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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Klaus" data-source="post: 2612265" data-attributes="member: 607">Reading DC comics since 1985. Skim through current Bat-titles, but following Teen Titans, Outsiders and Birds of Prey.1 - Two possible scenarios come to mind.Scenario A: Batman kills the Joker and rationalizes it as being necessary. From then on, he is tempted to take that road again every time one of his more psychotic rogues go at it again (Zsaz, Killer Croc, etc). The superhero community would probably gravitate to either supporting the Bat (Wonder Woman, Hawkman and Huntress would definitely be on his side) or reject him (Superman would be very disappointed in Batman). In a way, it seems this is happening right now with Wonder Woman.Scenario B: Batman's head snaps, and he develops a split-personality that DOES kill villains, while the core Batman personality continues with the vow of non-killing. This happened to Superman when he killed the alternate-Earth kryptonians Zod, Quex-Ul and Zaora (he became the Gangbuster). It took Kal-El an exile in space to sort things out.Either way, the public at large would probably never know this, as the Joker's body would probably never show up.BTW, this DID happen in the Elseworlds title JLA: The Nail, where Batman killed Joker after the clown used telekinetic gauntlets (from Apokolips) to teach Batman about human anatomy using Robin and Batgirl as his subjects.2 - Only a select few would know the truth. For all intents and purposes, Batman is alive. If Bruce dies without crossing the line (question 1), then Dick and Tim would stick to Batman's credo of no killing.3 - It's Batman Beyond all over again. IMHO, that cartoon showed that Bruce Wayne *can* be replaced, if the legend and the character are treated with dignity.All this sounds remarkably similar with what I heard about the One Year Later DC Universe...</blockquote>

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