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Summary

Between Captain Blüd and Starfire , Nightwing’sexes share one matter that he will never empathize : fight to become a hero without the aid of a trusted mentor . While Dick Grayson has hada figure of lovemaking interestsover the years , including his current endgame relationship with Batgirl , two romances that were key to his character development were those with Starfire and Bea Bennett .

Nightwing 2024 Annual#1 by Travis Moore gain it apparent that , unlike Dick , both iconic Nightwing love interests know about struggling to survive in ways that he could never understand . When Dick ’s parents died , he was adopted by billionaire Bruce Wayne , almost instantly becomingthe adopted son of Batmanand gaining the luxuries that follow with that family relationship .

On the other mitt , both Bea ’s origin level at the center of this one - shot and the origin story of Starfire as recontextualized inTitans#6 by Moore and Tom Taylor show how Dick ’s lovers were n’t as fortunate , struggling to live alone for years .

Dick Grayson in costume as Nightwing (left) and Bea Bennett (right) as the Pirate Queen.

One of the most controversial moment in Nightwing ’s history was the period where he simply went by Ric — but one new detail change everything .

Nightwing’s Exes Starfire and Captain Blüd Struggled Before Becoming Heroes

Not Everyone Can Be as Lucky as Nightwing

Nightwing Annual 2024#1 focuses solely on the origin storey of Bea Bennett ’s Captain Blüd , who is revealed to have been bear as Destiny . One disastrous day , an explosion takes Destiny ’s mother and her life away from her , andshe ’s promptly orphaned , end up on the streets where she live for four eld . likewise , Starfire was ab initio tortured , experiment on , and enslave for years following the intrusion of her home planet . On newspaper publisher , Starfire and Bea Bennett could not be more unlike as type — besides the Nightwing connection , of course of study .

However , the two heroine have one thing in common other than Nightwing : both Koriand’r and Bea Bennett economise themselves to become heroes . Starfire waited for someone to save her , and when no one came , she became her own savior . Same with Bea , who , after struggling on the streets for class , waited for the right opportunity . In due time , she becamethe perfect spy for Spyral . For both Starfire and Bea , living through conflict , impoverishment , and annoyance were tragical , but essential in mold them as warriors .

Nightwing’s Heroism Was Handed to Him by Batman

Page fromNightwing 2022 Annual#1 by C.S. Pacat, Inaki Miranda, and Adriano Lucas

When Bea and Starfire suffered the worst moments of their life , they were forced to live in those present moment for some time . Their struggle define their experience , as their resourcefulness and scrappy attitudes were crafted out of necessity coming out of that struggle . That does n’t make them any better or worse as heroes than Nightwing , but it does give them experiences and perspective that be separate from Nightwing ’s . Even when the leash are accomplished enough to brook side - by - side as match , the love - interest duo understands overcoming and surviving struggle in waysNightwingcould never relate to .

Nightwing 2024 Annual#1is available now from DC Comics .

NIGHTWING 2024 ANNUAL # 1

Nightwing and Batman imagery

Nightwing is the superhero nickname taken up by Dick Grayson , upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own . invigorate by the original Kryptonian sub of the same name , Grayson has risen to laughable book immortality with the identity element , earning regard as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe .

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Featured Image: Starfire (left) and Nightwing (right), romantic moment

young Bea aka Destiny aka Captain Blud is pushed forward in a boat explosion during Nightwing Annual 2024

Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson, upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own. Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name, Grayson has risen to comic book immortality with the identity, earning respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe.

Nightwing tells Jon Kent’s Superman about being trained by Batman when he was still Robin

Nightwing 2024 Annual 1 Main Cover: Bea Bennett stepping forward in front of two images of Ric Grayson and Nightwing.

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