
A new day dawns for Blüdhaven after Nightwing cleaned up corruption in the city and defeated Heartless (who had in turn, killed Blockbuster and taken control of his organization) in the previous arc.
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Dick and Barbara are in a good place and Bitewing even survived the fight, but nothing good ever lasts forever in the life of the extended Batfamily.
Watters and Cowyn comtinue to explore the ghost stories of Bludhaven. There have long been legends of something bestial lurking in the forests just outside of Bludhaven . Some say it’s demonic. Others think it’s extraterrestrial and Dick looks to get to the bottom of it in Nightwing #138

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Nightwing #138
There have long been legends of something bestial lurking in the forests just outside of Bludhaven . Some say it’s demonic. Others think it’s extraterrestrial.
When a trail of violent incidents seems to connect this creature to the city’s new super-highway, Nightwing resolves to get to the bottom of it.
What he uncovers will bring one of his Titans teammates to Bludhaven , looking for some long-overdue closure…
Creative Team
- Writer: Dan Watters
- Artist: Denys Cowan
- Inker: Norm Rapmund
- Colorist: Francesco Segalai
- Letterer: Wes Abbott
- Cover Artist: Dexter Soy & Adriano Lucas
- Variant Cover Artists: DaNi; Philip Tan
- Group Editor: Rob Levin
- Editor: Jessica Berbey
- Format: Ongoing
- Cover Price/Page Count: $5.99/32 pages
Dick looks to get to the bottom of the folklore surrounding Blüdhaven’s forest in Nightwing #138 on shelves and digital platforms May 20, 2026, from DC Comics





