NIGHTWING #140 - NEWSARAMA
I can’t wait for this one. Tomasi is doing great on the Black Adam LS, and I just love Morales’ work!
NIGHTWING #140
Announced in September Peter Tomasi will start his run as the regular writer on DC’s Nightwing with January’s issue #140, with the Identity Crisis team of Rags Morales and Michael Bair providing the art.DC Comics has provided Newsarama with a look at the black and white art from January’s #140.
Tomasi explained his view of the character saying, “Nightwing is a
great character and I hope I can do him justice for however long my own
run lasts. And as been stated before, he’s truly the lynchpin of the
DCU. He’s respected and trusted by everyone. He’s got roots that move
through all the teams, and also through almost every hero. In my eyes,
Nightwing is at the top of his game. He’s a millimeter off from being
as good as Bruce/Batman in every single way, from detective skills to
tactician skills, to fighting and weapons, and of course there’s no
question his interpersonal skills are a bit better.
“In terms of the tone of the book, I honestly can’t find something to
pin on it easily, and I find that’s what I’m really enjoying about it.
I think the book, at this juncture, needs to feel like a superhero
book. I don’t want to lose sight of that fact. I want this series to
feel like it’s part of the fabric of the DCU and not out there
operating in its own little dark corner. It shouldn’t be put in a box
and labeled. I see Nightwing as being easily transposed on almost every
genre in some way. As I do on most everything I write, I approach
everything from character. The stories you remember, whether in comics,
films, or novels, at least in my opinion, are character driven. You
don’t close a comic or walk out of a theater and say damn that was the
best plot I’ve ever seen. You remember a book, or film, or comic
because of your love or complete hate for a character - that’s what
pulls you thru a story. Being connected. A reader’s ambivalence is the
writer’s worst enemy. And I’ll be doing my best to make sure that never
creeps into these pages.”
The solicitation copy for the issue reads:
Written by Peter Tomasi; Art by Rags Morales & Michael Bair; Cover by Michael Bair
Guest-starring Batman & Robin! A new era of Nightwing begins from
writer Peter Tomasi (BLACK ADAM: THE DARK AGE, LIGHT BRIGADE) and the
incredible art team of Rags Morales and Michael Bair (IDENTITY CRISIS)!
When the bodies of nefarious villains and fallen heroes begin to
disappear from their final resting places, Dick Grayson is drawn into a
mysterious, life-altering adventure!
Batman | 32pg. | Color | $2.99 US
On Sale January 9, 2008
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