Tuesday, August 29, 2017

The Bat

I had a dream that lead up to the following Batman “Fashion”story idea that you see below.
So, without further delay....

Bruce Wayne’s parents never died. He grew up being a spoiled brat that forsake his parents and moved out in his teens to a nearby cave he happened upon. He was always a fan of clothing and moved in that direction. His critical eye for detail, vivid imagination and didactic memory helped him in his pursuit to be the best designer in Gotham city. His father wanted him to follow in his footsteps. He wanted his only son to carry on the Wayne name with pride. Thomas was married to his work and more times than usual he ignored his wife and son, thus giving Bruce father issues and making him always seeking approval from older, stronger male figures of authority.

Bruce was kicked out of all of his prep schools but when his father threatened him with military school, he stopped rebelling so much. He didn’t become a model student but moved like a phantom in his parent’s life. He came home during vacation and holidays but never stayed in the Wayne Mansion. He lived in the “Bat-Cave” as his mother called it.

After he graduated he went to fashion school and studied under a famous European Clothing Designer Rahz. Under Rahz's tutelage Bruce becomes his best student and his first clothing show under the Rahz's clothing line "Embre" is the best in decades.


There was  a fight  with Rahz and Bruce. Rahz would move out of the limelight and let Bruce be his successor. He helps Bruce still when he faces tough choices in life.

A rival fashion designer Dent, crassly called two face because he has bell’s palsy that has paralyzed the left side of his face which causes his face to frown/grimace on that side. Dent’s is obsessed with duality of things. He refers to himself as “we” like the editorial or royal “we” when he is interviewed by reporters. He secretly loves the sympathy he gets because of his face and would never say it out loud.

Bruce and Dent are at a Fashion show and the death of one of Wayne's models occurs.
Bruce is placed in a role that he is uncomfortable with. He must find the killer among the fashion designers there at the show.

There are no weapons or fighting involved. No gadgets or Bat-mobiles either. Bruce does wear something on his face in honor of Rahz to show his allegiance to Embre clothing line.  


Bruce has to use his wits and mind to figure out who is the killer.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Delightfully random re-casting of a figure that has been way played out lately. Fun!