admonition ! spoiler before forNightwing # 89

In the in vogue issue of DC Comics’Nightwing , the unexampled loop of the " World ’s Finest " is here with Dick Grayson and the newSupermanreplacing their fathers for a new era . With the original Superman having exit Earth , his Word Jon Kent has been left to carry on his mantle as Earth ’s newest Man of Steel . However , Clark Kent asked Nightwing to watch over his Word and to help mentor him in his absence seizure . Now , Nightwing is have effective on that promise in this new issue from author Tom Taylor with fine art by Bruno Redondo .

In previous issues ofSuperman : Son of Kal - El(also from Taylor ) , Jon Kent has been scramble in the face of his new rival Henry Bendix , the corrupt president of Gamorra who has been make up controllable metahumans as thenext evolution of the Suicide Squad . During a late altercation imply a confused sea creature headed for Metropolis , Bendix mastermind events to make the immature Superman seem inexperienced and unreliable in the case of casualty that were had . While there would have been more had Jon not been there , the issue has left the novel Superman in a dour place . However , a new team - up with Nightwing will hopefully be what the new Superman postulate to get his mind right .

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Due to a string of metahuman disappearances , Nightwing recruits the new Superman in the newNightwing # 89.As they work , Dick gets the probability to mentor and aid manoeuvre Jon through some of the " superhero - ing " things the younger Man of Steel is still test to get the hang of . That being say , whileDick Grayson might be in a mentor role to the new herothe two of them make quite the duo with their investigating take right to a major scoundrel ’s doorstep : Lex Luthor . As such , it ’s the perfect opportunity for Nightwing and Jon ’s Superman to prove themselves as the new World ’s Finest of the DC Universe , taking over the bequest share by their fathers ( Batman and the original Superman ) .

Seeing as how it ’s dubious that Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent will be team up up anytime shortly in DC Comics , it ’s in effect that their Word will be continuing their bequest . There ’s a lot thatJon can study from Nightwing , who himself saw the original Superman as a major inspiration while growing up to become his own bomber beyond his purpose as Batman ’s first Robin . As a result , Nightwing and Jon team up brings everything full circle with some substantial poetic symmetry .

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While the second part of this unexampled story is still to come in an upcoming issue ofSon of Kal - El , it ’s already being show in this first chapter that Nightwing and the raw Superman should be a consistent pairing going forward . Just as the Dark Knight and Man of Steel have often had their ownBatman / Supermantitle , Nightwingand Jon’sSupermanshould have an ongoing serial publication as well ( with Tom Taylor committal to writing of course ) .

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