Batman to be killed off after 70 years

Batman is to be killed off after 70 years, the comic's writer has revealed. 'Batman RIP' will see "the end of Bruce Wayne as Batman", according to Grant Morrison.

There are rumours that Batman will suffer a gruesome end when his sidekick Robin goes over to "the dark side" and destroys him in a terrible betrayal.

Others speculate that Wayne may either retire from his duties or be killed by a mystery villain known as the Black Glove.



His fate will be revealed in the latest issue of DC Comic's Batman, published today.
"What I am doing is a fate worse than death, things that no one would expect to happen to these guys at all," Mr Morrison told Comic Book Resources.

Mr Morrison, the Scottish writer, has written storylines for comics including X-Men for Marvel and Superman for DC Comics. He took over writing the Batman series for DC in 2006.