#nightwing 122

[thejasontoddarchives]

Nightwing (1996-) #122

Glurk

[imsorryimlate]

[benbamboozled]

Brothers in Blood remains one of my forever Jason faves despite the hella dubious quality because he is just having a great fucking time in it.

I was literally trying to think of arcs/storylines where his trauma wasn’t heavily involved to some extent and that was the ONLY one I could come up with.

He’s just running around tormenting Dickie and playing dress up and killing people and turning into a tentacle monster and sending telegrams and living his best fucking life and for that I salute him!

[havendance]

No Man’s Land Comics Timeline (and Reading Recommendations)

Made to accompany my No Man’s Land Plot Timeline (for if you want to write fic set in No Man’s Land and want to know when stuff happened).  This is the order the comics are in the No Man’s Land Omnibuses and thus the order that I read them in. I've bolded the issues that I really enjoyed and added notes by some others that didn't make the cut but I'd definitely recommend checking out for one reason or another.

Batman: No Man’s Land #1

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #83

Batman #563  - These first three issues really just set the scene for No Man’s Land and do an excellent job of it, you should definitely read them if you’re going to read No Man’s Land

Detective Comics #730

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #51

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #116

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #84

Batman #564  - You can take or leave the story that this issue is a part of, but Leslie Thomkins shows up in this issue and has a nice moment with Bruce

Detective Comics #731

Azrael Agent of the Bat #52

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #117

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #85

Batman #565

Detective Comics #732 - The story in these two issues features some good Barbara Gordon content and her discovery that there’s someone else out acting as Batgirl.

The Batman Chronicles #16

Azrael Agent of the Bat #53

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #118

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #86  - A nice standalone issue about a normal guy in No Man’s Land

Batman #566

Detective Comics #733

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #54 - 55  - I don’t particularly care about Azrael, but this story was pretty good if you do want to read some of his comics. It’s got Baraba Gordon and Leslie Thomkins in it.

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #119

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #87 — A lot of plot hits in these two issues which sets up the next couple story arcs.

Batman #567

Detective Comics #734 — These two issues are the “Mark of Cain” storyline which is where Cassandra’s introduced! Definitely check them out.

Young Justice: No Man’s Land #1 — It’s young justice and just good fun.

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #120 — All the bat-gangs here! Plus, good Helena content.

Robin #67 — Dick and Tim make their way into No Man’s Land together.

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #56

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #57

Batman Chronicles #17 — Specifically, the second story in this is really good.

Nightwing #35

Nightwing #36

Nightwing #37

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #88

Batman #568

Detective Comics #738 — In this story Batman and Robin team up to go against Clayface and they end up making an alliance with Poison Ivy.

Catwoman #72

Catwoman #73

Catwoman #74 — The Catwoman story is just really fun. Plus, Maxie Zeus shows up in it which is always a plus in my book.

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #121 — I can’t in good conscious recommend this as a *good* issue, but it is rather entertaining in a comics sort of way. Batman vs Mr Freeze.

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #89

Batman #569

Detective Comics #736

Robin #68

Robin #69

Robin #70 — The only reason I’m not bolding this is because then I’d basically be recommending all of the Robin comics and I’m trying to hold back at least a little of my biases (I just think the Robin comics are fun, okay?). Anyway, the story in these issues reveals the fact that apparently some of Tim’s old classmates are just hanging out in Gotham’s sewers, larping as their DnD characters, which is honestly one of the more absurd No Man’s Land details.

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #58

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #122

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #90

Batman: #570

Detective Comics #737

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #123

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #91  — The story in these two issues was my favorite in volume 3 of No Man’s Land. You should definitely read it. It’s got everything that really compels me about No Man’s Land — namely people staying and doing the best they can in a city that’s hell on earth.

Batman #571

Detective Comics #738

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #124

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #92 — Superman enters Gotham pt II, this time as Clark Kent.

Batman: No Man’ Land Secret Files #1 — This issue flashes back to the night they blew the bridges. Probably my second favorite story in volume 3, cool stuff with the city itself speaking to some dude. Also, Huntress (my beloved <3) shows up.

Robin #71

Robin #72 —Tim, still recovering from an illness, goes up against Killer Croc. [Also sets up future plot points?]

Batman Chronicles #18

Batman #572

Detective Comics #739 — Jim Gordon, Rene Montoya, and Two Face in a No Man’s Land courtroom drama. Two Face is really good in this.

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #125 — Batman and Jim Gordon finally talk. A really good focus on their relationship

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #59

Catwoman #75

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #93

Nightwing #38

Nightwing #39 — these two issues have that sweet, sweet DickBabs content if that’s your jam.

Batman: No Man’s Land #0 — The origin of Batgirl!Helena as well as Bruce’s return to Gotham.

Batman #573

Detective Comics #740 — A plotty couple of issues, these set the stage for the grand finale.

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #60

Catwoman #76

Catwoman #77 — I’m trying to avoid recommending every issue of vol 4, but these Catwoman issues are just good fun.

Azrael: Agent of the Bat #61 — This has some really nice interactions between Azrael, Barbara, and Cass

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #126

Batman #574

Detective Comics #741

Robin #73

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #94 — Minus the Robin comic, these last comics are all the concluding arc of No Man’s Land. The Bats vs the Joker and Lex Luthor.

[faiasakura]

This is how I think Nightwing (1996) #122 Brothers in Blood should have gone.

[lazaruspiss]

my edit | original

Nightwing (1996) #122

[clownprince]

Batjokes Timeline

This is based in Rebirth/Infinite Frontier but it overlaps with other eras cause yk. Comics. Where possible I tried to put the original comic/arc instead of the Rebirth comic where it was referenced or shown in a flashback, since most of the Rebirth timeline prior to like Year 16-17 is shown via flashbacks or references. Cause again. Comics.

Also this is almost entirely based on info from the Batman Chronology Project I just pulled out the Batjokes bits.

Please correct me if any of this is wrong because I am Not going through every single one of these to double-check. Also lmk if there are any other comics that can fit in a certain place on this timeline.

YEAR ONE

Zero Year: Secret City

Zero Year: Dark City

Bruce adopts Dick as his ward (Nightwing Vol. 4 #32, Nightwing Vol. 4 #69, Batman Vol. 3 #54, Strange Love Adventures #1 Part 6)

Dick begins training, which lasts six months (Detective Comics #1000 Part 9)

Batman: The Man Who Laughs

First instance of the monthly birthday present ritual occurs in early December (Detective Comics #1027 Part 3)

Bruce visits Arkham to meet with Joker and shows him the playing card he found in the Batcave, revealing his identity to Joker (Batman Vol. 2 #17)

Note: Dr. Harleen Quinzel has been Joker's therapist since his first stay at Arkham Asylum

YEAR TWO

Dick debuts as Robin (Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet and Batman and Robin Vol. 2 Annual #2)

Batman saves Joker from Deathstroke (Batman Vol. 3 #122-123)

War of Jokes and Riddles

YEAR THREE

Dr. Harleen Quinzel, having fallen in love with the Joker (gotta love the horrifying medical malpractice), breaks him out of Arkham Asylum, becoming his girlfriend and sidekick Harley Quinn (Harley Quinn Vol. 3 #17, Harley Quinn 25th Anniversary Special #1 Part 4, Batman Vol. 3 #42)

YEAR FOUR

In March, for Batman’s monthly “birthday present,” Joker sends a crudely drawn picture of himself and Batman with the words “Best Friends” written on it (Detective Comics #1027 Part 3)

I Am a Gun

Note: Batman admitted he underwent those sensory deprivation tests in an isolation chamber so he could experience hallucinations and psychotic states to see a glimpse of how Joker's mind worked (Batman Vol. 1 #673)

YEAR FIVE

Barbara debuts as Batgirl (Batgirl Vol. 4 #0)

Batman chases Joker down to Blüdhaven, Gordon and the GCPD shoot their way through their former co-workers into a warehouse filled with piñatas. Inside each piñata is a corpse (Joker Vol. 2 2021 Annual)

Note: for the past year, Joker had only been pulling pop-crime pranks and small time heists

YEAR SIX

An escaped Joker decides not to commit any crimes for once, instead following Batman around, simply trying to get the grim Dark Knight to laugh (referenced in Event Leviathan #2)

YEAR SEVEN

In February, an escaped Joker defeats the Teen Titans (Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy, and Raven), leaving them bound, unconscious, and underwater as Batman’s monthly “birthday gift" (Detective Comics #1027 Part 3)

Dick turns 18 and quits as Robin (Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Spectacular Part 1)

Bruce meets Jason Todd and starts training him (Batman #408-409)

Dick debuts as Nightwing

Joker unveils his "Laughing Fish" gag (Detective Comics #475-476)

Jason Todd debuts as Robin (Truth and Justice #10)

YEAR NINE

Batman: The Killing Joke

A Death in the Family

Tim begins training as Robin (A Lonely Place of Dying)

YEAR TEN

Tim debuts as Robin

Knightfall

Rock of Ages

Batman fights Onomatopoeia and saves Joker's life (Batman: Cacophony #3)

YEAR ELEVEN

Cataclysm

Aftershock

No Man’s Land

Tower of Babel

Note: Batman appoints Cass Cain as Batgirl during No Man's Land

YEAR TWELVE

Under the Hood

Tim stops being Robin, Stephanie Brown takes over temporarily before she is fired and Tim is reinstated (Robin Vol. 2 #124-130)

YEAR THIRTEEN

Batman R.I.P.

Bruce meets Damian for the first time (Batman and Son)

YEAR FOURTEEN

Harley breaks up with Joker for good (Gotham City Sirens #1)

Bruce makes Damian his full-time official partner (Batman & Robin Vol. 2 #1-8)

Joker buries Simon Hurt alive, which is the same way Hurt tried to kill Batman. Hm (Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #6 and Batman & Robin #13-16)

Joker removes his face and goes into hiding (Detective Comics Vol. 2 #1)

Death of the Family

YEAR FIFTEEN

Endgame

Superheavy

YEAR SIXTEEN

Duke joins the Batfamily (Batman: Rebirth #1)

Batman locates Joker (presumably still amnesiac at this point) and apprehends him, incarcerating him in Sub-Cave Alpha. in exchange for information about Dionesium, Batman tells Joker about his “dark energy” investigation and covert use of the Outsiders and “Black Sites.” He even shows Joker his cloning machine and the “Meta-File” on the Bat-computer (Dark Days: The Casting)

Batman proposes to Catwoman, presumably while Joker is still in his basement (Batman Vol. 3 #24)

Hal and Duke find Joker in the Batcave cell (Dark Days: The Forge)

Batman teams up with Joker to defeat the Batman Who Laughs (Dark Nights: Metal #4-6)

YEAR SEVENTEEN

Joker finds out about Batman’s engagement (Batman: Prelude to the Wedding Part 2 Nightwing vs Hush #1)

The Best Man

Batman and Catwoman call off the wedding but stay engaged (Batman Vol. 3 #50)

YEAR EIGHTEEN

The Batman Who Laughs #1-7

YEAR NINETEEN

Their Dark Designs

Joker War

YEAR TWENTY-ONE

Failsafe

The Man Who Stopped Laughing #1-4

[someoneimsure]

hi Blake, babygirl (gender-neutral), if you want a really good Jason Todd story I recommend you read Nightwing (1998) #118-122 :) I'd be curious to hear your thoughts!

Ooh?

OOH!

WRESTLE KISSES

I wanna smash these boytoys together KISS KISS

LOOK LOOK

And then they got drunk and wrestled some more THE END :3

Also...

This proceeds to be the funniest dialogue I've read in a while LMAO

Dick's gonna "crack" something all right... :3

[roseworth]

okay FINE since you guys are forcing me (no one has forced me in any way whatsoever) i’ll ask:

wolfman: Deathstroke (1991), The New Titans #122-125

faerber: Titans (1999) #26-39

johns: Teen Titans (2003) #0-46

grayson: Nightwing #112-117

beechen: Teen Titans (2003) #45-49, Batgirl (2008)

mckeever: Teen Titans (2003) #50-70, Terror Titans, Ravager: Fresh Hell

krul: Teen Titans (2003) #77-78, 88-100

lobdell: Superboy (2011), Teen Titans (2011)

priest: Deathstroke (2016)

williamson: Robin (2021), Shadow War, Dark Crisis

rosenberg: Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #9-12, Gotham War: Red Hood #2

brisson: Batman: The Brave and The Bold #1-6, Knight Terrors: Ravager

[jasonsthunderthighs]

DID FRANK FUCKIN MILLER REALLY DRAW JASON TODD VORIN SOMEONE AS A CLAY FACE LIKE TENTACLE MONSTER??? I fuckin hate DC comics at times. What the fuck, mate?

Nightwing: Brothers in Blood #122 (1996)

[thejasontoddarchives]

Nightwing (1996-) #120

Nightwing (1996-) #122

“Paint me like one of your French girls” put me in a chokehold like your bad guys

[damiansgrayson]

Nightwing (1996) #122

[benbamboozled]

Ngl…sometimes I miss how completely unhinged pre-Battle for the Cowl Jason Todd could be.

This is a telegram(???) that Jason sent to Dick after he spent multiple issues of Nightwing running around New York City murdering people dressed in his own(???) Nightwing suit and then turned into a tentacle monster and ate some guys. (Then he barfed the guys up and kept fighting them.)

Absolutely baffling. I love it. It’s art. It doesn’t make any sense in context, either. I miss this energy.

Source is Nightwing #122

[rockingthegraveyard]

I like that DC is doing a horror series this year, especially since Jason will be featured in one. Can’t wait to see what a disaster it’ll be but nothing will compare to the horror that was Nightwing #122

They could never beat this. It’s vile, horrific and nightmare inducing. 

[lookraistbunnies]

Reading guide Ghostmaker

First Appearance: Batman (Vol. 3) #100

Created by: James Tynion IV (writer), Jorge Jiménez (artist)

Batman: The Knight

All this saga is Batman and Ghostmaker past/love/break up story/training arc

BTK 1-3

BTK #4 April 19, 2022

BTK #5 May 17, 2022

BTK #6 June 21, 2022

BTK #7

BTK #8 August 16, 2022

BTK #9 September 20, 2022

BTK #10 to be released

Joker war Finale

Batman (Vol. 3) #100    October 06, 2020

GHOST STORIES

#102    November 03, 2020

#103    November 17, 2020

#104    December 01, 2020 

 #105    December 15, 2020

The Cowardly Lot

#106    March 02, 2021 

#107    April 06, 2021

#108    May 04, 2021 

#109    June 01, 2021 

#110    July 06, 2021 

#111     August 03, 2021

Batman 2021 Annual  November  30, 2021

Fear State

#112    September 07, 2021 

#113    September 21, 2021 

#114    October 05, 2021 

#115    October 19, 2021 

#116    November 02, 2021 

#117    November 16, 2021

With the Tie ins:  NO GHOSTMAKER IN THIS NUMBER

Batman: Fear State Alpha #1   August 2021 

Batman: Fear State Omega #1    December 2021 

Batman #112-117 (MAIN)   September 2021–November 2021 

Batman Secret Files: Miracle Molly #1    September 22, 2021 

Batman Secret Files: Peacekeeper-01 #1    October 2021 

Batman Secret Files: The Gardener #1     November 2021 

Batman: Urban Legends #8-9    October 2021–November 2021 

Catwoman (vol. 5) #34-37    August 2021–November 2021-->Khoa in catwoman #36-37

Detective Comics (vol. 1) #1043-1045    September 2021–November 2021 

Harley Quinn (vol. 4) #7-9    August 2021–November 2021 

I Am Batman #2-3    August 2021-November 2021 

Nightwing (vol. 4) #84-86    September 2021–November 2021

Not to be confuse with Future State: The Next Batman #1-4; Future State: Dark Detective #1-3; Future State: Nightwing #1-2. Similar to fear state not the same.

The Abyss

Joshua Williamson (writer)

#118    December 07, 2021 

#119-120 

#121    March 01, 2022 

#124    June 07, 2022 -> it happens after Shadow war.

Batman 2022 Annual  by Ed Brisson   May 31, 2022

Shadow War

Shadow War: Alpha #1    March 29, 2022 

Batman #122    April 5, 2022 

Deathstroke Inc. #8    April 26, 2022 

Robin #13    April 26, 2022 

Batman #123    May 3, 2022 

Shadow War Zone #1    May 17, 2022

Deathstroke Inc. #9    May 24, 2022 

Robin #14    May 24, 2022 

Shadow War: Omega #1    May 31, 2022

BATMAN INC

Batman Incorporated #1 TBR on October 11, 2022 (by Ed Brisson)

others: (I havent read them yet)

Death of the Justice League (Justice League #75)

DC pride 2021 and 2022

Catwoman #38

Batman: Urban Legends #11-13

Infinite frontier #0 (goes before The Cowardly Lot)

[twistedtummies2]

Oh yeah, TentaTodd was real. Nightwing Vol 2, issue 122. Right here: https://www.reddit.com/r/RedHood/comments/1534jgg/unpopular_opinion_but_dc_needs_to_bring_jason/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=2 . Share and enjoy.

o_______O ...Why? Just...j-just so much why?