Nightwing # 143 Cover D David Nakayama Spot Foil Variant 2026 BN

Nightwing #143 is a comic book published by DC Comics with a scheduled release date of October 21, 2026. This issue acts as a critical tie-in (Issue #23 of 26) to the massive Batman: Bad Seeds crossover event.

Creative Team

• Writer: Dan Watters
• Artist: David Lapham
• Main Cover Artist: Jorge Fornés 

Plot Summary

Under the tagline "Batman's Prodigal Son Returns to Gotham—But is it Too Late?", the story follows Dick Grayson as he rushes back into a city thrown into total ecological breakdown. With Poison Ivy's malicious Bad Seeds flora rapidly choking out Gotham City, Nightwing pairs up with Robin (Damian Wayne) to navigate the terrain. However, survival isn't their only problem—an old nemesis is actively exploiting the botanical apocalypse to settle a deeply personal, long-standing grudge. With so much bitter history between them, the two former "Boy Wonders" are left questioning if they can still function as the seamless team they used to be, or if their glory days are dead and buried.