Warning ! Contains freebooter for Batman : Dark age # 5!One of the things that makesBatmansuch an imperishable sub is that he know how to take down so many unlike masses . Both friends and enemies fall to Batman ’s planning , but in one universe , Batman come up against a villain he does n’t believe he can plan against : Ra ’s al Ghul .

Ra ’s al Ghul nearly causes Batman to hang up his hood inBatman : Dark Age#5 by Mark Russell and Michael Allred . Ra ’s coming back to rack Batman , do Arkham Asylum to explode and killing the dearest of Batman ’s life . Unfortunately for Batman , Ra ’s has full control of the criminals of Gothamand even takes over Wayne Enterprises .

With no other choice , Batman goes to the Justice League to require them for help , but his timing could n’t be bad . The Justice League was just informed about the Anti - Monitorand that their universe is about to be destroy . In the face of ecumenical wipeout , the League does n’t really care about Gotham City , and thispushes Batman to almost give up the hood entirely .

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Batman : Dark Age re - examines the Caped Crusader in an amazing out - of - continuity tale that lend a fresh linear perspective to Bruce Wayne ’s bloodline news report .

Batman Thought Fighting Ra’s al Gul Was Completely Hopeless

And He Might Be Right

Batman is a extremely prepare individual with first - mitt experience in the art of state of war . Unlikemost depiction of Batman , though , this one did n’t travel the human beings . rather , to get out of a prison house time , Bruce Wayne agreed to a tour in Vietnam , where his enemies were hoping he ’d be killed . But rather of dying , Bruce boom . He trained under Ra ’s al Ghul and became an expert manus - to - hired man fighterand a passkey of stealing . But these skills are mostly employed on criminals and people who have never seen war . Using them against Ra ’s al Ghul , the very human being who instruct him , seems insufferable .

Ra ’s al Ghul being one of Batman ’s teacher is one of the more interesting change that DC has angle into over the preceding few years .

Combine Ra ’s ' return with the fact that Earth seems doomed to be destroyed in the next few geezerhood , and going up against Ra ’s seems wholly pointless . It ’s unclear why Batman should even bother if the entire planet is destroyed in under a decade . This was the first time in his career thatBruce Wayne considered giving up being Batman . Ra ’s al Ghul being one of Batman ’s teachersis one of the more interesting changes that DC has tilt into over the past few years . It was brought up in Christopher Nolan’sBatman Begins , andit was also revisited inBatman : The Knightby Chip Zdarsky and Carmine Di Giandomenico .

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Batman Learned Every Skill From Ra’s Al Ghul

DARK AGE Makes Ra’s Bruce’s Teacher

Sometimes it ’s difficult for Batman to stay motivated , and it ’s not unreasonable for him to have doubts . Even in the main DC Universe , Batman has verbalise his uncertainty over his ability to make Gotham City a good place in the past . It ’s no surprise that these doubts only get worse as Batman is faced with an enemy he does n’t conceive he has hope of beating — and the noesis that even if he does win , it still wo n’t matter in a few long time . While characters like Bane and the Joker have pushedBatmanto the limit , only Ra ’s al Ghul has made him consider entirely giving up .

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BATMAN : DARK AGE # 5 ( 2024 )

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One of DC ’s most iconic heroes , Batman is the vigilante superhero persona of billionaire Bruce Wayne . forge by cataclysm with the death of his parents , Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the human race ’s leading soldierlike artist , detective , and tactician . recruit an intact menage of allies and sidekicks , Bruce wage warfare on evil as the dark knight of his hometown , Gotham City .

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Batman Considers Abandoning Gotham City Because Of Ra’s

One of DC’s most iconic heroes, Batman is the vigilante superhero persona of billionaire Bruce Wayne. Forged by tragedy with the death of his parents, Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the world’s leading martial artist, detective, and tactician. Recruiting an entire family of allies and sidekicks, Bruce wages war on evil as the dark knight of his hometown, Gotham City.

Batman Seeks Help From The Justice League For Ra’s Al Ghul

Ra’s al Ghul Trains Batman And Several Others

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One of DC’s most iconic heroes, Batman is the vigilante superhero persona of billionaire Bruce Wayne. Forged by tragedy with the death of his parents, Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the world’s leading martial artist, detective, and tactician. Recruiting an entire family of allies and sidekicks, Bruce wages war on evil as the dark knight of his hometown, Gotham City.

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