Who do you think will find and rescue Bruce Wayne?

[earl]

Originally Posted by Infinity Man

Maybe they might break the cliche trend of killing a superhero and brining them back, by leaving him dead. This is highly unlikely I know, but it might happen.

I keep thinking that in the end of Blackest Night is going to be a big reset on a bunch of characters that were killed or at least I hope so. I could see them pretty much resetting the JLA back to the classic lineup except Batman and then Morrison's upcoming series about the multiple-Earths being the one where Batman returns.

[Buried Alien]

Originally Posted by Jeff O.

Would Morrison say the trip at the end of RIP / LAST RITES / FINAL CRISIS is real, but Bruce's earlier trips were mere dreams or hypnotic suggestions? Dreams that could be shared and experienced by Bruce and Dick at the same time?

A retcon that would make the entire Golden/Silver Age history of Batman an extended hallucination?

An intriguing idea...

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[earl]

I think it could be played out using some of the hypertime ideas that DC comic book universe keeps changing, as what was 'real' in 39 isn't the same as 79 or 09 but the current Batman might perceive these past experiences as hallucinations or that the details of how certain things happened seem to change.

Most of the key pre-crisis stories still kind of happened, but the facts on how it happened are a bit open to interpretation (by whoever is writing the story this time).

I thought it would have been a whole lot cooler for when the Flash shows up for it be the exact Barry Allen from Earth 2 and he is the only one that really realizes that all that has happened since is way different. The Bruce Wayne he knew was a way different guy than the guy that has developed over the past 20+ years of comics. It seems they are not going to go this way, as they have changed certain elements of Barry Allen's origin, but it could still be something played upon as the Flash stories go forward.

I know lots of people were pretty disappointed in how Final Crisis unfolded and all, but I thought there was some pretty neat ideas playing on this kind of stuff. I'm kind of curious to see how some of it plays out going forward.

[Mundungus]

Bruce probably used a time machine to build a batcave during the stone age just in case, so if he was ever trapped there (not saying he would, y'know) he could resume his crusade against evil during the early days of humanity. Weeding it out before it got too crazy.

[Jeff O.]

Originally Posted by Buried Alien

A retcon that would make the entire Golden/Silver Age history of Batman an extended hallucination?

An intriguing idea...

At the least, perhaps the recurring, well-meaning hypnotic experiments of Carter Nichols made Bruce's mind more susceptible to future manipulations by others less noble.


In pre-Crisis Earth-Two continuity, it was Carter Nichols who was entrusted to deliver the Batman Diary to the Daily Star. The Diary at first appeared to be Batman's delusional memory of events concerning the JSA and World War II (but was later revealed to actually be an elaborate code).


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[FeminineMystique]

Originally Posted by earl

I keep thinking that in the end of Blackest Night is going to be a big reset on a bunch of characters that were killed or at least I hope so. I could see them pretty much resetting the JLA back to the classic lineup except Batman and then Morrison's upcoming series about the multiple-Earths being the one where Batman returns.

Nope, it's gonna be the guys from the "Cry for Justice" mini most likely as Robinson is taking over. Plus the Dick Grayson Batman, Donna Troy and Batwoman

[cobaltinee]

Ican say other. The other means his partner Robin knows how to bring Batman home. Alfred the butler also knows to bring home. thanks.

[Protoman]

Tim, because he's the best robin EVER

[DeTroyes]

Originally Posted by Quinnhop

Bruce will save himself.

Srsly. He's the goddamned Batman.

QFT.

He probably already has a "stuck back in time" contingency memorized and is just gathering the things he needs to implement it.