Batfamily Face-claims
Days ago I made a post with my fan cast for the Batfamily. But there’s a difference between that first one and this one. You see, as an artist and as a writer I like to have visual references. And these face-claims are exactly that, visual references of how I imagine these characters when I draw them, when I write and read about them. I know this “cast” won’t be portraying the roles in any media, and I chose them solely based on their looks, on how I physically imagine them in real life.
Bruce Wayne - Batman
I like Ben Affleck not just as a visual reference. I like him in general because it’s really easy to see him as Batman and as Bruce Wayne. In my humble opinion, Ben not just looks like Bruce, he acts, moves, fights and carries himself as Bruce (and Batman).
Dick Grayson - Nightwing
Dick is one of my favorite characters in the batfamily. It wasn’t as easy as I thought to find a face claim for him. At the end I couldn’t pick just one, so I have this one…
You can’t blame me for not choosing, okay?
Jason Todd - Red Hood
Jason Peter Todd. Boy, what a challenge you were. Though I’m very happy with the idea of seeing Matthew Daddario portraying him, I already said he wasn’t my first choice. I needed to do deeper research to finally choose him, because my first choice was this guy…
Of course, he’s not an actor, so I couldn’t exactly put him in a (more or less) serious fancast. He has that bad boy vibe and well, he looks a lot like Jason.
Tim Drake - Red Robin
My sweet, incredibly smart, amazing boy. He is a constant choice and it is because I can’t really picture anyone else as Tim Drake but Ryan Potter.
Damian Wayne - Robin
Yeah, some of you may have seen this one coming. Another constant choice, simply because I absolutely love this guy and certainly that’s the face I imagine when I read about Damian Wayne Al Ghul.
Duke Thomas - Signal
So underrated, so often ignored. Duke is an important part of this family and I truly like him.
Luke Fox - Batwing
The potential of this character is beautiful, really. He’s a veteran so I envision him as a big guy. A stern, big guy.
Helena Wayne - Huntress
The mantle of Huntress has been taken up from several women within DC Comics. The first Huntress was a villain called Paula Brooks. When she was revived in the 70’s she was made a hero and the daughter of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle. She grows up to study laws at Harvard and is an expert in martial arts. She didn’t want to become a vigilante, that until her mother is killed and she decides to hunt down the killer. Later on, in Post-Crisis, we are introduced to Helena Bertinelli, an unrelated character to the prior Huntress. And I explain this to avoid any confussion. I think this character deserved to be explored further.
She’s all Selina except for those blue eyes and that stubborn jawline that she got from her father.
If you’re interested in the cast’s names, feel free to ask.
