Following on the heals of Bruce Wayne Murderer?, the bat family continues to try and figure out what happened and clear Bruce's name. This is made more difficult as Bruce has broken out of prison and decided that Bruce is dead and only Batman remains. This continues the good detective work started in Murderer, but the pacing suffers due to the tie-in books having many pages telling their continuing story and not relating to the main story

Classic Batman comic book.

Takes place after "Bruce Wayne - Murderer?" So, Bruce has escaped from prison, and as if nothing out of the ordinary has occurred, slips into his Bat costume and resumes his nightly patrolling.Priceless WTF reaction from the Bat family right there. I love how Nightwing tries to provoke some reaction from Batman; honestly, one wonders how he put up with the psycho-Bat antics for so damn long. This Batman is nothing short of a screwed-up bastard—he's dangerous, stubborn, arrogant, uncooperative, d...

As with most Bat-family crossovers, this has some meandering parts and questionable creative decisions but overall this is an interesting segment of Bruce's life. Not surprisingly the best issue was the Brubaker/Phillips collaboration. Its an idea that I'm not sure has been touched on before. My one main problem with this is that we didn't get to see the GCPD or even federal side of the "Fugitive" part of the story. Sure, the next volume could have it, but it shouldn't been in the first. That sa...

You can find my review on my blog by clicking here.There can only be pure bewilderment upon discovering something as ludicrous as your mentor, your idol, your partner-in-law, your adoptive son or your significant other is convicted of the worse crime out there. Refusing aid and acting out violently also doesn’t allow that person to be saved from their predicament before things escalate and become impossible to undo. And for someone as isolated and proud as Batman, life couldn’t get any more comp...

By the end of the preceding story, Batman: Bruce Wayne, Murderer?, in which Bruce Wayne was accused of killing Vesper Fairchild, then sent to Blackgate prison, before breaking out and "going to ground", Batman had renounced his Bruce Wayne identity, choosing to live only as Batman.The title of this book is somewhat misleading: Bruce Wayne himself does not appear in a single panel in the whole book! The "Fugitive" tag seems to be more the perception of the cops looking for him within the story. T...

Batman: Bruce Wayne, Fugitive is a story arc that ran through the various Batman family comic book series that was published by DC Comics. The storyline centers on Bruce Wayne being charged and arrested with the murder of Vesper Fairchild – his current girlfriend. Unable to stay put, Bruce Wayne escapes from prison and abandons his alter ego and become Batman full time.Batman: Bruce Wayne, Fugitive, Vol. 1 collects: Batman: Gotham Knights #27–28, Batman #601–602, Birds of Prey #41 and 43, Batgir...

I liked this one. I especially liked that Batman felt that Bruce Wayne's identity was almost worth losing, and was willing to give it up and be Batman all the time. I'm sure it's exhausting for a crime fighter to have to pose as a rich playboy all the time (no, really). I didn't quite buy that the rest of the 'team' would doubt Bruce so easily. Yes, the murder he was framed for was a perfect set-up, but as far as I know (having not read the previous installment) he had no motive. But I enjoyed t...

An excellent beginning to a suspenseful tale. Bruce Wayne is "on the run" as he has been accused of murder, and is a wanted man in Gotham. Taking shelter in his alter ego, Batman, Bruce begins to worry those who love him the most with his behavior in his new situation. This is a really good story, and the book had the perfect ending to make me want to read more. Batman dealing with inner turmoil, while around him people are being affected by Bruce Wayne's disappearance, and Batman's unrelenting

The first follow up to Bruce Wayne: Murderer is Bruce Wayne: Fugitive Vol. 1. Bruce Wayne has escaped from prison and believed to have fled the country. In actuality, Batman has deemed that Bruce Wayne is a persona that is no longer needed and continues to fight crime in Gotham. Nightwing, Oracle, Robin, Batgirl, and Alfred decide to go against Batman’s orders and work on clearing Bruce’s name. This is the beginning of the case with the team starting to investigate the case. There were some good...

Nice story. Basically after the events of Bruce Wayne Murderer in which Bruce is accused of murder and after several days of dead ends Bruce begins to see his wrongly accused state as the best thing that has ever happened to him.Always having had a low opinion of himself since the death of his parents he has decided to stop fighting for his innocence and fight just for Gotham as Batman 24/7.Its the rest of his 'Family' consisting of Barbara, Cassandra, Dick and Tim to find clues and it looks lik...

This was pretty fun! So we have Bruce Wayne who is convicted for a murdering he never did. He's on the run, leaving behind his name, and becoming the Dark Knight completely. The very first issue pushes that, with his best friend, Superman following him around questioning why he isn't trying to clear his name. The next few issues that follow focus on the Batfamily, mostly Batgirl, Spoiler, Robin, and Nightwing all trying to clear Bruce's name. Each time they pick up a clue of who the killer might...

Oh man. This is really cool - I have no idea what's going on, and it's been a while since I wasn't at least spoiled a little.This is made for me. Reading this had me wondering again why I didn't start reading Batman earlier. I love it love it love it, the angst and the fucked-upness of it, and Dick believing in Bruce and not letting himself doubt him and doing it despite himself and - it's really painful, but in the best of ways. And this is an intriguing plot, and has some great character momen...

Continuing where Bruce Wayne: Murderer? left off. We're treated to the dark moments where Bruce has decide that only Batman exists - he has shed the Bruce Wayne "mask" and claims to now be free. Wonderfully dark. Meanwhile, his family is working against his wishes to find the true culprit.

Bruce Wayne has been convicted of murder and then escapes prison. The story opens with him in his role as Batman, coming so close to killing that an observant Superman stops him and then tries to talk to him about his problems and choices. As usual and in character Batman doesn't need the help of that boy scout.It isn't Batman who tries to solve this issue for he has mostly accepted that nobody will believe him and so he decides to just give up Bruce Wayne and instead stay in his Batman role. As...

The plot continues to thicken. This picks up right after Bruce Wayne: Murderer?. Nightwing, Oracle, and the others go about recreating the crime and figuring out how Bruce Wayne could have been framed. Meanwhile, Batman has given up on his Bruce Wayne identity and gone off on his own, alienating even his allies. His allies now know how the frame was done, but not who or why. And an old retired police detective motivates Batman to reconsider his actions as he makes Batman carry on a promise. The

This is the direct follow-up to the Bruce Wayne: Murderer storyline wherein Bruce and his bodyguard, Sasha Bordeaux, were accused of murdering Vesper Fairchild. I loved seeing the Bat Family try to resolve their doubts on whether Bruce was guilty, and figure out what really took place on the night of the murder. Cassandra Cain had another brilliant performance and I'm glad they gave Sasha her due. Finally! It's bad enough that she had to babysit Batman, something that she did not sign up for, bu...

It says "Volume 1" but this starts with "Bruce Wayne Murderer?" Begins, here, with Bruce on the lam, shedding that identity and becoming Batman with a vengeance. Meanwhile, his body guard (and maybe someone Bruce cared about a great deal) is convicted of the murder and sent to prison. Batman has pushed everyone away and refuses to clear the name of his alter ego. It is up to the rest of the team to follow the evidence and do it, then.Despite being a collection of stories from three or four diff

After getting really into Batman via the cartoons I watch with my kids (The Batman and Batman Beyond) this is my first foray into the actual comic. And it was rather underwhelming. Lots of talking talking talking interspersed with action that just seemed to be dropped in here and there because, well, it's Batman so we should probably show him hitting someone here and there. I've got the next two in the series, so perhaps the action and drama picks up in those.

This is the first volume of the continuation story of "Bruce Wayne: Murderer?" story line. Rather than the action, this volume is more about the investigation process and on Batman's past.Finally Batman breaks the law! ( besides being a vigilante...) when Bruce Wayne escapes prison. Or may be it was Wayne who broke the law not Batman? Good story.