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Warning : SPOILERS forBatman : Prelude to the WeddingNightwing vs. Hush
Batmanhas Catwoman for a Brigid , but he still needs to pick a serious humankind for his wedding . There ’s only two real choice , since Batman has always relied on two constant friends : Dick Grayson , his former crony , and Clark Kent a.k.a Superman . But that choice alone is sure to dive rooter as to who would be the most deserving of the spot .
This decision is the underlie current ofBatman : preliminary to the Wedding : Nightwing vs. Hush # 1,which begins with Nightwing and Superman drive Batman out for a Nox on the town , the day before his wedding . The story is really a reunification of all THREE of Batman ’s good friends - as Superman , Batman and Nightwing make out across Bruce Wayne ’s childhood companion and current supervillian , Thomas Elliot a.k.a . Hush .
Tommy need the Wiley Post of Bruce ’s best valet de chambre , which Batman denies him . His refusal is n’t a shocker … but Bruce ’s ultimate option of good humans is slenderly surprising .
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Although the 2nd subject ofBatman : overture to the Weddingis Nightwing ’s floor , it ’s Superman who get the job of best man . The pair’sdynamic is definitely the more mainstream friendly relationship , even if Batman and Superman ’s fightsgrab most of the newspaper headline . ButPrelude to the Weddingis much more about Nightwing and Batman ’s friendship and why ( for a very good reason ) Bruce did n’t prefer Dick to be his best man .
finally , it moil down to Dick ’s unexampled life history choices as Nightwing .
DC Rebirth retrovert great deal of classic elements to Dick Grayson ’s character , let in theblue Nightwing suit and his Bludhaven home . Yet the move to Bludhaven also accept Nightwing off from Batman and Gotham , entail Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson ’s interactions have been rare than usual . YetPrelude to the marriage : Nightwing vs. Hush # 1makes somewhat absolved that there ’s no one that Batman views as closer to him than Dick Grayson .
The seed of this information is n’t the most reliable , however . During the course ofPrelude to the nuptials , Nightwing and Hush become split from Batman and Superman . While stranded in an substitute dimension , Tommy Elliot reveals that he ’s develop so dire to become Bruce Wayne ’s bestie again , he ’s engage his shaping surgery skills . Hush has consider the typeface of Bruce Wayne ’s close friend , transubstantiate himself into Dick Grayson because he ’s Bruce Wayne ’s " sound champion . "
The disclosure is surrender in the most disturbing elbow room possible , but it does end up lay up a rather sweet moment between Dick and Bruce as the issue end . Superman and Batman eventually find Nightwing and deliver him ( although Hush is left stranded ) . It ’s while recovering that Batman and Nightwing at last have a heart - to - heart with Bruce give away that Clark will be his best gentleman’s gentleman at the wedding party . It ’s a not alternative that Batman wanted to make , but even Nightwing agrees it was the correct one as the two grinder spend much more fourth dimension together .
Dick never intend to put quad between himself and his former mentor by moving to Bludhaven ( this statement can also be read as a very meta confession by Tim Seeley , who wroteNightwingfor most of the DC Rebirth era , and return toPrelude to the Wedding . ) However , it remains to be seen if the hope dumbfound , and there will be more interaction between Batman and Nightwing moving forward in the DC Universe . Superman does make sense as Batman ’s best homo , but fans crave more of Bruce and Dick .
Not just becauseBatman ’s hymeneals will be a bloody and nefarious affair , either . But with DC Rebirth bring back so many classical comic fundamental interaction and glad relationship , Dick and Bruce decidedly belong on the leaning .
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Batman : overture to the Wedding : Nightwing vs. Hush # 1is available now fromDC Comics .
