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Nightwing (2002)
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Nightwing Vol. 2 #63(January 2002)
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Nightwing Vol. 2 #64(February 2002)
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Nightwing Vol. 2 #65(March 2002)
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Batman/Nightwing: Bloodborne(March 2002)
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Nightwing Vol. 2 #66(April 2002)
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Nightwing Vol. 2 #67(May 2002)
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Nightwing Vol. 2 #68(June 2002)
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Nightwing Vol. 2 #69(July 2002)
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Nightwing Vol. 2 #70(August 2002)
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Nightwing Vol. 2 #71(September 2002)
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Nightwing Vol. 2 #72(October 2002)
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Nightwing Vol. 2 #73(November 2002)
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Nightwing Vol. 2 #74(December 2002)
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The Speech Bubble 
I really like Nightwing Vol. 2 # 74.
Once again we got a Russian stacking doll. First we have a sexy lady wearing a revealing outfit and holding both a gun and a sword: I love when old and new are combined, and this is exactly what happened here, since the cover artist put an old – fashioned weapon in her right hand and a slightly more modern firearm in her left one.
Then we go back further, and we see Nightwing trying to defend himself and a terrified woman from the attack of the sexy lady and her armoured ally; then we go back even further, and we see two typical English details, that is to say a double – decker bus and a red phone cab… and then we raise our eyes upon them, and we see a gorgeous background, which has been coloured and lit up to perfection. Every single detail of this cover is hugely eye – pleasing, so I give this cover the gold medal without the shadow of a doubt.
Special mention for Nightwing Vol. 2 # 70: a femme fatale at the centre of the cover, big guns all around her, a post – apocalyptic atmosphere, a flaming sky, a giant motorcycle… this cover hit everything on the wwayne checklist, so it got very, very close to the 1st prize.
Bronze medal for Nightwing Vol. 2 # 63: an enticing tagline + not one but two guest stars = a hugely deserved prize in wwayne’s ranking.
The other gold medal goes to Fantastic Four # 17. Each member of the team has been put in an extremely dangerous situation, and needs a big fat deus ex machina to come back home alive and kicking: a cover foreshadowing the presence of FOUR deus ex machinas really can’t miss the gold medal in my personal ranking. I also love the geometric pattern of the cover.
P.S.: I want to celebrate the return of the Retroactive feature with this cheerful song:
Well, some great Nightwing covers, love them all but I simply had to choose Nightwing Vol 2 #74 with Nightwing here in the UK. I assume this is London, can’t remember much about this issue, but its great to see red double decker bus and a red telephone box. Brilliant! Love these classic Fantastic Four covers as well. I eventually settled on Fantastic Four #17 with the FF in the “clutches of Dr Doom!”. What a action packed cover, with each member of the FF battling a deadly trap in their section of the cover, with Doom controlling everything in the middle like a spider in a web. Awesome retroactive, have a happy new comic book day all!