* * *WARNING: COMIC BOOK SPOILERS AHEAD * * *

One year ago on Schmuckraker, we reported that there were rumors circulating online of an impending BATMAN death in DC COMICS. . . A year later, the rumors that abounded appear to be true: BATMAN is going to be killed. The twist though causing high degrees of controversy in comic circles, BATMAN is going to be killed by a man claiming to be his father..

The UK SUN reports that the death takes place after Simon Hurt, the leader of the 'Black Grove Organization,' claims he is really Thomas Wayne, Bruce's father..

The UK SUN reports,

"Writer Grant Morrison said: “This is so much better than death. People have killed characters in the past but to me, that kind of ends the story! "I like to keep the story twisting and turning. So what I am doing is a fate worse than death. Things that no one would expect to happen to these guys at all. "This is the end of Bruce Wayne as Batman.""

SUN reports that DC will keep "BATMAN" character alive, however. .the batsuit will be filled by the body of someone else..

The BBC points out that it's not the first time superheros died .. last year, CAPTAIN AMERICA was killed by a sniper in New York.. And SUPERMAN died in a comic in 1992.. .

Labels: Batman, Dark Knight, Entertainment