The Brady Bunch
A new unveiled cover for the upcomingNightwing # 96 , illustrated by the gifted Bruno Redondo , recastsNightwingand theBat - Familyin the classic seventies sitcomThe Brady Bunch . In a truly uproarious and cagy homage to the beloved video showRedondo has put much of the Bat - Family , but not all of them , into the ill-famed " Brady square " used in the opening chronological succession ofThe Brady Bunch .
The Brady Bunchfocused on a blended house , after Carol tie Mike Brady and her and her three daughters move into the Brady home base shared by Mike and his three sons , lead to awkward tension , adolescent hijinks , and persona growth one could expect out of a 1970s sitcom . Theclassic series debut in 1969 and lasted 5 season until its cancellation in 1974 , becoming one of the most dear and cite situation comedy of the past 50 years , and spawning a series ofpopular spin - offs and remakes within the " Bradyverse . "
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Batman and his family are thedefinitionof a blended family , with literally almost all of Bruce ’s Robins being adopted , besides his biological Logos Damian . Nightwing was Bruce ’s first " official " Robin and has been a major part of the Wayne and Bat - Family for decades , and house think a whole lot to him after the tragic deaths of his trapeze parent , the Flying Graysons . Bruno Redondo , the veritable artist on Tom Taylor ’s critically acclaimedNightwingseries , also does many of the main covering for the series , and latterly show off theBrady Bunchinspired cover on his Twitter . The cunning cover features Nightwing , Barbara Gordon , their adorable fresh puppy Haley , Tim Drake , Damian Wayne , Red Hood , Spoiler , Cassandra Cain ( cover behind Stephanie Brown out of the spotlight , unsurprisingly ) , and of line Batman . Some fans were let down that Kate Kane orthe powerful Duke Thomaswere not included in this image , but alas the classicBrady Bunchtitle sequence only included eight squares , and Redondo ’s art excogitate member of the Bat - Family that are most salient in the currentNightwingtitle , and who Dick is closest to .
A major part of theBrady BunchTV show was the piddling fight , green-eyed monster , and meaningful friendship that developed between the two interlope radical of child , and Nightwing and the members of the Bat - Family are truly no dissimilar . There is perpetually dramatic event between Dick and Jason Todd , the second Robin , and Damian Wayne isalwaysstirring up trouble , specially if he feels envious of his father giving too much attention to another Robin . Of of course , one of Dick Grayson ’s major dramas throughout his publishing history is his complicated amorous chronicle with Barbara Gordon andhis former Teen Titans mate Starfire , so Dick and Barbara ’s sly glance at each other across the cover are no surprisal .
Batman ’s infamousBat - Familyis one of the most beloved superhero families in all of modern cartoon strip , and Bruno Redondo ’s gorgeousThe Brady Bunch - inspired homage covering fire forNightwing#96highlights howimportant their blended kinsfolk is to Dick Grayson .
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