![Batman’s last words to [SPOILER] Totally destroys a Justice League friendship](https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/angry-batman-with-the-core-justice-league-in-the-background.jpg "Batman’s last words to [SPOILER] Totally destroys a Justice League friendship")
Batman is famous for his steadfast ‘no kill’ rule, but there was a time when he wished he could abandon that principle to end another Justice League Member. Although he ultimately upheld his vow, the fact that he used his final words to express his wish to kill one of his best friends is a poignant end to one of DC’s most enduring friendships.
It’s this deep-seated faith amidst overwhelming betrayal that makes the end of Batman and Wonder Woman’s friendship all the more tragic.
Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer’s Black Label series, Wonder Woman: Dead EarthUnfolds a grim-dark story where Diana Prince awakens from a centuries-long sleep to find Earth turned into a wasteland, her friends gone, and her memories fragmented.
In her search for answers, Wonder Woman journeys to the Fortress of Solitude, hoping to find Superman. However, instead of her longtime ally, Diana encounters a Superman-like android, who jogs her memory by revealing that Clark Kent is dead – and that she was the one who killed him.
Batman admits that he wishes he could kill Wonder Woman after she kills Superman
The friendship of Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince meets a tragic end in Black Label Books
Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #4 delves deeper into the revelation that Wonder Woman was responsible for Superman’s death after their catastrophic battle, which left the world in ruins. The issue shifts to Batman’s perspective, showing him grappling with the sight of one friend dead and another unconscious. Despite Bruce’s anguish over the destruction Diana and Clark caused and Diana’s role in killing Clark, the Dark Knight takes her to the Batcave. There he puts her in the attic so that she can heal. in this difficult moment, Batman confides in the unconscious Wonder Woman, “I wish I could finish you, right now, for what you’ve done.”
Batman’s admission that he wishes he could kill one of his closest friends—despite sparing the villain who killed his son—increases the sheer brutality of his feelings. It highlights the depth of his anger towards someone he once loved, making his words all the more crushing. The only small mercy is that Wonder Woman remains unconscious, spared from witnessing the devastating end of a friendship she loved. Although the story exists outside of the main continuity, it’s still a painful reminder of how one of DC’s most enduring and deep friendships could unravel so tragically.
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“You may have broken the world, but I know you’re the only one who can fix it” – Batman in Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #4
What makes this moment even more heart-wrenching is that despite the pain and hatred Batman feels for Wonder Woman, his faith in her remains unwavering. This is evident when Bruce says, “You may have broken the world, but I know you’re the only one who can fix it.” Although Batman is deeply disgusted by Wonder Woman’s actions that led to Superman’s death and the world’s devastation, his steadfast belief in her ability to fix what is broken endures. It is the deep-seated faith in the midst of overwhelming betrayal that makes the end of Batman And Wonder Woman Friendship even more tragic.
Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #4 is now available from DC Comics!
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WONDER WOMAN: DEAD EARTH #4 (2020) |
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