The 'Batboy' Proposal

[@dreadman9858]

I actually like the goatee. They should have found a way to update his costume.

[@COMICSAREAWESOME]

Yeah, in my mind, he's still wearing the pixie boots and shorts...while growing a beard to show that he's an adult.

[@GleeChan]

Honestly it's not too bad of a proposal, but I don't know how much story he could get out of it. It seemed like Alex Ross just wanted his ideal universe to play in for a bit, which is fine, but is there really a market for that? I guess DC might have felt the same way. It's interesting but what's the point? What's the story? It's just interesting ideas. In modern times, I think they'd print it because... they'll print anything now, but back then they a bit more standards. Since then we've seen a few good (and better versions) of DC's future, but one more relevant to this would be Batman Beyond. It's basically the same idea, but don't more creatively. The reason that works and this doesn't is because that series wasn't a "what if". It was treated as a normal story. There was fan service for sure, but that's not all it was.

[@COMICSAREAWESOME]

That's what I feel as well. The story would've been a playground for Alex Ross in the same way creators in the 70s and 80s had their own earth to play around with when writing for DC. It's why the proposal was only for 2-3 issues, but I still don't know if there was enough material for it.