NIGHTWING #19
This issue was well paced for one that seems to be more of a transition than anything else. We know that Dick is after the man who killed his parents, Tony Zucco, and the leads on the guys whereabouts take him straight to Chicago. And of course Chicago being a place where vigilantism isn’t all too welcome. So Nightwing basically finds himself in a situation where he has to not only find this guy but keep a low profile so that the authorities don’t interfere or give away the fact that he’s there which would alert Tony that’s he’s going after him. A point to make about Chicago is that while they don’t tolerate vigilantism, it certainly did prove to be a great place for it as we saw how Nightwing made use of the metro train.
We are introduced to a few characters who were very unique in their own way, between the insane Mali and the information dealing Johnny. Two characters that we might see more of in issues to come as one will be an asset while the other being an enemy that he will cross paths with again since she has proven to be a formidable combatant.
Though most would expect that the Prankster as he is called would have some major role in this issue, but that is left to mystery as he appears at the very end. We see him forcing a man to have to fend for his life against a wolf, for reasons of making sizable income from child trafficking. He is is basically a corrupt man in leadership, which would question why someone like the Prankster is doing this to the man. Is he a vigilante? Villain? We can only guess the latter at the moment though hopefully the next issue should explain just who he is and what his connection will be to Nightwing. He just might be the reason that Chicago is against vigilantes such as himself.
