I think I missed an introduction to The Outsiders. What is it and should I start buying it?
The Outsiders used to be a group of misfits run by Batman, which ran concurrently with The New Teen Titans.
The Titans broke up when the member Troia (ex-Wonder Girl) was killed. Nightwing (ex-Robin, natch, ex-Titan) was convinced by Arsenal (also ex-Titan) to oversee another random group of superheroes, Outsiders #2 (Teen Titans also restarted, (current Robin, current Wonder Girl, Superboy, etc).
Nightwing (ex-Robin
Ooh, Nightwing is Robin? Things make so much more sense now, kind of.
Nightwing is Robin?
Yep. Specifically, Dick Grayson.
(also, hawt.)
Am I the only person round these parts who knows who the original Nightwing was?
Am I the only person round these parts who knows who the original Nightwing was?
It was Batman, wasn't it? In the bottled city of Kandor. And Superman was--I kid you not--Flamebird. Or do I have that reversed?
And I was gonna guess Liberace....
Almost. Superman was Nightwing and Jimmy Olson was Flamebird.
Almost. Superman was Nightwing and Jimmy Olson was Flamebird.
Ah. Did Batman ever pick up that role, 'cause I've got a clear picture in my head, but no reference.
Maybe I'm thinking of Bippo the Super Monkey.
Gah! I forgot about Flamebird and Nightwing! Nightwing was Superman, IIRC.