I don't know about the rest of you but when I hate a character the LAST thing I want to see is them hooking up with my favorites. In fact I find it revolting.
If you hate Tim Drake but love Dick and Damian would more interaction among those 3 make you like Tim more? Of course it wouldn't, it's the exact same character you hate wasting the time of your personal favorites. The Gotham teens have better things to do than waste their time salvaging a broken character.
I agree. Dd interacting with Tim will likely only result in me hating Tim more since his presence will over serve to sully the perfection that is Dick and Damian.
But that's just cos I REALLY hate Tim.
However seeing as that poll which you put stock in states that the majority are indifferent to Duke then more interaction could sway them.
Indifference isn't hate.
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Aioros22 has been defending Duke since June 2016, he hasn't been swayed at all. Nice try
Last edited by Atlanta96; 04-30-2017 at 03:08 PM.
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Might post a real opinion later.
I thought I might weigh in here.
Duke is in a weird spot for me. Like many members of the extended Batfamily, I find his existence unnecessary. He is also a monument of much of what I have come to dislike about Scott Snyder's period as head of the Batline: his desire to leave a lasting mark on the mythos over good stories. Interviews where Snyder talks about the difficulty of finding a role for Duke solidifies in my mind without a doubt that he was created to placify his ego first and to tell stories second.
On the other hand, I have found him to be quite likable when written by other writers such as Tom King in both Robin War and I am Bane. And though I find his existence superfluous and he sometimes takes me out of a story, this is no different than any member of the Detective Comics cast.
So while I used to hate Duke Thomas, I would say that attitude towards him has mellowed somewhat. While I don't think that I can say that I like him, more hot and cold than anything, I'm certainly not a Duke hater like I used to be.
I think that my change in attitude of many posters here. Not all of the former Duke haters have become Duke fans, but their dislike has subsided to a degree that they are rather indifferent about it and don't feel the need to attack him. We've seen a quieting resistance and a growing population of new members who enjoy him. Like their counterparts in politics, comics conservatives often lose the long term battle against change as it is normalized to a new generation.
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It's the Dynamic Duo! Batman and Robin!... and Red Robin and Red Hood and Nightwing and Batwoman and Batgirl and Orphan and Spoiler and Bluebird and Lark and Gotham Girl and Talon and Batwing and Huntress and Azreal and Flamebird and Batcow?
Since when could just anybody do what we trained to do? It makes it all dumb instead of special. Like it doesn't matter anymore.
-Dick Grayson (Batman Inc.)
Ahem.
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It's the Dynamic Duo! Batman and Robin!... and Red Robin and Red Hood and Nightwing and Batwoman and Batgirl and Orphan and Spoiler and Bluebird and Lark and Gotham Girl and Talon and Batwing and Huntress and Azreal and Flamebird and Batcow?
Since when could just anybody do what we trained to do? It makes it all dumb instead of special. Like it doesn't matter anymore.
-Dick Grayson (Batman Inc.)