A review by captwinghead
Nightwing: Freefall by Mark McKenna, Sandu Florea, Christian Alamy, Mark Propst, Michael Bair, Peter J. Tomasi, Don Kramer, Rags Morales
3.0
3.5 Stars
After the nightmare that was Brothers in Blood, this was rather refreshing. Dick is adorable, as usual. I liked that Tomasi added a Arthurian legend feel to some of Dick's banter. I'm always a sucker for that stuff. I'm intrigued by the concept that Dick would start skydiving for the thrill of it. I also like that he frequently thinks about what his parents would think about his work as Nightwing.
There are some great interactions here between Dick and Bruce, Alfred, and Tim. There's even two appearances from Superman and I love Dick's relationship with Clark.
The actual arc with Talia was a bit of a strange one. I'm not a big fan of the character but her usage here was okay, I guess. She expresses some odd worry for Tim's wellbeing.
Anywho, I enjoyed this enough. The romance seemed really unnecessary. I forgot that woman's name the immediately after her scenes. I'm not sure why writers feel the need to shove relationships in all these comics. Pick a woman and stick with her. It's not so much that Dick is a flighty character but more than, in an attempt to make him look like a ladies' man, we're getting a bunch of random women I know I'll probably never see again.
After the nightmare that was Brothers in Blood, this was rather refreshing. Dick is adorable, as usual. I liked that Tomasi added a Arthurian legend feel to some of Dick's banter. I'm always a sucker for that stuff. I'm intrigued by the concept that Dick would start skydiving for the thrill of it. I also like that he frequently thinks about what his parents would think about his work as Nightwing.
There are some great interactions here between Dick and Bruce, Alfred, and Tim. There's even two appearances from Superman and I love Dick's relationship with Clark.
The actual arc with Talia was a bit of a strange one. I'm not a big fan of the character but her usage here was okay, I guess. She expresses some odd worry for Tim's wellbeing.
Anywho, I enjoyed this enough. The romance seemed really unnecessary. I forgot that woman's name the immediately after her scenes. I'm not sure why writers feel the need to shove relationships in all these comics. Pick a woman and stick with her. It's not so much that Dick is a flighty character but more than, in an attempt to make him look like a ladies' man, we're getting a bunch of random women I know I'll probably never see again.