Great conclusion to a good series! I liked these spy stories way more than I thought I would. And these issues help solidify Nightwing's current character in Rebirth. The last story in this volume was my favorite as it recounted how Constantine, Green Lantern, and Harley Quinn all had run-ins with Agent 37 but couldn't remember who he really is.

The last volume in the Grayson series wraps up Dick's time in Spyral with an action-packed, international adventure. The writers decided to out with a bang and packed as many characters, situations, jokes, a new song, and as many explosions as they could fit into the plotline. It's quite a page-turner.The problems with scene connectivity I'd had in the beginning are back - due perhaps to the change in writers for the last issues - but still not major enough to take away from the fun.As usual, it...

(B) 74% | More than SatisfactoryNotes: Simply sloppy, a clumsy, cheat code, cram conclusion, far too fast and plot-amassed, it's twisty-turny ploy profusion.

This confusing mess of a series finally comes to an end. Otto Ness's brain somehow gets dumped into Helena Bertinelli's head until it gets transferred over to Dick's and then everything is suddenly all better and Dick gets his secret identity back so he can became Nightwing again. I really hope we never see Spyral again. Tom King couldn't even be bothered to stick around and clean up his own mess.

This could have been better but it wasn't bad. A good enough way to wrap up a fun series. On to Nightwing: Rebirth and I guess?

Unfortunately I did not grow to love this series, though it didn't tarnish my feeling for Dick Grayson.I applaud the radically different direction they decided to go in with Grayson, and I am happy that this volume was a well paced and planned out ending for the series; however, the spy thing just isn't my bag.3/5

What happened? This series had so much promise. Volumes three and four were incredibly fun. But the whole thing is derailed by a convoluted and senseless plot in the final volume. It felt like the creative team were making things up as they went along and none of it made sense. And the criminal character assassination of Helena was an outrage. Why can’t a female character in comic books get treated with respect? She spends all her time in distress, dying or dead. The hell? The best part of the b...

I thought this was a good ending Dick's time as a Spyral agent.Without the stupid crossover that messed up the beginning of the last volume, Spiral's End is a fast-paced, fun send-off for the characters and a nice goodbye to Richard Grayson's life as a spy. As much as I've enjoyed Seeley's story, it was time for Dick to go back to being Nightwing. And I like that this title didn't overstay its welcome. Helena (now Huntress), Midnighter, and The Tiger were all pretty great characters that added a...

Dick Grayson is my absolute favorite hero. Call him Robin, Nightwing, Agent 37...I don't care because he's always GRAYSON to me. I love that this arc comes full circle into rebirth. The annual as part of this collection is hilarious and features some favs such as Constantine and Harley. But nothing is like ending with Nightwing rebirth. I got straight chills on the last page. Man, Seeley knows how to tell a story! If you're skeptical about rebirth, don't be. I'm all in.

Tom King does a good job with his final issue or two, Tim Seeley still pales in comparison, and then that creative team that's been in charge of this story since its inception suddenly hands the reins off to a couple of unknowns? I don't know who wrote the last few issues of this series (it says Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly tho), but it didn't make any sense to me for them to step in and finish off these various story threads after King and Seeley. The very last issue, "Who is Agent 37," is

I read this series in individual issues as it came out, and then reread it recently for Yuletide source review, and I enjoyed it even more reading it all at once because it made the ridiculous Spyral plot easier to follow.

Annnnnd they don't stick the landing. About halfway through the second issue of this collection, I started wondering what the hell was going on. The dialogue was constant and clunky, trying way too hard to be clever, whereas earlier in this series the dialogue tripped along nicely. The plot was near impenetrable nonsense, none of which seemed to line up with what the previous four volumes had been setting up. I was confused.Then, the writing credits appeared. "Written by Jackson Lanzing & Collin...

Grayson could have been a brilliant series had Seeley slowed down. The volumes were so fast that the plot was often confused and it was hard to maintain a connection to the characters (other than Dick, of course). It was a great premise, but lackluster execution. Volume 5 really isn't much different than the rest. Things with Spiral come to a head with... some weird supernatural climax. Very current DC, alas. Everything is wrapped up in a neat little, doesn't make any sense what-so-ever bow, but...

I'm sad to see this series end. While occasionally hard to follow, it was a joy to read most of the time! Grayson is such a gem and it's just nice to read a book that makes me smile. I wish this volume had been a little better executed. I read the previous volume not that long ago and I was still pretty confused as to what was happening here. But that being said, there were several bright spots:(view spoiler)[- I love the relationship between Dick and Tiger. It's complex, funny and flirtatious-

After a long action scene that couldn't be more boring or useless even if it tried, we get a writer change. It can't be worse that it already is, right? The action continues at a frantic pace, so you can barely tell it's a different writer, but at least I finished this series. This is why regular people find it hard to get into superhero comics - you can't find a good starting point. This series is anything but standalone and if it wasn't for the solid artwork I would have given it up before the...

I liked this, it was far from perfect and a little overly convoluted which you wouldn't normally say in a spy genre but I felt it worked and a good enough ending to the arc.The one shots at the end worked well too and I just can't help but liking Dick Grayson as a character, he's Batman without the emo.Still a few loose ends to tie up in Rebirth I would imagine to smooth the transition back to Nightwing but all in all a good and enjoyable arc.

[Read as single issues]This final volume of Grayson sees writers Tim Seeley and Tom King and artist Mikel Janin having to jump ship so that they can get started on their Rebirth titles, leaving the final arc of the series in the more-than-capable hands of Jackson Lanzing and Colin Kelley. It's a tough job to try and wrap up the complex web that King and Seeley have woven, but they do a decent job of it.The final resolution can be a bit too clear cut, but it feels like a chapter of Dick's life th...

Well... that was fast. And now it's over. :(Super convenient of Helena to have erased Dick Grayson from the world except for his friends and family. Thanks, Helena! Art was OK. The close-ups of Dick's face weren't great, but everything else was fine.The Annual was all sorts of cheese. It was sorta cute, since the adventure stories were fun, but it all felt like an excuse to just be cheesy. The peak at Nightwing Rebirth #1 helped me say goodbye to Grayson... but I wish I didn't have to. Why are a...

Disappointing, especially considering how much fun I had with the first three-ish volumes. Reading this last volume felt like a different story because few things made sense. The art style wasn’t as appealing as it used to. Also, neither the action nor the romance between Helena and Dick worked for me. At least Annual 3 was a very fun story and Rebirth seems promising.Side note: I believe that this abrupt shift in tone of vol.5 might be due the exchange from Tom King to Jackson Lanzing. Because

This final volume was bad. Only the Annual was interesting. The main plot was boring, and the resolution was desultory, at best. Helena being relegated to damsel in distress was the worst. Not a single female character in this series got to have any personality or growth or even an arc. What was annoying was how the story kept skipping ahead. We don’t need the details but it felt like every issue started off without giving us necessary information.I didn’t like the art either. Janin’s style was