Memorial Case Smashing: Bruce Wayne, Murderer?

[starwolf_oakley]

To the earlier request by Benicio127, here are some pages to BATMAN #600, written by Ed Brubaker and drawn by Scott McDaniel. It ended the BRUCE WAYNE: MURDERER? storyline and started the BRUCE WAYNE: FUGITIVE storyline. It also (maybe) marks the first time Batman says "There is no Bruce Wayne" out loud.



We've seen the set-up elsewhere. http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/2058266.html

It should be noted that Alfred isn't there because he quit during OFFICER DOWN.
"You are not a child and it is time you ceased acting like one. Which means it is time I stop abetting you." Alfred came back to Wayne Manor during BRUCE WAYNE: FUGITIVE. He knew Bruce wasn't guilty for one reason: "I knew his father."







There's a pretty involved Batman vs. Nightwing fight, which does show that a LOT of the Batcave is built up. Which is kind of a given, with all the cars, plane, boats, rockets, etc. kept in there.





As everyone "stares bug-eyed," (according to Shortpacked) Batman makes his escape.



A narrative box says: "They could never understand. Bruce Wayne was surrounded by pain, but he couldn't react to it."

BRUCE WAYNE: MURDERER would make a good animated movie adaptation, dropping some (but not all) of the more questionable Batdickery aspects. Batman deciding "I don't want to be Bruce Wayne anymore" makes for an interesting story point. An animated movie could really explore the "There is no Bruce Wayne" idea and show why it is true or not true.

Comments

[benicio127]

Thank you, thank you for posting this!

OH man, that scene where Dick smashes through the memorial case and Babs, Tim and Cass are all staring, jaws wide open -- kind of makes me laugh a little.

And that first page - Cass's face looks smooshed or deformed. Scott McDaniel seemed to be such a prolific artist in the 90s, but not really a fan of the art...

[jarodrussell]

Back during the whole "Steph as a Robin" kerfuffle, I suggested what they should do was create a virtual, locative art shrine for her, since it was something Oracle or Tim could do without needing Batman's permission.

Things like this, I feel, strengthen my argument. You can't smash a GPS coordinate.

[icon_uk]

You can't smash a GPS coordinate.

No Man's Land might disprove that somewhat..

[jarodrussell]

Yeah, but it still took less damage than Jason's shrine.

[starwolf_oakley]

She had taken a beating in her own book during the BW:M crossover. It's also when she figured out Bruce Wayne was Batman via body language.

[zechs80]

Cass's face is smooshed on purpose. When this storyline was going on Cass had 'just fought Shiva in a battle to the death. She's still licking her wounds from that here.