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Omnibus Report for the week of 10/22/2017


This week on the omnibus front there are very slim pickings but one of them looks to be a real gem for DC Comics fans.

On 10/24/2017 Grayson: The Superspy Omnibus by Tom King, Tim Seeley, and Mikel Janin. This grand tome weighs in at 792 pages and collects Grayson 1-20, Grayson:Futures End 1, Secret Origins 8, Grayson Annual 1-3, Robin War 1-2, and Nightwing: Rebirth 1.


Dick Grayson is one of the oldest and most beloved characters in the history of DC Comics starting out in 1940 as Batman's sidekick and has probably had the most career changes of any long term DC character except for Jimmy Olson, most probably.
I first met Dick Grayson as Burt Ward portrayed him in the 1960s Batman TV series. As seen on TV, Dick was an energetic teen who was nearly as intelligent as Batman himself.
In the early 1970s, in the comic book, Dick went off to college and decided to hang up the mantle of Robin for a bit while Bruce moved into a downtown penthouse as the comic book sought to redefine itself in the wake of the crash of Batmania.

Later Dick would assume the mantle of Robin once again and lead the Teen Titans. While leading the Teen Titans, Dick decides it is time to become his own man and decides to create a new name for himself as Nightwing after a hero from Krypton that Superman had told young Dick stories about.

For many DC fans, Dick Grayson is the lynchpin of the DC Universe. In Infinite Crisis when Earth-2's Superman tries to win Batman to his side by pointing out how everything on the current earth is horrible, Wonder Woman has become a murderer, Superman had been killed by Doomsday and under the control of Maxwell Lord almost murdered Batman, and Batman himself is so paranoid he's constructed a satellite system to spy on other superheroes, a satellite system that has gone out of Batman's control and is creating monsters. Batman almost waivers but he asks Earth-2's Superman, "What about our Dick Grayson?" And E2's Superman has to concede that Dick Grayson is the one ray of light in this Dark DC Universe.

Later, for reasons unknown to me Dick Grayson becomes a super spy and stars in this omnibus!

With a writer like Tom King on board, I really wish this was a book I was getting, but as regular readers and viewers know, I am already backlogged on my Omnibuses with several more on the way.

Tom King has written the acclaimed Omega Men, Vision, and is currently writing the highly acclaimed Mister Miracle.

Tim Seeley is both a writer and artist known for such works as the Nightwing Rebirth series, G. I. Joe, and Batman Eternal.

Mikiel Janin is the artist best known for Justice League Dark and helped redefine Dick Grayson for his role as a superspy.

If you are getting/get this book tell me how much you like it below in the comment section!

Until next time, keep reading comics!

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