NIGHTWING
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Jones is jumping on "Nightwing" at an interesting time. Like the rest of the DC Universe, the book will have jumped ahead in time as part of the "One Year Later" initiative, which follows "Infinite Crisis." Joining him on the book is the art team of Joe Dodd ("Human Torch"
wink and Bit ("Batman: Gotham Knights"
wink . The writer's first issue on this series won't appear until March, but we tried to see which details we could get him to share before then.
To begin with, we'll start with the assumption that the Nightwing character you're writing may or may not be d**k Grayson. Can you at least tell me if Nightwing is a he or she?
He's a she. No, no…I mean, he's a he. Wait a second…
From the cover on March's solicited issue, it appears Nightwing's new setting is New York. Is that correct? Was this a decision made before you came aboard?
It was made jointly between Nachie Castro, Matt Idleson and myself as I recall.
Can you give readers any hint as to why the character changed his base of operations?
Not really - not without giving away major plot points. Some of these may be revealed before my first issue hits the stands. [Editor's Note: read the newly-released "Infinite Crisis" #4 to discover more about Bludhaven's fate.]
If his setting has changed, will any of Nightwing's supporting cast (or villains) be in this new series? Or are you dealing with a totally new set of characters?
Not totally, no. You'll see some familiar faces, but a couple of brand new, really…ah, interesting ones!
Now, does this Nightwing have any affiliation to any group or team? Is he still part of the "Bat-team?" Or is this character totally on their own?
As we pick him up, he'll be pretty much on his own, though he will interact with old faces. It's a balancing act between trying to be faithful to old readers and bringing new readers aboard who may not share the old reader's passions. You're kinda damned if you do and damned if you don't, but you gotta try if this industry is going to continue to grow and remain viable in an increasingly fractured world of entertainment. You have to be special…but not too special. It's like, now you have 500 channels, but how many do you actually watch?
While we only see Nightwing's glove on the cover, it looks like his costume is the same. Can you tell our readers if the costume design is the same? Is the size of the costume the same?
You'll know Nightwing when you see him - but there may be some changes to the actual costume itself.
Also on the solicited cover, it appears Nightwing is holding a knife dripping with blood. Will the Nightwing you're writing use similar crime-fighting methods as in the past? Or is this Nightwing on a different path?
He will use weapons, but our Nightwing will tend to rely chiefly on his own physical prowess as well as "weapons" that happen to be on hand, if you will.
Can you tell us anything about the villains appearing in your initial story arc?
The first major villain gives Nightwing at least twice as much trouble as the average tough he's dealt with in the past.
Finishing up with Nightwing, what about this character makes you most excited?
His physicality; that he possesses only mortal powers like his mentor the Batman. And what he's gone through over the past year - though I can't go into that here for obvious reasons.
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Jones makes it so obvious that Nightwing will be be d**k Grayson. Jason Todd's the new Nightwing or has highjacked the identity. 
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