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Writer: Tom Taylor / Artists: Clan Tormey, Daniel HDR, Raul Fernandez, Rain Beredo, and John Kalisz / DC Comics
The Nightwing 2021 Annual #1 is here, which means we get some double-sized Grayson action this week.
I’m not gonna lie. I didn’t even realize the annual was coming up, but that’s probably because I never look at solicitations. So, that’s on me.
This Nightwing 2021 annual took my favorite approach: a single, long-form story. A lot of times annuals are filled with multiple shorts by a few creative teams, and those are cool too, but I like being able to dig into a 40-plus page comic and just take in a story that’s got more breathing room than usual.
While we didn’t get Nightwing back in Blüdhaven dealing with the Heartless problem, we did get a return of my favorite aspect of this book: its heart, heat, and hands.
The story in this annual revolves around Red Hood doing what he does best, beating people senseless. But this time, he’s out murdering people in cold blood, which forces Nightwing to have to stop him before he can kill again.
But it’s never that easy, is it? Red Hood claims someone is out impersonating him, so the two Bat Brothers go out to find the culprit.
And that’s what the book ultimately winds up being about: two brothers.
As they search for the real killer, Taylor weaves in and out of the past and present to tell a larger story about brotherhood, acceptance, and growth.
This is why I love Tom Taylor so much and regard him as one of the best writers in the medium today. The man really knows how to pull at the heartstrings. His stories are always equally about character as they are active, and as a writer myself, I really appreciate that.
But we also got hands in this annual. A lot of hands. The art team consisting of Tormey, HDR, Fernandez, Beredo, and Kalisz more than delivered on some beautifully laid out conflict either through fights or through car chases. It’s the type of visuals that would make your eyes smile if they could.
10 Crowbar Beatings out of 10
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Writer: Tom Taylor / Artists: Clan Tormey, Daniel HDR, Raul Fernandez, Rain Beredo, and John Kalisz / DC Comics
The Nightwing 2021 Annual #1 is here, which means we get some double-sized Grayson action this week.
I’m not gonna lie. I didn’t even realize the annual was coming up, but that’s probably because I never look at solicitations. So, that’s on me.
This Nightwing 2021 annual took my favorite approach: a single, long-form story. A lot of times annuals are filled with multiple shorts by a few creative teams, and those are cool too, but I like being able to dig into a 40-plus page comic and just take in a story that’s got more breathing room than usual.
While we didn’t get Nightwing back in Blüdhaven dealing with the Heartless problem, we did get a return of my favorite aspect of this book: its heart, heat, and hands.
The story in this annual revolves around Red Hood doing what he does best, beating people senseless. But this time, he’s out murdering people in cold blood, which forces Nightwing to have to stop him before he can kill again.
But it’s never that easy, is it? Red Hood claims someone is out impersonating him, so the two Bat Brothers go out to find the culprit.
And that’s what the book ultimately winds up being about: two brothers.
As they search for the real killer, Taylor weaves in and out of the past and present to tell a larger story about brotherhood, acceptance, and growth.
This is why I love Tom Taylor so much and regard him as one of the best writers in the medium today. The man really knows how to pull at the heartstrings. His stories are always equally about character as they are active, and as a writer myself, I really appreciate that.
But we also got hands in this annual. A lot of hands. The art team consisting of Tormey, HDR, Fernandez, Beredo, and Kalisz more than delivered on some beautifully laid out conflict either through fights or through car chases. It’s the type of visuals that would make your eyes smile if they could.
10 Crowbar Beatings out of 10
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Writer: John Ridley / Artist: Juann Cabal / Marvel
Another day, another fresh start. I always love when a new creative team takes the reins on a series and we start back from number one. It gives new readers a jumping-on point and older readers something different than what we’ve seen before. Black Panther is taken over by famed 12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley and artist Juann Cabal as they explore everything Wakanda and T’Challa place in it as the country moves into the future.
T’Challa and Wakanda have been busy these few years. T’Challa’s been an active chairperson for the Avengers, all the while the country has established its own intergalactic empire. Keeping up with all of these new developments can be a lot. Thankfully, Black Panther #1 does a great job of introducing the main conflict coming while seamlessly easing readers into everything that has happened recently. What I already love is the focus on Wakanda changing so much and T’Challa’s place in it.
Wakanda evolving and having a bigger place in the world has always been the goal for T’Challa but what happens when that dream starts coming true. Wakanda, a nation that has largely been a monarchy, starts becoming more democratic. T’Challa struggles with letting go and letting others make decisions for the betterment of his country. It’s a fascinating character struggle. T’Challa is very much a man always in control and as that slips away from him, he seems not to like it.
The man also has his secrets and when those secrets start to come to light, he is fairly unapologetic about them. He and Batman should form a group for control freaks who do messed-up stuff in the name of heroism. It’s here that the main conflict of the story rears its head. I’m not going to spoil too much, but it involves a lot of black ops and Wakanda wet works. The idea of T’Challa having special assassins ready to take out targets at a moment’s notice is scary enough but when those assassins start being targeted, it’s really time to be concerned.
I can already see that Ridley’s run on this book is going to involve a lot of consequences to the things T’Challa has done to protect his country. There is a lot of emotion in these pages, and it especially comes through in Juann Cabal’s art. T’Challa might be testing the trust of his allies, friends, and even his country. He might even lose it as his old ways clash with the changing times. Black Panther #1 is teasing a lot, and I hope the rest of the series delivers as well as this issue does.
8 Portals out of 10
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