A lot of skepticism has been met with Batman being introduced in to the Samllville universe. Not because of the Dark Knight himself, but because of the side-kick he is bringing with him. It was earlier reported that Nightwing would be making the jump to the pages of Smallville Season 11 as well. The only kicker is that it wouldn't be Dick Grayson but rather Stephanie Brown. Now according to
Bleeding Cool there is another change afoot with Nightwing in the comic. Their sources tell them that Stephanie Brown is out and Barbara Gordon is in.
“If what my mysterious sources says is true, Stephanie Brown will not be appearing in upcoming issues of Smallville Season Eleven as Batman’s sidekick Nightwing. Which had been previously announced by writer Bryan Q. Miller," said the site. They also go on to say that a recoloring of the art and some changing of the dialogue has taken place as well. DC has not officially announced this yet so for now take it with a pinch of salt.