@redwingx: I disagree. I think they are working to make Nightwing a greater character than he has been previously. Yes he only has some unknown assassin tracking him down, but you failed to mention the larger conspiracy hinted at in Issue #2 with Haley's Circus, or how that Assassin may be involved in that. In some ways this arc even parallels the arc of Batman with the ancient order conspiracy going on.Also, how they are distancing him from Batman somewhat. I particularly like how they make certain to mention that he's moved into the slums to live with and get to know the people he's protecting. So, I wouldn't downplay Nightwings comic like that just yet. At least give it time to grow.
As for those saying the time line is mind boggling and dumb. You do realize that just because Justice League is set five years prior that it doesn't mean the capes and super heroes haven't been around longer than that right? Justice League is just the starting point of that particular group coming together. Someone in another thread even pointed out how Hal mentioned "You mean you're real," the first time he meets Batman. This kind of entails that Batman is already kind of a legend in his own right by then, meaning he's been around awhile. So, you can't really say the time line makes no sense because you don't know what the time line even is. Batman could have been operating just as long as before for all we know.
Edit: I eat crow on the time line portion. After reading Nightwing #3 it's apparent that there is a five year span for all the Robins. Actually less than that considering in the opening panels it says Dick was still a member of Haley's circus at the five year mark. So yeah, it is kind of mind boggling how they squeezed three Robins in that quickly. Not only that, but with such a high rate of seeming failure, why would Batman put his own flesh and blood at risk by letting him dawn the garb? Craziness.
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