I don't want my Nightwing to be Batman! Nightwing doesn't need to "graduate" to anything more than he is, Didiot, he's already far more vital to the DC Universe in his role as Nightwing than Batman ever could be. He's the original Titan, the lynchpin of the caped community and the leader of the new generation of superheroes. Making Dick Grayson the Dark Avenger of the night is a corruption of everything that is his essence - light, heart and optimism, born to be in the center ring. If anyone was born for the mantle other than Bruce Wayne, it's Tim Drake. And he's too young, yet.
And no, I’m not a fan of Golden and Silver Age Batman. I don’t mind him being less of a dick, but I don’t think Bats is supposed to be cheery and sunny. I can’t decide whether that’s a lesser evil than having Dickie go all dark and grim though.
If they make Damien into Robin I am going to SCREAM.