Summary
- Nightwing’s ex-girlfriend, Bea (Captain Blud), may pose a threat to his current relationship with Oracle, as their shared history and unresolved feelings resurface.
- Bea’s secret past as Captain Blud explains her extraordinary abilities and suggests a deeper connection to Bludhaven’s history.
- The reveal of Bea’s superhero identity should earn her newfound respect from Nightwing and fans, in addition to introducing a morally complex love triangle storyline in Nightwing’s latest arc.
Warning: Spoilers for Nightwing #107!
The secret past of Nightwing’s ex-girlfriend may affect the future between him and his present girlfriend, Oracle. The re-introduction of Bea (a.k.a. Captain Blud) has already proven to be Nightwing’s freakiest love triangle yet, but the latest developments surrounding Bea indicate she can be true competition for Barbara moving forward, when Dick’s heart is in question.
Nightwing #107 finds the eponymous hero trying to make sense of how Bea could be the new Captain Blud.
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Written by |
Tom Taylor |
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Art by |
Stephen Byrne |
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Color by |
Adriano Lucas |
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Lettering by |
Wes Abbot |
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Cover art by |
Gabriele Dell’Otto |
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Cover price |
$5.99 |
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Release date |
October 17, 2023 |
The more he thinks about her, the more he dwells on their prior relationship, recontextualizing both his and the readers’ understanding of their romance, and offering the possibility that there could still be more to it.
Bea’s Hero Identity Of “Captain Blud” Explains Her Abilities
Previously, Nightwing spent two years with amnesia, adopting the name Ric Grayson, embodying his new identity. Detached from the Bat-Family, “Ric” dated a bartender named Bea, who occasionally displayed strength and abilities beyond that of a baseline human. In Nightwing #107, Dick recalls that she stood up to the Joker, and the Court of Owls, and even got some hits in on the KGBeast. All this, in addition to owning a bar at a young age, and running homeless shelters at the same time. Dick is finally able to connect it all back to Bea having an upbringing within a secret pirate society, rooted in the history of Bludhaven itself.
As it turns out, Bea was heir to the Captain Blud name, equipped with her own secret history and training, which she kept from Dick Grayson during their time together. With Bea/Blud back in the picture, the opportunity seems ripe for DC to develop its latest, hottest love triangle. Bea’s reappearance in Dick’s life seems as though it will give Barbara Gordon something to worry about. Barbara and Dick have a long history together, much longer than him and Bea – but despite his time with her having been spent without his core memories, there is something about Bea that Nightwing is undeniably attracted to.
Bea Earns Some Much-Needed Respect From Nightwing (And Fans)
Relationships between superheroes and civilians are always complex to navigate, and frequently end in tragedy – while fans have previously expressed skepticism at Bea, and her relationship with Dick Grayson, the reveal of her heroic identity as Captain Blud brings a whole new context to their relationship. While Nightwing likely wouldn’t be openly unfaithful to Barbara, it isn’t outside the realm of possibility that he could feel his old feelings for Bea, from his time as Ric Grayson, resurfacing and pulling him away from the woman that so many longtime fans think he is destined to be with, setting up a morally complex romantic plot for Nightwing’s latest arc.
Nightwing #107 is available now from DC Comics.
This story originally appeared on Screenrant
