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'''''Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?''''' is a 2009 two-part [[Batman]] story written by [[Neil Gaiman]]. It was to be the 'last' Batman story after his Bruce's death in ''[[Batman RIP]]'' and ''[[Final Crisis]]'' and ended up more a summation of the Batman myth and a meditation on his character and its various interpretations. It was highly praised on its release, but remains fairly obscure{{verify}} considering the author's and the character's popularity, probably due to it still being relatively new.{{when}}
The premise of the book is that various characters from the Batman mythos are attending Batman's funeral in Crime Alley. Both long time foes and allies of the Caped Crusader are gathered in a temporary truce to honor the fallen hero. Each of them proceeds to tell their story of Batman's death, all the while with the spirit of Batman watching the events along with a mysterious companion.
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* [[Eternal Hero]]: Batman definitely counts as a multiversal version. The idea, manifestation, and embodiment of Batman is inevitable in any timeline. It's implied that all the Batmen in different universes have or will reincarnate into each other. In fact, that entire comic is pretty much one big depiction and analysis of [[Eternal Hero]], as a side affect of trying to be the end-all be-all summation and eulogy of Batman in all his forms.
* [[Groundhog Peggy Sue]]
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* [[Legacy Character]]: Deconstructed. See [[Eternal Hero]].
* [[Lost in Character]]: One version of Batman's death has him killed by an actor who was only pretending to be a supervillain but got too much into the role.
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* [[Rule of Funny]]: Lampshaded by the Joker, when he reassures somebody that they're in no danger from him because it wouldn't be funny to kill them right now.
** [[Sanity Slippage]]: Doesn't stop the kid from collapsing into a nervous breakdown from the perceived [[Morton's Fork|Catch-22]].
▲* [[Snowclone Title]]: [[Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?|"Whatever happened to"-...?]]
* [[That Man Is Dead]]: Eddie Nash went away. I'm the [[All Star Batman and Robin|goddamn]] Riddler!
* [[Thememobile]]: The Joker, Catwoman and Two-Face each show up to the funeral in one.
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