Hello my fellow comic dudes and lady dudes! So the Duke Thomas has had a weird relationship with DC. He's been teetering on limbo and obscurity since Snyder has moved away from Gotham and his reception by some fans has been all over. Some like him, some hate him for "taking up space", some are indifferent. So since we're waiting to see what Bryan Hill will do with him in Outsiders I wanted to throw his name into the P.A.D ring.
So let's say DC put you (yes YOU, congratulations!) in charge of Duke's direction, where would you take him? I would particularly love to hear from those who are indifferent toward him and his detractors; how would you fix him? To his fans, where would you like him to go? To those who don't know who he is, what would you do with him? Have him lead a book? Put him on a team? Partner him up with a another hero? Have another hero mentor him? Change his look? Change his hero name? Go wild! Get creative!
THIS IS NOT A THREAD FOR LAZY NEGATIVITY.
If you're "pitch" is just "I'd kill him" "I'd retire him" "I'd ignore him" or anything that boils down to just removing him from the landscape, this is not the thread for you. Be a super, not a party pooper.
If you don't know much about Duke or need a refresher here's a link to his respect thread, his comicvine page, and his wiki for reference.
I'll throw my pitch in the ring later.