those mother :wub:ers killed batman >:|

rawr

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertain...re/7753966.stm

Comic Batman reaches end of road
Warning: If you do not want to know about the plot of Batman RIP, stop reading now.

Batman's alter ego Bruce Wayne has apparently been killed off in the latest issue of the superhero comic.

Scottish writer Grant Morrison revealed earlier this year that Wayne would either retire or be killed in a clash with crime syndicate Black Glove.

The story - Batman RIP - sees Batman shot by villain Simon Hurt, who claims to be Wayne's father Dr Thomas Wayne.

Morrison told BBC News there would be "a lot more twists and turns to come" before the story was finally resolved.

'Definitive story'

"It's great that it stirs up such passion," he said.

"Nobody loves Bruce Wayne more than me, and I hope everybody understands that this is part of the great ongoing adventure of Batman."

The caped crusader first appeared in comics in 1939, and has spawned a 1960s TV series and a host of films.

The "death" of Wayne's father - shot alongside his mother by a robber when he was a boy - was the catalyst for the young industrialist to become the vigilante crime fighter Batman.

In the final scene, Hurt tries to escape in a helicopter after shooting Batman.

But the wounded superhero throws himself at the helicopter, causing it to crash. The comic story ends without a frame showing Wayne's body, however.

Morrison, from Glasgow, told BBC News on Friday that the next two issues of the Batman comic would see a "summing up" of the superhero's career before "the absolute, final fate" of Bruce Wayne was revealed in a sister publication, Final Crisis, in January.

"It's the end of a story that goes back to 2005, a story to tell the definitive story of Batman," he explained.

"We wanted to see what would happen if the most evil, richest people in the world decided they didn't like Batman, and decided to take him apart piece by piece and destroy him.

"And then have Batman come back, and we could see why he's so great," added Morrison.

The storyline included clues which dated back to Batman comics from 40 years ago, he added.

Wayne may be dead, but publisher DC Comics shows no sign of bringing to an end the Batman franchise.

Frontrunners to take over as Batman include Tim Drake, who has been Robin since 1991, and Dick Grayson - the original Boy Wonder - who now protects Gotham City as Nightwing.

It is not the first time a superhero has met an unfortunate end in the comic world.

Last year, Captain America was killed after being shot by a sniper in New York.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/h...re/7753966.stm

Published: 2008/11/28 16:36:55 GMT

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He can't die. He's The Goddamn Batman. ;D

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Dick Grayson will probably take up the mantle now that Wayne is 'retired'.

Bit of a ripoff Cap story a year+ ago but I doubt Wayne will be gone for long. Roger's death fit the storyline, it fit, it made sense while Wayne's death just seems bleh.

Captain America was killed by a sniper in New York? That's the silliest thing I've ever heard.

Originally Posted by Cluny the Scourge

Captain America was killed by a sniper in New York? That's the silliest thing I've ever heard.

How is that silly? Besides he wasnt killed by sniper, he was killed up close by Sharon Carter and direct result of civil war, his arrest and a plot to take advantage of it by Skull. Storyline wise it made perfect sense.

You can't butcher a theme like that. Batman IS BRUCE WAYNE! If they kill him off, then the entire magazine's story is over.

it would *probably* be doable if DC had better writers, Marvel has actually done an excellent job with Roger's death and Barnes talking over mostly due to the fantastic writing by Ed Brubaker.

That's uber gay, and not in a good way.

You can't butcher a theme like that. Batman IS BRUCE WAYNE! If they kill him off, then the entire magazine's story is over.

Originally Posted by C-Rob

That's uber gay, and not in a good way.

You can't butcher a theme like that. Batman IS BRUCE WAYNE! If they kill him off, then the entire magazine's story is over.

Isn't the exact opposite the very point Batman Begins, TDK, Batman Beyond, and other Batman media have been making? The man behind the mask isn't particularly important, because Batman is more than just a man in a mask, he's a symbol. A certain mentality, of a traumatized youth, is perhaps helpful towards the Batman ethos, but not necessary. It is the legend and symbol around the mask which is key to Batman's effectiveness.

Originally Posted by MaximiIian

Isn't the exact opposite the very point Batman Begins, TDK, Batman Beyond, and other Batman media have been making? The man behind the mask isn't particularly important, because Batman is more than just a man in a mask, he's a symbol. A certain mentality, of a traumatized youth, is perhaps helpful towards the Batman ethos, but not necessary. It is the legend and symbol around the mask which is key to Batman's effectiveness.

Yeah and zoro was actually the 15th zoro half removed. Killing bruce is lame.

Originally Posted by Iscariott

Yeah and zoro was actually the 15th zoro half removed. Killing bruce is lame.

he can't just retire. he HAS to die.

This wont be good.

I liked (let the word "liked" be taken very roughly) the surprise with Cpt's death. It was perfect for the storyline and it was so surprising, it was like a kick in the balls. This.. bleh. Probably wont work that well.

No... no. Bruce Wayne's not dead. They're lying about it, or this is some fabricated claim.

Originally Posted by George W. Bush

No... no. Bruce Wayne's not dead. They're lying about it, or this is some fabricated claim.

Can we trust you this time George?

Originally Posted by George W. Bush

this is some fabricated claim.

Ooh. Sweet irony.

Originally Posted by MaximiIian

Ooh. Sweet irony.

I'm telling you, Batman's not really dead.

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This is just a cover up, so that his enemies think he's dead. Sort of like what James Bond did in You Only Live Twice.

I don't like him dying, but then, it won't stop movies being made about it.

Oh of course, rumors on the internets say that another film going to be in production soon. It won't have the Joker though, for obvious reasons...

This will last about 10 issues

eye finally batman is dad. He's a ing pedophile.

I don't like him dying, but then, it won't stop movies being made about it. The movies Batman Begins and The Dark Knight feature introductions to notable series villains. You have material for another 50 movies easily during the life of Bruce Wayne and his antics, and any comic continuity people who complain about lack of movies concerning the new Batman, assuming there is one, can suck eggs, because Wayne is the .

Originally Posted by Roman_Wolf

eye finally batman is dad. He's a ing pedophile.

'Ey, if I had Robin runnin around with me in a skimpy rubber suit, I would be aroused too.

Err.. I mean... uh....
*runs*

Originally Posted by Gambit

'Ey, if I had Robin runnin around with me in a skimpy rubber suit, I would be aroused too.

Err.. I mean... uh....
*runs*

It's people like you who killed the Batman with your flamboyance!