Batman & Son is a comic book story arc from DC Comics by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert, featuring Batman in the monthly title of the same name. It ran from July to October 2006.
This marked Morrison's debut as the writer of the flagship Batman title, a post he continues to hold into 2008. This also marked artist Andy Kubert's first work for DC Comics in nearly 15 years, as he and his brother Adam had just signed a new exclusive contract for the publisher.
The Joker has managed to poison Commissioner Gordon and is crouched over what appears to be a bloody and beaten Batman. As Joker is gloats over his "victory," the beaten Batman pulls out a handgun and manages to shoot the Joker in the face. At that moment the real Batman appears and captures the Joker, throwing him into a dumpster. After visiting Gordon in the hospital, Batman learns that in his short time back in Gotham he has managed to rid the city of supercrime.
In the Batcave, Alfred tells Batman that he has been so...
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