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Closing of seven years of Morrison on Batman. Bruce Wayne is back, publicly declares that he is funding the Dark Knight and launches Batman Incorporated: a global Batman network in every country. Damian Wayne's death in combat is one of the most memorable moments of the modern Batman. Art by Chris Burnham.

The second volume of Morrison's run executes his riskiest move yet: kill off (apparently) Bruce Wayne and let Dick Grayson take up the mantle. The Dick-Damian duo Morrison builds here is one of the best Batman and Robin ever written. Art by Frank Quitely, Morrison's long-time collaborator on All-Star Superman and We3.

One of the most ambitious periods ever written about Batman begins here. Grant Morrison rewrites the character based on a radical thesis: everything published since 1939 is canon. Damian Wayne appears for the first time as the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul. The seeds of Batman R.I.P. begin to take shape. Andy Kubert provides spectacular art that handles Morrison's densest plotting with visual clarity. The beginning of a seven-year run that would transform Batman mythology permanently.