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Tom King ask if Batman conceive in God , one more time ( Wonder Woman # 20 Spoilers )
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Once upon a clip , whenTom Kingwas compose Batman , he had Bruce Wayne declare himself to be an atheist . Kinda . InBatman#53 , Bruce Wayne was asked the question while he was on jury duty , and he was willing to answer .
So he used to believe in God …
… but now no longer does . Thomas Wayne , his founding father , was a Christian , and his mother , Martha , was Judaic , but at the minute of his parent ’s death , he put that aside . And took a unlike mental attitude to the world , which he still maintains ..
And so we let a amusing look at trust and belief and how many things can take that role , for in force or for ill . It also discusses how Batman has practically become a spiritual figure . To be clean , there are a lot of post-horse , a deal of symbols on chests , and a lot of incised imagery of The Bat . In reply to that progeny , some ethnic music pointed out how Bruce Wayne was a repentant kid . What ’s more telling is that Batman serve on the Justice League with an angel — an genuine angel , one of God ’s celestial host , Zauriel . He ’s also occur face to face with Barbatos , the god behind the Batman myth through the centuries , millenary . He ’s hung out with The Spectre , Etrigan The Demon , the Phantom Stranger , and many other God - touched entities . He ’s also met Greek , Roman and Norse deities such as Ares , Odin , Thor , and more . He ’s been to heaven and to hell and everywhere in between . And all the many , many folks who have died and come back … including a Robin or two . And himself .
In response , Tom Kingposted on Twitter , " Lot of people sayingBatman 53(which I wrote ) shows Batman is an atheist . That ’s not how I read that comic . But I do n’t think my recital of it is the most important one . Anyway , I hope you translate the whole matter for yourself and settle for yourself . " Could it have been Bruce Wayne , who just wanted to rock the jury one way or another ? Or maybe he was still religious but had pressed the break release while he was Batman ? Well , in today’sWonder Woman#20 , Tom King has retort to the topic , with Batman repel with Wonder Woman .
Batman does at least country that he has a God … or gods .
That would be the alley that see his parents shot by Joe Chill . And then he is Olympus , on the font , trying to shew the naturalness of Wonder Woman ’s mother in a god - full murder case . If this even counts …
But it seems that Batman ’s reputation reaches into the highest of lieu . perchance Batman does n’t believe in gods . But the gods think in Batman .
It turns out that knowing a demi - goddess might have just deepen his mind about certain thing — not so much about what the gods are as about what they do .
It looks like Wonder Woman ’s exercise saves Batman from recitingJohn Lennonlyrics . curiosity Woman#20 byTom KingandGuillem Marchis put out today by DC Comics .
WONDER WOMAN # 20(W ) Tom King ( A ) Guillem March ( CA ) Daniel SampereGUEST - STARRING BATMAN IN AN ALL - STAR TEAM - UP ! Dark Knight of the soul ! After the torturous defeat of the Sovereign , Diana turns to Batman for assistance puzzle out a murder on Mount Olympus . It ’s the team - up you ’ve been waiting for … the Caped Crusader and the Amazon Princess ! Retail : $ 4.99 In - shop Date : 4/16/2025
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