Nightwing #88

Nightwing #88 (February 2004) makes a striking visual statement right from the cover, where a looming skeleton clutches a lit match against a backdrop of red flames and carnival stripes, while a small inset below shows Dick Grayson hunched in what looks like quiet despair — together framing the story's subtitle, "The Death of Dreams," with real weight. Brian Ewing's cover art blends graphic-poster boldness with an unsettling intimacy, the contrast between the macabre skeletal figure and Nightwing's vulnerable, bowed pose saying more than words could. With Devin Grayson writing and Shane Davis on interior art, this 2004 chapter of Dick Grayson's solo series carries a mood that's hard to shake.