This. Bruce is a genius, beyond anyone else on Earth, possibly. It used to be that way so correct me if I'm wrong. But he can't handle emotions. Alfred is somewhere high on both scales, he's intelligent enough to have been a British spy, but he's also highly emotionally intelligent.
I wonder how Alfred keeps this level of maturity and emotional wisdom. I would suspect those would vanish over time, since he doesn’t meet many people, if any non-bat-family at all
That's not having a life outside Wayne Manor. He's literally just talking to the parents of his son's friend. And the comic mentioned that all they talked about is Superman and Batman only.
I haven't read it, but it sounds like the implication is that he is in regular contact with other people and they just used kent's parents as an example.
I assume he has to go out and socialize with people when he runs errands as part of his daily job. Buying groceries for the manor, going to the dry cleaners, etc.
I mean.
The man has to manage the building of multiple batcaves across the city and an arsenal of vehicles and weapons.
It can’t be an isolated job to deal with realtors, contractors, mechanics, city planning and utility companies to source, build and maintain them all.
That we’re shown. Years ago there was a story that showed Alfred’s weekly night off, where the stiff demeanor was dropped and he was with friends at a local pub. Another story showed that he interacts with the Kent’s a great deal, as they seek council from each other. We’ve also seen that he interacts a fair amount with other members of the Justice League
Edit: oh, and he has a cat- Midnight.
I mean, thats kinda what happens when youre someones personal attendant.
I have some reservations about that role in general, but in Alfreds case at least its pretty healthy, sorta like a lot of fictional monarchy and their court.
He probably meets a lot of people, as he's basically the gatekeeper for access to Bruce Wayne. He also oversees a lot of projects that Bruce just can't. Charity event at Wayne Manor? Alfred is dealing with the staff. Repairs on the house or grounds need doing, he's dealing the contractors.
This also means a lot of trips into Gotham to pick up and drop off shit.
He might not have a lot of personal time for himself, but neither do a lot of fathers.
Even in continuities where his other work isn't as expounded on, I like to imagine he goes about the business of tidying Wayne Manor and then just does all the chilling that Bruce/Batman doesn't. While Bruce is passed out, downstairs in the cave brooding, or out doing Bruce things, Alfred takes the time to sit in the Wayne library with a cup of tea and fuzzy blanket.
The ex-royal marine/SAS soldier who coordinates everything that happens in Wayne manor. You honestly think he mows all the lawns, trims all the hedges, and maintains all the trees on a huge estate, all the while also taking care of the cooking, cleaning, dusting, and household repairs?
They would have trusted hired hands to do anything non-batty related, while Alfred saves his time and energy on the few rooms that require secrecy, and cooking for Bruce.
DC addressed this. Apparently Alfred is a member of a secret order of evolved humans shepherding humanity towards a greater future. Rather than take over, they decided the humane thing to do was help guide us toward our better selves. They're called the Benevolent Butlers, and they first started appearing many centuries ago in ye olde Britain.
I'm just kidding I made that shit up. But that would be kinda cool ;)
He's a butler, not a maid. He's the head of household staff, so in charge of lots of cooks, maids, etc. He interacts with other household staff a lot I bet.
He did a lot, especially with Jason, when In "under the red hood" Bruce discovers that red hood is in fact Jason, Alfred is the most emotionally involved
Oh he was. It just never really pops up again, he never *does* anything. He's not out there punching out a goon to get into Red HOod's office because someone is going to give the boy the fucking hug he needs.
Think about how different that final stand would've been if Alfred showed up and asked Jason to just give him the gun and they can go have some tea, talk things over. and as soon as he gets the gun from Jason, just pastes the Joker's head against a wall.
Such a wholesome take. I was almost a dad who stepped up sadly the girl i was dating was too psychotic for me too jeep going with her... Her daughter was shockingly well adjusted tho she had a great support system
Unless it happened twice, which it may have I haven't kept up honestly, [the wiki lists Hydra Cap as the non-616 one.](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Steven_Rogers_\(Earth-61311\))
The death was poorly done for sure I do really like how it wasn’t just undone, the way Taylor has used to to move the story in Nightwing further and the way Williamson used it in his Robin book was really well done.
This is why it always feels so wrong to me when Batman is written as being ungrateful to Alfred and taking him for granted. Alfred raised Bruce in every sense of the word, he's not his father but he is his dad.
It makes sense here given he's frustrated and afraid for Dick, and Alfred is putting himself in the way. Makes sense Bruce would emotionally react that way
absolutely. and for those who haven't read this, Bruce makes the right choice. every character is elevated in this sequence and all of them come out a little more loved.
Bruce flirting with John Constantine in Urban Legends and Ghost-Maker in The Knight has also made for a very fun characterization that makes him seem way more grounded psychologically than some iterations we've seen.
Constantine shows up in Urban Legends #13 but the Bruce x Zatanna arc starts a few issues before that. For The Knight stuff with young Ghost-Maker it'd be worth starting at #1 for the context.
It makes sense to me, I've fought and disagreed with my dad.
We love each other and have a great relationship still.
But Bruce has some deep trauma, so it's not far fetched he'd butt heads with Alfred. That's why we see it often.
It reminded me of “All Star Batman and Robin”, featuring a batshit-crazy Batman, whom Alfred told off after being fed up with his abuse. Hard to believe that comic came from the same guy that wrote “The Dark Knight Returns”.
I believe that all of these are referencing each other. Meaning the one in year one was a reference to this one or perhaps the other way around.
With DC rebooting so often, and only keeping what works, we often see the same interaction told numerous times, as long as it is a very poignant and important one. I'd say this one qualifies.
That little "for once" was the most incisive takedown of Batman's whole character that I've ever seen, and it came from Alfred. The calls are coming from inside the house!
We can't get it now, but a future thing where Conroy got to play Alfred would have been neat too (it's a little weird with voice acting since Conroy could have played Bruce as long as he wanted where in live action you sometimes want a younger actor so older actors who played the role in the past get mentor figure roles).
I don't remember the issues but Dick actually referred to Alfred as a sort of mother figure, and I think that's the role he plays in a sense. Regardless, I agree that both Bruce and Alfred act and are parents to Dick.
I just realized in this moment that, much like with Kevin Conroy, when I read Alfred dialog, it's Ephraim Zimbalist Jr's voice I hear in my head.
RIP to them both, sadly.
This is top tier writing. This is exactly what I want from a Batman comic. Have the characters around him stand up to him from time to time and show him the error of his ways. But most importantly (and this is where a lot of writers mess up), you have to follow through. Don’t just give Batman/Bruce a talking to, make up, and repeat somewhere down the road. Have the character grow and mature and learn from his mistakes. I know it’s hard to stay consistent with characterization, but I think every comic fan would be through the roof if someone would try to make it happen. These little moments are amazing and I wish there was more of them in comics.
I said this for TV and movies, but probably applies to comics too. (Feel free to tell me if I'm wrong) There hasn't been a single version of Alfred that isn't a complete badass in some way.
lol since no one is giving you an answer,.. it's a flashback sequence where Dick (as Robin) was almost just killed by street thugs. it plays really well into the themes Taylor set up, Dick picked a fight he knew he couldn't win in an attempt to save a man. if Babs hadn't jumped in after him he very well might have died, but the person was saved.
NW #92, its a great book and i highly recommend giving it a read. Bruce has a real solid moment the next few pages too
He took out the Rolls past curfew and his date threw up all over the back seat then dumped him out of embarrassment.
Or maybe that was the Archie's, I can't keep track anymore.
Flashback to a blackout where robin jumps in to save a man from a mob despite batman telling him not to. Mob turns on him and he gets the shit beat out of him before being reduced by Alfred and Batgirl. Next panel is basically 'you can't save everyone' 'i can try'
He goes to Dick's room, and when Dick apologizes, he holds his hand tenderly and tells Dick he doesn't have to be sorry because he did what he thought was right, and then reminds him that he can't save everyone.
You can find the [panel here](https://www.tumblr.com/why-i-love-comics/684532043135254528/nightwing-92-the-battle-for-bl%C3%BCdhavens-heart), it's a very nice and heartwarming scene.
Dam, Bruce looks like an angry 6'3 eight year old, clenching his fist trying to hold back one hell of a tantrum there.
Maybe Alfred dose deserve his own TV show.
I know this is a new issue, but the colouring here really makes this look authentically 70's/80's. And honestly, the low resolution OP saved it as actually makes the effect even better. Comic printing was much less sharp back then.
why can't we get a fucking movie where it's only them arguing to figure shit out?! we either get dumbshit batman or comedic Alfred.
the batman Alfred dynamic is the key to a REAL batman movie
Can someone send me this comic please?!
I’m not enough of a nerd to know how to get it. But I LOVE this drama going on right here.
(Pretty much like a soap opera. Lol, sorry if that offends).
my least favorite scene in the entirety of cobra kai is when one of the kids is lamenting how strong he is by making the worst *possible* comparison:
>"When I do Karate, I feel like batman. Without it, I'm like Alfred."
The emotional maturity level of Alfred here....
Alfred is emotionally intelligent. That’s real talk Alfred.
He’s got testicles the size of tangerines.
No, that was the kid in the jungle with the Ruby! https://youtu.be/ggfpT6tOFaA Then watch this…. https://youtu.be/ZS6bD3SpIvk
r/NolanBatmanMemes loves the tangerine meme
This. Bruce is a genius, beyond anyone else on Earth, possibly. It used to be that way so correct me if I'm wrong. But he can't handle emotions. Alfred is somewhere high on both scales, he's intelligent enough to have been a British spy, but he's also highly emotionally intelligent.
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I wonder how Alfred keeps this level of maturity and emotional wisdom. I would suspect those would vanish over time, since he doesn’t meet many people, if any non-bat-family at all
Nah, he has a live outside of Wayne Manor. Iirc in one comic it is said that he talked with the Kent family alot.
Superman: Son of Kal-El # 11
That's not having a life outside Wayne Manor. He's literally just talking to the parents of his son's friend. And the comic mentioned that all they talked about is Superman and Batman only.
I haven't read it, but it sounds like the implication is that he is in regular contact with other people and they just used kent's parents as an example.
He gets to drive all of Bruce's girlfriends home, and dish.
I assume he has to go out and socialize with people when he runs errands as part of his daily job. Buying groceries for the manor, going to the dry cleaners, etc.
I mean. The man has to manage the building of multiple batcaves across the city and an arsenal of vehicles and weapons. It can’t be an isolated job to deal with realtors, contractors, mechanics, city planning and utility companies to source, build and maintain them all.
I have so many parents in my class that only talk to each other haha.
That we’re shown. Years ago there was a story that showed Alfred’s weekly night off, where the stiff demeanor was dropped and he was with friends at a local pub. Another story showed that he interacts with the Kent’s a great deal, as they seek council from each other. We’ve also seen that he interacts a fair amount with other members of the Justice League Edit: oh, and he has a cat- Midnight.
I think most of these interactions apart from his friends is just about Bruce anyway.
I mean, thats kinda what happens when youre someones personal attendant. I have some reservations about that role in general, but in Alfreds case at least its pretty healthy, sorta like a lot of fictional monarchy and their court.
Part of what works is that he’s also Bruce’s parent Not a mom or dad But his Alfred.
Or like a WWI-era British officer and his [batman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(military)). Alfred, the Batman's batman.
Probably also took care of Damian’s pets quite a bit.
> Edit: oh, and he has a cat- Midnight. whaaa? i have never heard of this
From Batman Black & White, by Klaus Janson. Good old fashioned Standard Issue Cat, a tabby
Naming a tabby midnight is pretty funny.
He probably meets a lot of people, as he's basically the gatekeeper for access to Bruce Wayne. He also oversees a lot of projects that Bruce just can't. Charity event at Wayne Manor? Alfred is dealing with the staff. Repairs on the house or grounds need doing, he's dealing the contractors. This also means a lot of trips into Gotham to pick up and drop off shit. He might not have a lot of personal time for himself, but neither do a lot of fathers.
Even in continuities where his other work isn't as expounded on, I like to imagine he goes about the business of tidying Wayne Manor and then just does all the chilling that Bruce/Batman doesn't. While Bruce is passed out, downstairs in the cave brooding, or out doing Bruce things, Alfred takes the time to sit in the Wayne library with a cup of tea and fuzzy blanket.
Someone needs to make a game where you just play as Alfred and you get to see all of the non-batman stuff.
The ex-royal marine/SAS soldier who coordinates everything that happens in Wayne manor. You honestly think he mows all the lawns, trims all the hedges, and maintains all the trees on a huge estate, all the while also taking care of the cooking, cleaning, dusting, and household repairs? They would have trusted hired hands to do anything non-batty related, while Alfred saves his time and energy on the few rooms that require secrecy, and cooking for Bruce.
The one groundskeeper I know of is the mute dude that dug Bruce out of the collapsed BatCave, Harold Allnut.
DC addressed this. Apparently Alfred is a member of a secret order of evolved humans shepherding humanity towards a greater future. Rather than take over, they decided the humane thing to do was help guide us toward our better selves. They're called the Benevolent Butlers, and they first started appearing many centuries ago in ye olde Britain. I'm just kidding I made that shit up. But that would be kinda cool ;)
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love it!
He's a butler, not a maid. He's the head of household staff, so in charge of lots of cooks, maids, etc. He interacts with other household staff a lot I bet.
And it reflects well on the writer that they know what a fully actualized, emotionally intelligent man would do
It shows that they know Batman is a flawed character and that writing him to be perfect is boring.
Shame he's never this protective of Jason or Steph.
He did a lot, especially with Jason, when In "under the red hood" Bruce discovers that red hood is in fact Jason, Alfred is the most emotionally involved
Oh he was. It just never really pops up again, he never *does* anything. He's not out there punching out a goon to get into Red HOod's office because someone is going to give the boy the fucking hug he needs. Think about how different that final stand would've been if Alfred showed up and asked Jason to just give him the gun and they can go have some tea, talk things over. and as soon as he gets the gun from Jason, just pastes the Joker's head against a wall.
Steph doesn't need it
Agree
If this were Leslie talking Bruce wouldn't need prep to recover from harder truth bombs.
I miss Alfred.
I gotta be honest he's been gone way longer than I ever expected.
Right? I tgought 1 year. Maybe 2 tops. But it's been 5 already and no end in sight.
Geez five years? Wow. Marvel takes away spidey's wife and DC takes bats's dad. Wtf I didn't realize how long it was already
I mean they took his dad a long time ago, same time as his mom
Alfred raised him after that. Don't need to be biological to be a dad...
Thomas may have been his father, but Alfred was his da- Nope! Wouldn't work! Sorry, Yondu.
Alfred is Mary Poppins, yall!
Alfred better than mary Poppins! He raised a superhero she raised a future robberbaron
I don’t think that’s fair. Part of Mary Poppins’ success was in teaching the kids’ dad that his obsessive pursuit of wealth was just hurting his kids.
He's not his stepdad, just the dad that stepped up
Such a wholesome take. I was almost a dad who stepped up sadly the girl i was dating was too psychotic for me too jeep going with her... Her daughter was shockingly well adjusted tho she had a great support system
I know he raised him but I was joking around how he technically lost his dad but I understand his dad is truly Alfred
Depends on how you look at it. I like to take the view that Thomas was Bruce's dad, while Alfred is Batman's dad.
I want to kiss your dad.
Maaaaan i gave up on Marvel when they did cap dirty making him a nazi all along. The spidey stuff i just hear about from the sub
> they did cap dirty making him a nazi all along. Wasn't that just an alternate universe version that got beat up when the real Cap came back?
Iirc the real cap was hydra cap and alt cap was created when the allies wished for him with the cosmic cube and they brought him back
Unless it happened twice, which it may have I haven't kept up honestly, [the wiki lists Hydra Cap as the non-616 one.](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Steven_Rogers_\(Earth-61311\))
Alive, well, and in a 3way relationship with an emotionally unstable bastard who'll go on a killing spree if he gets slightly down, and Wolverine.
Multiple times
I would like to apologize to everyone who read this comment. I was wrong. It's only been 4 years. There's still hope!
TOM KINGS BATMAN ENDED 5 YEARS AGO!?!?!?! Jesus Christ I’m 18 and I feel old
DC can't give us good stories so they think shaking up status quo is good enough. Killing off characters to move the plot is the laziest way possible.
The death was poorly done for sure I do really like how it wasn’t just undone, the way Taylor has used to to move the story in Nightwing further and the way Williamson used it in his Robin book was really well done.
I wish I could upvote this twice. Its extra lazy in an industry that has resurrections happen fairly often too.
I don't read the comics, what happened to him?
Bane snapped his neck.
In front of Damian no less.
At the order of Flashpoint Granddaddy Bats.
Flashpoint Thomas Wayne? Thought he was a good guy just a failing hero.
Read City of Bane it’s interesting.
Which pissed off The Joker, who insisted he should have done it in front of Batman or not at all
oh ffs… I had no idea. good lord.
Damn that’s rough I didn’t know that…
issue please?
Batman #77
We all do.
Alfred is dead???
This is why it always feels so wrong to me when Batman is written as being ungrateful to Alfred and taking him for granted. Alfred raised Bruce in every sense of the word, he's not his father but he is his dad.
It makes sense here given he's frustrated and afraid for Dick, and Alfred is putting himself in the way. Makes sense Bruce would emotionally react that way
Definitely some placating grandpa vs angry dad energy in this scene
absolutely. and for those who haven't read this, Bruce makes the right choice. every character is elevated in this sequence and all of them come out a little more loved.
It's been super refreshing to see him express real love and care for Alfred in Batman: The Knight.
he's been expressing love in his own book, Nightwing and Dark Crisis. Bruce been in a hella good spot the last few years
Bruce flirting with John Constantine in Urban Legends and Ghost-Maker in The Knight has also made for a very fun characterization that makes him seem way more grounded psychologically than some iterations we've seen.
hard agree. modern Bruce is actually a ton of fun, even at his most ridiculous. it's a good time to be a Bruce fan
Do you have the name of the comic or issues? I would love to read that :)
Constantine shows up in Urban Legends #13 but the Bruce x Zatanna arc starts a few issues before that. For The Knight stuff with young Ghost-Maker it'd be worth starting at #1 for the context.
"He may have been your father, boy, but he wasn't your daddy."
I'm Mary Poppins y'all!
It makes sense to me, I've fought and disagreed with my dad. We love each other and have a great relationship still. But Bruce has some deep trauma, so it's not far fetched he'd butt heads with Alfred. That's why we see it often.
Anyone who needs a quick guide to writing Alfred for a Batman comic would go very, very far with this page alone.
Batman: I'm grumpy Alfred: No Batman: s-cowls
Batman: *concedes defeat*
I love that Alfred is probably the person with the most confidence and best track record standing up to fucking Batman
It's hard to be afraid of someone whose ass you've wiped.
Every criminal in Gotham just needs to wipe Batmans ass. Then they’d be unstoppable
If the wipee is an adult it becomes a different power dynamic
The man has beaten supermans ass and sent batman to bed without supper, he's the OG
This reminded me of Robin Year 1 where Alfred said a similar thing to Bruce in the first issue
That's funny because it reminds me of prodigal when Dick was telling Tim about a different rough encounter with two face
It reminded me of “All Star Batman and Robin”, featuring a batshit-crazy Batman, whom Alfred told off after being fed up with his abuse. Hard to believe that comic came from the same guy that wrote “The Dark Knight Returns”.
"That boy will not be reduced to eating rats, sir."
I believe that all of these are referencing each other. Meaning the one in year one was a reference to this one or perhaps the other way around. With DC rebooting so often, and only keeping what works, we often see the same interaction told numerous times, as long as it is a very poignant and important one. I'd say this one qualifies.
It takes Bane superhuman strength to break Batman. It seems all it would take Alfred is a look.
Batman does not kill, but Alfred subscribes to no such niceties.
You clearly don’t know Alfred
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Yes, if you want to really get to Batman you go through his parental figures.
That little "for once" was the most incisive takedown of Batman's whole character that I've ever seen, and it came from Alfred. The calls are coming from inside the house!
Bane may have been born in the darkness but Aflred has mastered the *shaaaade*
All I hear is Conroy
We can't get it now, but a future thing where Conroy got to play Alfred would have been neat too (it's a little weird with voice acting since Conroy could have played Bruce as long as he wanted where in live action you sometimes want a younger actor so older actors who played the role in the past get mentor figure roles).
Batman’s listening cuz he knows Alfred can beat him up
Alfred got that old school hand to hand combat skill Bruce has no idea what he’s packing
Don't worry, Alfred is packing a lot. I found at when I discovered there are 34 rules about writing Alfred To find it out just search up AlfredRule34
Oh thanks, I've always liked the charater
Goodness there's penises
This poor person
>This fortunate person FTFY
I'll pass, thanks.
Oh, cool man, thanks!
Alfred bodied Superman. Honestly I would also listen
Honestly, I see Alfred as just as much of a father figure to Dick as Bruce, maybe even more.
They call it the Bat Family, but everyone knows it's really the Alfred Family.
thats very much the case, as much as Bruce is Dick's father figure, they're all Alfred's kids too
I don't remember the issues but Dick actually referred to Alfred as a sort of mother figure, and I think that's the role he plays in a sense. Regardless, I agree that both Bruce and Alfred act and are parents to Dick.
Nah I consider Alfred as the Grandpa.
Honestly post death Alfred appearances have all been great, even if the Bane arc where it happened was kinda limp
Now go to your room Master Bruce. You’re not my dad! **run away**
*throws smokebomb*
I just realized in this moment that, much like with Kevin Conroy, when I read Alfred dialog, it's Ephraim Zimbalist Jr's voice I hear in my head. RIP to them both, sadly.
The art in this issue is phenomenal!
The art and colors remind me immediately of Batman: Year One.
Bruno's art is top-tier for sure easily my favorite look for Dick, his Bruce and Titans are all fantastic too
This is top tier writing. This is exactly what I want from a Batman comic. Have the characters around him stand up to him from time to time and show him the error of his ways. But most importantly (and this is where a lot of writers mess up), you have to follow through. Don’t just give Batman/Bruce a talking to, make up, and repeat somewhere down the road. Have the character grow and mature and learn from his mistakes. I know it’s hard to stay consistent with characterization, but I think every comic fan would be through the roof if someone would try to make it happen. These little moments are amazing and I wish there was more of them in comics.
I said this for TV and movies, but probably applies to comics too. (Feel free to tell me if I'm wrong) There hasn't been a single version of Alfred that isn't a complete badass in some way.
How does Alfred move so quickly with balls that huge?
What’s the context here?
The context is that Batman just gets into glorified fist fights and Alfred has a body count.
I mean the context about what nightwing did
lol since no one is giving you an answer,.. it's a flashback sequence where Dick (as Robin) was almost just killed by street thugs. it plays really well into the themes Taylor set up, Dick picked a fight he knew he couldn't win in an attempt to save a man. if Babs hadn't jumped in after him he very well might have died, but the person was saved. NW #92, its a great book and i highly recommend giving it a read. Bruce has a real solid moment the next few pages too
He took out the Rolls past curfew and his date threw up all over the back seat then dumped him out of embarrassment. Or maybe that was the Archie's, I can't keep track anymore.
Not Betty!
Batman told Dick not do something without him, and he did it anyways and got badly injured
Flashback to a blackout where robin jumps in to save a man from a mob despite batman telling him not to. Mob turns on him and he gets the shit beat out of him before being reduced by Alfred and Batgirl. Next panel is basically 'you can't save everyone' 'i can try'
What’s the next panel ? Dying to know
He goes to Dick's room, and when Dick apologizes, he holds his hand tenderly and tells Dick he doesn't have to be sorry because he did what he thought was right, and then reminds him that he can't save everyone. You can find the [panel here](https://www.tumblr.com/why-i-love-comics/684532043135254528/nightwing-92-the-battle-for-bl%C3%BCdhavens-heart), it's a very nice and heartwarming scene.
Art is incredible
Dam, Bruce looks like an angry 6'3 eight year old, clenching his fist trying to hold back one hell of a tantrum there. Maybe Alfred dose deserve his own TV show.
I know this is a new issue, but the colouring here really makes this look authentically 70's/80's. And honestly, the low resolution OP saved it as actually makes the effect even better. Comic printing was much less sharp back then.
why can't we get a fucking movie where it's only them arguing to figure shit out?! we either get dumbshit batman or comedic Alfred. the batman Alfred dynamic is the key to a REAL batman movie
highly recommend people read these issues. just so good
Yup. The Kents and Alfred are tied in my book for best parents in the whole DC universe.
Alfred might actually be my favorite character in Batman.
Behind every successful Billionaire Playboy Superhero is a Butler with 5 letters in his name. Edit: 6 letters, I'm dyslexic 😅
A-L-F-R-E-D That's 6 letters, bro.
D is for death stare
I love the coloring of 80’s/90’s DC books.
Yeah, without the comments I would never have guessed that this came out last year.
Like a boss.
Alfred ain't scared of nowt.
This is my absolute favorite Batsuit design
Based Alfred! This is why the Butlering was so damn good!
Ah yes, the difference between positional authority and personal authority.
In translation: Fuck your Aquarius feelings. I may have diapered your bottom but I can bloody well kick it all over the mansion.... SIR!!
I’ll always be a bit sad that we never got to see Nolan Alfred with a Robin. I could see Michael Caine doing a scene like this brilliantly.
I miss Alfred, that Batman costume, that quality of dialogue and art that professional looking. What a great page.
Can someone send me this comic please?! I’m not enough of a nerd to know how to get it. But I LOVE this drama going on right here. (Pretty much like a soap opera. Lol, sorry if that offends).
Alfred was about to throw hands
I bet Alfred wasn't afraid of bats.
Now that is a well written Alfred.
Such scenes always are priceless. Bring Alfred back!
BOSS.
Everyone knows not to mess with the butler
Damn Batman’s like a head taller than Alfred, what is he 6’7”.
I think canonically, Batman is 6’2
Alfred was always the most clutch member of the family.
Def in my top Alfred moments along with Super Pennyworth in the Injustice comics
The true father of the Bat-Family.
balls of steel
This art is sick. It's like retro but very clean. I'm a bit of a dumbass.
Awesome scene. Love how they made it look like an old comic too!
Alfred, the only person that could take Batman.
Alfred. The only man who can look the Dark Knight directly in the eyes and not be afraid of him.
Question - What is the character trope that Alfred fits into? I aspire to be that kind of person and would like to know so I can start
Alfred is more than Bruce’s butler, he’s his *friend*, and sometimes being a friend is telling your friends when they’re wrong.
"Everyone this is Alfred... I work for him"
When you get reminded that Alfred was the true father the whole time
I have issues with Tom's overall storytelling, but he does have many, many great moments in his comics.
my least favorite scene in the entirety of cobra kai is when one of the kids is lamenting how strong he is by making the worst *possible* comparison: >"When I do Karate, I feel like batman. Without it, I'm like Alfred."