Grant morrison just never seemed to be able to bring all of his ideas together on paper. Bruce wayne, later known as the dark knight and batman, is the only son of the late thomas and martha wayne, and the heir to the wayne fortune. And with some weak art throughout the series i cant recommend this series to anyone. Comic books in batman return of bruce wayne mycomicshop. Witness bruce waynes adventures across time as he is swept through the time stream, from the ancient days that predate history itself through epics set in the. Grant morrisons bestselling multipart batman epic continues with bruce wayne s return to gotham city. The return of bruce wayne volume 1 was a limited series, published by dc comics. Over at the wayne enterprises party, it girlcat burglar selina played by banshees lili simmons vents to alfred that bruce has no business popping back into their lives after a 10year. Each issue spans a different era of time and features the dynamic artwork of one of todays artistic juggernauts, starting with chris. Iain glen will return as bruce wayne in titans season 3. You get right back here and finish this article, young man. Titans season 3 will have iain glen along as bruce wayne again. Batman the return of bruce wayne viewcomic reading comics. Sixissue miniseries written by grant morrisonin final crisis, batman fought a god and was believed to have fallen in battle.
The history section for this article is either absent or contains very little information. Witness bruce wayne s adventures across time as he is swept through the time stream, from the ancient days that predate history itself through epics set in the times of pirates and the old west, through his triumphant return to present day gotham city. The return of bruce wayne by grant morrison goodreads. Just look at the death of superman arc from the 90s, they cant permanently kill off batman, especially with there being cartoons and movies being made about him. Will bruce wayne ever return as batman in the comics.
William took charge of wayne enterprises after the murder of thomas wayne and told young bruce that he would wait for him to grow. Grant morrisons work on batman was mostly unfamiliar to me before picking up return of bruce wayne in trade shock horror. Nov 15, 2010 with the conclusion of grant morrisons return story, bruce wayne returns to the dcu. Batman begins bruce wayne returns to wayne enterprises.
He is going to live some time in the area of gotham city in each of several perhaps five different eras in its past. Apr 04, 2020 titans season 3 will have iain glen along as bruce wayne again. Almost like a sister companion to final crisis, the return of bruce wayne is about bruce wayne traveling through time, trying to figure out who he is while the. This would make the bruce wayne depicted in the batman films the 73rd. The idea of a retired bruce wayne taking on a protege and training him up to protect a futuristic gotham city is such a cinematic one that fans have been dying to see a movie based on the show for. He would confirm the news and fans are chomping at. Dec 09, 2009 today dc has confirmed that 2010 will bring the iconic hero back through a sixissue miniseries entitled batman. Glen walker, the showrunner for titans, was asked about bruce wayne s role in the show.
Glen walker, the showrunner for titans, was asked about bruce waynes role in the show. The return of bruce wayne is a 6issue american comic book limited series published by dc comics beginning in may 2010 to november 2010. A new york times bestseller a timespanning graphic novel featuring bruce wayne s return to gotham city to take back the mantle of batman written byawardwinning writer grant morrison and illustrated by a stable to todays hottest artists including chris sprouse, frazer irvingand yannick paquette. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. Mojsovski said that bruce wayne is taking a more prominent place in the show than batman is because the dynamic that bruce wayne brings is much more complicated than the. Jun 24, 2010 in the case of return of bruce wayne, and in particular this third issue, theres no doubt morrison is including all the inspired, high concept craziness his fans have come to expect from his work. Today dc has confirmed that 2010 will bring the iconic hero back through a sixissue miniseries entitled batman. Over the past week, the dc blog very quitely and often late in the afternoonearly in the evening on a friday when some members of the comics media are out drinking. After being sent to the past by darkseid, batman must battle his way back to the present and avert the villains final doomsday plan. Those were bruce waynes final words as he fell darkseid in final crisis. Batman bruce wayne superman green lantern booster gold rip hunter robin wonder woman red robin. Mar 22, 2009 1 im pretty sure its been confirmed that bruce wayne will be back in cowl.
As much as i love the concept behind the return of bruce wayne the execution was sorely lacking. The question that is left for readers is whether it was more of the jedi than it was universal soldier. Of course, it being morrison, its also hokey good fun. The series detailed the journey bruce wayne takes through the timestream of the dc universe. Grant morrisons bestselling multipart batman epic continues with this collection of the sixissue miniseries, now in trade paperback. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. Return of bruce wayne story arc after being sent to the past by darkseid, batman must battle his way back to the present and avert the villains final doomsday plan. A timespanning graphic novel featuring bruce wayne s return to gotham city to take back the mantle of batman, written by awardwinning writer grant morrison and illustrated by a stable of todays hottest artists including chris sprouse, frazer irving and yanick paquette. A timespanning graphic novel featuring bruce waynes return to gotham city to take back the mantle of batman, written by awardwinning writer grant morrison and illustrated by a stable of todays hottest artists including chris sprouse, frazer irving and yannick paquette.
This is certainly an improvement over the first issue. The return of bruce wayne reveals that the omega beams did not actually kill batman but instead hurtled him backwards through time, stranding him in the latepaleolithic era. Deathstroke vandal savageedward blackbeard thatch brother malleus first mate hands jonah hex lucky. The return of bruce wayne limited series and as a bridge to the ongoing story of the batman family. A compilation of stories dealing with bruce waynes return after being apparently killed by darkseid when batman successfully stopped his plan for conquest. Michael keaton returns as old bruce in batman beyond. Calculating bruce waynes worth and the cost to become batman. Batman the return of bruce wayne complete set 16 1 2 3 4 5 6. The return of bruce wayne picks up where final crisis left off. In that issue, wayne leaps into action with his makeshift bat costume to protect the people of the battribe. Mojsovski said that bruce wayne is taking a more prominent place in the show than batman is because the dynamic that bruce wayne brings is much more complicated than the one batman brings and that it was a story that has to be told.
A new york times bestseller a timespanning graphic novel featuring bruce waynes return to gotham city to take back the mantle of batman written byawardwinning writer grant morrison and illustrated by a stable to todays hottest artists including chris. Jul 17, 2012 calculating bruce wayne s worth and the cost to become batman. Return of bruce wayne tiein written by peter calloway. Batman the return of bruce wayne complete set 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 on amazon. Batman begins bruce wayne returns to wayne enterprises hd. Batman the return of bruce wayne viewcomic reading. Its a book which if you can go with it actually uses a wonderfully original storytelling method to grant insight into its central character, a pop culture institution. It seems like a counterintuitive place to start looking at final crisis but that is exactly the problem. Mar 02, 2011 a few minor complaints aside, i really enjoyed batman. In the case of return of bruce wayne, and in particular this third issue, theres no doubt morrison is including all the inspired, high concept craziness his fans have come to. It starred batman, superman, booster gold, rip hunter, and green lantern. Secrets involving the return of bruce wayne affect all three sirens and set the girls against each other in a brutal display of their villainous roots.
In each issue of the series, batman continues to mysteriously jump through the timestream, moving ever closer to the present time with each quantum leap. A timespanning graphic novel featuring bruce waynes return to gotham city to take back the mantle of batman, written by awardwinning writer grant morrison and illustrated by a stable of todays hottest artists including chris sprouse, frazer irving and yanick paquette. The issue begins in vanishing point, seemingly just before rip hunter and his companions arrived earlier in the series. Frazer irving deserves much of the credit, with his digitally painted pages evoking fear and splendor and the. After his parents were mugged and murdered by a masked gunman, bruce began to question the inner workings of gotham and along with his allies sought to uncover the corruption destroying the city and get to the reason behind his parents murder. Bruce appears confused and amnesiac in the prehistoric era and must, throughout the course of the story, live several lives acting.
Bruce wayne is sent back in time, initially to cavemen days, his memory gone. Witness bruce waynes adventures across time as he is swept through the time stream, from the ancient days that predate history itself through epics set in the times of pirates and the old west, through his triumphant return to present day gotham city. Superstar writer grant morrison tackles his most ambitious project to date with the return of bruce wayne, a special sixpart series that chronicles the return of the original man behind batmans cape and cowl. A timespanning graphic novel featuring bruce waynes return to gotham city to take back the mantle of batman, written by awardwinning writer grant morrison.
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