A solid trade that any fan of DC Comics can pick up and enjoy. Rebirth continues to be just that for DC and a breath of fresh air for the superhero genre.

Since I'm fairly new to the DC universe, I went into reading this book not knowing anything about Nightwing, who he is, who he was before he became Nightwing and why he is so important in the Batman universe.

The artwork was pretty, but I felt like the artist at times wasn't really sure how to draw the characters, as the drawing style changed a bit between issues. The artwork was also a bit darker, fitting the storyline, but I felt the need for some lighter panels here and there.

As for the storyline, it wasn't all that clear. There are funny parts, with him and Babs trying to go out, and with the new Robin and Nightwing himself. But I wasn't really sure what was happening at times. I felt like the plot for this book was driven mostly by the inner struggle of Nightwing rather than an actual bad guy. Yes, there is a bad guy involved, but call it ignorance or whatever, but I didn't feel that connected to the story. Now, keep in mind that this volume has 2 missing issues, 5 and 6, and maybe some of the story makes more sense with those two issues inside, but that's how I read this book. 

I would like to read more about Nightwing, probably some of the older stories about him, because it is interesting to see how the old Robin transforms into Nightwing. All in all, the book, while not one of my favorite DC stories so far, it served its purpose and made me curious about the character a lot more than I was in the beginning.

I love all of the rebirth books. It gives me a great starting point to get to know characters all within one canon world/universe.

Grayson fans will be pleased with a Rebirth Nightwing series that remains faithful to what came before. That cuts both ways, however, because in many respects Tim Seeley's Nightwing Vol. 1: Better than Batman is about once-reluctant super-spy Dick Grayson finding himself now hesitant to give up the "shoot first and ask questions later" and "consequences be damned" aesthetic of his days with Spyral. Seeley still writes an enjoyable, interesting Dick Grayson; the plot of Nightwing Vol. 1: Better than Batman is good, and Tim Seeley's Nightwing is never dull.

Dick Grayson goes deep undercover into the Parliament of Owls (an international branch of the Court of Owls). They think they have Nightwing under their thumb . . . .uh, wing. Little do they know, Grayson’s goal is to expose the secret society for who they are, and bring the whole court down.

The Parliament partners Nightwing with Raptor, a highly skilled thief who touts to be better than Batman. But, as Dick will discover, Raptor has a connection to his circus past. This back story could be fun to explore in future issues.

This collection is a solid introduction to the new Nightwing reader. The storyline is fairly fast paced, but does end a bit abruptly. For those who enjoyed the Grayson series, the introduction to the Rebirth series provides a nice bridge.

I'm glad to see Dick Grayson back as Nightwing.  Unfortunately, one of the writers from Grayson (Tim Seeley) came with him.  Dick is written so blandly, there's nothing interesting about him.  The only thing he has is the occasional meetup with Batgirl.  The art is generic with drab coloring.  Raptor has one of the worst designed costumes I've ever seen.  He looks like a modern day version of Wild Dog with that stupid velcroed on mask.  There's no way he could fight in that thing with the coat that comes down around his thighs and cinched.  Nightwing was at his best when Kyle Higgens or Chuck Dixon was writing him.  I'd love to see one of them come back and set Nightwing on an interesting path.

Received an advance copy from NetGalley and DC in exchange for an honest review.

Nightwing, Volume 1: Better Than Batman by Tim Seeley is the return of Dick Grayson to the Batman Universe as the superhero Nightwing. The DC Universe has changed and the issues (basically the identity reveal and faked death of Dick Grayson) that forced the character of Nightwing into hiding are no longer a part of the current reality. Now Dick Grayson has returned and can once again be Nightwing.

While this may be applauded by Nightwing fans, it does come as something as a slap to fans of the comic Grayson. This comic was actually one of the better written successes of the New 52 slew of comics. Dick Grayson as a Bondesque super spy for an organization that may or may not be on the side of good, was a very good book. Hopefully the new Nightwing comic will maintain some of the elements of Grayson to encourage that readership to follow the new run.

This new book has Nightwing teaming up with a questionable ally, breaking dates with Barbara Gordon and joining the Court of Owls to solve a mystery that has its roots in the history of both himself and the Batman. We get a glimpse of a far more tragic Dick Grayson, someone whose time away the New 52 run, has him playing catch up with relationships and his place in the Batman Universe. Which is okay since you never get the sense that Dick wants to be part of this Universe. No we start to see a Dick Grayson who is ready to come into his own.

Nightwing is a good book, it runs on the periphery of the Batman Universe but still does not set Dick Grayson free to be his own man. In Nightwing he is still in the shadow of Batman, he is still the first Robin. This is something that the Grayson books gave him a chance to be. His own man. The writing is good and the artwork strong but it will be sometime before we see if this run is strong enough to win over Grayson fans.

I absolutely enjoyed it and I think anyone looking for a story with action and adventure won’t make a bad choice with the Nightwing rebirth series. Hope it only gets better.

Right off the top let’s address that title.  He’s not better than Batman, and neither is the book.  Now that’s not really a big deal, because who really is better than Batman?
But what about the book? How is it?
While this is part of the line wide “Rebirth” reboot, it doesn’t really feel like it.  Sure, there are some changes since Dick Grayson was a spy, but that’s a normal sort of change in funny books. So Dick’s back to being Nightwing. And he’s picked up a frenemy, who has been placed there by the Court of Owls.
So immediately we are dealing with another secret society (an ongoing theme in the Rebirth books), as well as another Batman analogue.
It’s not that any of this is bad, per se.  It just doesn’t provide either a classic look at the character or a fresh look.  Quite frankly it feels a little under baked and tired.
The art, like so much I’ve seen is also a bit lacking.  Not that it’s bad, it’s just nothing I would be excited about.
This is perfectly fine if you are a Nightwing fan.  But the character deserves better than that. Maybe a creative team with some exciting ideas.

ARC from Netgalley.
3.5 Stars.
Finally distancing himself from Spyral, Dick Grayson has put back on the blue and black and reclaimed the title of Nightwing. But he hasn't given up his spy ways just yet.... his next mission is to infiltrate and take down the "Parliament of Owls", a world organization very similar to Gotham's "Court of Owls". Still sticking with his superhero code has them weary, so they team him with Raptor, a thief who seems to have motivations of his own. Raptor, who tries to teach Nightwing that he is "better than Batman", turns out to be on the good side yet his origins stretch back to Dick's childhood in the circus.
Batgirl makes and appearance as well, seemingly trying to date Nightwing, which adds some humor, but just makes me long for pre-Burnside Batgirl all the more.
The Parliament goes down, Raptor gets away, and Nightwing moves on to his next adventure. I'll continue with this title for a bit yet.
Recommend.

Really good artwork on this one! The story is pretty great too, with the undercover spying and all. Former Batman's Robin is now becoming Nightwing. Some may had not seen this coming but what can you do.

It is not super great story at some points, but it is pretty good overall. An enjoyable comic to read.

Dick Grayson is back as Nightwing after his stint as a secret agent for Spyral. He has also been co-opted by the Parliament of Owls as a heavy in their plan to create a country and take over the world. Then Raptor drops in. Another heavy for the Owls, but one with some strange links to Grayson's past. Can he survive all the juggling he is doing? And if he does, will he survive Batgirl?

Heart, humor, spectacle. It's the model used to write The Flash TV series, and it applies to this volume of Nightwing perfectly. If you're not a Nightwing fan, or even if you've never even heard of the character, this book will make you fall in love with the boy on the flying trapeze. If you're already a fan, it will elevate you to a whole new level. It's fun, it's exciting, and it's heartfelt, everything that Nightwing should be.

Considering how I have not read any of Nightwing’s previous books, I found it very easy to pick up where he was at the start.

The storyline is around the Parliament of Owls blackmailing Dick into working for them. We then follow him on a series of missions set by the Parliament of Owls and him trying to get into their organisation so that he can take them down. Whilst a fairly simple plot, I still found it very enjoyable with enough plot twists to not make it boring. I do find that sometimes, having a simple plot that only focuses on one thing (in this case Dick trying to take down the Parliament of Owls) can benefit the story as it does not get bogged down by trying to do too much.

Although the storyline is an important aspect of a comic book, a great story cannot make up for bad artwork. Fortunately, for Nightwing Volume 1, the artwork worked very well with the story. I was able to tell exactly what was going on, and it was easy to focus on the right part of each panel (I do have a tendency to jump panels if the artwork grabs my attention). If was to nitpick, then I would only complain about the facial expressions. I was able to tell what they were trying to get across but they occasionally just did not seem quite right. Now I am no artist, so I cannot say what they should or should not change or even how they should do it; but if the facial expressions were more realistic then for me this would have been almost perfect.

If you know that you do not like Nightwing, then give it a miss but most people will enjoy this.

I really enjoyed this! Nightwing has always been a favorite character of mine. Full of family drama and the more plot lines of the Parlament of Owls. I easily understood this title even though I skipped Grayson's time as an agent of Spyral. I'm excited to read more in the future.

I don’t know exactly when, but somewhere along the line of me discovering more and more of the DC universe Nightwing, or better Dick Grayson, has become one of my favourites in the Batman family. I haven’t read a lot of him yet, sadly, but his charm that I got to know in the Batgirl series hasn’t left me yet. So I decided to pick up the Nightwing Rebirth series, too. 

I must admit, I’ve read better stories involving him, but there’s something about this first installment in his rebirth series that I like. It’s definitely not Raptor, because that’s a character I do not understand or like at all. 

The plot is a little predictable, but I like Batman’s involvement in it. Him being a big part of Dick’s life makes him so much more likeable for me, although I’ve been a big Batman fan a long time already. 

This story arc tells us a lot about Dick and who he is, or who he wants to be. Batgirl (who I LOVE) has some appearances and we get to know a little about his parents, too. Which I must admit I didn’t know anything about before. As I’ve mentioned, this is my first time reading a Nightwing story on its own. But Grayson is still high on my TBR list. 

I can’t wait to tell you how it continues with Nightwing because I’ve started collecting the singles and they’re awesome. The story definitely picks up after this one, and in my opinion this is a great way for newbies (like me at the beginning) to get to know Dick Grayson.

Nightwing is the worst Rebirth title I’ve read so far. I don’t know how Tim Seeley’s made the charismatic former sidekick of Batman so charmless, uninteresting and soul-crushingly boring but he’s done it! What a garbage writer. 

This book picks up where the New 52 Grayson series ended so I was lost immediately as I haven’t been reading that title (I stopped after the terrible first volume, also written by Seeley). Dick stops being Agent 37 of Spyral and becomes Nightwing again for a crap reason then tries to bring down an offshoot of the Court of Owls, the Parliament of Owls, with a cheap Batman knockoff partner called Raptor. How? By stealing the plans of a labyrinth... or something?! Christ, it’s awful. 

The lack of anything vaguely resembling a clear, compelling plot made this so maddeningly dull. Seeley’s got Dick running around everywhere but who the fuck can follow what’s going on or why - that’s how sloppy his writing is. Someone in the Parliament turns into an actual monster, Raptor is Dick’s enemy then his buddy then back again (it doesn’t matter), Dick’s sorta dating Batgirl, Raptor’s unnecessarily connected to Dick’s ma, and all this nonsense that adds up to nothing. I kept putting it down because I couldn’t read more than a few pages at a time it was so dull and stupid. 

I could go on but I’d just be repeating the same thing: this was a badly-written sleeping aid that’s not worth the effort of struggling through. I like Dick Grayson and I want to read a great Nightwing comic but Tim Seeley hasn’t got the talent to give us that. “Better Than Batman”? HA! It’s not even better than explosive diarrhea!