The Dark Knight Rises’ John Blake to Join the Comics?

On his Facebook page earlier today, DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Dan DiDio was asked whether there was any possibility of seeing a series based on John Blake, the Gotham City police detective who appeared in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, in which he appeared as Batman. And his response was surprising.”A series of books?” DiDio responded, “let’s see how he does on his first mission.”Certainly that response–as well as the fact that DiDio’s Facebook page is not an official venue for DC news–leaves quite a bit of room for interpretation, but it’s hard not to take that as an implication that the Co-Publisher anticipates the character popping up in the comics sooner than later. The fan who asked the question did so in two parts, with the “as Batman” appearing second, so while it’s vaguely possible DiDio was teasing the possibility of a Blake-as-Batman story, it seems more likely he’s just suggesting that the detective could make an appearance soon.