It could all be a Dying Dream, an actual dream, a psychic vision, pretty much any interpretation you can come up with is possible, though the book seems to subtly favour the Dying Dream position. It is difficult to say exactly what the truth of the events is. For example, The Joker's story has him killing Batman in a scene very reminiscent of The Killing Joke, Clayface's has him sacrificing himself in order to save Clayface, and Superman's has Bruce insisting that Clark take him into certain death, so that he can capture the villain's attention and divert them from killing innocents. One thing known is that all of the stories conflict with each other. After full stories from Alfred and Selina Kyle, the book then gives us only glimpses of those told by other characters. The stories and illustrations pay homage to many of the major periods and styles of Batman and interpretations of his character and relationships. Each of them proceeds to tell their story of Batman's death, all the while with the spirit of Batman watching the events along with a mysterious companion. Both long-time foes and allies of the Caped Crusader are gathered in a temporary truce to honor the fallen hero. The premise of the book is that various characters from the Batman mythos are attending Batman's funeral in Crime Alley. It was to be the "last" Batman story after the character's death in Batman RIP and Final Crisis, ending as a summation of the Batman myth and a meditation on his character and its various interpretations. "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" is a 2009 two-part Batman story written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Andy Kubert. Tell me what's going on.Ī Woman: You're the world's greatest detective, Bruce. While this rings true of many other ideas, religious or otherwise, it particularly rings true for Batman, a character who has an undeniable malleability.A Woman: I don't think Death is a person, Bruce.īatman: Then tell me who you are.
It can take all kinds of shapes it can be perfected and it can be perverted. What Gaiman and Kubert eloquently show us is that Batman - an idea - has the capacity for immortality.
In a delicate way, the creative duo explained that Batman is in a never-ending cycle of life and death, which he cannot escape. Gaiman and Kubert elegantly explained they're all valid, and they're all as true to canon as the original appearance of the Dark Knight in 1939's Detective Comics #27 by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. RELATED: Gaiman Eulogizes Cinamon Hadley, Visual Inspiration for Sandman's Deathīatman takes many forms, despite some fans claiming "their" version of Batman is the one true form. He hands the baby to his mother, she names him "Bruce." We get closer to the iconic image, the "Bat" symbol taking a new shape that of a doctor's hands, delivering a baby. We're left with an image of the Bat Signal, beaming in the sky.
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