November 26, 2008
Batman RIP‘ will see “the end of
Bruce Wayne as Batman“, according to Grant Morrison. There are rumours that Batman will suffer a gruesome end when his sidekick Robin goes over to “the dark side” and destroys him in a terrible betrayal. Batman, alter ego of Bruce Wayne a wealthy industrialist, operates in the American Gotham City. Others speculate that Wayne may either retire from his duties or be killed by a mystery villain known as the Black Glove.
Grant Morrison a Scottish writer, that has written storylines for comics including X-Men for Marvel and Superman for DC Comics, and took over writing the
Batman series for DC in 2006, told Comic Book Resources: His fate will be revealed in the latest issue of DC Comic’s Batman, published on 26 November.
Bruce Wayne has given up the Caped Crusader mantle once before. In the ‘Knightfall’ storyline, Batman’s back was broken by villain Bane, causing Wayne to recruit Jean-Paul Valley to replace him.