#im reading his solo series from the 80s rn

[weaverofink]

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[lazaruspiss]

So, I'm writing a long fanfic based around the characterizations of the various Bats in the 80s-00s time frame, and Nightwing is gonna be important but I don't have a good grasp of his personality yet. I'm currently reading through The Resurrection of Ras Al Ghul, but that and a few of the 2016 issues are all I've got to go off of right now.

Do you have any comics you'd recommend for getting a good grasp of his personality and general vibes?

I'd also be happy to read any kind of ramble about his personality/appeal you feel like writing. Having read your fanfiction I feel like (sincere compliment:) you are the exact kind of unhinged I want to get character opinions from.

(Also you mentioned Dick being in the mob which sounds Very Fun and I wanna know what titles so I can read that)

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ok first of all. im flattered. i feel so powerful rn.

and second of all... my 'to read' list is embarrassingly long, and dick's been around and in a lot of comics so i have a lot of trouble keeping up ;-; but i will try my best!!

The New Teen Titans gets recommended a lot as a starting point for Dick as Nightwing, and while i havent read much of it, the stuff i have read has been pretty solid and i get why its so popular.

Nightwing 1996 is my personal go to comic for Dick, mainly bc it was his first real solo run. (it's often listed as "volume 2" of nightwing, but volume 1 aka Nightwing 1995 was really more of a test drive just to see if they should make a Nightwing solo series) It's also where Dick joins the mob! although that came off the tail end of a lot of different plot points.

(This is a bit unrelated, but in general I think knowing a bit of irl context to certain comic events is important. Like, at one point Bludhaven is nuked off the map. It doesn't make sense, and it was most likely due to some higher up DC nonsense. And Nightwing 1996's second annual is written by a man. etc etc.)

... I actually have a guide I've been working on, main reasons being quick reference for what happens where, and that writing these things down helps me remember them better

as you can probably tell, I still have a ways to go. looking at this now i'm starting to realize that i am really down bad for him lol

Mobbed Up (where Dick gets adopted by a random mob boss who took one look at his depressed mug as he was getting fired from the police force and said "new son?") is issues #107-111

I feel like I should get back to character thoughts.

Dick on his own is deeply serious, he has a job to do and it's incredibly important that he does it right. In the beginning this serves as an invaluable asset, but as he loses more people it starts to turn into more destructive. A trait that is morphed by his traumas into obsessiveness.

Dick when Tim comes to visit (or just when he's around people he cares about) is a bit softer, it's subtle, but it shows that he's aware of/cares for the people around him.

Dick with Bruce around seems to worry so much about proving himself, about being seen as a respectable peer, that it backfires into making him come off more insecure and as a bit of a "rebellious teen". (which is exactly what he's trying to avoid when he strikes out on his own) I've read various arcs and issues but I haven't actually read any focused on Dick and Bruce aside from the ones towards the beginning, so I'm sure their relationship must change, but this is how they were when Dick had first moved to Blud.

I feel like Bludhaven is also important to talk about. It's very much meant to be "Gotham, but worse". It's a place that even Batman wouldn't bother with, a place beyond saving. I'm... kind of breaking my own heart, thinking about how much Dick put into this city, only to. To fail? In a sense? A hero's home city isn't usually obliterated like that. The only other example that comes to mind is Hal Jordan's, and Hal literally went insane and became a space terrorist to bring it back. Dick is just... forced to move on.

And Dick goes back to NYC. Nightwing patrolling Gotham with any regularity feels very modern. He shows up when there's a major event and DC wants to capitalize on having a bunch of names in the same series, and he shows up when something drastic changes (like a new robin, or a death). Dick has however spent a lot of time in NYC, either because of the Titans or because. yknow. home go boom.

Anyways. Arc recs. Unironically I need you to read Brothers in Blood. Get past the initial gross out factor of Tentatodd and it's a great look at Jason and Dick's relationship. This is #118-122 and right after Bludhaven gets nuked. Dick has just experienced the lowest lows that one could low. Jason seems to know all about it, and tries to help in the worst way possible. Jason is right and blunt and convoluted and so so insecure about where he stands with Dick. Dick doesn't know where he stands with Jason either, on account of all the murder, and his tactless approach to trying to confront Dick on the copious amounts of trauma that Dick is dealing with. BiB is my Jaydick bible.

I'd also say to just give the first few arcs a shot. Beginnings are meant for introductions! It gives a good sense of who Dick is, why he's here, and what his goals are. Exposition baby! And I'm once again thinking about how ultimately Dick kind of fails said goals. I love him but he makes me so emo. Blockbuster has also been his main villain since the beginning, up until. Yknow. He became deader than his namesake. There's also a few fear toxin based issues that are good for. well. understanding what his fears are. There's also a fear toxin scene in Batman: Orphans, but i'll just reblog the post i made of it so u don't have to read that one. The art is fun, the story is weird and just kinda. meh.

#60 is when Dick joins the force. The beginning of the end, so to speak, but we don't meet Catalina until #71.

#93 is That Issue. The infamous rape scene. The thing about his time with Catalina is that it was almost definitely meant to be explored for what it was- an abusive relationship. But DC wanted Nightwing in an event. It doesn't have any satisfactory end, Bruce (DC) calls Dick to fight in Gotham. He does. His story falls to the wayside for the bigger title. The worst thing that can happen to a DC character IMO is getting a Batman crossover. There was supposed to be an entire arc dedicated to what would happen to Dick in this abusive relationship. But we got 2 issues. And War Games. It pisses me off to absolutely no end. DC needed more mouths to kiss the ground that Batman walks on. They don't give a damn about the stories that exist outside their cash cow.

After all that, eventually Dick is back to his utterly depressing life. He joins the mob, finds a family, bad things happen to said family. (Mobbed Up, #107-111) He wants to protect the daughter, Sophia Tevis, and then Slade holds Sophia hostage to get Dick to teach his daughter Rose how to fight. He does, but he also teaches Rose how to question authority (aka her dad). Slade is not happy about that, and nukes Bludhaven. (Renegade, #112-117) See my earlier note about IRL reasons for dumbass plot points.

Nightwing 1996 has 2 annual issues (despite running for much longer than 2 years). The first annual is a fun murder mystery and i think a good look into how Dick handles relationships. He also reads as very aromantic/demiromantic who doesn't know it yet, but maybe that's just me, lol. the second annual is dog shit. Mark Andreyko can get bent, it sucked total ass and isn't worth reading.

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HELP btw if u see a paragraph u wrote in my responses..... it's bc i have the Worst memory ever and copy and paste what you say so i can respond to it 😭😭😭 (i noticed i left one in my last ask PLS)

it's 3 credit hours a class! so i am pretty close, yeah, i think i'm going in to whichever school i accept as a second semester sophomore.

oh god walking to school is impossible for me </3 like my current school is 5 min away by car but i'd have to walk on a busy road that crosses the whole city and eventually feeds into interstate and highway stuff, and there's no sidewalk. me when i would Die p

you were their first customer omg so true. but now you have better emojis... so... speaking of emojis i need to download the new update bc i keep seeing these mf Boxes everywhere and i feel like im missing out

all of my work is online, yeah!! just my one "high school" class in person, but it's AP. it's how i get my cardio in too... walkin up the stairs to class... walkin down them. that's it. nothing else. my mom drives me to campus because i absolutely hate driving

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i only did it for the bonus,, i need my guaranteed kazu and got my guaranteed ganyu (qiqi rlly loves me. she comes home at like. 20 pity consistently)

level up ur yanfei!!! she's so good. i just got a lost prayer for her and i need to work on getting her 80/90 so she can hit big boy numbers

literally ALL of my chars except ganyu and xiao are lowkey awful because i've farmed for them the most, since they're my two dps. like my keqing is phys and i've been meaning to make her electro but she's worse than my phys kaeya rn 😭😭😭bc of artifact luck

oh god my first stuff on tumblr on this blog is SO tempting to delete but it's also like a nice lil time capsule of my growth so i dont wanna get rid of it, yk?

and ao3 definitely has gone downhill, especially now that there's kpop there? i feel like its prime was when everyone wrote for books or tv shows and broke au compliance and just went wild and had sm fun

nctblr dreamies solo stans smh... i say being ot7 dream stan and listening to/watching them more than 127 and wayv....

jaemin is a good choice!!!! his glitch mode teasers had me going INSANE lich rally he looks so pretty in brown hair it's my favorite on him

yeah i get attached to my chars too, especially since i like using my own life to inspire their motivations sometimes? like a fic im writing for my sideblog rn, the reader goes to the same beach house every year and has watched the town be gentrified and become touristy and lowkey hates going bc it's the same old same old and not as fun when you get older and want independence, which is how i feel a lot of the time when my family goes. like the beach is beautiful but there is only So Much u can do at the beach.

a lot of my anons are from 2020-2021 and deleted tumblr ,,, like a lot of the long fic enjoyers are gone since i feel like a lot of people only read long fics from people they already follow or ones that have smut, so i can't rlly grow from them? since yk. minor. not writing smut. and my following is mostly inactive/deleted the app or something

i'm hoping my pjo series gets love :( i posted my masterlist for it and it's got like 20 notes, but a few people reblogged it saying they were excited which was nice.

my jay fic on my sideblog is like 5k,, which given, isn't that long (i'm awful at doing more than 10k. i fall apart and get rlly lazy LMAOO) and has around 170 i think? and my blog there has less than 100 so it's rlly nice to get the love i used to get when i first started seoulbinz

also how does one 👉👈become mutuals with you... perhaps i love you

HAHAH i noticed the paragraph i wrote and was going to ask but i assumed you were copy and pasting it for reference 🤧 i have to use two devices for long asks so i can read it on one device and then reply on the other LMAOAO it's usually me reading off my laptop and typing on my phone :'') good luck with your college admissions tho !! it's definitely a scary season omg i remember going through it + watching all my friends go through it. watching my friend turn down harvard was very humbling LMAOAOA  

oh my gosh right??? 😰 i must be out of shape because i'm panting when i get to school HAHAH it's like a 30 minute walk and quite a bit of it is uphill so i dread it so much <//3 it's enough having to attend .. 🤮 class. now i have to get my cardio in while doing so 👎 it's just annoying because my classes from 9 am to 2 pm are virtual synchronous and then my 2-4 is in person so i have to make a run for school somewhere between that 🏃‍♂️ do you take the bus then?? :o i did that all the time in high school but was notorious for missing it like 3-4 times a week so i would end up taking an uber 💀 also HAHAH omg the emojis don't show up on my macbook so i can relate to your struggles when i'm using my laptop :'') 

i would do it for the bonus too ITS SUCH A GOOD DEAL but im hesitant because that bonus is only a one-time thing (until it resets) but they've only reset the top-up once 😭 PLSS I WANT QIQI WHERES MY QIQI actually i wanted qiqi since i started playing genshin bc my friend enqi's nickname is qiqi and i just wanted to mess with her LOLL

yanfei is an absolute tank i love her 😌 she hit a 70k without food buffs the other day and i was geeking over her <33 im not trying to actively beat my purveyor of punishment record but i would Like to see some improvement 🥲 HAHAH i understand omg i farmed the most for yanfei, keqing, ganyu, xiao, jean, and xiangling so everyone else is lacking 🤧 even zhongli who's on my main team LOL 

ooh i understand that !! it's really nice documenting how much you've written and how your writing's developed and progressed 💗 and yes ao3 was definitely at its prime years back HAHAH i loved the anime community so much there <33 

omg same LOLL i got into dream first so i think that's why i lean towards them more ?? i love them all but i can just never get tired of dream 🥰 and i'm surprised that jaemin's been my ult for so long tbh HAHAH before him it was yoongi so tbh i guess the loyalty stuck after i became an nctzen 💖 and same!!! i honestly cant choose which hairstyle of his is my fav but he's so gorgeous with the light brown hair ☹️💓

omg honestly i kind of hate the beach HAHAH it's probably bc im just afraid of open ocean/sea so i can appreciate the beach from a distance but i dont like going in the water <//3 how much do you guys go to the beach tho ?? :o but i can relate with using real life experiences i feel like i draw a Lot of experience from things that have happened in my life 💕

omg yeahhh there is a stronger emphasis on smut when it comes to long fics. i don't mind it as long as the story is good but obviously im an adult so i'm speaking from a different perspective HAHAH but im sure your pjo series will !! 💖 bc first of all !! pjo !!!! 🤩 i'm glad you're liking writing on your sideblog tho !! what made you decide to write on there instead of your main? :o also omg i feel like i reach higher word counts when i set my expectations low LMFAO like for my fic teaser i estimated that i'd write around 7-8k and it wound up being 16k💔 also i actually dont have many mutuals HAHAH tbh i don't feel like it's necessary for me to have mutuals when i can talk to everyone either way,, but yk the whole recent events with the plagiarism and ppl lying about their identity and other messes has made my trust issues spike :p but thank you for the love !! im honored 🥺

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