View Poll Results: where do you want Duke to go next?

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  • make him an official Robin

    0 0%
  • Daytime hero as Signal (street level hero)

    5 33.33%
  • public identity as The Signal (street level hero)

    2 13.33%
  • new hero direction entirely

    3 20.00%
  • Daytime hero as Signal (metahuman mythos)

    2 13.33%
  • public identity as The Signal (metahuman mythos)

    1 6.67%
  • retire and be a civilian ally

    2 13.33%
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    Any thoughts on Duke potentially being the Red X of Future state? The character could be anyone so its fun thinking of the possibilities.

    The Robin King special works better if you care about Robin King already or had been keeping up with Death Metal. I did neither so it was confusing at first. I liked Duke's bit for what it was- a backup like his stint in All Star Batman.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lemonpeace View Post
    i believe there was a Robin King thread in the DC section, most people over there hated the main story but the ones who brought up Duke's story (you know the older heads probably skipped it) liked it more than the main story. I saw a couple rumblings here and there on the usual random fandom hotspots like reddit and tumblr who felt similarly; disappointed with the main story but more or less enjoyed Duke's. unless I have selective blindness, I don't think I've see anything bad being said about Duke's story.
    I'll go look for the thread in the DC section, then.

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    Quote Originally Posted by the illustrious mr. kenway View Post
    Any thoughts on Duke potentially being the Red X of Future state? The character could be anyone so its fun thinking of the possibilities.

    The Robin King special works better if you care about Robin King already or had been keeping up with Death Metal. I did neither so it was confusing at first. I liked Duke's bit for what it was- a backup like his stint in All Star Batman.
    I recall someone, might have been lemonpeace, who brought up the speculation for funsies. That said, unlike with Bao/Clownhunter, not sure how likely it would actually be. I also don't imagine I'd be able to like it very much (not unless they really sold me on having Duke not expand and double down on being The Signal, at least).

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    Quote Originally Posted by J. D. Guy View Post
    I'll go look for the thread in the DC section, then.
    did a quick google search for reviews of Robin King that mention Duke specifically, most that popped up track with what I was saying.

    https://batman-news.com/2020/10/20/d...king-1-review/

    https://geekdad.com/2020/10/review-d...-of-youth/amp/

    https://comicbook.com/comics/amp/new...comics-tomasi/

    https://butwhythopodcast.com/2020/10...-robin-king-1/

    when i Google'd just Robin King reviews, you see couple more positive reviews of the book overall (they aren't all the in-depth in some of their reviews) but the praise for Duke's story is consistent when mentioned still.
    Last edited by lemonpeace; 10-25-2020 at 01:39 PM.
    THE SIGNAL (Duke Thomas) is DC's secret shonen protagonist so I made him a fandom wiki

    also, check out "The Signal Tape" a Duke Thomas fan project.

    currently following:
    • DC: Red Hood: The Hill
    • Marvel: TBD
    • Manga (Shonen/Seinen): One Piece, My Hero, Dandadan, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kaiju No. 8, Reincarnation of The Veteran Soldier, Oblivion Rouge, ORDEAL, The Breaker: Eternal Force

    "power does not corrupt, power always reveals."

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    Quote Originally Posted by lemonpeace View Post
    did a quick google search for reviews of Robin King that mention Duke specifically, most that popped up track with what I was saying.

    https://batman-news.com/2020/10/20/d...king-1-review/

    https://geekdad.com/2020/10/review-d...-of-youth/amp/

    https://comicbook.com/comics/amp/new...comics-tomasi/

    https://butwhythopodcast.com/2020/10...-robin-king-1/

    when i Google'd just Robin King reviews, you see couple more positive reviews of the book overall (they aren't all the in-depth in some of their reviews) but the praise for Duke's story is consistent when mentioned still.
    Cool! And good finds!

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    Quote Originally Posted by the illustrious mr. kenway View Post
    Any thoughts on Duke potentially being the Red X of Future state? The character could be anyone so its fun thinking of the possibilities.

    The Robin King special works better if you care about Robin King already or had been keeping up with Death Metal. I did neither so it was confusing at first. I liked Duke's bit for what it was- a backup like his stint in All Star Batman.
    I jokingly threw out that theory before, iunno if I'd be for it. I don't think the Red X persona fits him, but I love both characters so I can't say I'd HAATED the concept. However, apparently Red X is a former student of the Titans/Teen Titans, so, unless Duke started popping up on the Titans or under their leadership in during the timeskip, I don't think it's him.
    THE SIGNAL (Duke Thomas) is DC's secret shonen protagonist so I made him a fandom wiki

    also, check out "The Signal Tape" a Duke Thomas fan project.

    currently following:
    • DC: Red Hood: The Hill
    • Marvel: TBD
    • Manga (Shonen/Seinen): One Piece, My Hero, Dandadan, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kaiju No. 8, Reincarnation of The Veteran Soldier, Oblivion Rouge, ORDEAL, The Breaker: Eternal Force

    "power does not corrupt, power always reveals."

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    You can find some professional or semi-professional critics here : https://comicbookroundup.com/comic-b...l/robin-king-1

    They don't always speak about the Duke's section, but it seems to be well-liked here too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Korath View Post
    You can find some professional or semi-professional critics here : https://comicbookroundup.com/comic-b...l/robin-king-1

    They don't always speak about the Duke's section, but it seems to be well-liked here too.
    Nice! And yeah, some of 'em don't talk about Duke's story. One guy even put it in the negative column, even if they do say it isn't one but just a question (still comes off as "ehhh" to me). The Blerd review doesn't even acknowledge the part of the story with the actual Black protagonist Hero in it, too.


    EDIT: From what I could briefly gather, in that list of reviews, those top ones that gave Robin King high ratings didn't focus much on the backup. They either didn't acknowledge it, just kind of breezed over it in passing, or kinda underplayed it and why Duke's fans found it as awesome as we did. Didn't go too far down, though, but I wonder if the trend would have inverted the lower the main scores were?
    Last edited by J. D. Guy; 10-25-2020 at 11:47 PM.

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    *Duke has a toy*
    Hi! I want to share this art
    123214510_3648125015252220_296150479202981937_o.jpg

    and this comment
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    I am a fan of Damian and love his interaction with Duke...

    Please, check my ig for more weekly batfamily comic strips. (^-^)/
    http://https://www.instagram.com/rebeca_armus/
    Last edited by Rebeca Armus; 10-29-2020 at 12:55 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rebeca Armus View Post
    *Duke has a toy*
    Hi! I want to share this art
    123214510_3648125015252220_296150479202981937_o.jpg

    and this comment
    121008212_3585261231538599_8490413468595585255_o - Copia.jpg

    I am a fan of Damian and love his interaction with Duke...

    Please, check my ig for more weekly batfamily comic strips. (^-^)/
    http://https://www.instagram.com/rebeca_armus/

    Nice!

    The comments are a little hard to read, since the image is embedded locally into the post rather than from the image's source (imgur, or whatever). Doing the former tends to make the images compressed.

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    An article about our boy : https://www.cbr.com/death-metal-signal-powers-restored/

    And also, thanks for the picture Rebeca !

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    Quote Originally Posted by J. D. Guy View Post
    Nice!

    The comments are a little hard to read, since the image is embedded locally into the post rather than from the image's source (imgur, or whatever). Doing the former tends to make the images compressed.

    Sorry for the low quality '^^
    this is the post:
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CE6urFEgBVD/
    the comment was:
    fatosflash: aeeeeh Duke has a Mc toy
    my answer:
    rebeca_armus: @fatosflash BatBurger saw how popular he is becoming since he appears in the day, they concluded that the signal is a good example for kids as a hero that don't works in bedtime, use body protections and is not scary, he is the only with powers, so he has a special appeals, The Signal is also a chance for representative, so they thought... "MONEEEYYYYY".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Korath View Post
    An article about our boy : https://www.cbr.com/death-metal-signal-powers-restored/

    And also, thanks for the picture Rebeca !
    I am being sooo lazy for reading Metal :/ How is this for you? I also need to read Batman Who Laughs, looks like will be important.

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    ok, so I'm back to working on Duke's wiki and
    I've been updating his powers and abilities section. let me know if this is coherent
    Last edited by lemonpeace; 10-30-2020 at 01:39 PM.
    THE SIGNAL (Duke Thomas) is DC's secret shonen protagonist so I made him a fandom wiki

    also, check out "The Signal Tape" a Duke Thomas fan project.

    currently following:
    • DC: Red Hood: The Hill
    • Marvel: TBD
    • Manga (Shonen/Seinen): One Piece, My Hero, Dandadan, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kaiju No. 8, Reincarnation of The Veteran Soldier, Oblivion Rouge, ORDEAL, The Breaker: Eternal Force

    "power does not corrupt, power always reveals."

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    Quote Originally Posted by lemonpeace View Post
    ok, so I'm back to working on Duke's wiki and
    I've been updating his powers and abilities section. let me know if this is coherent
    Wanted to make a edit to the sentence structure, 'cause I was motivated for a sec, but see that I cannot.

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