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DC’sNew 52publishing initiative introduced a number of variety to subsist characters , andBatmanalmost got a newfangled beginning for his name that would have added a surprising spin to his family history . In a recent unwritten account of the New 52 , writer Paul Cornell , who pennedDemon Knightsduring that era , revealed the book almost had a Batman - type character who would likely have play a telling part in the Wayne family Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree .
In September of 2011 , in an endeavor to hike lag gross revenue , DC used theFlashpointeventto relaunch their comic book macrocosm . That month see the debut of the New 52 - 52 first issues that would mark a unexampled source for the DC Universe . exist leger were cancelled , and many new ones launched . In crafting the first wave of statute title for the New 52 , the company fritter away for variety in terms of their offering . There were war cartoon strip , such asMen of War , western comics such asWeird Western Tales , and horror titles , such asI … lamia . One such title , calledDemon Knights , essay to give DC a ' Swords and Sorcery ' type squad starring some intimate faces .
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Speaking toPolygon , Demon Knightswriter Paul Cornell explicate that his original concept for the book was a"medieval Justice League . “The characters Cornell and his collaborators initially drew up fit this verbal description : the book have a Green Lantern , incarnations ofHawkman and Hawkwomanas well as a champion of Shazam . Cornell went on to explain that another"cheeky"character was"Matthew Wain , a cart - maker who became someone very like Batman . “Unfortunately , Matthew Wain and Cornell ’s imaginativeness for a medieval Justice League never came to blow over due to editorial hindrance and unexpected issuance chart a course of instruction for the initiative as a whole . Demon Knightswould eventually run for two years , star more villainous case such asEtrigan , Madame Xanadu , and Vandal Savage .
Not only would Matthew Wain have beenDemon Knights ' combining weight of Batman , there is a good possibility he would have been an ancestor of Bruce Wayne as well , give the similarity in their last name . In medieval times , wagon makers such as Matthew Wain - likely named for his professing as a wagonwright - would have been far below the station of the modern - day Wayne kinfolk . DC Comics have traditionally depicted the Wayne name as synonymous with wealth and privilege , soDemon Knightswould have at least hinted that the family actually takes its name from a thoroughly table salt of the ground profession . TheWayne name , emblazoned across the tug that stands over Gotham , would have been given humble origins , and the series could even have run with the idea that Bruce ’s lineage as Batman goes back further than his family ’s wealth .
Matthew Wain could also have strengthened the link between the various eras of DC ’s history , showing Batman in the present day and a vigilante root in the distant past tense . The theme of a medieval Justice League finally came to eliminate late last yearduring theEndless Winterevent , which saw a proto - Justice League rally around Hippolyta and Black Adam to cease a great immorality , and fan will get to see a mediaeval - style Batman ( albeit one in much well standing ) in the upcomingDark Knights of Steel . However , Paul Cornell pitch a similar estimate almost a decade earlier and would have given readers a captivating new origin forBatman ’s name that would likely have poked a little fun at what it has mean to be a Wayne in modern - day Gotham .
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Source : Polygon
