COMICS: Nightwing Destroys The DC UNIVERSE This August

Nigthwing takes down Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern and more in a new, non-canon DC miniseries from Kyle Higgins & Trevor McCarthy titled Nightwing: The New Order.

By MarkJulian - May 10, 2017 12:05 PM EST

Filed Under: DC Comics

If you're looking for an alternative to Rebirth and the upcoming Dark Nights: Metal, perhaps Nightwing: The New Order is just what the doctor ordered? Set to kick off on August 23, 2017, writer Kyle Higgins and artist Trevor McCarthy imagine a DC Universe 12 years in the future where Nightwing sets out to remove all superpowered individuals from the playing field - regardless of whether they're friend or foe.

However, it seems the "New Order" Dick Grayson creates is suddenly out of his control and targeting someone close to him according to the synopsis (see below). And if you look at the second cover,the figure with their back to us certainly looks like a miniature Dick Grayson who also has the powers of Starfire. Perhaps the heir apparent to the cape-and-cowl and the Princess of Tamaran had a son and now this "New Order" is out to take him down?

Over on Twitter, Higgins has confirmed that the miniseries runs for six issues, it's tonally comparable to Superman: Red Son and that Grayson doesn't kill anyone, just de-powers them.

ABOUT NIGHTWING: THE NEW ORDER

DC Comics presents a story of a future world without “weapons”—where superpowers have been eliminated and outlawed. The man responsible? None other than Dick Grayson, a.k.a. Nightwing, now leader of a government task force called the Crusaders who are charged with hunting the remaining Supers. But when events transpire which turn the Crusaders’ aim toward Grayson’s own family, the former Boy Wonder must turn against the very system he helped create, with help from the very people he’s been hunting for years—the last metahumans of the DC Universe.

Framed by Dick’s relationship with his son, who looks at who his dad used to be-- and who he is now-- and wants to understand what happened?
— Kyle Higgins (@KyleDHiggins) May 9, 2017

We're exploring a lot of ideas in this series, and @TrevorMc112 and I are both very proud of it. Hope you'll give it a shot!
— Kyle Higgins (@KyleDHiggins) May 9, 2017

No, it's not regular DC cannon https://t.co/TNAUGOwAvi
— Kyle Higgins (@KyleDHiggins) May 9, 2017

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Swiper344 - 5/10/2017, 12:46 PM

Nightwing is GONNA DESTROY THE DC UNIVERSE!!!

Thats what Mckay put in his pitch to WB

SpideyQuad - 5/10/2017, 12:51 PM

@Swiper344 - I thought it was a good start when he was created

bkmeijer2 - 5/10/2017, 12:46 PM

I already like this a lot. Although the oh-no-not-my-family plot isnt really the things that pulls me

SimplyAz - 5/10/2017, 12:50 PM

Who can play Live Action Nightwing?

Here's a collage of actors that seem good.

Adam G, Armie H, Bob M, Brant D, Daniel R, Daniel S, Douglas B, Drew R, Dylan OB, Finn W, Garrett H, Kevin Z, Logan L, Penn B, Steven RM.

SimplyAz - 5/10/2017, 12:50 PM

I didn't make this or pick them

Menks123 - 5/10/2017, 12:58 PM

@SimplyAz - Think Garrett Hedlund would be my top choice. Would be cool to see Radcliffe, but he is soooo short lol, would be awkward even with camera magic.

SimplyAz - 5/10/2017, 1:07 PM

@Menks123 -

Hedlund would be a good pick.

I don't know much about Finn Wittrock but he looks the part for me.

Nova2113 - 5/10/2017, 1:09 PM

@Menks123 - How isn't the Da god Zac Efron no where on this list??? Blasphemy!!! :-)

Kevwebsz - 5/10/2017, 1:23 PM

@SimplyAz -

He really has that Nightwing hair lol

Gamerbot64 - 5/10/2017, 1:30 PM

@SimplyAz - Personally I want Hedlund for Green Arrow.

SimplyAz - 5/10/2017, 3:02 PM

@Kevwebsz -

That's half the reason to have him.

SimplyAz - 5/10/2017, 3:02 PM

@Gamerbot64 -

It makes sense.A good pick

CaptainA - 5/10/2017, 3:12 PM

@SimplyAz - I'd go for Dylan OB.

With warner bros diversifying the casting though, Steven Yeun seems more likely...

Which I could also go for.

Kevwebsz - 5/10/2017, 4:13 PM

@CaptainA - I wouldn't mind him as Red Hood. Would love to see him play a bad guy.

jamesdnyc - 5/10/2017, 4:20 PM

@SimplyAz - I think miles teller would be a good nightwing...he can act and get in really good shape

SimplyAz - 5/10/2017, 5:27 PM

@CaptainA -

Very true

SimplyAz - 5/10/2017, 5:28 PM

@jamesdnyc -

A good pick

TheBigkahuna - 5/10/2017, 5:38 PM

@SimplyAz - Give me Daniel S has the jaw line and hair for the role.

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