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"Nightwing Vol. 1: Leaping Into the Light" by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo

Aug 07, 20251 hr 14 minEp. 1
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Episode description

Today, the panelists discuss the Boy Wonder himself - Dick Grayson! Now moved on to his role as Nightwing and fresh off a good ol' amnesia plotline, we talk about the way this run of his comic sets things up and interacts with the medium.

  • (00:00) - Welcome to In Sequence!
  • (04:05) - Further Reading
  • (09:51) - Front Matter
  • (15:54) - How American superhero comics work
  • (17:30) - How did we find the book?
  • (22:36) - The tropes of the superhero comic
  • (27:00) - Our Batman/Batfam experience
  • (32:11) - Jumping into the story
  • (35:40) - Limitations of the form
  • (48:32) - The moments that stood out to us
  • (01:06:15) - Final thoughts
  • (01:10:39) - Back Matter

Further Reading:
Batman: Wayne Family Adventures: https://www.webtoons.com/en/slice-of-life/batman-wayne-family-adventures/

More Tom Taylor: https://www.tomtaylormade.com/

More Bruno Redondo: https://blackdiamondbcn.com/product-category/bruno-redondo/


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Editing by Matt Horton and AJ Fillari.
Cover art by Scout Wilkinson.
Intro/Outro music by Boqeh.
Other music by shushubobo - cherry blossom kitkat.

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