People do extreme things when they fear for their safety, and the DC Comics miniseries, Nightwing: The New Order, looks at an alternate reality where the danger of superpowered beings has compelled the U.S. government to take drastic measures to subdue people with extraordinary abilities. Leading the charge is Dick Grayson, the former Nightwing, who runs a government-sanctioned task force that tracks down Supers who refuse to use mandatory power inhibitors. The final page of last month’s debut issue revealed that Dick’s teenage son has manifested his own superpowers, putting Dick in a position where he has to choose between his son’s freedom and the obligations of his job. As a former writer of the Nightwing ongoing series, Kyle Higgins understands Dick Grayson’s character and has crafted a story that makes Dick’s tranformation into a fascist enforcer plausible, and the art team of Trevor McCarthy and colorist Dean White has brought intense drama to the page as Dick’s life becomes increasingly complicated.