Actually, he's wearing a stocking cap in the only panel we see any of his face in, and we see what could be both hands separately (the left most definitely, the right maybe). And we can't tell if its a suit or just a jacket, though he is wearing gloves, and that plus the cap implies he's in a chilly cave. So, either it's a new cave, someone opened up the Batcave after all that, or the artist is being sneaky.
And Alfred would kind of be a let down compared to a former Robin. All of them have access to the same resources needed to do this, and having a connection to the original Robins would make the story more grounded in the mythology. It'd make that "Robins Unite" tease for #2 ring with a bit more clarity.
And Alfred, or any full grown adult, will always have a heavier subtext of "child soldiers for my war" than a younger veteran would.
Like action, adventure, rogues, and outlaws? Like anti-heroes, femme fatales, mysteries and thrillers?
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DC Extended Universe Thread (DCEU)
That's how it starts. The fever. The rage. The feeling of powerlessness. That turns good men....Cruel - Alfred.
This may be the only thing that I do that matters - Bruce.
Stay down, if I wanted it, you would be dead already - Clark.
The biggest character issue with Alfred being the supplier is that he's seen three surrogate children die under his watch. Now, they've all come back, but still...
Nest could be an original character, or a retrofitted old one. Batman Jones, maybe?
Like action, adventure, rogues, and outlaws? Like anti-heroes, femme fatales, mysteries and thrillers?
I wrote a book with them. Outlaw’s Shadow: A Sherwood Noir. Robin Hood’s evil counterpart, Guy of Gisbourne, is the main character. Feel free to give it a look: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asi...E2PKBNJFH76GQP
Thats the thing though. From Als perspective Bruce is dead, Dick is dead, Jason died and came back, Damian died and came back, and even Babs was shot and paralyzed for time. So to see him support untrained minors emulating them in any way is kind of messed up. Especially right now given, for all he knows, the original Batman and Robin both ended up dieing.
That is though if this is actually Al.
Last edited by Godlike13; 06-28-2015 at 01:49 AM.
DC Extended Universe Thread (DCEU)
That's how it starts. The fever. The rage. The feeling of powerlessness. That turns good men....Cruel - Alfred.
This may be the only thing that I do that matters - Bruce.
Stay down, if I wanted it, you would be dead already - Clark.
I thought it was going to be about kids acquiring super powers and dressing up like Robin would then proceed to fight crime. I don't usually buy DC.
Finally read my copy, it was just good enough to pick up the next issue or two.
The first issue didn't wow me, but I'll stick with it a bit longer.
Lol character Assassination. Not even the same character seriously does DC have to turn every young black male into a frakking stereotype.