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The newest accessory inNightwing’swardrobe is a hidden — but touching — protection to one of the fiber ’s creators , Marv Wolfman . The current creative team onNightwinghas been retool and expanding Dick Grayson ’s look and armory of gadgets . In the latest issue , the hero debut a biker jacket that double as a nod to Marv Wolfman and his own Nightwing - themed crown .
Dick Grayson debuted as Robin , Batman ’s child partner , in 1940 , but he was reinvented as the independent vigilance man Nightwing in 1984’sTales of the Teen Titans#44 by Marv Wolfman and the late George Pérez . Nightwing established himself as a major hero in his own rightfield , far from Batman ’s influence , in Gotham and in his own place foundation : Blüdhaven . Dick Grayson has cycled through many iconic look over the decades — from short drawers to tall collar — but few are more dear than his originalNightwing costume , fondly known by fan as " Discowing,“from the pages of Wolfman and Pérez’sNew Teen Titans . Most recently , Dick ’s XC - era " fingerstripe " costume has made its replication , along with a series of costume and contrivance upgrades .
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InNightwing#93 by Tom Taylor , Bruno Redondo , Adriano Lucas , and Wes Abbott , Nightwing runs from a squad of corrupt bull , who have been ordered to apprehend the hero by the villainous Blockbuster . As Dick take flight the scene of his " offense " ( cleaning graffiti off a statue of Alfred ) , he runs behind a bush and come forth with a motorcycle — and a spiffy raw Nightwing - theme cap . This same design has been seen before in the " substantial human beings ; " image of Marv Wolfman wearing a Nightwing biker cap circled online , including in a quote - tweet by currentNightwingartist , Bruno Redondo . The originaltweetfeatures a picture of George Pérez and Marv Wolfman smile together . Redondo quote - pinch the image with the caption " Love these two so much . "
have sex that Redondo has seen this picture of both Pérez and Wolfman , it ’s easy to make the jump that Nightwing ’s new biker - friendly costume accessory is a testimonial to Marv Wolfman and his own striped jacket . This tribute to the character ’s God Almighty comes as no surprise to fans who have been watch over the currentNightwingrun , which has featured legion tribute to Wolfman and Pérez , including a cameo inNightwing#92 . Nightwing is a major force in the DC universe of discourse mostly in part due to Wolfman and Pérez ’s work with the role , so these many nod to the two in the current al-Qur’an are more than welcome and always a pleasure to blob . There are certainly moremetatextual Easter eggs to come inNightwing , especially after the recent passing of fabled creative person George Pérez .
The currentNightwingrun is successful in part because of how the creative team honors the character ’s past while looking towards Dick Grayson ’s futurity . Part of that observance has come from the reimagined costume design , including playfulness details — like Dick ’s novel biker cap in the way of Marv Wolfman .
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Nightwing sports fan can hunt for similar cameo and tributes inNightwing#93,available now from DC Comics .
