Warning! Spoilers ahead for Nightwing #84
In the latest issue of DC Comics' Nightwing, even Batman admits that Dick Grayson is doing a better job than he is. Having come to Gotham City to help the Bat-Family during Scarecrow's widescale takeover known as Fear State, Nightwing notes that the Dark Knight's city is a prime example of what he's been trying to avoid happening in his own city of Blüdhaven. Dick wants to inspire and influence those he protects to be better and strong enough to not let fear win. Considering that with some of his more recent efforts, it's become clear that Nightwing has been nailing it while his surrogate father and mentor struggles to save and redeem his own city.
In previous issues of Batman's Fear State, Jonathan Crane's Scarecrow has been plaguing the city using mass manipulation and fear techniques he developed as a theory the scientific journals refused to publish. Known as the Fear State theory, Crane believes that a widespread act of fear and terror can be used to evolve society and make it stronger. Seeing the recent Joker War as the perfect catalyst, Crane has been working with the Magistrate paramilitary force to stoke fears and bring Gotham residents' terror to levels they've never experienced before to finally test his theory. Now, Nightwing #84 from Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo sees Nightwing arriving in Gotham to help the Bat-Family fight back before Crane's experiment risks breaking Batman's city for good.
It's no secret that Dick Grayson's current efforts in his own city have been largely successful and exciting. Not only has Nightwing been using the billions he inherited from the late Alfred to create a foundation focused on helping those who are the most in need, but he's also working with his newly revealed half-sister Melinda, the current mayor of Blüdhaven. While Melinda is seemingly working for the crime bosses Blockbuster and Salvatore Maroni, who gave her the mayoral seat, she's recently claimed that she's been secretly working to bring them down from within their circle of trust. And she wants Nightwing's help to do it. Clearly, things have been looking up for Nightwing and his efforts as a hero, both with and without his mask, resulting in Batman giving Dick his version of praise in this new issue.
It seems as though Batman has been very aware of Nightwing's work in Blüdhaven, and he couldn't be prouder of his adopted son. However, one can imagine that must also be quite challenging for the Dark Knight to admit, seeing as his own city of been put through one harrowing gauntlet after another in the last few years. Anti-vigilante sentiments have risen to the point where Gotham's current mayor ran on a platform promising to ban vigilantism (which led to the present Magistrate being welcomed into the city as vigilante replacements).
As a result, it seems as though Batman has a lot of work to do before he can bring Gotham to the same level Nightwing has with Blüdhaven. Calming the city of Gotham and earning back their trust and support won't be a small feat by any means, and it may be nearly impossible at this point considering all that the city has been through. As such, it seems safe to say that Nightwing has surpassed Batman as a more effective hero, and the Dark Knight himself knows it.
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