Duke Thomas: The Signal Appreciation 2019

[Korath]

The full picture for the Batman's variant in May :

[Aahz]

The full picture for the Batman's variant in May :

It's a little wired.
Barbara, Tim and Damian are both wearing their New 52 costumes.
Jason is also not in his current Design.
Huntress is either wearing her pre flash point costume or it is the Earth 2 Huntress.
Either Steph or Cass are missing (not sure who the one with the hood is supposed to be).

And what is Zatanna doing here?

[skyvolt2000]

It's a little wired.
Barbara, Tim and Damian are both wearing their New 52 costumes.
Jason is also not in his current Design.
Huntress is either wearing her pre flash point costume or it is the Earth 2 Huntress.
Either Steph or Cass are missing (not sure who the one with the hood is supposed to be).

And what is Zatanna doing here?

I think that is Cass.

Mark Brooks was asked but didn't really say aside from he has been attacked over that cover about who is NOT on there.

Interesting not one complaint about Duke more towards Zatanna.

[lemonpeace]

It's a little weird.
Barbara, Tim and Damian are both wearing their New 52 costumes.
Jason is also not in his current Design.
Huntress is either wearing her pre flash point costume or it is the Earth 2 Huntress.
Either Steph or Cass are missing (not sure who the one with the hood is supposed to be).

And what is Zatanna doing here?

Well Zatanna has been pretty closely related to Bruce in the past, I believe her Dad taught him escapology in the animated series.

I think that is Cass.

Mark Brooks was asked but didn't really say aside from he has been attacked over that cover about who is NOT on there.

Interesting not one complaint about Duke more towards Zatanna.

Shhhhh don't jinx it

[dietrich]

Duke



https://skegsyart.tumblr.com

[lemonpeace]

Duke



https://skegsyart.tumblr.com

I see your fashionable Duke fanart and raise you A MORE FASHIONABLE DUKE FANART (tayaart.tumblr.com)



Speaking of fanart, I would prefer if Duke's hair design was like it is in this one

in-continuity; or something similar. It is reminiscent of his future's end design and a logically evolution of his original character design. (neebluarts.tumblr.com)

[dietrich]

Yeah lemonpeace? Well Bam! Duke in a stylish Bat-Pattern jumper from Barneys New York.




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I love when fans are so dedicated that they see something in a store catalogue and they draw characters in them just because it's Bat related

[dietrich]

A Puzzle-Solving-Self-made Vigilante



https://sixspence.tumblr.com

[lemonpeace]

Yeah lemonpeace? Well Bam! Duke in a stylish Bat-Pattern

https://audreycritter.tumblr.com

I love when fans are so dedicated that they see something in a store catalogue and they draw characters in them just because it's Bat related

Honesty, the fans are the reason I'm so underwhelmed with the cookie cutter way DC approaches their character designs (especially the black males) out of costume.

there's personality in their style

there's thought put into how their hair is styled

just the sheer creativity they put into it! I mean going back to this picture, look at how tangible and visually distinct each character is here. It doesn't look like Alfred, Bruce, four smaller Bruces, and some tokens, you look at it and see Alfred, Bruce, Jason, Dick, Tim, Damian, Cass, and Duke; they all look like actually people.


And note, Duke doesn't look like one out of the two default types for just about ever black male character.

[dietrich]

Honesty, the fans are the reason I'm so underwhelmed with the cookie cutter way DC approaches their character designs (especially the black males) out of costume.

there's personality in their style

there's thought put into how their hair is styled

just the sheer creativity they put into it! I mean going back to this picture, look at how tangible and visually distinct each character is here. It doesn't look like Alfred, Bruce, four smaller Bruces, and some tokens, you look at it and see Alfred, Bruce, Jason, Dick, Tim, Damian, Cass, and Duke; they all look like actually people.


And note, Duke doesn't look like one out of the two default types for just about ever black male character.

Thank you. It amazes me the lengths DC and it's creators go to erase the differences and uniqueness in the characters. I hate the bat boys looking like replaceable clones.

I dislike the one hair style for black males which made Duke's hair from Futures en d and when he was little sweet

[dietrich]

https://www.deviantart.com/gasa979

[dietrich]

the best Duke Commission I've seen by Phil cho



https://www.deviantart.com/phil-cho

[dietrich]

my hopes that we'll get to see Duke on Yj were raised once I heard Harper, Cass, Jason and Damian popped up.

[Korath]

A little picture from Cully Hammer :

[lemonpeace]

Glad to see my boi on a new cover but OOF, this art style does not do his suit any favors.