What were the actual reasons for never naming Bruce Waynes bride in any of the GENERATIONS stories?
JB: Batman has never had a “Lois Lane”. There have been many women in his life — Julie Madison, Vicki Vale, Kathy Kane, Selina Kyle, Silver St. Cloud, Talia — any one of whom is considered “perfect” by various segments of fandom. My own choice would be Kathy, but she did not fit the rules I had set up for GENERATIONS, in terms of when characters would appear. Logically, of course, Mrs. Wayne would be Julie, since she and Bruce were already affianced before the series even started, and in the “real time” world of the “Generations Universe” they most likely would have gotten married. So, with no one definite to use, I decided to play it as a mystery. Simply never call her by name. By keeping her face obscured until she was really old (or painted green!) I added a level — one that is quite illusory, since “all Byrne’s women look the same”. I could have shown her face and there would have been nothing revealed!
JB: Batman has never had a “Lois Lane”. There have been many women in his life — Julie Madison, Vicki Vale, Kathy Kane, Selina Kyle, Silver St. Cloud, Talia — any one of whom is considered “perfect” by various segments of fandom. My own choice would be Kathy, but she did not fit the rules I had set up for GENERATIONS, in terms of when characters would appear. Logically, of course, Mrs. Wayne would be Julie, since she and Bruce were already affianced before the series even started, and in the “real time” world of the “Generations Universe” they most likely would have gotten married. So, with no one definite to use, I decided to play it as a mystery. Simply never call her by name. By keeping her face obscured until she was really old (or painted green!) I added a level — one that is quite illusory, since “all Byrne’s women look the same”. I could have shown her face and there would have been nothing revealed!
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