Question about Bruce Wayne?

[muimi]

So the superhero community knows that Bruce is dead but does the world at large know that Bruce Wayne is gone, does he have a headstone, etc.? Sorry, I'm still trying to catch up with all the Batman RIP things. Also, what issues was Bruce's messages to Dick, Tim and Alfred shown?

[Mat001]

The world thinks Bruce Wayne is alive because Tommy Elliot/Hush has changed his face to look like Bruce and he has been seen. This was covered in "Heart Of Hush", "Last Rites" and is the ongoing storyline in Gotham City Sirens and I think over in Streets Of Gotham.

[Psavell2]

Also in one of the Blackest Night books there was a specific reference to "the unmarked grave of Bruce Wayne" which is secretly right next to his parents.

[Psavell2]

Also, what issues was Bruce's messages to Dick, Tim and Alfred shown?

Alfred's was shown in the Batman And The Outsiders Special #1. In it, Bruce explained to Alfred why he had really started The Outsiders all those years ago and asked him to reassemble and lead the team against an as yet unknown enemy, which turned out to be The Insiders.

I think Dick's message was revealed in Battle For The Cowl #3. Bruce told him not to take over the mantle of the Batman, but instead to carry on as Nightwing with Tim at his side. There is speculation that this may have been so that Dick would take on the mantle on his own terms, rather than feeling obligated to Bruce's legacy.

[carabas]

The world thinks Bruce Wayne is alive because Tommy Elliot/Hush has changed his face to look like Bruce and he has been seen. This was covered in "Heart Of Hush", "Last Rites" and is the ongoing storyline in Gotham City Sirens and I think over in Streets Of Gotham.

Okay... who else thinks that th only reason that Hush has Bruce's face is so that editorial doesn't have to write around the secret ID when both Batman and Bruce Wayne come back.

[Psavell2]

Okay... who else thinks that th only reason that Hush has Bruce's face is so that editorial doesn't have to write around the secret ID when both Batman and Bruce Wayne come back.

It is extremely convenient, but all of the resulting storylines have been awfully good if it was editorially mandated.

[ryerye17]

They decided to "push off" announcing Bruce Wayne's death as not to associate is with Batman's. And, as stated, copycats (Hush) popped up here and there.

[olympichero62]

Don't forget that Black Hand is walking around licking (and doing god knows what else) to Bruce's skull. He's everywhere.

[RwRack]

Black Hand is walking around with Bruce's skull, not Black Mask.
Easy mistake.

[Captain Jim]

But Didio has said that's not really Bruce's skull.

[Captain Jim]

The only message we've really seen in detail is Alfred's, as mentioned above. Dick's has only been alluded too; Jason's too. I don't think we've seen any clue what the message to Tim might have been.