Beautiful and Scarred

It's a shame that Nightwing (along with Robin and Birds of Prey) is getting canceled.  It (along with Robin as of late) has been a reliable place for eyecandy no matter the artist.  I think it's a mandate that if you're drawing Dick Grayson, you have to make sure he's attractive.

The first two pages of the most recent issue of Nightwing are a good example of this.  You get to see all the scars from the difficulty of being a superhero as he puts on his outfit (something that also apparently appeared in a Batman comic).  However, battered or not, he's still damn hot. 


Dan Kramer did the pencils for this issue and he did a nice job in particular on page two.  It's just too bad that's where the credits have to go.  I'd kill to see a textless version of that page whether it's a lithograph or just a pinup in the (hopefully) eventual trade.

As a bonus, I've also included the cover of the issue which was done by Philip Tan.