstatic that the Ric Grayson era is finally over。 Too bad it took some nonsense with the Joker brianwashing him to bring it to a close。 A magical crystal that subverts one's memories multiple times was just dumb。 That being said the rest of it was OK and the art was very good。 The one good thing to come out of this was Bea and it unfortunately looks like she's went the way of Batman's girlfriends。 It's so cliche at this point。 。。。more
Andrew Shaffer
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Nightwing has amnesia。 His name isn’t Dick Grayson。。。it’s RIC GRAYSON！ Batman — or is that Bruce RAYNE？！？ — watches from the shadows， when all “Ric” really needs is a good swift kick in the babymaker to jog his memory。 Read the JOKER WAR tie-in， but DNF the rest of this utterly batshit collection。
Chris Lemmerman
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When Dan Jurgens took over the Nightwing title， he had the unenviable job of untangling all of the plot threads he had inherited from Benjamibn Percy and Scott Lobdell， as well as from the main Batman title like that pesky amnesia。 And now， with that story coming to a close， he also has to get Ric through the Joker War somewhat intact as well。 But Jurgens has been in comics for a very long time， and his resilence as a writer is one of the many reasons why。This final volume of the Ric Grayson sag When Dan Jurgens took over the Nightwing title， he had the unenviable job of untangling all of the plot threads he had inherited from Benjamibn Percy and Scott Lobdell， as well as from the main Batman title like that pesky amnesia。 And now， with that story coming to a close， he also has to get Ric through the Joker War somewhat intact as well。 But Jurgens has been in comics for a very long time， and his resilence as a writer is one of the many reasons why。This final volume of the Ric Grayson saga plunges head first into the Joker War， with the first five issues or so seeing how Ric fares against the Joker and Punchline when they come a'calling。 Then the remaining four issues act both as fallout from the War and a conclusion to this section of Ric's life。Brilliantly， Jurgens ties all of this into what's happened to Ric recently， with a brainwashing plotline that would feel wrote if not for the fact that it sets up a new dynamic with the Batfamily for the extent of the story。 I'm not hugely sold on the nickname that Dick gets while under the Joker's control， but it's fun to see one of the boy scouts of the DC Universe let loose。Jurgens also manages to tie off the faux-Nightwings story in a fairly satisfying way， although the same can't be said for Dick's latest romance with Bea。 While we all knew it wouldn't last once he returned to himself， it's a shame to see her pushed aside rather than given the graceful exit。 The retribution with KGBeast is a nice touch though， and definitely cements Dick's return nicely。The final issue of the volume is a Christmas special which made me smile， and there's also an annual that wraps up on the Raptors from the previous annual。 The vast majority of the artwork here is from the unsung hero of the this run on Nightwing， Ronan Cliquet， who manages to turn out beautifully rendered issues of superhero action almost entirely unaided。 Ryan Benjamin steps in for an issue or so， while the ever-brilliant Travis Moore also gets to join in the fun， but it's Cliquet's clean， clear pencils that anchor this story。 I really hope he gets another big title after this。The Joker War's effects on Nightwing feel seamless， as Jurgens slips the Joker and his plans into Nightwing's world efficiently as hell。 With multiple plates spinning and conclusions all over the place， this final volume really shows how well Jurgens has managed to tie all of these disparate plot threads together， almost none of which were his own to begin with。 。。。more
Yasmine
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When the Joker's involved you can always count on weird twists。 And what a weird twist this ride has been！ Can somebody explain to me， how on earth the Joker figured out the crystal magic that was the reason for Dick's memory problems？ Anyways， I am so glad that Richard / Dick - and not Ric - is back！ He is one of my absolute favourite characters and I'm glad to see things go back to （somewhat） normalcy！ I feel bad for Bea though， I think that relationship between the two of them could have work When the Joker's involved you can always count on weird twists。 And what a weird twist this ride has been！ Can somebody explain to me， how on earth the Joker figured out the crystal magic that was the reason for Dick's memory problems？ Anyways， I am so glad that Richard / Dick - and not Ric - is back！ He is one of my absolute favourite characters and I'm glad to see things go back to （somewhat） normalcy！ I feel bad for Bea though， I think that relationship between the two of them could have worked， but Dick had to be the superhero （TM） again and pull the "everybody-I-know-and-hold-dear-are-in-danger-so-it's-best-to-break-the-love-of-my-life's-heart-to-protect-her" blablabla。 Always the same thing。 I feel like if he really would have wanted to， he could have put in a bit more of an effort for this relationship to work （and yes I do understand that she would be in constant danger and so on， but then Dick should just finally manage to hide his identity and not let every villain now his alter ego！）。 。。。more
Sans
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Fiiiiiiiiiiinally。
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