Batman: Son of the Demon ("Batman: Son of the Demon") is a graphic novel created by screenwriter Michael W. Barr and artist Jerry Bingham , published in 1987 by DC Comics . It was released in hardcover and paperback.
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Paperback cover for Batman: Son of the Demon . Artist Jerry Bingham. | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Format | graphic novel |
| Publication Dates | 1987 |
| Number of issues | one |
| Characters | Batman , Ra's Al Ghul , Thalia Al Ghul |
| Creators | |
| Screenwriters | Mike W. Barr |
| Artists | Jerry Bingham |
In 2006, Grant Morrison , building on this story, created the Batman & Son comic strip, which was released by Elseworlds , an imprint owned by DC Comics.
Also in 2006, DC Comics released a new edition of the Batman: Son of the Demon comic with a cover by Andy Coubert , linking it with the Batman & Son story arch.
Story
The story centers around the ecoterrorist and Shadow League leader Ra's al Ghul , who helps Batman uncover the murder of Harris Blaine, one of Gotham 's most famous scientists. Batman and Ra's al-Ghul go to the man known among the terrorists as Cain. Cain is an outcast assassin who killed Ra's al-Ghul's wife and Talia's mother. For many years, Batman had a stormy and vague romance with Thalia, despite ideological conflicts with her father. In the course of the storyline, Batman looks after Talia. When Batman asks her about the marriage ceremony, Talia replies that this has already happened. Her father, in an attempt to prevent Batman from interfering with his plans, had already performed such a ritual based on the customs of his country, where only the consent of the bride was required to declare marriage. Soon, Thalia becomes pregnant, and the prospect of creating a family greatly affects Batman's behavior, making his actions more risky and his views soft. He almost destroyed the guard of an already pregnant (and still very dangerous in origin) Waist, set to repel an attack by mercenaries. Watching Batman's over-custody, Thalia decides that she cannot let him continue in the same vein because he is likely to be killed. To this end, Thalia claims that she had a miscarriage. Broken by the news, Batman returns to his usual gloomy temper, he and Talia breaking the marriage. Batman returns to Gotham, not knowing that Thalia is still carrying his child.
The born boy is sent to an orphanage, from where he is soon adopted by a married couple from the west. The only hint of his impressive origin is the pearl inlaid necklace that Bruce presented to Talia shortly before Cain’s attack on Ra’s al-Ghoul’s headquarters.
Criticism
IGN ranks Batman: Son of the Demon in seventh place on the list of Batman’s 25 greatest graphic novels, saying it’s “Ra’s al-Ghul’s best story” and “one of the fastest-growing stories you've ever read” [1] .
Notes
- ↑ The 25 Greatest Batman Graphic Novels , Hilary Goldstein, IGN, June 13, 2005