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Have We Seen Bruce Wayne's End Before? (Spoilers)

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Oz Mendoza
04/26/09

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If Gaiman ripped off anyone, it was himself... there was a similar rebirth storyline in A Season of Mists. I won't say more to avoid spoilers, but if you've read it you know what i'm talking about.

I find Mrs. Wayne's "Hello Bruce. Hello" kinda silly. I've heard that it's a reference to the Bizarro line in Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow. Even so, i think her saying it is kind of awkward.
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bluehinter
04/26/09

@Oz Mendoza: Actually, on the previous panels, Mrs. Wayne was reading her son a variation of Goodnight Moon, and then Batman begins to say goodnight to the Batmobile, Batcave, Giant Penny, Joker, Batsignal, etc...

If I didn't know they were just going to bring him back 6 months from now after exploiting some Omega Sanction time travel loophole bullshit, I'd almost be touched...
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Grey_Area
04/26/09

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I recall Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix having a similar scene. This must have been used by many writers and artists. The "Goodnight Bat-signal" and transform is pretty sweet though.
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TehLastTimeLord
04/26/09

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So wait, what's the ending? I'm so confused here.
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GreyHammer
04/26/09

@TehLastTimeLord: the end is the beginning is the end.
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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
04/26/09

@GreyHammer: "Our Rob or Ross" -- Red Dwarf, as referenced in comments to previous article.
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Torley
04/26/09

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Not so much art panels as idea and tone, this brought to mind an unlikely source: Lynn Johnston's reboot of For Better or For Worse. "Looking back looks wonderful!"

I liked the Bat-hands transition.
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alphanumeric1971
04/26/09

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The "Whatever happened to the batman" is an "imaginary" story (aren't they all?)

It's in the same vein as "Whatever happened to superman?"
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DocSeuss
04/26/09

@alphanumeric1971: Correct. Batman really did actually die millions of years ago back with the cavemen, just like Allfather Morrison told us.
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
04/26/09

@DocSeuss: I don't know if that sentence is supposed to a joke, but trying to wrap my head around it is just hysterical.
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StratfordX
04/26/09

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I don't think it's meant to be taken so literally.
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
04/26/09

@StratfordX: You mean to tell me that Batman wasn't birthed by a flying batsignal turning into giant hands? Slanderous!
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