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Summary

A long overdueToy Storyreference works its way of life intoNightwing . A connection between theDC Universe ’s peachy heroand Disney Pixar ’s first full - length theatrical movie is n’t an obvious yarn to connect . However , in link the two together , it makes for a surprisingly perfect marriage between one of the best superheroes and one of the just Pixar movies .

Batman ’s former ward rule himself falling ( with fashion ) just like the leads ofToy StoryinNightwing#114 by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo . In the first part of " Fallen Grayson , " the final arc of the serial publication , Dick discusses the literal jump he ’s taken since he was an acrobat at Haley ’s Circus . He recall shine from the circus ' platform in his first attack at making a boastful leap at seven years old .

Since then , he ’s been falling"with a little more style . “The phrasing seems like an curiously specificToy Storyreference , asit echoes the iconic line " That ’s not vanish , that ’s just fall with elan . “But the reference is also oddly perfect for his character , peculiarly give Dick Grayson ’s late concern of taking leaps .

Dick Grayson in DC Comics' Nightwing #100

Dick Grayson is formally ditching the beloved digit stripe for a unexampled costume , and it seems he ’s taking way divine guidance from one iconic hero .

Nightwing, an Acrobat Since Childhood, Loves “Falling with Style”

Just LikeToy Story’s Woody and Buzz

If " falling with trend " had to be associated with any DC superhero , it would have to be Nightwing . This iconic business line does n’t feel out of place being uttered out of Nightwing ’s own mouthpiece , especially when somany of Nightwing ’s quotesare already about falling and fly being one and the same . Case in point : one of his more famous quotes fromSecret Origins#13 ( in a story by Dan Mishkin and Erik Larsen ) come when he says"You will never know if you’re able to fell unless you take the risk of falling . “In closing off , that line already has so many bed concern to Grayson ’s journeying .

His entire superhero career , Nightwing has often descend with style and manage to soar in the process .

When readers liken that quote to the one at the center of attention ofNightwing#114 , the new looping of the line of descent support even more import — and even more so when get up theToy Storyquote . His integral superhero career , Nightwing has often fallen with style and managed to zoom in the process . It was wild when he leap for the first time at seven years old . He paid for it . But , Dick also take risks when he formed the Teen Titans , and then when he go alone asNightwing after leaving Batman ’s side . look at where he is now , those risks paid off .

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Could QuotingToy StoryBe Foreshadowing for Nightwing’s Future?

How This Reference Ties into Nightwing’s Current Journey

InNightwing#107 ( by Taylor and Stephen Byrne ) , the title character gains a sudden fear of heights . AsNightwing#114 run short to show , he still has yet to sweep over that fear or understand why it ’s dead stricken him . This spin on the classicToy Storyline could be the key to Dick see how to overcome his latest ailment . It could foreshadow thatto get over this fear , Nightwing has to , indeed , fall with style . How that happen remains to be run across , butNightwingmay need to take a lesson out ofToy Story’sbook to get back to his old ego .

Nightwing#114is usable now from DC Comics .

NIGHTWING # 114 ( 2024 )

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Nightwing is the superhero soubriquet take up by Dick Grayson , upon his aging out of the Robin character and becoming a superhero of his own . inspire by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name , Grayson has risen to comic record book immortality with the identity , earning esteem as one of the bully leadership in the DC Universe .

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Toy Story is a 1995 animated feature from Pixar Animation Studios . It fall out Woody , a cowboy doll , as he faces rivalry with young toy dog Buzz Lightyear . The celluloid explores the dynamics between the toy as Woody and Buzz are unknowingly part from their possessor , embark on a journey to return home .

Nightwing from DC Comics pointing with his escrima stick over Woody and Buzz from Toy Story

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Dick Grayson lays unconscious in the snow on the first page of Fallen Grayson part one for Tom Taylor’s Nightwing #114

Nightwing is the superhero moniker taken up by Dick Grayson, upon his aging out of the Robin role and becoming a superhero of his own. Inspired by the original Kryptonian hero of the same name, Grayson has risen to comic book immortality with the identity, earning respect as one of the greatest leaders in the DC Universe.

Nightwing #107, Dick Grayson is unable to move at a pivotal moment

Nightwing 114 Main Cover: Dick Grayson with dog Haley trudging through snowy mountains.

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Toy Story is a 1995 animated feature from Pixar Animation Studios. It follows Woody, a cowboy doll, as he faces rivalry with new toy Buzz Lightyear. The film explores the dynamics between the toys as Woody and Buzz are inadvertently separated from their owner, embarking on a journey to return home.

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