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Warning : turn back spoilers for Batman : Dark Age # 4!Nightwinghas a Modern stock that change his relationship with Batman and take him in a sheer direction unfamiliar to longtime devotee of Dick Grayson . In the preview forBatman : Dark eld # 4 , it ’s revealed that this reality ’s Dick Grayson is a criminal who operate for none other than Gotham ring boss Carmine Falcone .

Batman : Dark Ageby Mark Russell and Mike Allred is aretelling of Batman ’s originbeginning in the 1960s and take in place in real prison term , with Bruce aging decade by decennium . It takes vantage of this historic background to allow a new yet old - school take on Bruce Wayne ’s beginnings as the Dark Knight . The tale now offersa new take on Dick Grayson , which subvert his origin story by offering a version of Robin who adjust himself with Gotham City ’s criminal element , potentially changing the trajectory of his relationship with Batman .

Last issue , Batmandiscovered Dick Grayson working for the False Face Gang . Having taken the juvenility down alongside Green Arrow , he adjudicate to take him home rather than hand him over to the authorities . Thanks to the framing twist of Bruce writing his memoir in his old age , readers already do it that Dick Grayson will die , however the precise details of when and how it will fall out are still to be discovered .

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As Bruce Wayne is drafted to the fighting in the Vietnam War in Batman : Dark Age , he joins a shadowy ranger team led by one of his iconic villains .

Nightwing’s New Origin Presents A Bold New Take On The Character

Dick Grayson Works for Falcone in This Real-Time Take on Batman’s Career

In the prevue for the approaching issue ofBatman : Dark Age , Bruce and Alfred seek to help oneself Dick heal after his mishaps as a criminal . Bruce want to help him , but before he can , Dick flees the tantrum in true athletic manner before anyone can stop him . This differs from the usual story of Dick and Bruce ’s first encounter and demonstrate a Dick Grayson who is rougher around the edge and less receptive to Batman due to their moral opposition . As such , this version of the Dynamic Duofind themselves at odds .

Nightwing ’s common root account has him lose his parent after their circus human action is sabotaged , after which Batman determine him and takes him in as his ward . From there , Dick Grayson originate the Robin chimneypiece and fights alongside Batman in his crime - fighting crusade . Dick and Bruce go on toform a father - boy relationshipthat only beef up with time . Even after Dick left home to devise his own path and become Nightwing , he and Bruce have retain a faithful bond through boneheaded and thin . However , Dark Agegives the Dynamic Duo a far darker lineage .

Falcone’s Key Role Sets This Dick Grayson Apart

In this variant of Dick Grayson ’s line , he turns to Falcone . However , the mob boss has other plans for him . Rather than helping Dick , Falcone believes the Boy Wonder to be a financial obligation and arranges to have him killed by his men . In DC ’s mainstream timeline , Dick is one of the world ’s most liked and respected heroes , with countless ally . Here , Dick has no one to trust . With the older Bruce calling Dick"My Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth . The beat one,“this give up the potential for avery dark take on the first Robin . This begs the motion of what led the futureNightwingdown this condemnable route , and how it will bear on his human relationship with Batman .

Batman : Dark Age # 4is available on July 24 from DC Comics .

Nightwing is the superhero moniker occupy up by Dick Grayson , upon his ageing out of the Robin office and becoming a superhero of his own . Inspired by the original Kryptonian submarine sandwich of the same name , Grayson has risen to comic leger immortality with the personal identity , earning respect as one of the sterling leaders in the DC Universe .

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The cover of Batman: Dark Age #4, featuring Batman swinging in a circus surrounded by villains. He reaches out for a green gloved hand, presumably Robin’s.

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Nightwing in DC Comics Art by Bruno Redondo

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.

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