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Summary
If Bruce Wayne does n’t becomeBatman , there are dark aftermath for Gotham . A less traumatic childhood for one son lead to a Wayne Industries run by Roman Sionis and a spoilt Bruce rebelling against his cushy captivity . In a Gotham where Thomas and Martha Wayne are killed without their son to endure witness , Batman is n’t give birth in dark . Instead , hide out beneath Wayne Manor , a privileged child avoids peril .
Batman : Dark eld # 1by Mark Russell and Michael Allredopens with an elderly Bruce Wayne look back on his memory board as they begin to blow over . Graciouslyspared from witnessing the deaths of his parents , Bruce Wayne starts out as more of a budding lushthan the next Good Shepherd of the city .
The False Face Society terrorizes a Gotham in an arrested exploitation , while their proxy , Roman Sionis , controls the direction of the metropolis ’s most profitable institution . While repeatedly bailing a young Bruce out of bother , Alfred faces the challenge of permeate this elite orphan with a sentience of consequence , leading to the interrogative if this child could ever become Batman .
One of the most tragic moment in Bruce Wayne ’s biography was the decease of his parent , but even write them could n’t forbid him from becoming Batman .
Batman Exists in His Current Form Because He Witnesses His Parents' Murder
A New Batman Origin Confirms What Fans Have Always Known
Bruce roleplay up his tragic and doomed narrative , which leads authority pattern to enable his behavior . This Modern miniseries from the samecreators ofSuperman : Space Agefeatures Bruce ’s arrests for drunk and disorderly behavior — and break into a Panthera tigris cage at the zoo . His devoted pantryman protect him from any perceive threats , and always recollect him from the locking with donuts in hired hand . Bruce questions the motives behind his guardian ’s steadfast care , but come to accept that he may just be a kind man .
As he grow to maturity , Bruce is slowly impacted by Alfred ’s recur talks about wealth and province . He finds himself driven to walk the street of Gotham at night in a contraband coating and hood , finally start to consider what he owe to the corrupt city . Despite this , Wayne Enterprises finally revokes his counsellor when a young Bruce is sentenced to ten years in Blackgate Penitentiary , which also leads to the end of Bruce ’s unlimited resources . Clearly , the variety tohow his parents ' death played out shapes the way Batman work out in this macrocosm .
Batman : Dark Ageis not the only Batman story to vary the Waynes ' murders . For another twisting on this beginning , check out the Elseworlds storyBatman : Dark Knight Dynastyby Mike W. Barr , Scott McDaniel , Gary Frank , Scott Hampton , and Cam Smith .
Bruce Wayne Is Set Up for Failure Long Before He Becomes Batman
Bruce ’s having been spared pain in the ass in puerility seems to head him to an maturity full of it , suggesting once and for all thatthe chief Batman of the DCUonly exists because he witnessed his parents ' slaying . While the Bruce Wayne ofBatman : Dark Ageis eventually drawn to the cloak aegis of the streets of Gotham , he is not fain for it . The deficiency of his wild trauma has left him a unlike , less compulsive man . The grace which spares Bruce the sight of his parents ' murder also spares him the fervent following of Justice Department which typically consume the vigilante known , always , asBatman .
Batman : Dark Age#1is available now from DC Comics .
BATMAN : DARK AGE # 1 ( 2024 )
