The purpose of this petition is to gauge what interest from DC fans there is, to persuade DC Comics to commission the conclusion of Frank Miller’s and Jim Lee’s All-Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder run, which is five to six issues.

All-Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder; was launched in 2005, and is a retelling of Dick Grayson’s Robin origin, set in Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Universe, or Earth 31. The series suffered massive delays during its run between 2005-2008, with the series ending on cliffhangers with issue 10. 

In 2010, DC Comics announced that Miller and Lee would return to the series in 2011 to complete the story Miller originally intended to tell, however, this has yet to happen.

In regards to the series, Jim Lee has previously said:

“I would love to get back on ['All Star Batman & Robin'] and close it out. [Frank Miller's] got a great ending to the story and a really cool final scene that was described to me that is just classic.”

“You know, when I worked on 'All Star Batman & Robin,' I was just coming off of maybe four or five years of just working on Batman, and I just kind of hit a wall with it. But now that I've taken a break from it - and certainly while working on 'Batman: Europa' - it'll be kind of cool to jump back on and finish out. At the end of the day, you really want a nice trade and collection edition that tells the whole story, and I would love to finish that. That'll be fantastic.”

 

Sales, and delays:

‘The series' first issue sold over 300,000 copies. The once-monthly series became increasingly delayed over time, to the point where only one issue was published in 2006. When issue #5 was released, the series was placed on a regular bi-monthly schedule. Jim Lee took full responsibilities for the series' delays, explaining that he was involved with the DC Universe Online video game, and that Miller's scripts had been written some time earlier.’

‘Despite drops in sales since the first issue, All Star Batman & Robin issues regularly topped DC Comics' highest-selling chart on the months when they came out.’

 

Number of signatures:

First time petition starter, so unsure. Goal would be for 10,000 signatures (at least) as I believe for this petition to be successful, DC fans will need to prove to DC Comics that there is a demand, so a benefit-cost ratio (BCR) can be done. The series did sell well, and it does have an infamous aspect to it, which would likely work to the series’, and DC Comic’s favour, to conclude it.

 

Acknowledging the series reception:

‘Initially released with great fanfare and much anticipation, the series received negative reviews from critics. Nearly all complaints about the series are directed at the non-traditional interpretation of Batman.’ The series does have its fans though, and its defenders. At the time, ‘Jon Morris, writing for The High Hat, named All Star Batman & Robin one of the best superhero comics of 2006, finding All Star's take on Batman "an intriguing alternative take on a character long reimagined to the point of incoherence. Surely the readers as a whole have seen Batman the tortured soul, Batman the awkward father figure, Batman the authoritarian and Batman the zillion-other-paternal character archetypes countless times before under the stewardship of a few dozen other authors; why not for a scant twelve issues have a book about a Batman who might just be what a control-obsessed, Kevlar-suited sadist would be like in real life — which is to say "distinctly unpleasant"? It's unsavory, sure, but who buys Batman comics because he's warm and cuddly?”’

 

Note 1:

The goal of this petition is not to stir up DC fans personal opinions or discussions on whether they liked the series, or disliked it. If you enjoyed it in anyway, please sign the petition. If you didn’t, then please move on. This petition isn’t an outlet for your personal opinions, and just feeds the unfortunate toxic side the DC fandom suffers from on social media, as do other fandoms. 

Note 2:

I want to acknowledge that there are, obviously, far more important issues in the world; causes to care about; and petitions to sign, than this fan petition. I do what I can to support the fight against those ‘real’ problems we face globally. This fan petition is just something I have been contemplating doing for a few years.