Current Events > Bruce Wayne is quitting being batman in the comics again

(+) Yeah! (+)

This is like the third time he has done this in main canon

Anyway the new Batman is Lucius Fox's son. Lucius Fox was the black dude in the Nolan movies that built Batman's toys

https://www.polygon.com/comics/2020/12/10/22167840/dc-comics-new-batman-identity-tim-fox

why is batman quitting this time?
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No_U_L7 posted...

why is batman quitting this time?

Actually I am not sure. The article didn't really explain that part. I know it has something to do with an event DC did called Future Slate

Lmfao @them trying to shoehorn a young black character a la Miles Morales to increase readership

Oh i was wrong about the young part, he's a grown ass man. Still. Makes way less sense in canon for some rando to take the Cowl instead of, you know, any of his proteges or his son. Tasteless pandering at its finest.

JoeThe12th posted...

Oh i was wrong about the young part, he's a grown ass man. Still. Makes way less sense in canon for some rando to take the Cowl instead of, you know, any of his proteges or his son. Tasteless pandering at its finest.

dick was already batman last time bruce was gone

they probably wanted to try something different

kinda like how bucky was cap while he was gone and then falcon had a turn
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LivingLegend posted...

Why must it always be considered shoehorning when a black person gets a lead role?
@JoeThe12th

It isnt always. Miles is a unique and organic character with his own arc that makes sense. Making characters black just because is nearly as insulting as not trying to be inclusive at all.

And im saying this as a black person. Its tokenism.

Zikten posted...

Lucius Fox was the black dude in the Nolan movies

Now Im not super familiar with the Batman canon, but is there any incarnation of the series in which Lucius Fox isnt a black man?

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MrToothHasYou posted...

Now Im not super familiar with the Batman canon, but is there any incarnation of the series in which Lucius Fox isnt a black man?

No. Hes always black. But I wasn't sure if most people have ever seen the character outside the Nolan movies

No_U_L7 posted...

dick was already batman last time bruce was gone

they probably wanted to try something different

kinda like how bucky was cap while he was gone and then falcon had a turn

And what color was Falcon? Yeah that's right, BIRD. Need we say more?

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JoeThe12th posted...

It isnt always. Miles is a unique and organic character with his own arc that makes sense. Making characters black just because is nearly as insulting as not trying to be inclusive at all.

And im saying this as a black person. Its tokenism.

i bet whoever came up with this knows this guy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1sEskbVjm8

xd

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JoeThe12th posted...

Oh i was wrong about the young part, he's a grown ass man. Still. Makes way less sense in canon for some rando to take the Cowl instead of, you know, any of his proteges or his son. Tasteless pandering at its finest.

He's not some rando.

Dude's been in the Bat family for years now. Comics, movies, whole nine.

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Delta_Force posted...

And what color was Falcon? Yeah that's right, BIRD. Need we say more?

I'm p sure this is sarcasm lol
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DC needs to just retire Bruce permanently already. Hes right next to Barry Allen and Hal Jordan as a character for whom every legacy replacement is far more interesting. >_>

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Bruce is still Batman in Future State. Everyone thinks Bruce is dead tho.

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DrizztLink posted...

He's not some rando.

Dude's been in the Bat family for years now. Comics, movies, whole nine.

If you say so. I haven't kept up since new 52. If he's been in for a while as an established character with a desire to fight crime sure why not

Also where the fuck is Terry Mcginnes dang it

Speaking of black Batman characters, what ever happened to Signal? >_>

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JoeThe12th posted...

If you say so. I haven't kept up since new 52. If he's been in for a while as an established character with a desire to fight crime sure why not

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batwing_(DC_Comics)

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JoeThe12th posted...

Also where the fuck is Terry Mcginnes dang it

last time I saw him in the comics, he died. I don't know if that was canon or not though. he came back to our time I think and died and then one of the Robins, Tim Drake I think, went into the future and took his place. and then i never found out what happened to Tim after that

Zikten posted...

last time I saw him in the comics, he died. I don't know if that was canon or not though. he came back to our time I think and died and then one of the Robins, Tim Drake I think, went into the future and took his place. and then i never found out what happened to Tim after that

During the Brother Eye event, I think.

Future's End.

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LivingLegend posted...

Just because... what?

Again, why must it always be considered token to include a black person as the lead role for something like Batman?
@JoeThe12th

Because why cant we just make black heroes (Static Shock movie when?) Instead of making black versions of existing heroes as a sales boost?

Zikten posted...

last time I saw him in the comics, he died. I don't know if that was canon or not though. he came back to our time I think and died and then one of the Robins, Tim Drake I think, went into the future and took his place. and then i never found out what happened to Tim after that

Lmao that's so fucking stupid

No_U_L7 posted...

dick was already batman last time bruce was gone

Wasn't it jim gordon

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Scotty_Rogers posted...

Wasn't it jim gordon

Oh right, I stopped reading batman by that point tho
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Marvel's the one that sucks at being woke. DC will do a good job of it, I'm sure.

Bruh comics are stupid lmao

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Scotty_Rogers posted...

Bruh comics are stupid lmao

Bruce Wayne is Batman???? Thanks for the spoilers jerk

JoeThe12th posted...

Lmfao @them trying to shoehorn a young black character a la Miles Morales to increase readership

1. Miles Morales isn't shoehorned at all.
2. It makes sense for someone as wealthy and resourceful as Lucius Fox's son to pick up the mantle.

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Yes. They're clearly making "Batman" black for diversity reasons. But that doesn't mean it's automatically invalidated. At this point, you literally cannot have a woman or person of color as your hero without it being seen as political. If you tried to be innocuous, you couldn't get away with it.

So why not be upfront about it?

I thought that Batman was black ever since the comic was created?

LivingLegend posted...

Just because... what?

Again, why must it always be considered token to include a black person as the lead role for something like Batman?
@JoeThe12th

This Batman was literally created to be black Batman though. They literally had a big event a few months back and made a big deal about getting black writers and the selling point for this Batman was that anyone could be Batman even black kids

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SquirtleSkwad posted...

1. Miles Morales isn't shoehorned at all.
2. It makes sense for someone as wealthy and resourceful as Lucius Fox's son to pick up the mantle.

It was exactly my point Miles isnt shoehorned in

Wasn't he Batwing before?

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Garioshi posted...

Wasn't he Batwing before?

yes. during the New 52 days. he was the 2nd Batwing. first was a guy from Africa. he quit for reasons I can't remember and then this guy became an American Batwing for a little while. then I think that ended too at some point. I don't know. I haven't been paying close attention to DC since like 2015 or so. last thing I read was the first DC Metal event. (the story with all the evil Batmen from other universes)

Jesus Christ comics are stupid

Zikten posted...

yes. during the New 52 days. he was the 2nd Batwing. first was a guy from Africa. he quit for reasons I can't remember and then this guy became an American Batwing for a little while. then I think that ended too at some point. I don't know. I haven't been paying close attention to DC since like 2015 or so. last thing I read was the first DC Metal event. (the story with all the evil Batmen from other universes)

Okay, yeah. That's a little on the nose if he used to be Batwing and now they're like, "Nah, he's actually Batman."

I would've preferred keeping the Batwing name, but I trust they'll do a decent job of things.

Remember when there was an Obama Superman

JoeThe12th posted...

Remember when there was an Obama Superman

I think he still exists. he's just in his own universe. but yea. whenever people talk about black superman movies, I say they should just make a movie about that guy.

CM_Ponch posted...

This Batman was literally created to be black Batman though. They literally had a big event a few months back and made a big deal about getting black writers and the selling point for this Batman was that anyone could be Batman even black kids

But not anyone can be Batman. Only someone rich enough to afford all the resources and toys.

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