In this way, it’s fun to think about Duke as the figure that could be the next one to take on the mantle of Batman, but the most important thing is finding a role for him in Gotham right now. It was really Geoff Johns, honestly, talking to [Geoff] and okaying a lot of this stuff with him that was terrifically helpful. I think we have something really special here with Duke, and I have a long runway with this character in terms of setting him up here and trying to do a series with him myself, with other creators, as well, once he is up and running.
Oh that will go great. An OC nigga who has literally done fuck all getting to be Batman.
Gavin Thomas
This young man deserves a shot, why not ;^)
Carter Mitchell
Tumblr pls.
Brody Foster
Die.
Benjamin Martinez
>An OC who has literally done fuck all getting to be Batman.
And?
Hunter Johnson
Rebirth was a mistake.
Carter Sanchez
WE
Liam Phillips
no thank you. The minute Bruce is no longer batman is the minute I stop reading it.
Brody Richardson
>Tom King setting up a fun Bat universe in the Morrison mold >JK Snyder's still around to fuck it all up!
Adrian Jenkins
Terry was Bruce's genetic son. It's OK for him to become Batman.
Alexander Thomas
Wow, this place really is Sup Forumsmblr.
Nathan Watson
And it was literally only done well in that cartoon. And it made sense. I have no faith in Snyder executing this shit idea.
Wyatt Cook
WUZ
Michael Wright
>Snyder is DC Brian Michael Bendis .
Mason Green
I honestly can't think of a single defining trait duke has that separates him from any other bat character.
Im pretty sure that the only creation of Synder's that'll have any shelf life is the fans' favourite harper row
Justin Powell
BATMAN
Jayden Bell
>fans' favourite harper row Fucking Snyder.
Jaxon Martinez
Having Batman be black would be like having Batman living in Los Angeles instead of Gotham City.
Samuel Price
>I honestly can't think of a single defining trait duke has
Black characters don't need any traits besides kind, noble, heroic. Anything else would be racist.
Tyler Rogers
Oh yes, let's do it because "black" is so FASHIONABLE right now! Can't make a convincing/interesting "minority" character? Revamp an established character!
Anyone who obsesses over race, religion, sex or nationality is a bigot!
Joseph Martinez
>In this way, it’s fun to think about Duke as the figure that could be the next one to take on the mantle of Batman, but the most important thing is finding a role for him in Gotham right now.
Andrew Barnes
>That was canon while Batman Beyond was airing >Implying that wasn't the laziest retcon and couldn't just as easily be applied to Duke whenever the Editorial feels like mandating it
Ryan Baker
>passing on the mantle of Batman to a total out-of-left-field choice
So, is Duke Jean Paul Valley 2: Electric Boogaloo?
Hunter Martinez
“But why do you have to force racial diversity on readers by changing an established hero’s race? Why can’t you just create a new character, and let them be their own thing?”
Josiah Nelson
What happened to Harper? She is just gone.
Christopher Turner
>. It was really Geoff Johns, honestly, talking to [Geoff] and okaying a lot of this stuff with him that was terrifically helpful.
Fucking kek.
Isaiah Harris
By Bruce...
Adam Perez
I think the big problem is that the audience that's trying to be catered to here has no attention span, which is why every storyline like this will be rushed as fuck. We will never again see a character progress over 50 years, just a five year story line and then back to the status quo so new readers who saw TAS twenty years ago won't be confused.
I know this is shitposting but you do understand hes just saying that this is another Robin like character that people could project will take up the mantle one day if they want right?
Matthew Murphy
>Implying Snyder is that rational
In the first place he isnt a Robin. Second if he isnt part of the Batfamily he cant take the mantle, the nigger is a shit character and batman needs to always be caucasian.
William Nguyen
Do you always sperg out about empty pr speeches and meaningless hype work?
Gavin Nelson
>but the most important thing is finding a role for him in Gotham right now. His role is, apparently, as yellow power ranger.
Am I the only one seeing this? He looks like a yellow Batman themed power ranger.
Nolan Fisher
Still a better costume then Red Robin, Nightwing and Damian
Cameron Sullivan
Snyder Pls.
David Anderson
What I was thinking, but his costume is shit.
Brandon Gomez
n “All Star Batman” #2, Bruce explains to Duke that the next step in his evolution as a hero — not a sidekick — is to “look past the evil to motivation, to the threads of causal behavior that allow you to solve things.” That, to me, might be Batman’s greatest strength as the World’s Greatest Detective. Does Bruce see Duke as his true heir apparent as Batman — even greater than Dick, Tim, Jason or Damian?
Snyder: He definitely sees a lot of himself in Duke. I think the potential for greatness is really there. One of things that was really interesting when we started talking to Geoff Johns when we were developing Duke was the question of, should he be the next Robin, or the next Nightwing? What should he be? What role should he play? What it really came down to was trying to do justice to the character in a way that took the strongest elements of his personality and psychology and find out if there was a role in Gotham that had never been filled before, like the way Barbara became Oracle, or as she is Batgirl now. There is a real niche there for her to serve that isn’t taken by anybody else in the same way that Dick’s mission in “Grayson” was something that we hadn’t seen before. It’s about finding where these characters can fit that both does justice to who they are organically, and tries to carve out a place or a role for them that hasn’t been occupied by any other character. urggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
Robert Watson
Scott, stop
Jace Carter
— even greater than Dick, Tim, Jason or Damian? Due the Gary Stu"
Robert Kelly
This just sounds to me like he will eventually basically become Nightwing but always stay in Gotham. Basically be his own hero that does things his way instead of Bruce but the tragedy that befell him means he won't ever leave like Dick does.
No one is dumb enough to think anyone could ever replace Dick as the heir apparent.
Jaxson Hughes
Snyder is literally the new DC Bendis Duke is Miles Morales
