A Black Swan for Bruce
A would-be Bruce Wayne makes a poor decision. Devoting a life to physical training and criminology doesn’t seem too crazy now in comparison.
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The Return of Bruce Wayne
Bruce Wayne has finally returned from his gallivant through time and ‘death’ at the hands of Darkseid. In a world that has adapted to (and in fact, flourished despite) his death, the new status quo will be that Dick and Damian will continue to operate as the Batman and Robin of Gotham, while Bruce will operate globally, training a new Batman for every city, under the new Batman Incorporated aegis.
Writer Grant Morrison has already given us a Batman without Bruce Wayne (the vicious, brutal Batman of Zur en Arrh), and he has said that this new era will introduce how billionaire capitalist Bruce Wayne would fight crime, without a Batman. Still we are sure to have plenty of opportunity to see Bruce in the cowl, with his new all gray bodysuit along with the return of the yellow oval behind his Bat symbol.
The Batman of Zur-En-Arrh
The Batman of Zur-En-Arrh was introduced in a Golden Age story as an alternate Batman from a different planet. However in Grant Morrison’s Batman RIP story arc, he was reintroduced as an emergency backup personality tucked away just in case Bruce Wayne ever lost his mind. Although the garish costume was stitched together out of rags, the Zur-En-Arrh personality says the bright colors indicate absolute confidence. Once again, Batman proves his ‘superpower’ is super preparedness; having a backup plan in the case of any contingency.
Bruce and Diana
Here we have Batman and Wonder Woman posing for a photo at the San Diego Comic Convention. Although they are 2 of DC’s “Big 3″ (minus Superman), they don’t have much history together… That is, until the 2001 Justice League animated series hinted that an attraction between the two might be present. But even in the cartoons, Batman is ever the consummate masochist, denying himself any happiness in life, and nothing became of it.
The Toll Taken
Going into nightly fights against thugs with guns and knives, leaping off rooftops, escaping from burning buildings, straitjackets, ticking bombs, swinging saw blades … All this action is bound to leave a few permanent marks on a human body. Bruce Wayne does his best to explain his visible scars as mishaps from any number of polo matches, skiing accidents, spelunking excursions, etc. but the rest need to be covered up at all times.
With his history of mistakes or failures literally carved into his body, it is a constant reminder to himself that he is still only human. And that he has to be better.
Batman Begins
From this classic design did an entire mythos flow. Orphaned billionaire Bruce Wayne puts on his cape and cowl to fight crime as The Batman. More than 50 years later, the silhouette is still instantly recognizable.
