DC Comics fans celebrate a touching moment in Nightwing #100 where Dick Grayson gives Bruce Wayne/Batman a hug and refers to him as his “dad.”
The following contains spoilers for Nightwing #100, on sale now from DC Comics.
DC fans are celebrating a moment in Nightwing #100 where Dick Grayson refers to Bruce Wayne/Batman as “dad.”
Near the end of Nightwing #100, Dick and Bruce are standing around Alfred Pennyworth’s gravestone shortly after Wonder Woman and Superman told the first Boy Wonder they want him to guard the planet now that the Justice League is on hiatus following the events of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths. Eager to accept the offer but not wanting to abandon the city of Blüdhaven, Nightwing turns to Bruce for advice on how to proceed.
The two begin chatting about what Alfred, who was killed by Bane in 2019’s Batman #77, would say if he was there in the moment. “Alfred would have told you that I am inspired by you,” Bruce tells Dick. “He would have told you that I am so proud my son has grown to be the best of us. I’m sorry if you’ve ever thought differently. I’m sorry if I failed you.” While Bruce continues to apologize, Dick cuts him off with a hug and tells him he’s grateful for how Bruce put his life on hold to adopt a kid who “lost everything.” Bruce tells Dick he’ll be around to help however he can, at which point Dick gives him another hug and says, “I love you, dad.”
Twitter Reacts to Nightwing Calling Bruce “Dad”
Many Nightwing fans celebrated the moment when Dick refers to Bruce as “Dad” on Twitter. Many also praised the conversation leading up to the moment between Bruce and Dick and how the issue depicts their relationship.
Nightwing #100 comes from writer Tom Taylor, artists Bruno Redondo, Scott McDaniel, Rick Leonardi, Eddy Barrows, Javier Fernandez and Mikel Janín, inkers Karl Story, Eber Ferreira, Caio Filipe, Joe Prado and Leonardi, colorist Adriano Lucas and letterer Wes Abbott. The issue features cover art and an acetate variant cover by Redondo and additional variant covers by Fernandez, Tomeu Morey, Jorge Jiménez, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain, Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Alex Sinclair, Jamal Campbell, Babs Tarr, Jorge Fornés, Dan Mora and George Pérez. Nightwing #100 is on sale now from DC.
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