During his run King showed us how the truth may be that the real version of the character is somewhere in between Bruce Wayne and Batman. Through his thesis of “Can Bruce Wayne be happy and be Batman at the same time” King was bring another way of thinking about the character. Many fans heavily believe this and past creators have shown that by emphasizing Bruce Wayne as a mask while Batman is the true version of the character. It brought to question if it is true that in the wake of his parents death that Bruce Wayne died and Batman was born. Having that be the running theme for his run allowed King to give both Bruce Wayne and Batman character development at the same time. It is an intriguing question to base a run on any Batman comic on. The running theme from the very beginning of Tom King’s run on ‘Batman’ was “Can Bruce Wayne be happy and be Batman at the same time?” That running thesis statement became the main emphasis of King’s run with the “I Am Bane” story arc. CAN BRUCE WAYNE BE HAPPY AND BE BATMAN SIMULTANEOUSLY Click for full-page view So with that said let’s take look into King’s time on Batman. In taking the time to read through King’s run there were a ton of things that I was reminded of, did not catch originally and confirmed feelings about the last four years on Batman. With such a long-term run I wanted to take the time to go back and read through King’s entire run on Batman. The 5 Best Batman Comic Book Story Arcs of All Time
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