If Thomas and Martha Wayne returned to life

[Rory]

If Batman's parents were returned to him in some silly comic book way do you think that Bruce would feel the need to be Batman anymore?
How do you think his parents would feel knowing what their son has been doing?

Just a random thought. In no way do I support the Waynes ever being resurrected (in fact I dislike any resurrections in comics).

[Mgoldman14]

Well batmans uncle returned in zero year so I don't think so but I don't know. Probably not.

[ABH]

If Batman's parents were returned to him in some silly comic book way do you think that Bruce would feel the need to be Batman anymore?

In the Superman/Batman "Absolute Power" story (which dealt with time-travel), Batman was able to stop Joe Chill from killing his parents, which changed the timeline and immediately erased him as Batman, and put him in an all-new time-line. He was happy as Bruce, until Clark (who was time-travelling with him) reminded him of who/what he was. So, the desire to save his parents, would always be there, but in the end, he knew he had to be Batman.

How do you think his parents would feel knowing what their son has been doing?

I'm really hazy on "Death and the Maidens", but in that story Ra's al Ghul gave Bruce some sort of alchematic brew, that allowed him to converse with the dead (or believe that he was). If I remember right, both of his parents didn't really approve of how he was spending his life.

Those are just a couple examples. Different writers would approach these things differently.

[t hedge coke]

I can't really see Batman deciding that all the people he's saved, sometimes the entire world, can just go fly a kite and save themselves because mummy and dad have been resurrected.

[Dispenser Of Truth]

He'd keep going, that his loss was magically repealed doesn't mean others were or would be. Honestly, I could see them become estranged from him were they to return; would you be able to cope emotionally if you saw your son become what Bruce is? Death and the Maidens touched on that idea really well, and the answer was a solid and frankly understandable "no".

[Conch22]

He'd keep going, that his loss was magically repealed doesn't mean others were or would be. Honestly, I could see them become estranged from him were they to return; would you be able to cope emotionally if you saw your son become what Bruce is? Death and the Maidens touched on that idea really well, and the answer was a solid and frankly understandable "no".

I was abit underwhelmed initially when reading Death & the Maidens ( think it was a combination of how hyped it is and reading the intro, and some of the art felt very Chaykin inspired but somewhat rushed). That said, his parents reaction was a highlight, as well as the death camp scenes

[Rory]

In the Superman/Batman "Absolute Power" story (which dealt with time-travel), Batman was able to stop Joe Chill from killing his parents, which changed the timeline and immediately erased him as Batman, and put him in an all-new time-line. He was happy as Bruce, until Clark (who was time-travelling with him) reminded him of who/what he was. So, the desire to save his parents, would always be there, but in the end, he knew he had to be Batman.



I'm really hazy on "Death and the Maidens", but in that story Ra's al Ghul gave Bruce some sort of alchematic brew, that allowed him to converse with the dead (or believe that he was). If I remember right, both of his parents didn't really approve of how he was spending his life.

Those are just a couple examples. Different writers would approach these things differently.

Thanks for letting me know about these comics. These should be interesting reading.

[Buried Alien]

Various stories have appeared over the years which explore the question of whether Bruce would become/continue being Batman if his parents were around. The result is pretty much always YES. Bruce has gone too far down the route of his chosen crusade to ever willingly stop, and besides, even if doesn't consciously acknowledge it, being Batman is a *gas*. No other life could be more exciting.

Buried alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)