He's such a rich character with a backstory that has yet to be truly examined. "I've always wanted to write an Alfred maxi-series, because I feel Alfred has so many layers and untold stories yet to be told. and the Detective Comics Annual #3, I have a chunk of real estate again that I can use to peel back some layers and show not only how much Alfred meant to the Bat Family, but also how much he meant to me. "I was especially proud of the opening sequence in the Batman and The Outsiders Special I did with Adam Kubert many years ago," he explains. "In that, we really dive deep into the true father/son relationship of Bruce and Alfred and pull the curtain back and expose their feelings for each other after Bruce died in Batman R.I.P. He strived to maintain the connective tissue to everyone's hearts and minds and remind them that they are indeed 'Family.' Another reason for the flashbacks is to show the Bat Family in uniform, in action, to balance the heavy drama and recriminations going on in the bar with moments of just how important Alfred is in the equation between the Family and the Bat."įinding Alfred to be the beating heart of the Bat mythos, Tomasi believes the special relationship between Bruce and Alfred to be incredibly emotional. "The flashbacks show how Alfred's sometimes subtle, yet sometimes right on the nose, dealings with the Bat family were a much needed emotional call-out. A great deal of resentment and frustration has been building up amongst the Bat Family as the Pennyworth R.I.P. issue opens, and it's in these pages that we explore this hotbed of emotions directed now solely at Bruce. He was murdered in front of them while Bruce was away, and this loss had to be felt by the characters and, in turn, felt by the readers. A quick search brought up Batman 686 ('Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader (Part 1 of 2): The Beginning of the End') from February 2009, set in an alternate version of Gotham City.
It wasn't as if Alfred had died of old age. "So an atmosphere of sadness and loss had to permeate the family at this juncture. "There was no getting away from the fact that the Bat Family lost, in my mind, its second most important character after Batman/Bruce himself," Tomasi tells SYFY WIRE. Tomasi reveals that he and Tynion were looking to balance a somber, mournful tone along with a subtle celebratory one.
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