Originally Posted by
Emperorjones
The way I see it, the mysterious organization that was backing Orpheus could easily do the same for Jace. Jace's backstory was touched on, but not explored all that much, so he could easily be part of the same organization. And after Orpheus, he's sent back to Gotham to finish the job of Gavin King, the first Orpheus. I haven't read the Jace books in a while but he didn't have any particular strong tie to Batman, and from what I recall, he didn't know who Batman was, and I don't recall him knowing at first how closely his father (as well as Luke) worked with Batman.
If they had used Luke, Duke, David, Crispus Allen, Ben Turner, Michael Lane, or even Black Spider as a Black Batman all of their histories with Batman or Gotham are more firmly established than Jace's.
I would like to see a Gavin King resurrection because I didn't like how the character was written off and forgotten like that. But if they didn't bring him back, then reviving the legacy would be nice as well. And with their being little explored with the Orpheus character, the mysterious organization, and so forth, Jace could've easily been put into the role. Granted, Orpheus is not well known, is not popular, and I imagine an Orpheus title would struggle, but it would've given Jace more room to grow as a character. And Orpheus in New York wouldn't be much different than Batman in NY, outside of the name recognition of Batman. But while the name gets attention, once some find out that it's not Bruce, they won't care. Reviving Orpheus would be a challenge, but Peacemaker comes to mind. He was languishing for a long time, until The Suicide Squad film and now he's got a new lease on life. If not Orpheus, then another legacy name out there is Manhunter. If they can't come up with a brand-new name for him, there are those legacy names out there. Crimson Fox might be too on the nose I gather.