I'm just going to assume that this is hyperbole

[icon_uk]

Because it's only the cover of #6 in a 7 issue series

From here



FOREVER EVIL #6
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND
The final fate of Nightwing! The most unlikely of allies have set the Crime Syndicate in their sights — and they’re playing for keeps while the life of a hero hangs in the balance! Plus, the identity of the mysterious man in the hood is finally revealed!



Nah... they wouldn't.... I'm sure they wouldn't..... pretty sure.... kinda..... Besides that would mean three out of three Robins were dead in the space of five years (Look, they want to make it so Tim was never a Robin, then fine, I don't include him)

(As you might imagine, I don't mind it when he gets tied up, but there's no reason to brutalise him)

Comments

[randyripoff]

They will. Batman will get all angsty and start killing folks. Superman will be forced to take him down In 18 months he'll be brought back in a 12 issue maxi-series. In two years, the DC universe will be rebooted again and all will be ignored. Rinse, wash and repeat in another 5 years.

[chrisdv]

It's okay, he'll be able to go punch dead criminals with Damian.

[paradoxrealm]

I misread that to suggest he'd go use Damian to punch people with...
Which may be a plan with few flaws.

[icon_uk]

Not just you....

[thanekos]

Deadwing and Crowbar? I'd read it.

(Though that actually sounds like the adventures of a hard-luck Decepticon duo..)

[psylynce]

See I would have called Jason Crowbar.

Haven't Dan Dido's main goals always been to bring back original Bat Girl and kill off Nightwing? He's halfway there....

[thatnickguy]

They can kill half their universe roster and destroy half the world for all I care. The New 52 is still just a glorified, long-term Elseworld to me.

[junipepper]

I'm joining your club -- assuming you have room for new members.. ;-)

[thatnickguy]

Absolutely. There's never NOT room.

[bradygirl_12]

I've always considered this Reboot an Elseworld! Very poorly thought out. If they wanted a clean slate, make Dick as Robin again and that would make more sense than shoehorning all those Robins in, and re-introduce Jason and Tim and the crew. Jeez Louise, it's a like a Dead Robins assembly line!

Ugh, I must not be made for the modern world. All this brutality makes me sick, not intrigued. :(

[crabby_lioness]

This. I'm all for keeping a huge tally sheet to see which Elseworld reboot has the biggest death toll. Until The Frees show up alive and well, Make Mine Marvel.

[lieut_kettch]

Amen to that.

[beyondthefringe]

I know, right? It just doesn't feel real, permanent, or terribly compelling. For the most part, I feel a level of disconnect where the New 52 is concerned.

[junipepper]

My first thought on seeing this picture: "Well, that's probably the first ever tied-up Dick Grayson that icon_uk will not like." And neither do I.

[crabby_lioness]

Knowing the artists, that might have been the motivation.

[donnblake]

Making Icon_UK unhappy? That seems a little petty...

[chrisdv]

...And honestly, perfectly like something DC would do these days.

[kurenai_tenka]

He can be the new Kyrax2! (Sorry icon....)

[icon_uk]

The reference is lost on me,.. should I recognise the name?

[kurenai_tenka]

'Batgirl of San Diego'? (http://www.craveonline.com/comics/articles/171925-dc-responds-to-qbatgirl-of-san-diegoq)

Not that witty a reference, I was just referring to spiting fans. :)

[icon_uk]

Thank you, I didn't like to say that.

[crabby_lioness]

Over half the DC threads these days exist to cite examples of pettiness.