Comicbook nation podcast in this latest episode talk with star wars. Batmans real identity as bruce wayne has remained largely a secret to the general public and those hunting him down during his time wearing the cape and cowl. Similarly, the anticipated wedding of batman and catwoman in. Batman has surprising reaction to supermans identity reveal. Comic book writer grant morrison discusses the human side of the superhuman in his new book. Sneak peak rewritten chapter 1, a batman beyond fanfic. The concept of the secret identity used to lie at the heart of superhero comics, but it seems to have gone out of fashion of late. He followed that up with appearances in both batman v superman and justice league. Supermans identity is being revealed by dc comics on wednesday after decades.
Going over why dc comics dropped the ball when it came to exploring the fallout of alfred pennyworths death and supermans secret identity reveal. Doesnt matter if its revealed for everyone or if just one person finds out, if its by accident or research, if its because he died. If batmans identity was revealed, then would he still wear the mask. Superman to reveal his secret identity to the world. It was first published monthly, starting january 2004. We finally know the jokers real name and its fantastic io9. Not even his parents remember clark revealed his secret so alls well that. Kent decide to name their newborn boy clark, as a homage to the. Batman is the one hero who could never reveal his secret.
Batmans real identity as bruce wayne has remained largely a secret. But snyder already revealed that he intended to show in justice league that swanwick is the martain manhunter in disguise. It was a limited series that ran for seven issues from february to september 2015, with a trade paperback being published the month after its conclusion. The first stop for newbies in the comic book universe. Top 11 times supermans secret identity was exposed in. Not to mention batman s secret identity is not a problem to him he has hundreds of set up lives and nest eggs he can hop into at the drop of a. Ive been excited about every major superman development his revealing his dual identity to lois, his marriage to lois, his death, injust superman yeah, im a fan of the concept, sue me, jons birth, even comic book gods help me jorels return initially anyway, exact, but this reveal falls flat on me. During a directors commentary for batman v superman. Batman just revealed spoiler to the entire world screen rant. The true identity of the controversial marc on the mans side. When did pete ross discover superboys secret identity. Harry lennix debuted as swanwick in 20s man of steel, also directed by snyder.
Batman has been featured in many ongoing series, limited series and graphic novels published by dc comics. This is something of an unusual tale in that batman s secret identity is learned by everyone, when batman and robin prevent a runaway car from hitting a bus full of schoolchildren. In the latest comic book legends revealed, learn the true identity of marc, the controversial advice columnist from dcs romance comics in the 1970s. The worlds greatest detective has the worlds worst kept secret. Batwoman beyonds secret identity is revealed and its a. After awhile, even the slowest comic book fan begins to realize that there.
In current comics, joker is planning to reveal batmans identity. After the impact, batman is kayoed and his mask falls off. Batman is one of the most secretive superheroes in the dc universe. Bradford thorne he has treated batmans secret identity ie bruce wayne from a. Im speaking in terms of outright public disclosure, not traditional revealing to only a. This is got me a secret, a feature where i spotlight notable instances of comic book characters revealing their secret identities to people now, obviously, due to the various rewriting of history over the years, alfred pennyworth has now been the wayne family butler for decades and was actually already working for the waynes when young master bruce lost his parents. Its something youd only expect him to share with his most loyal allies. As comics readers know, bruce wayne really is batman. Why does bruce wayne have to hide his secret identity while tony stark doesnt. Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. What if terrys secret identity as batman was revealed. What superhero in comic books other than batman has broken their rule of never killing anyone. Today i share my thoughts about dc comics latest change to the superman status quo via the creative mind of brian michael bendis with superman 18 where his historic secret identity is revealed to.
As batman and the joker face off, their confrontation is inadvertently caught on film. Secret identity is a fourissue miniseries of 48 pages each in prestige format, written by kurt busiek and illustrated by stuart immonen. Batmans coolest movie power gets upgraded in the comics. Watchmen, being a deconstruction of superhero tropes, has several examples. Superman secret identity reveal worst storyline since. This is one of the mostly closely guarded secrets in gotham city, with batman going out. Dc comics reveals the new arkham knights secret identity. Supermans secret identity to be revealed to the world again. How many people have deduced batmans secret identity. Superman reveals his identity to spoiler in the best way. The title was not released under the elseworlds banner, but is regarded as a noncanonical story.
For various reasons, the secret identity concept used keep your close ones safe by keeping your hero and private life separate has been broken over comic book history. Oddly, batman trusted jimmy olsen with his secret id before superman did. Rita, a secret identity is as precious as a baby dipped in diamonds. Its a move that dc has explored before in both 1991 superman revealing his secret to lois lane and 2015 lois revealing supermans secret to the world via a newspaper article, but comic book. Vance astrovik of the new warriors had his secret identity revealed to the public when he was put on trial. Arkham knight identity revealed in detective comics. That secret identity of bruce wayne will always be there and has been since his. Batman reveals secret identities of justice league members to make them trust eachother. Bruce wayne is the secret identity of batman because he hides that identity from the world, and vice versa batman is the secret id of bruce wayne because during the day he hides batman. This is one of the mostly closely guarded secrets in gotham city, with batman going out of his way to hide away the truth from the people he tries to protect. What would batman do if his identity as bruce wayne was revealed. White knight is an entertaining and insightful graphic novel that stands perfectly alongside other classic batman stories. Oddly, batman trusted jimmy olsen with his secret id. Dc comics 2005 limited series identity crisis reveals that jla member zatanna had edited batmans.
The jokers true identity is the card hes always played closest to his chest, but its about to be revealed in dcs upcoming batman. Bane is revealed to know who batman is simply by watching him move. Secret identity trade collects the 4issue limited series which originally came out in early 2004, and, in my opinion, its a mustread, not only for fans of superman or comic books, but for fans of good stories in general. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940. Has there been a comic where batmans identity is revealed to all. However, batman is ready to reveal himself to the entire world in order to stop and kill one of. Top 11 times supermans secret identity was exposed in comic book history maurice mitchell. Supermans comic book reveal proves anonymity is impossible. The animated series, which is part of the dc animated universe. Find out all the greatest comics where supermans secret identity as clark kent was exposed. You would be forgiven for throwing a little eye roll at detective comics when you heard that the main batman villain of the latest arc would be the arkham knight. Dawn of justice, zack snyder revealed general swanwickmartian manhunter knew supermans identity. Batman comics were among those criticized when the comic book industry came under scrutiny with the publication of psychologist fredric werthams book seduction of the innocent in 1954. Return of the joker, the clown prince of crime tortures tim drake until he reveals batmans true identity.
Celebrated comic book writer mark millar believes marvel and dc comics have made a mistake getting rid of secret identities. By stealing financial data he was able to determine batman s secret identity and invaded the batcave, but was defeated when batman revealed to him that he was an artificial lifeform. Remember that there is also the original detective comics series, as well as other comic books featuring batman. Even among his fellow heroes, the dark knight still works to maintain a level of disconnect between his secret identity and the rest of the greater world. Tomasi, brad walker, andrew hennessy, nathan fairbarn and rob leigh, in stores now. White knight asks us to step back and take stock of the longterm impacts that batman s activity has had on gotham city. Batman v superman director zack snyder reveals more. Put simply, a character usually a superhero keeps their involvement in the events of the plot secret from some or all of the other characters. If you know a story that fits in here, just contact me. Secret identity is a 2004 elseworld story based on the idea behind superboyprime from crisis on infinite earths, but executed as a standalone noncanonical story without ties to the larger dc universe on an earth much like our own, where superheroes dont exist but superman comics do, mr. Werthams thesis was that children imitated crimes committed in comic books, and that these works corrupted the morals of the youth. The dark knight returns, batman s identity as bruce wayne is revealed after batman fakes his death in a fight with superman.
Supermans secret identity is revealed to the world in. Batgirl and the joker have a complicated history, to put it mildly. How did alfred first learn batman and robins secret. This section also generally handles titles that have spun off of the core batman titles to feature related characters. Today, we look at a bit of a unique situation, where superboys secret identity was revealed to pete ross without superboy knowing it. Do superhero secret identities still have worth nowadays.
Secret identities is a comic written by brian joines and jay faerber with art by ilias kyriazis and published by image comics. However, batman is ready to reveal himself to the entire world in order to stop and kill one of his biggest enemies, azrael. Every wednesday, comic misconceptions explores fascinating trivia, crazy stories, and mindblowing theories about the comic book universe from marvel, dc, and beyond. Both were tapped to be the comic books that explored the fallout of two. In a superman comic out today, the man of steel reveals his secret identity to the public. Nonnolanverse stories are also very welcome, so are other langues besides english. In their feature looking at how heroes have revealed their secret identities, csbg shows batman told jimmy olsen his secret id before superman did. During the viewing of batman v superman, he discussed the role in more. Secret identity is a fourissue miniseries of 48 pages each in. Why doesnt bane tell other villains batmans secret identity. None of it clicked for me, which is disappointing because i was excited that they were publishing a batman beyond book. While barry allen would not give up his secret identity in court to avoid a wrongful conviction, the superhero known as the flash inadvertently revealed his true identity in tonights episode in order to help a wrongfullyconvicted friend. Secret identities seem to be going out of fashion in the superhero genre.
Comic books secret identity revealed in supergods bounding tall buildings but grounded in the times, superheroes provide a snapshot of human anxiety and aspiration. Superman reveals batmans secret identity comicnewbies. Zack snyder reveals dceu martian manhunter knew supermans. Detective comics reveals the identity of dcs arkham knight.