Batman fans are buzzing over the potential death of a major character in the Batman family. In this previous post I speculated that Damian could be marked for (editorial) death after a sneak peek at DC’s May solicitations!
It doesn’t look good for the latest Boy Wonder after what is supposedly the cover to Batman Incorporated #8 revealed via Twitter but who knows?
I’m choosing not to reveal the images but if you are clamoring for it I’d like to recommend this Comic Book Resources link if you want to see it. That issue hits comic book shops March 26th.
In the balancing act of blogger and hard core comic book fan I want to share news and teasers while not blatantly giving away stories.
I still want to be surprised when I read comic books! I avoided the internet on Wednesday until I could read Batman #17 and Uncanny X-Men #1. I chose not to reveal the major spoilers in Amazing Spider-Man #700.
In the Batman family characters are always a target for death and resurrection (just ask Jason Todd!) so fans, writers, blogs will always be speculating on how a story will end.
Speculation is fun, spoilers are not!
So here’s my updated post on what could be a new Death in the Family:
The last chapter of this week’s Death of the Family revealed the Joker’s final shocker! While Batman Inc is not directly tied to Death of the Family could the death we’ve been expecting be due to Bruce and Talia’s blood feud and not the Joker’s maniacal manipulations?
Here’s what we know from the DC Comics first look at the Batman family of titles and why Robin’s wings may be clipped!
Bruce and Talia have been at war over the fate of their son. Is Batman Incorporated #11 the fallout from Damian’s demise? As Grant Morrison builds towards his final issue, will Damian go out in a blaze or glory? To borrow a phrase “I brought you into this world. And I’ll take you out!” could Morrison kill off the son he created back on his Batman run?
The evidence doesn’t look good because in Batman and Robin #20 the Red Hood may be the only one to keep Bruce from insanity after the events of the issue above!
In Batman #20 a stranger comes to Gotham City “when tragedy delivers the team-up you’ve been asking for since the start of The New 52.”
In Nightwing #20 Dick is reunited with someone who’s returned from the grave. In Batgirl #20 Barbara takes on the Ventriloquist. Catwoman just joined Justice League of America. If those members of the Batman family survive then who dies?
The evidence makes me suspect Damian will not survive? Could Scott Snyder and Grant Morrison have been plotting the death of another Robin all this time?
By Editor