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by Brian Cronin
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Here's the Band reference that I, well, referenced in my piece on Peter Tomasi's Nightwing run. Dan Phillips wrote in to tell me I had to mention this, and I meant to, but I couldn't find a scan. Luckily, helpful reader Zach sent me a scan of the scene from Nightwing #150, so, well, enjoy!

Barbara Gordon is helping Dick set up a new security system and a new firewall, but Dick can't stick around to talk long because he has to go hunt down Two-Face.

And here is the scene, including a quotation from the great Band song (off of the Band's 1971 release, Cahoots), "Life is a Carnival." It works doubly as a reference, of course, due to Dick's circus background. Great scene by Tomasi.

Here is a link to the song on YouTube, in case you don't know it. I would just embed the video, but it weirds me out.

Posted on February 18, 2009 @ 06:02 AM

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Stefan

February 18, 2009 at 6:35 am

I'm still laughing at the use of Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer" in this week's Heroes. Perfect placement.

chad

February 18, 2009 at 7:41 am

the smile on Babs face over hearing the pick and Dick's comment is worth the issue just to skip to that scene

bad_trotsky

February 18, 2009 at 8:07 am

Thats the best Dick Greyson scene I have ever seen. It sets up who he is in truth. He is a circus acrobat trained in the martial arts by the Bats. He uses a few of Bruces toys but not too many. I would like to see Dick found a team. Not the Titans or Outsiders, but a team he put together for a reason.

Marc Laferriere

February 18, 2009 at 10:06 am

Has anyone been noticing all the great Warren Zevon Quotes Tomasi has been putting into his books over the last year or so?

Brian Cronin

February 18, 2009 at 11:14 am

Has anyone been noticing all the great Warren Zevon Quotes Tomasi has been putting into his books over the last year or so?

No, fill me in!

I fear that a lot of great Zevon lines actually sound like, you know, actual lines of dialogue, so I fear I may have missed them. So tell me where they appear!