Batman Takes On His Biggest Detective Case Yet: Investigating His Own Death

Image via Warner Bros Animation Published Sep 19, 2026, 1:24 PM EDT Patrik Walker is an Emmy Award–winning writer who covers all things Comics & Superheroes. His work can also be found at the Dallas Cowboys, The Sporting News, and CBS Sports, among other outlets. One of the most respected names in his field, he is also a diehard enthusiast of all things comics, anime, gaming and movies — thriving in spaces where discussions involving those or similar topics reign supreme. Sign in to your CBR account With so much good coming out of DC Studios' streaming hit Batman: Knightfall Part 1 — the first installment in the highly-anticipated trilogy — it gets easy to forget that it isn't the only place where the Dark Knight is excelling. He is also offering up plenty of elite storylines in DC Comics as well, and not simply in the acclaimed Absolute Batman series. Whether it's Poison Ivy becoming Mayor Ivy or Bruce Wayne being murdered in ... wait a minute ... Bruce Wayne being what?! Yes, you right that correctly, but while the latest Batman series isn't the first time he's met his demise in DC Comics, this one comes with an intriguing twist. In Batman #16, Bruce Wayne meets an untimely d...