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''Batman Incorporated'' is a 2010 comic book series published by Creator/DCComics. The series is written by Creator/GrantMorrison, with art by Yanick Paquette and Michel Lacombe.
Spinning out of ''ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison'', the series is apart of Grant Morrison's sprawling Batman run. Launched in 2010, the series featured Bruce Wayne going international and setting out to recruit Batmen to protect cities across the globe. Went on hiatus with the New 52 reboot, was eventually relaunched in 2012 as part of the new continuity, and concluded in 2013.
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!!''Batman Incorporated'' (2010) provides examples of:
* BigBad:[[spoiler:ComicBook/TaliaAlGhul]] for the Leviathan arc in ''Batman Incorporated''.
* BilingualBonus: ''Batman Incorporated'' #3 has ''whole narration boxes'' in Spanish.
* BreakoutVillain: Otto Netz was only meant to be an ArcVillain spanning three issues, but Morrison's fascination with him grew enough for them to expand his role for the rest of the first volume of ''Batman Incorporated''.
* BrickJoke: A more straightforward example where ''Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes! #1'' has Knight and Squire asking Batman about a rumor that he had a shrink ray. Later, Batman Japan tells Batman about a fellow superhero he has a crush on who is only a few inches tall...and asks for the shrink ray.
* CanonImmigrant: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-Zagged]] with Lord Death Man, a villain from Japan in ''Batman Incorporated'' While he is identified with [[http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Batman_Vol_1_180 the earlier villain "Death Man,"]] he's far more closely based on the version who appeared in the 1960s licensed ''Manga/{{Batman}}'' manga, but had become a BreakoutVillain in the US fandom when selections of the manga were translated into English and published in the US in 2008. At the end of the second issue, after [[spoiler:Jiro has become Batman Japan]], we also see Professor Gorilla, another one of the original villains from the manga. (Who was also loosely based on a one-off villain from [[http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Detective_Comics_Vol_1_339 an earlier American comic.]])
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Batwoman, Oracle and Batgirl are all absent from the New 52 ''Batman Incorporated'', though with the latter two it's due to continuity changes after the reboot (Barbara becomes the new Batgirl, while Stephanie doesn't exist).
* TheComicallySerious: As usual Batman is stern, stoic, and unmoving contrasting him nicely with the more colorful members of Batman Incorporated.
* CoolOldGuy: Man-Of-Bats and Legionary are the oldest members of Batman Incorporated, but that doesn't make them any less badass.
* DeathByOriginStory: ''Batman Incorporated'' introduces two more characters with similarly tragic pasts to Batman. Mr. Unknown, the future Batman of Japan, took on the role after his friend and mentor was tortured and killed in a very gruesome manner. Batwing is a former child soldier from Congo whose parents died of AIDS when he was a boy.
* DeathByCameo: Chris Sims, writer for Comics Alliance, host of War Rocket Ajax and "the world's foremost Batmanologist", makes an appearance in ''Batman Incorporated'' #6 -- as a rotting corpse being eaten by Gotham City seagulls. Congrats Chris!
* DesignatedGirlFight:
** Batwoman winds up taking on Scorpiana in ''Batman Incorporated'' #5.
** Used much more darkly when [[spoiler:Kathy Kane]] abruptly and casually kills [[spoiler:Talia]] in ''Batman Incorporated'' (vol. 2) #13.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Cassandra Cain's cameo in Fabian Nicieza's ''ComicBook/RedRobin'' #17 heavily foreshadowed her eventual involvement in Batman Incorporated, where Morrison made her into the Batman of Hong Kong in issue #6.
* HeroDoesPublicService: In ''Batman Incorporated'', Man-of-Bats is a doctor in his civilian identity who, in his very limited spare time, also does pro bono work and tries to battle alcoholism.
* HijackedByGanon: In ''Batman Incorporated'' (vol. 1), there are clues to suggest that the BigBad is [[spoiler:Jezebel Jet]], a villain created by Morrison. The final issue reveals the true mastermind behind Leviathan is actually [[spoiler:Talia Al Ghul]].
* {{Hypocrite}}: In the final issue of ''Batman Incorporated'', Talia al'Ghul sneers that Batman is a "pompous, posturing bastard". While a fair criticism, ''no one'' from the House of al'Ghul -- Talia included -- has much room to be criticising others on ''any'' of those counts.
* KickTheDog: The villain of the week in ''Batman Incorporated'' #7 is introduced in the act of literally kicking his dog. [[spoiler: Naturally it [[TheDogBitesBack bites back]] at the end, just in time to save Man-Of-Bats and Red Raven from getting shot dead.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Knight]], at the climax of The New 52's ''Batman Incorporated'' #6, gets his neck snapped by [[TheDragon the Heretic]]. Though a later issue suggests that some people are researching the means to bring him back to life, his death ends up never being undone.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Hood, revealed at the end of the new ''Batman Incorporated'' #7 as actually working for Spyral.]]
* MythologyGag: [[ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns Mutants]] make an appearance in ''Batman Incorporated'' #1, indecipherable slang and all.
* OnlySaneMan: Batman himself for Batman Incorporated.
* {{Retcon}}: The origins of Batman Incorporated are changed halfway through the story to accommodate a continuity reboot that rendered its original backstory unfeasable. Instead of Bruce announcing to the world that he has been secretly funding Batman and plans to go global with the "Brand", the New 52 origin is Bruce announcing the initiative to a group of investors in a private meeting.
* TheReveal: The Heretic, [[spoiler:Talia's]] {{Elite Mook|s}} in ''Batman Incorporated'', is [[spoiler:a clone of Damian birthed inside of a whale.]]
* ShipTease: Dark Ranger II and Squire get really flirty with each other and are mentioned to have been inseparable after their first exchange of communication. If they got together, ''Batman Incorporated'' doesn't show it.
* ShoutOut: In ''Batman Incorporated'' (vol. 2) #11, a Japanese villainess refers to a schoolgirl as "[[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Pizza Face]]".
** Batman Japan's post-ComicBook/New52 costume was explicitly inspired by that of the original Series/KamenRider, [[WordOfGod according to the artist]].
* ShroudedInMyth: One of the aspects of Batman Incorporated is bringing this facet of the Batman mythos to the fore -- Batman is now everywhere. He's black, he's white, he's a woman, he can fly, he's Bruce Wayne, he was never any one person... Bruce actually spreads these rumors himself on various chatrooms and message boards.
* SupermanStaysOutOfGotham: The events of ''Batman Incorporated'' has worldwide ramifications that sends Gotham into a state of anarchy and chaos that has deteriorated to the point of Batman becoming a wanted vigilante for the first time since his inception. Despite this, none of the Justice League, which Batman is a member of both before and during the New 52, seem to take notice and lend a hand.
* TakeThat: The later issues of ''Batman Incorporated'' contain a heavy stream of Take Thats at DC, the New 52, and the very concept of StatusQuoIsGod, finally culminating in Talia telling Batman to just go back to beating up mental patients [[spoiler:before Kathy Kane, a character who hadn't appeared for decades, shoots her in the head.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Morrison's reworking of Kathy Kane, the first Batwoman, in ''Batman Incorporated'' #4. Originally a circus stuntwoman who inherited money from a dead uncle and later became a token "girlfriend figure" for Batman, Kathy Kane (nee Web) is reimagined as a stuntwoman, an underground film director, and an author before she married Nathan Kane. After he died, Kathy was approached by a representative of the spy organization called Spyral, and joined as part of an investigation into the life of Batman. Kathy legitimately fell in love with Batman and decided to quit Spyral after learning the organization was run by Otto Netz, a.k.a. Doctor Daedalus. [[spoiler:She then becomes the Headmistress of Spyral/Agent Zero and has been acting as a mole in Leviathan along with her young operatives. She ends up shooting Talia in the head.]]
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: Made really obvious in ''Batman Incorporated'' #6, in which Batman briefs his various allies on what's going on, but all the reader gets are the bits where he says "Listen carefully, I will say this only once..." or "... and now you know as much as I do", without any of the good stuff in between. Not to mention the bit where Batman and an ally are going over a plan that relies on nobody knowing the ally's identity -- including, apparently, the readers.
* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:Talia [[OffWithHisHead beheads]] the Heretic for daring to insinuate that she needs him after what she assumes to be his failures.]]
* YouMonster: [[spoiler: Ra's al Ghul, ''of all people'', says this to his daughter Talia after the events of ''Batman Incorporated'' #8. However, he doesn't really seem to dislike her for it, even seeming [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame congratulatory]].]]
-->'''[[spoiler:Ra's al Ghul:]]''' You have become a monster at last.
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''Batman Incorporated'' is a 2010 comic book series published by Creator/DCComics. The series is written by Creator/GrantMorrison, with art by Yanick Paquette and Michel Lacombe.
Spinning out of ''ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison'', the series is apart of Grant Morrison's sprawling Batman run. Launched in 2010, the series featured Bruce Wayne going international and setting out to recruit Batmen to protect cities across the globe. Went on hiatus with the New 52 reboot, was eventually relaunched in 2012 as part of the new continuity, and concluded in 2013.
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!!''Batman Incorporated'' (2010) provides examples of:
* BigBad:[[spoiler:ComicBook/TaliaAlGhul]] for the Leviathan arc in ''Batman Incorporated''.
* BilingualBonus: ''Batman Incorporated'' #3 has ''whole narration boxes'' in Spanish.
* BreakoutVillain: Otto Netz was only meant to be an ArcVillain spanning three issues, but Morrison's fascination with him grew enough for them to expand his role for the rest of the first volume of ''Batman Incorporated''.
* BrickJoke: A more straightforward example where ''Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes! #1'' has Knight and Squire asking Batman about a rumor that he had a shrink ray. Later, Batman Japan tells Batman about a fellow superhero he has a crush on who is only a few inches tall...and asks for the shrink ray.
* CanonImmigrant: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-Zagged]] with Lord Death Man, a villain from Japan in ''Batman Incorporated'' While he is identified with [[http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Batman_Vol_1_180 the earlier villain "Death Man,"]] he's far more closely based on the version who appeared in the 1960s licensed ''Manga/{{Batman}}'' manga, but had become a BreakoutVillain in the US fandom when selections of the manga were translated into English and published in the US in 2008. At the end of the second issue, after [[spoiler:Jiro has become Batman Japan]], we also see Professor Gorilla, another one of the original villains from the manga. (Who was also loosely based on a one-off villain from [[http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Detective_Comics_Vol_1_339 an earlier American comic.]])
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Batwoman, Oracle and Batgirl are all absent from the New 52 ''Batman Incorporated'', though with the latter two it's due to continuity changes after the reboot (Barbara becomes the new Batgirl, while Stephanie doesn't exist).
* TheComicallySerious: As usual Batman is stern, stoic, and unmoving contrasting him nicely with the more colorful members of Batman Incorporated.
* CoolOldGuy: Man-Of-Bats and Legionary are the oldest members of Batman Incorporated, but that doesn't make them any less badass.
* DeathByOriginStory: ''Batman Incorporated'' introduces two more characters with similarly tragic pasts to Batman. Mr. Unknown, the future Batman of Japan, took on the role after his friend and mentor was tortured and killed in a very gruesome manner. Batwing is a former child soldier from Congo whose parents died of AIDS when he was a boy.
* DeathByCameo: Chris Sims, writer for Comics Alliance, host of War Rocket Ajax and "the world's foremost Batmanologist", makes an appearance in ''Batman Incorporated'' #6 -- as a rotting corpse being eaten by Gotham City seagulls. Congrats Chris!
* DesignatedGirlFight:
** Batwoman winds up taking on Scorpiana in ''Batman Incorporated'' #5.
** Used much more darkly when [[spoiler:Kathy Kane]] abruptly and casually kills [[spoiler:Talia]] in ''Batman Incorporated'' (vol. 2) #13.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Cassandra Cain's cameo in Fabian Nicieza's ''ComicBook/RedRobin'' #17 heavily foreshadowed her eventual involvement in Batman Incorporated, where Morrison made her into the Batman of Hong Kong in issue #6.
* HeroDoesPublicService: In ''Batman Incorporated'', Man-of-Bats is a doctor in his civilian identity who, in his very limited spare time, also does pro bono work and tries to battle alcoholism.
* HijackedByGanon: In ''Batman Incorporated'' (vol. 1), there are clues to suggest that the BigBad is [[spoiler:Jezebel Jet]], a villain created by Morrison. The final issue reveals the true mastermind behind Leviathan is actually [[spoiler:Talia Al Ghul]].
* {{Hypocrite}}: In the final issue of ''Batman Incorporated'', Talia al'Ghul sneers that Batman is a "pompous, posturing bastard". While a fair criticism, ''no one'' from the House of al'Ghul -- Talia included -- has much room to be criticising others on ''any'' of those counts.
* KickTheDog: The villain of the week in ''Batman Incorporated'' #7 is introduced in the act of literally kicking his dog. [[spoiler: Naturally it [[TheDogBitesBack bites back]] at the end, just in time to save Man-Of-Bats and Red Raven from getting shot dead.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Knight]], at the climax of The New 52's ''Batman Incorporated'' #6, gets his neck snapped by [[TheDragon the Heretic]]. Though a later issue suggests that some people are researching the means to bring him back to life, his death ends up never being undone.
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Hood, revealed at the end of the new ''Batman Incorporated'' #7 as actually working for Spyral.]]
* MythologyGag: [[ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns Mutants]] make an appearance in ''Batman Incorporated'' #1, indecipherable slang and all.
* OnlySaneMan: Batman himself for Batman Incorporated.
* {{Retcon}}: The origins of Batman Incorporated are changed halfway through the story to accommodate a continuity reboot that rendered its original backstory unfeasable. Instead of Bruce announcing to the world that he has been secretly funding Batman and plans to go global with the "Brand", the New 52 origin is Bruce announcing the initiative to a group of investors in a private meeting.
* TheReveal: The Heretic, [[spoiler:Talia's]] {{Elite Mook|s}} in ''Batman Incorporated'', is [[spoiler:a clone of Damian birthed inside of a whale.]]
* ShipTease: Dark Ranger II and Squire get really flirty with each other and are mentioned to have been inseparable after their first exchange of communication. If they got together, ''Batman Incorporated'' doesn't show it.
* ShoutOut: In ''Batman Incorporated'' (vol. 2) #11, a Japanese villainess refers to a schoolgirl as "[[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Pizza Face]]".
** Batman Japan's post-ComicBook/New52 costume was explicitly inspired by that of the original Series/KamenRider, [[WordOfGod according to the artist]].
* ShroudedInMyth: One of the aspects of Batman Incorporated is bringing this facet of the Batman mythos to the fore -- Batman is now everywhere. He's black, he's white, he's a woman, he can fly, he's Bruce Wayne, he was never any one person... Bruce actually spreads these rumors himself on various chatrooms and message boards.
* SupermanStaysOutOfGotham: The events of ''Batman Incorporated'' has worldwide ramifications that sends Gotham into a state of anarchy and chaos that has deteriorated to the point of Batman becoming a wanted vigilante for the first time since his inception. Despite this, none of the Justice League, which Batman is a member of both before and during the New 52, seem to take notice and lend a hand.
* TakeThat: The later issues of ''Batman Incorporated'' contain a heavy stream of Take Thats at DC, the New 52, and the very concept of StatusQuoIsGod, finally culminating in Talia telling Batman to just go back to beating up mental patients [[spoiler:before Kathy Kane, a character who hadn't appeared for decades, shoots her in the head.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Morrison's reworking of Kathy Kane, the first Batwoman, in ''Batman Incorporated'' #4. Originally a circus stuntwoman who inherited money from a dead uncle and later became a token "girlfriend figure" for Batman, Kathy Kane (nee Web) is reimagined as a stuntwoman, an underground film director, and an author before she married Nathan Kane. After he died, Kathy was approached by a representative of the spy organization called Spyral, and joined as part of an investigation into the life of Batman. Kathy legitimately fell in love with Batman and decided to quit Spyral after learning the organization was run by Otto Netz, a.k.a. Doctor Daedalus. [[spoiler:She then becomes the Headmistress of Spyral/Agent Zero and has been acting as a mole in Leviathan along with her young operatives. She ends up shooting Talia in the head.]]
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: Made really obvious in ''Batman Incorporated'' #6, in which Batman briefs his various allies on what's going on, but all the reader gets are the bits where he says "Listen carefully, I will say this only once..." or "... and now you know as much as I do", without any of the good stuff in between. Not to mention the bit where Batman and an ally are going over a plan that relies on nobody knowing the ally's identity -- including, apparently, the readers.
* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:Talia [[OffWithHisHead beheads]] the Heretic for daring to insinuate that she needs him after what she assumes to be his failures.]]
* YouMonster: [[spoiler: Ra's al Ghul, ''of all people'', says this to his daughter Talia after the events of ''Batman Incorporated'' #8. However, he doesn't really seem to dislike her for it, even seeming [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame congratulatory]].]]
-->'''[[spoiler:Ra's al Ghul:]]''' You have become a monster at last.
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