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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Crime Story, July 25, 2005
This review is from: Nightwing & Huntress (Paperback)
People are making way too much out of this book's implication that Nightwing and Huntress "hook up." I bought this book because I like these characters, but was bracing myself for some tasteless love-tripe. The situation is barely in the book! Here it is:
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[At the end of Chapter 2...]
Nightwing: "...I've been working alone for quite a while now and it's...fine, I'm good at it, but I --- sometimes I'm just so..."
Huntress: "...lonely?" [they kiss]
[Beginning of Chapter 3...]
Nightwing wakes up in her apartment wearing only his boxer-briefs.
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That's it! Not even PG-13.
Yes, the love connection seems a little forced and awkward. However, there is a great crime story here, and it's only briefly interrupted by this minor episode. Their short romance leads to some great tension in future DC books, like in Birds of Prey (Huntress joins that group of super-chicks along with Nightwing's sort-of girlfriend, Oracle). It does not ruin this book. Here's why...
Devin Grayson does a great job with the crime story, a suspenseful thriller about a murder, the mafia, and crooked cops. The author creates a compelling tale that you want to keep reading. Ms. Grayson explores the characters' differences and similarities, explaining their opposing philosophies on crime-fighting and life in general. This shows why their personal relationship can only go so far.
The artists do a fine job as well. Greg Land and Bill Sienkiewicz team up for some memorable artwork, detailed but not over-done.
So in the end, I would recommend this book. An even better one is the "Batman & Huntress" trade paperback by Greg Rucka, a great crime story and Huntress' origin story are included. Huntress is also depicted well in Gail Simone's run on "Birds of Prey," Simone has rescued that series. If you want more Nightwing, check out Judd Winick's run on the "Outsiders," a fun and gritty super-team book.
Happy reading!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Nightwing/Huntress bi Devin Grayson, May 19, 2006
This review is from: Nightwing & Huntress (Paperback)
This graphic novel collects the four issue Nightwing/Huntress miniseries.
SUMMARY: A hooker is killed, a mobster is framed and Huntress and Nightwing are on the case.
Nightwing is the original Robin all grown up, Huntress is the rough mafia princess whose family was murdered by the mob and now seeks to inflict her own brand of justice. The bat-family disaproves of Huntress because she is too hardcore for their taste, and a little bit of a tramp. Huntress wants to unlock the secrets of the bat-family so she sleeps with NW to try to break into the batfamilys secrets all the while solving the case of the dead hooker. The art by Greg Land is just OK and so is the writing. I only purchased this book because i like both characters, BUT they really don't have any chemistry between them. AND i really hated the scene when Nightwing calls Oracle from Huntresses apartment after having sex with her, talk about passive agressive. EP
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as bad as previously advertised, August 30, 2004
This review is from: Nightwing & Huntress (Paperback)
Part of the reason that I decided to write this review was to provide a second opinion since there is and has been only one review for this book. Firstly, the plot is irrelevant, as the sole purpose of this mini-series was to create an atmosphere where Nightwing and Huntress could become romantically involved. People familiar with both characters and the "DC Universe" in general will already have a knowledge of the Nightwing-Huntress dynamic (Nightwing is restrained, Huntress is unpolished, and etc.). Whenever these two have come into contact, the clash of styles has always defined their relationship and in many instances, driven the plot. It is no different here. With that said, the inclusion of it in the story is neither innovative nor compelling. The main reason why I am giving this book a positive review is that it further complicates the relationship between Nightwing and Huntress. One may be compelled to say that the presence of this book reduces the credibility of both, recklessly altering the characters of two individuals that DC has spent years and even decades developing. My argument against this is that things change and people change. There needed to be more than just a clash of styles to drive their confrontations. Chuck Dixon has certainly used their affair as a point of tension during his run on Nightwing. Nightwing having his own monthly comic meant that there needed to be a direct association/history between the two in order for Huntress to make appearances. An affair is a plausible way to accomplish this. This book took Batman totally out of the picture - you now don't need point B to connect points A and C. In addition, I would not take their later contentions that "it was a mistake" too literally as an editorial comment. What guy hasn't had an ex-girlfriend who they've conceded to a flaw in judgement? Ultimately, that's what it all boils down to - with no one around to judge them, two unchaperoned kids succumb to their hormones and do something they later regret. They have since reacted differently to each other because of it. In the end, this graphic novel doesn't hold a straw to Alan Moore's "The Killing Joke" or even Doug Moench's "Knightfall" as required reading for Batman fans (you just have to "know" what happened at the beginning of the third comic, which everyone knows anyway). However, those who want to pick it up know what they're getting, and it's decent enough that if you happen not to like it, you wouldn't be kicking yourself too hard.
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