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Nightwing Has Surpassed Spider-Man

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Nightwing Has Surpassed Spider-Man

Sergio PereirabySergio Pereira
February 19, 2018
Tags: Comic BooksDCMarvelNightwingSpider-Man
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In many ways Nightwing is DC’s version of Spider-Man. Like Peter Parker, Dick Grayson’s crime-fighting career was born out of a family tragedy and he suited up as a youngster to take on foes twice his age and size. Furthermore, they’re both acrobatic fighters who enjoy quips and verbal sparring with their opponents, being the lights of their respective dark worlds.

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Spider-Man and Nightwing by Noah Dempewolf

Look, we’re not comparing them in terms of powers, though, since Spidey obviously has the radioactive advantage here, while Nightwing has made due with his resources, intellect, and superior training. What we’re saying is, they’re birds of a feather.

Despite the obvious similarities, Nightwing has surpassed Spider-Man as a hero in recent years. Now, before the trolls get animated in the comments section, take note of the ‘recent years’ part since we’re all aware that Spidey is one of the – if not the – most popular superheroes in the world. So, let us explain our reasoning…

Evolution

Dick Grayson has been around for decades now, and we’ve seen him evolve from the Boy Wonder, to the leader of Teen Titans, Nightwing, Grayson the spy, the occasional Batman, and now as the leader of Titans. There’s been a natural progression to his arc, showing shrewd character and story development. In other words, Nightwing isn’t boring.

Parker, on the other hand, has struggled, as he’s in the never-ending loop of Spider-Man. Yes, we’ve seen him grow from a teenager to a man, join the Avengers, get married, etc., but has the character basis of Spider-Man evolved? In fact, when you consider the best Spidey arcs of recent times, you tend to look to Miles Morales and not Parker.

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The Constant Reset

Have you noticed the number of times that Spider-Man has been rebooted in film? Well, it’s not much better in the comic book world, either. Unfortunately, Spidey’s origin and few years after are the most important periods of his life, while the rest leaves a lot to be desired. The mere fact that Dan Slott‘s most important run was Superior Spider-Man, which had Otto Octavius take over the mantle, speaks volumes about how far Parker’s stock has fallen.

Nightwing doesn’t suffer from this problem. Even when DC resets its universes, he always appears with a fresh arc or new take. If the character had been at Marvel, we’d probably still see him and the Dark Knight teaming up as Batman and Robin every few years instead of letting him develop.

Leadership

If Spider-Man is the most popular Marvel character, why isn’t he at the front and centre of the Avengers? It’s because Peter has never established himself as a true leader. He’s a notorious loner, and this works against him in terms of the success of team-up books.

When you look at Nightwing, though, he’s proven his credentials on more than one occasion, leading by example and even becoming Batman. His best arcs might be his solo runs, but he can easily handle a team with ease. Recently, we even suggested that he should be the leader of the Justice League by now.

Looking at the above points, it’s easy to say that the fault lies in the handling and writing of Spider-Man, which is possibly valid. But explain how Dick Grayson has remained interesting and relevant for so many years then? Even with his weaker arcs, he still stands out – and this isn’t purely by accident.

So, tell us, do you think Nightwing has surpassed Spider-Man? Let us know in the comments section.

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Comments 7

  1. Anonymous says:
    3 years ago

    That’s a pretty awesome write up.

    Spiderman is my childhood hero. But 616 doesn’t often grab my attention anymore. My favourite take was the ultimate spiderman run. It was a progressive story, where Peter matured and evolved, in a world where death was pretty permanent and things could change so quickly. Miles had taken that mantle before they scrapped that whole universe. So right now I pretty much only follow miles, and Ben with the new scarlet spider series since they are doing a whole redemption run with him.

    Superior was also an awesome arc, loved it coz it was different. Kind of sad it ended.

    But yeah, even though spiderman is my number 1, I agree with what you said.

    Also to be honest, I think night wing could go toe to toe with him. Hell I reckon he could take down batman to be honest, he knows how to fight just like him and is far faster and agile.

    Reply
  2. Anonymous says:
    3 years ago

    Spider-Man forever!

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says:
    3 years ago

    Nope

    Reply
  4. Anonymous says:
    3 years ago
    Reply
  5. Bdw307 says:
    3 years ago

    Sony bought the rights to Spiderman and haven’t done right by the character. Now they have a shared setup with Marvel so maybe he can be shown in a better light.

    Reply
  6. Anonymous says:
    3 years ago

    Very good article!!! I agree with pretty much everything you said about Nightwing & Spider-man…which is a shame since Spidey isn’t that far off from Nightwing in terms of being my favourite superheroes.

    I especially agree with the fact that one of the main reasons Nightwing isn’t boring is because he’s had so many personas over the years, Robin, Nightwing, Batman, Agent 37, etc. and also because he’s been the part of, and lead just as many groups, Teen Titans, Titans, Outsiders, Justice League, etc.

    Reply
  7. Leticia says:
    3 years ago

    Lets see:
    Bruce Wayne- Richard Grayson – Slade Wilson
    Tony Stark- Peter Parker – Wade Wilson…
    Seens like spider-man is becaming a mavel version of DCs Nightwing.

    Fanboys r just killing my love for marvel, cause marvel is becaming nothing but a good version of cinema from copied version of DCs things. I know marvel has HQs too… but DC has the real good HQs… Marvel is shit when the thing is HQs.

    No matter what… marvel is making that stark and Parker…Wade wilson… conection now. DC had Wayne and Grayson… Slade Wilson for so long.

    Peter Parker(Tom Hollands) Big succes are because of fangirls making him a gay pair to Stark… and fanboys because of the no organic webs.

    Spiderman HQs are not that good… so.
    Marvel can be the leader in cinematic world… cause HQs and real stories is a DC area.

    Reply

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