Next week the Joker returns in the upcoming "Death of the Family" story arc. The last time anything like this happened the second Robin ,Jason Todd, bought the farm. Do you think another Bat-family member could bite the dust in the next few months? If so who could die?

How about...the family?

@goldenbat said:

Well, they won't kill Robin again, and Joker has already taken a shot a Batgirl. Catwoman won't die as she's hardly connected to the Batman Family. And, of course, it's only issue #13, so it's unlikely Joker will kill Batman. Batman's too cool anyway. It'll probably be Commissioner Gordon, but it could be Nightwing or Alfred... maybe even Huntress (Helena Wayne, Batman and Catwoman's daughter). After all, DC did recently confirm that Helena Bertinelli was actually just an alias used by Helena Wayne, so perhaps they brought her back for a reason - to kill her?

LOL I love the subtitle: "An Epic Event". Creative.

I think Alfred would be an interesting choice.

@The3rdOption: Its Death of the Family, A Death in the Family is the '87 story

shit....this is the new 52 Batman right? damn damn....someone dieing again...I hope not...Cant be Red Hood he has his own comic now..theyre Dc's counting on him...maybe Red Rbobin?

this is actually a little mind blowing..........All of the character as of now is established....how many months or years was Jason in service with batman? I mean how many comics did he run in?

My bet would be Alfred. If that happens though, I'l be pretty furious.

I think no one will die...tbh..

Gordon.

I don't want it to happen but It might...

@The3rdOption said:

@KnightRise said:

@The3rdOption: Its Death of the Family, A Death in the Family is the '87 story

Huh, so it is. That does make things more interesting.

Exactly. Modern depictions of the Joker lean toward the agent of chaos angle, me thinks he'll be attacking their foundations rather than offing someone.

if you dissect the title! it actually says that no one is gonna die, rather that Joker will maybe split the "family" apart or make the family angry at eachother..

She is only kind of part of the family, but Catwoman would be a good choice. Her comic isn't selling the best right now, and with the recent success of TDKR many people may be paying attention to her.

They're not going to kill Tim, Dick, Jason, Barbara, or Damian. They all have their own books that are doing fairly well and it would be dumb to ruin one of their other stories to kill them off in here. My guess is Alfred.. He's the one in the family who holds them all together and he's a father to Bruce and pretty much a grandfather to the rest of them. Plus... this is on DC's website:

Batman #13

• The Joker returns in “DEATH OF THE FAMILY”!

• He crippled Batgirl. He killed Robin. What will The Joker do now that he’s returned to Gotham City?

• What must Batman do to protect his secret identity and that of those who fight alongside him?

Batman #14

• “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” continues!

• The Joker is back and somehow more sinister than ever! What caused this change? And can even Batman stop a Joker so driven and dangerous?

• And where is Alfred?

• Plus: In the backup feature, The Penguin is running out of options as he’s confronted by The Joker!

Batman #15

“DEATH OF THE FAMILY” continues here!

• The Joker’s attacks have taken their toll on Batman and his allies, and now they have to face the impossible.

• The final madness of The Joker’s plan revealed here! Why is he more dangerous now than ever before?

• Plus: In the backup feature, witness The Joker’s confrontation with the Riddler as the horror of The Joker’s plan is revealed.

That makes me think Alfred may be biting the dust

.......jesus....Alfred......DAMMIT!!!!

Alfred will be used as the catalyst to pull them all apart.

Rescue him right away

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I'm doing it THIS way

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We have to wait and see, he's crazy! He'll kill him!

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Shoot him in the head, problem solved

Owlman?

Alfred would be the most earth shattering, AND the most ballsy move...let's see if DC is up to it.

What if it's Jason Todd all over again?

@MichaelTheBoyWonder said:

Owlman? I mean he's supposedly Bruce's brother, that means he's family.

omg spoiler........

@MichaelTheBoyWonder: That would still just be a Death in the Family. He's not important enough to tear them apart like Alfred would be

im calling Alfred a target, Gordon a big target...look at the preview guys?

@G_Money_Christmas: True, I just kind of want it to be him because I wouldn't want someone like Alfred to die :/

@MichaelTheBoyWonder said:

Owlman?

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I mean he's supposedly Bruce's brother.

No he isn't.

Nobody is going to die. The whole thing is going ti be a non-event.

@wessaari: Its all good! This is my first ever topic and Im glad to see this many people check it out!

@SmoothJammin said:

Alfred or Tim Drake. Tim doesn't even own a book, he shares it with an entire team. Alfred can easily be replaced by Harper Row! lol.

makes good sense here

How can Harper take Alfred's place? just because she developed a knack for cleaning and fixing stuff?

@MichaelTheBoyWonder: I agree. Alfred is too big a part of the whole Batman saga but it could definitely tear them apart.

Joker dieing?... Hmm...