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http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/index.cgi?column=litg&article=2919 THE DEATH OF A BAT [Yellow Light]
In June/July, DC are killing off Batman. Or rather, Bruce Wayne. Robin will inherit the Batman cowl. One of the Robins anyway. Tim Drake. Jason Todd. Or possibly Red Hood. Hey, maybe Jean-Paul Valley, it has been ten years since Azrael.
Either way, the book will relaunch with a nice shiny #1. Odds on this not having a contrived reversal at some point? And wasn't DiDio talking about the original numbering on Batman, Detective Comics, Action Comics and Superman being paramount when they reversed Superman back onto the v1/"Adventures of" numbering?
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What is DC smoking? This would be lame beyond lame...cause we all know Bruce would come back at some point. I'll pass, thanks!
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Bruce Wayne is more powerful than Didio or the rest. He'll be living long after they're all ash and dust.
All of us too, I'd wager.
Silly DC.
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trying to copy Marvel's Capt America's death? Oh please. It will be very bad and Bruce Wayne will be brought back very fast within 6 issues. I would not be surprised.
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does jump the shark apply to comic books as well as television?
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Originally posted by DrakeB3004: Isn't Azrael dead? And Jason was Red Hood. :rolleyes: Watch out, Rich is on a roll...
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YES! Kill Batman, kill Batman, kill Batman! I feel beeter now
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Just spouting off.
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Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Bruce Wayne is more powerful than Didio or the rest. He'll be living long after they're all ash and dust.
All of us too, I'd wager.
Silly DC. In fact, I'd wager that the BatGod will leap from the page like Athena and smite Didio dead with a swordhand to the throat if he even tries it. But no, it'll just be some 'Death of Superman' thing, with one of the following; 1) Batman fakes his own death to go underground and do some sketchier-than-normal stuff 'under the radar.' 2) Batman dies, and gets the Lazarus Pit treatment, 'cause old Ras al-Ghul can't live without him (oh, and Talia likes him too, almost as much). 3) Batman dies and the Phantom Stranger / Spectre / Dr. Fate waggles their fingers and undoes it. 4) All of the above, resulting in multiple Batmen...
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Horrible idea. I'm sure it's a gimmick.
What worries me is Dick Grayson. I hope he doesn't become Batman and then killed. Hasn't Didio mentioned killing Nightwing for a while now? ugh!
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Oh, for the love of God! Please tell me we're living on earth-prime and Superboy/man prime is going to go on a rampage in the halls of DC comics editorial department.
Are we supposed to celebrate the resurrection of Batman in time for the 70th anniversary in 2009?
How #*<<!^& moronic on so many different levels!
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They might just as well kill off everybody at this rate. Maybe they'll leave Detective Chimp since his initials are DC.
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DC's already blown their load with their Big 3-- Superman and WW have both died and returned, and Batman had his back broken.
Let it go, Diddi-O!
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Originally posted by Set: 4) All of the above, resulting in multiple Batmen... *thh hee!* The thought of this makes me almost dizzy with glee. Suck on THAT, Batfans!
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Batman is the only true immortal because Batman is legend and mystique. Readers can identify with a superhero created by life experience as opposed to science or phenomena. It was an unrepeatable sequence of events that created Batman and trying to separate Bruce Wayne from Batman ignores the thing readers can identify with.
Stupid beyond stupid.
There's no way any amount of "cleverness" will make this interesting and for them to even think they're clever enough to pull this off in an interesting manner shows desperation or cluelessness.
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Originally posted by MLLASH: Originally posted by Set: [b] 4) All of the above, resulting in multiple Batmen... *thh hee!* The thought of this makes me almost dizzy with glee.
Suck on THAT, Batfans! [/b]While I understand you're just having fun, I do think there is an important aspect to this beyond "comics." Batman is one of the icons of American popular culture and literature. Like Jazz, comics and comics strips are one of our few cultural inventions (of worth, lol) that have found a place in the world. In some sense, Didio is the present care-taker. This idea of "killing" a character is so "common," not even the killing of Captain America really matters, as much as they tried to pump it up.
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No point in getting annoyed by this, or berating anybody, until it happens.
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If Batman dies, I demand they kill at least three Titans to go along with it! They haven't suffered enough yet! And that Ma Hunkel lady too!
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AGAIN with the Hunkel hate. Were you not breastfed as a child, Des?
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I think Cobie really needs to read Ma Hunkel's first stories as the Red Tornado. I think he'd appreciate her more.
That Ma Hunkel is certainly different from the one in the current JSA.
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I'd like to see -you- fight crime with a pot over your head when you get to be her age...
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In my view, Denny O'Neil killed Batman 20 years ago.
I'll only read Batman as part of another series (JSA, Starman cameos, etc) or alt-realities (KC, Dk Knight, Darknight Detective, etc).
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Originally posted by Pov: I'd like to see -you- fight crime with a pot over your head when you get to be her age... I don't mean that she's not the Red Tomato er Tornado any more. The Ma Hunkel currently in JSA is polite and soft-spoken, thoughtful. The Ma Hunkel of yester-year was loud, aggressive, and in your face.
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Originally posted by CJ Taylor: Ahhh the rumour mill... Rich J expands on his rumor this week, and it just gets lamer... <span class="spoiler_containter"><span class="spoiler_wording">Click Here For A Spoiler</span><span class="spoiler_text">the original plan was for all the main DC icons to die and be elevated to the status of New Gods as part of the Fifth World, their sidekicks filling the roles they left behind. However, that plan was abandoned internally at DC and reduced to a Bat-storyline by Grant Morrison. So look for Bruce Wayne New God to go head-to-head with Darkseid in "Final Crisis."</span></span>
"Anytime a good book like this is cancelled, I hope another Teen Titan is murdered." --Cobalt
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