DC Comics Rebirth Spoilers for Nightwing #32 follow.
Raptor is back taunting Dick Grayson because he knows he’s Nightwing.
He explains that all he wanted to do was train him to make him better, but now he’s his arch-nemesis.
At the same time misfit villains looking to reform it seems, the characters of Grimm, Mouse, Thrill Devil and Stallion, meet up with…
…the Defacer and they agree to help her take on Raptor and Pigeon who want to destroy Nightwing and Bludhaven. Goober the squirrel agrees; they all want to be like “Giz” who I assume was a misfit like them and died a hero at the hands of Raptor.
We then learn what Nightwing’s believes Raptor’s connection to his mom is. She helped him deal with his leprosy; seemingly the reason Raptor now has a golden arm as he likely lopped off his diseased appendage.
In fact, despite Mary Grayson’s attempts to help Raptor, he was just a common thief. When the Flying Graysons died during their high wire act, Raptor was trying to pickpocket Bruce Wayne, the Batman, who was in the audience for the Graysons’ show.
The misfits recruit Orca to their cause against Raptor and Pigeon while…
…Raptor escapes the Casino leaving poisoned patrons behind all…
…mutating in Blockbuster(s).