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admonition : hold likely Spoilers for Absolute Power # 2 !
Ever sinceSupermanadmitted thatNightwingwas his favoriteRobin , I ’ve treasure any content that highlights their friendly relationship . However , I was n’t expecting to be completely ravage by anAbsolute Powerissue that delivers one of their most soul - crushing moments in comics . Did it make me cry ? Yes . Did I love every second of it ? dead .
The epitome of Nightwing restraining his emotionally shattered idol , wise man , and friend remains one of the most crushing moment in their friendship .
Mark Waid and Dan Mora ’s blockbuster crossover event , Absolute Power , stick out out as one of my pet DC stories right now , largely because it brings together all my beloved characters . Yet , the most affecting here and now for me is a single - panel interaction between Superman andNightwing inAbsolute Power#2 .
Despite its briefness , the aroused impact was huge as I watchedmy favorite Titan hold back a screaming Clark after the Man of Steel sees what horrors Amanda Waller has inflicted on his Word .
Nightwing Holding Superman Back As He Screams For His Child Literally Broke Me
For those not up to particular date withAbsolute Power , Amanda Waller is waging war against DC ’s heroes by depowering and capture them using her power - stealing Amazos . InAbsolute Power#1 , Waller specifically targeted the Super - Family , lead to Superman being depowered andJon Kent being captured . The egress ended with a chilling scene of Jon strapped to a blood - soaked metal table , telegram and tube protruding from his body ashe underwent a cybernetic transformation . Absolute Power#2 further reveals the progress of this transformation , featuring Superman find his son for the first time since their interval in outcome # 1 .
Seeing Clark ’s shock , despair , and ira upon discovering Jon transform into a cyber lusus naturae was enough to bestow me to tears , peculiarly when he cried out,“Jon ? What has Brainiac Queen done to you?”and test to reach his son . The moment that genuinely broke me , though , was whenNightwing , sense the danger and recognizing Clark ’s emotional distress , interpose to harbour back the depowered Superman , exclaiming,“Superman , wait—!”The trope of Dick Grayson confine his emotionally shattered paragon , mentor , and friend remain one of the most devastating moments in their friendship .
The Bond Between Nightwing & Jon Kent Made This Scene Even More Devastating
What makes this moment even more heart - sprain for me is Nightwing ’s connexion to Jon . In Taylor’sNightwingrun , I see Dick become the friend andmentor to Jon that Superman was to him . I can only imagine Nightwing ’s own excited heartache at seeing Jon so utterly break and transformed . Yet , in that moment , Dick sets aside his own brokenheartedness and emotion , physically limit Clark in Holy Order to protect the senior hero sandwich . This will undoubtedly be one of my favoriteNightwingandSupermanmoments , and I can only hope Waid return me more of this delectable angst to cry over .
Absolute Power#2is uncommitted now from DC Comics .
The icon who launch the entire world of superheroes , the last Logos of Krypton run away his dying worldly concern to go down land on Earth and be provoke as Clark Kent . The world know him well as Superman , the Man of Steel , the drawing card of the Justice League , and the most well - known hero in the DC Comics Universe . bless with the powers of a Ubermensch , Kal - El of Krypton fights enemy both small and cosmic in his dateless pursuit of true statement , justice , and a good tomorrow .
The icon who launched the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, the leader of the Justice League, and the most well-known hero in the DC Comics Universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.
Nightwing is the superhero moniker take up by Dick Grayson , upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own . barrack by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name , Grayson has risen to amusing book immortality with the identity , earn respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe .
The icon who launched the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, the leader of the Justice League, and the most well-known hero in the DC Comics Universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.
Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson, upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own. Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name, Grayson has risen to comic book immortality with the identity, earning respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe.
