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@ Newsarama-- Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #6

And we all thought the concept of "Batman as a New God" was just ludicrous.

While it feels in many ways that this issue and Batman and Robin #16 form a solid conclusion to Morrison’s recent stories, they actually just close one more chapter of it, revealing the true threat through the Hurt/Darkseid connection.  Hurt has a power that not even the grave can contain but is he still a threat for Batman as Morrison has made him into a Fifth World god?  Through the “death” and “resurrection” of Bruce Wayne, Morrison has taken him from being a street level character and recast him as a Superman level hero, capable of defending the universe as much as he is of defending Gotham City.  There are parallels to be drawn as you Batman’s journey through time as a trip through Hell, as the character is trapped without his memory of his tools but still has his mind and his wits, which are his deadliest weapons.

You can read my full review if you scroll down a bit here.