Following this, Nightwing decides to leave the team again, due to the events of the " Batman R.I.P." storyline, and due to Batman's apparent death, Nightwing feels his attention should be better aimed at protecting Gotham City. Figure includes pieces that when combined with the rest of the Titans Build-a line will assemble Beast Boy Nightwing, along with a group of former Titans, are summoned again by Raven to aid the current group of Teen Titans battle against Deathstroke, who was targeting the latest team to get at his children, Ravager and the resurrected Jericho. Nightwing and the other former Titans continue to work with the current team soon after the battle with Deathstroke so as to investigate the recent murder of Duela Dent. A potential future version of Nightwing appears in the Teen Titans episode "How Long is Forever?", voiced by Scott Menville. This version is Robin's identity twenty years in the future, in an alternate timeline caused by Starfire disappearing after being transported to the future while fighting Warp and the Titans subsequently disbanding. Rich Sands (June 14, 2012). " Smallville Season 11 Comic Book Welcomes Batman -- and Nightwing!". TV Guide . Retrieved June 14, 2012.

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Ongoing series [ edit ] Story arcs [ edit ] Cover of Nightwing #1 (September 1995). Art by Brian Stelfreeze. Fleisher, Michael L. (2007). The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume Three: Superman. DC Comics. p.250. ISBN 978-1-4012-1389-3. In addition to the dedicated Nightwing collected editions, many issues of the Nightwing ongoing series have also been included in other collected editions as part of crossovers. Wheeler, Andrew (2013-02-14). "ComicsAlliance Presents The 50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on 2015-10-18 . Retrieved 2015-07-28.

In Son of Batman, he first appears to stop Damian Wayne from killing the defeated and severely wounded Ubu. After a prolonged battle, Nightwing manages to subdue and tie up the boy, although he ends up with a number of sizable sword cuts. At the end of the film, he pilots the Batwing to rescue Batman, Talia, and Damian.A Nightwing animated series was in development before being shelved in favor of Young Justice. [36] [35] Nightwing's costume makes cameo appearances in Batman Beyond, being on display in the Batcave. In the episode "Lost Soul", Terry McGinnis borrows the Nightwing mask to protect his identity while fighting his own Batsuit, which was possessed by an AI based on the long-dead businessman Robert Vance.

Other stories set among the Batman family of characters have seen acquaintances and friends of Grayson briefly assume the title, including his fellow Robin alumnus Jason Todd. Meanwhile, Superman stories have seen Superman's adopted son Chris Kent and Power Girl take up the name for brief turns as Nightwing. Various other characters have taken the name in stories set outside DC's main continuity as well.

Johnston, Rich (20 July 2012). "Reading Between The Lines Over Stephanie Brown And DC Comics". Bleeding Cool. In 2013, Nightwing placed 5th on IGN's Top 25 Heroes of DC Comics [2] and Grayson as Nightwing was ranked the #1 Sexiest Male Character in Comics by ComicsAlliance in 2013. [3] Fictional character biography [ edit ] Pre-Crisis Era [ edit ] Superman [ edit ] Superman as Nightwing. From Superman #158 (1963). Art by Curt Swan. To disguise themselves, Superman and Jimmy Olsen create vigilante identities inspired by Batman and Robin. Because neither bats nor robins lived on Krypton, Superman chooses the names of two birds owned by his Kandorian friend Nor-Kan: Nightwing for himself, and Flamebird for Jimmy. Nightwing and Flamebird rename Nor-Kan's underground laboratory as the "Nightcave", and use it as their secret headquarters. They also convert Nor-Kan's automobile into their "Nightmobile", and use "jet-belts" to fly into battle.