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I feel like my reviews for Nightwing end up sounding pretty samey each time, with me singing the book's praises and saying how it's one of the best comics out there right now; but it really is so good!
This issue continues the story thread from the previous book, where Dick and Barbara revealed the corruption amongst the police in Bludhaven, releasing evidence that they were responsible for the damages and violence taking place within Haven. When questioned as to who ordered them to do this, some of the cops admit that the orders came down from the commissioner.
Being tipped off that he's been ratted out, the commissioner makes ready to flee the country, with a briefcase filled with cash, fake passports, and documents that contain all of the dodgy dealings they've had with Blockbuster. Luckily, he was given the tip by Melinda Zucco, who's working with Dick. And so begins a daring chase across the city as Dick pursues the documents in the commissioners care.
It's so good seeing a corrupt cop getting what's coming to them. It's a fantasy to think that corrupt cops will ever get punishment, one that I think a lot of us have in a world where all cops are corrupt and awful, and getting to see a cop getting what they deserve in fiction just feels so good. We need more of this in real life.
With the commissioner arrested Melinda has to appoint a new one, and picks Maggie Sawyer for the job, a name that some comic fans will recognise as one of the actual good cops on Earth-0. I think there are about five of them.
However, Blockbuster is upset at this, and brings Melinda in to show her how he's treating people who betray him, showing her how he's torturing the Electrocutioner (believing him to be a mole in his organisation). Whether this is a fake-out or not isn't clear yet, but what we do know for certain is that by the time the issue comes to a close Blockbuster knows for certain that Melinda has betrayed him, and has her prisoner.
This really feels like an issue of two halves, where at the beginning we get the fun of watching a corrupt cop get taken down, and it feels super satisfying, but by the end you feel depressed and worried because Melinda has been captured, and we know Blockbuster is an incredibly violent man. It's likely that Dick is going to save her, but I also wouldn't put it past comics to give him a half sister just to eventually take her away in a violent manner. Hopefully not, hopefully we're beyond fridging women now. I guess we'll just have to wait to see what happens next issue.
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