[Dr. Sivana]

DC long ago made it clear that there is an endless supply of versions of all its characters.

First, when they decided to have a young Clark Kent being an adolescent superhero in Smallville (Superboy).

Then they added Supergirl, whose parents survided the Krypton explosion ... and Krypto the Superdog ... Streaky the Super Cat ... Comet the Super horse ... The Kandorian league of Substitute Supermen ... Superman robots ... Earth 2 Superman, Earth S Superman ... Earth SQR(PI) Superman.

In the '70s they came up with a black Green Lantern (it was established that the universe is filled with Green Lanterns deputized bu those littles blue guys from Oa)., female Speedy (Green Lantern's sidekick) ... etc etc

A black Batman could simply be yet another adopted ward who was a successor to Bruce Wayne. That doesn't particularly bother me. I am wondering when they will come up with a male Wonder Woman?

[GreenLanternCorps]

The Batman is Bruce Wayne, unless this Batman is on another Earth in the multiverse.

On the other hand, I always liked John Stewart as he did not have the personal or psychological problems that the other Terran Green Lanterns had.

However my favorite members of The Green Lantern Corps are Ch’ip and Mogo.

[GreenLanternCorps]

[scrabblehack]

Then there was Halle Berry as Patience Phillips Catwoman (not Selina Kyle Catwoman, and not exactly a villain)...

Eartha Kitt as, presumably, Selina Kyle Catwoman...

[Fledermaus]

Green Lantern was about the Core and the ring and lantern. The ring chose it’s wearer.

People confuse some characters with who they are and ignore changes. It’s not like saying Bruce Wayne or James Bond will be played by a black actor. But a black actor could be Batman or 007.