Batman & Son
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Batman & Son is a story arc by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert, which debuted July 26, 2006, which follows sometime after the conclusion of James Robinson's Face the Face.
[edit] Plot
After a harrowing battle with the Joker high atop Police Headquarters, Batman decides to let Bruce Wayne step into the light. While visiting the treasures of London's Pop Art museum Batman faces down a whole army of ninja Man-Bats in a no-holds barred, bone-crunching superbrawl until the winged horrors knock Batman unconsious. When Batman awakes he finds Talia al Ghul and she explains to him that events similar to those that took place in Batman: Son of the Demon have resulted in Damian, the son of Batman.
Batman and Damian return to Gotham City where Bruce introduces his son to the bat cave, his butler Alfred Pennyworth, and his adopted son Tim Drake also known as Robin. However, Damian's spoiled attitude gets him locked up in one of Wayne Manor's many rooms.
Back in the cave, Tim asks Bruce if Damian's arrival will affect Bruce's adoption (from Face the Face) but Bruce assures him it will not. Then, Tim tells Bruce that the Spook is terrorizing Blackgate Prison. While at Blackgate, two of the Shocker's cronies (one of the men is an undercover cop in disguise) discuss if the Spook was their first "novelty crime act." The discussion gets heated when the other man realizes that the other man is an undercover cop and is about to shoot him when Batman come to his rescue. Batman then finds the Spook missing his head.
Meanwhile, Robin is searching for Alfred when he comes across Damian back in the cave and with his sword which Batman had taken from him. Suspicious, Tim tries to be friendly to no avail when Damian removes the Spook's head from a bag with a grenade stuck in his mouth. Shocked, Tim yells how they don't kill. Batman's son tosses the head in the air and it explodes when it hits the ground. The two are on top of the giant model T-Rex when Damian sucker punches Robin off.
The Bat-Signal is lit and Batman finds Damian with Jason Todd's old Robin uniform on. Batman asks how he got out of the Bat-Cave without being seen and then asks what he's done with his partner Tim. Pan back into the Bat-Cave to reveal Tim lying in what was left of the broken case that held Todd's old uniform.
In the concluding part, Batman reluctantly agrees to take Damian to stop Talia and save the Prime Minister's wife, when Damian reveals he has worked out that Talia wishes to trade her hostage for control over Gibraltar. Soon, Batman, Damian and Talia are in a confrontation on Gibraltar as the British Navy bomb the island. Talia and Damian vanish in an explosion...
It is believed that writer Grant Morrison will return Talia and Damian in a later issue, though his next arc (despite delays requiring a 4 issue fill- in arc titled "Grotesk") will feature the Joker's return after reconstructive surgery on his face following being shot in the head in the opening scene of Batman and Son.
Newsarama reported in its May solicitions that Batman #666, will feature a future timeline where Damian has assumed the role of the Batman in a post-apocalyptic world.
| Batman | |
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| Creators: | Bob Kane • Bill Finger • Other writers and artists |
| Supporting Characters: | Robin (Tim Drake) • Nightwing (Dick Grayson) • Batgirl • Batwoman • Alfred Pennyworth • Lucius Fox • Barbara Gordon • Commissioner Gordon • Harvey Bullock |
| Villains: | Bane • Catwoman • Clayface • Harley Quinn • Joker • Killer Croc • Mr. Freeze • Penguin • Poison Ivy • Ra's al Ghul • Red Hood (Jason Todd) • Riddler • Scarecrow • Two-Face • Other villains |
| Locations: | Arkham Asylum • Batcave • Gotham City • Wayne Enterprises • Wayne Manor |
| Miscellanea: | Batarang • Batmobile • Batsuit • Popular media • Publications • Storylines • Alternate versions of Batman |
