Do You Miss Alfred?

[Rac7d*]

I miss Alfred
Without him thier is truly no Wayne family home
Which hurts not only Bruce, but Damian as well

Also it’s hard for for Bruce to claim Cass and Duke when they don’t live with him
He is not being a father to them. It’s a difficult time if your in the outer ring of planets of the batfamily

[MajorHoy]

NOTE: This thread / poll was started in August 2021.

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With 117 people having voted,

* I'd like to see him back, but I'm willing to wait a bit = 46 votes (+5)
* I won't be satisfied until he's back! = 31 votes (+5)
* I was hesitant, but I've come around to the idea of his death and accept its importance= 22 votes (+3)
* I don't really miss him all that much to be honest = 18 votes (+2)

[TheKryptonMan]

King wanted it to be Scarecrow gas illusion, but when he showed it to Didio, he wants him killed for real. He said in the published art you can see hint of Scarecrow gas in the background. It was an interview with a comic book Youtuber

So in a way , it's a bit disappointing that King for better or worse never got to write his planned 100-105 issues of Batman due to interference by DiDio/Harras . Even though it took over a year to do Bat/Cat it's still not the same.
So Alfred should eventually be brought back, I guess not this year. But I'm thinking after Dark Crisis the Multiverse will be different and some characters might be back .

[KC]

Yes, He has become a key part of the Batman mythos and I think it is better for him to be there than not. I don't like that Bruce had another Parental figure die. Bruce's parents dying was enough.

[MajorHoy]

Yes, He has become a key part of the Batman mythos and I think it is better for him to be there than not. I don't like that Bruce had another Parental figure die. Bruce's parents dying was enough.

Of course, Alfred didn't start off as a "parental figure" back in the day...

[KC]

Of course, Alfred didn't start off as a "parental figure" back in the day...

He was before he died and he has been for a long time.

[exile001]

I'd say I'm about ready for them to bring Alfred back now. Maybe in a year or so.

I'm really starting to miss his presence.

[dietrich]

Alfred was an enabler and a really bad man who didn't really care for the family aside from Master Bruce

[Triniking1234]

The recent Bruce stories have worked well without Alfred but I think the younger characters like Damien, Tim and the Batgirls would benefit from his presence.

[Jman27]

not really probably cause I think he will return some day in the future even though I wouldnt want it

[Confuzzled]

The recent Bruce stories have worked well without Alfred but I think the younger characters like Damien, Tim and the Batgirls would benefit from his presence.

Give Leslie more to do. She has been underutilized after the Stephanie fake death fiasco.

[The Nice Centurion]

I miss him and think they shouldn't have killed him. But now they better let this man rest in peace.

Haw, Haw, Haw. Are you one that believed in the Death of Superman too?
I will be surprised If they wait until the next obligatory crisis even to unbury Alfred. No rest for the domestic, I say!

Oh, and ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED during City of the Bat. Only the producers showed their inability to do a real story. To make that less obvious, THEY, NOT BANE vanquished the obnoxious Butler!

[MajorHoy]

Haw, Haw, Haw. Are you one that believed in the Death of Superman too?
I will be surprised If they wait until the next obligatory crisis even to unbury Alfred. No rest for the domestic, I say!

But considering how long he's been dead at this point, I'm not so confident they'll bring Alfred as quickly as you seem to be saying. How many writers for Batman and Detective Comics have we gone through since Alfred's death?

[TheKryptonMan]

But considering how long he's been dead at this point, I'm not so confident they'll bring Alfred as quickly as you seem to be saying. How many writers for Batman and Detective Comics have we gone through since Alfred's death?

True that Alfred could have been brought back by now. I think that Alfred will not be back for sure this year , especially with Dark Crisis running the rest of the year.
I do think that there's a good chance that Alfred may come back in 2023 .
Also we obviously don't know how much of an impact Dark Crisis will have . Will it reset everything ? Or maybe just some things ? Or maybe have no effect at all ?
For now it looks like editorial at the Bat office, is using this period to have Bruce more on his own. ( Well he does have Oracle helping out ).

[gregpersons]

Keep Alfred dead for as long as possible. It's forcing Bruce to interact with other characters more.