Batman Trailer

It seemed like a strange idea at the time.  Just as Batman was coming back into the public eye with the release of the blockbuster The Dark Knight in 2008, Grant Morrison was writing Bruce Wayne out of the series with a storyline called “Batman: R.I.P.”.  Among other things, the story revealed a villain who claimed to be Wayne’s father having faked his death.  The story ended with Bruce Wayne as good as dead in the present, his mind being sent back to the beginning of human civilization.

For the past year and a half, the role of Batman has been filled by Dick Grayson.  Grayson first appeared in Detective Comics #38 in 1940 as an orphaned acrobat rescued by Bruce Wayne and subsequently trained into the role of Robin.  Unlike most comic book characters, Dick Grayson later aged and became the teen vigilante Nightwing.  The Robin to Dick Grayson’s Batman is the original Bruce Wayne’s test-tube son (don’t ask).

This May, fans clamoring for Bruce Wayne’s return got the first part of their wish with the publication of issue one of Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne.  The six-issue series follows Bruce Wayne as he finds a way to travel through time, hitting all the historical pulp-fiction eras on his way.  For anyone who’s ever wanted to see a caveman, pirate, or private eye Batman, this is the place.

When that series concludes in September, the top secret “Bruce Wayne: The Road Home” storyline will begin in October.  Little is known except that there will be a number of one-shot issues focusing on members of Batman’s vigilante team, including multiple Robins, Batgirl, and the quirky superhero team the Outsiders.  In addition, Grant Morrison will be writing an issue called Batman: The Return, which will deal with how the world will transition with two Batmans in it.

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