I love Dick. Grayson.
A lot of people are just biding their time, waiting for Bruce Wayne to fight his way through time (Batman + sci-fi = kinda silly), and they’re really missing out because of it. Dick Grayson, the interim Batman, is great for a couple of reasons.
First of all, it gives readers a light-hearted Batman, something that hasn’t been seen in comics since 1987, in the wake of Year One and Dark Knight Returns. It’s okay for Batman to smile once and a while, guys.
Second, Dick Grayson is, mathematically-speaking, the best Batman. He was trained by Batman! Who was Batman trained by? A bunch of old men. Big deal.
Third, of course, is that his name is Dick. It sets up great panels like this one from Rise of Arsenal #2:
Anytime when it looks like someone is calling Batman a dick, you can hear the sound of books flying off the shelves. I could definitely see DC releasing a trade called “Batman: What a Dick” in the near future.
I’m going to be sad when Bruce Wayne does finally return, and Dick is relegated to being Nightwing again, but at least we’ll be able to think of the good times, or, as I call them, The Dick Era.
