So...well...The official Grayson announcement is out.

[simiansyndicate]

Well, USA Today got the exclusive news regarding Grayson. And it...sure is a thing.





I guess the main info is that he's working for Spyral, and that he'll be an undercover/black ops style agent. 1/2 of the writing crew, Tom King, worked for the CIA after 9/11, so expect it to be less James Bond and more "real world" style espionage.

Well, I'm glad Grayson ain't dead, but I sure have mixed feelings about him pointing a gun in my face on the cover of his first issue.

Comments

Not Dead

[junipepper]

You know what? He's not dead. I'm good with that.

And this could be cool or it could be terrible, but I don't feel ready to make that call based on one cover and a short description.

He's had a pretty varied history already. He's been a cop -- an armed, uniform wearing cop. He's been a superhero; in fact he's been three superheroes. He went underground with The Outsiders for a while. Why not this?

Re: Not Dead

[dictionary00.livejournal.com]

Yes, he was a cop and a gun was part of his uniform - though I don't recall if he's shot anyone in the line of duty. I remember at least one reference to him being reluctant to use the gun. And I had the same concerns with him being in the Outsiders as I do now.

Of course I'll stick around to see what this run is like, but I was hoping for him to make it work with an open identity. I don't think it's been done with the Batclan before, and Dick is the most suitable one to try it out.

As other commenters have said, at least it would be more original than Winter Soldier-lite.