This issue of Grayson takes us down a slightly different path than we’ve seen before. There is a mission involving a body part, there is a “love” interest, and there is the reminder that this guy used to be Nightwing. Spyral is paranoid and Dick is fun. What makes this issue different is that the story by and large is centered around the St. Hadrian’s Finishing School. The constraint of setting almost felt like when you’re a kid and you’re stuck inside the house on a rainy day, but unlike being bored in the house, I rather enjoyed this issue.
This issue opens up with the fastest mission from start to finish you’ve ever seen. Within three pages we’re given the mission run-down, the pre-mission worries, and the mission being accomplished. It is all quick and, to me, fun to read, especially in retrospect. The scene changes to one of the girl’s dorm rooms at the school. Dialog throughout this issue seems very natural, even with these young girls. I feel like I’m listening to actual teenage girls rather than some forty-year-old man’s guess as to how they sound.
One of these rebellious girls has taken some intimate pictures of a certain shirtless former Boy Wonder. Thankfully, the Spyral-swirly-face-hypnos-face-effect hinders the young ladies from learning Dick’s identity. However, seeing shirtless pictures of Dick just isn’t enough for this group and they decide to go on a “Man-ty Raid”. You guessed it: to steal his panties. Reading about a Man-ty Raid in the middle of a Grayson comic? Weird, I know.
Recommended if:
You like layered story telling.
You haven’t forgotten that this guy was Nightwing.
You’re interested in the Dick/Helena relationship.
Overall:
While on the surface it’s a slight departure from previous issues in form, this issue retains that high level of quality we’re coming to expect from this series. Overall, it’s a smart series that does not skimp on the action. The whole creative team are firing on all cylinders for what has become one of my favorite books to read.
SCORE: 8.5/10
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