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''Batman Incorporated'' (also known as ''Batman, Inc.'') is an American comic book series published by DC Comics, featuring Batman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=DC Comics Solicitations for November 2010 )〕 Written by Grant Morrison, the series debuts following the events of ''Batman R.I.P'', ''Final Crisis'', ''Batman and Robin'', and ''The Return of Bruce Wayne'' where, after being stranded in the distant past and believed dead, Bruce Wayne has returned to the present day DC Universe. Now, he is prepared to take his war on crime to the next level, by essentially "franchising" it and drafting, training and commanding a global team of heroes who will answer to Batman himself called Batman Incorporated. In the series, one of the primary themes present is Batman traveling across the world seeking to use the symbolic power that the Batman has on a global scale. For the first volume of the series, Wayne is featured wearing a new costume designed by David Finch, to further distinguish him from Dick Grayson, who was still operating as Batman before the DC Universe Relaunch. After the relaunch, Wayne was again the only character serving as Batman and would be shown wearing the costume that first premiered in August 2011's ''Justice League'' #1, designed by DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee. In the wake of the relaunch of the DC Universe under The New 52 initiative, ''Batman Incorporateds first volume came to an end in December 2011. In May 2012, the series returned with a new No. 1 issue, continuing the narrative of the first series while incorporating the altered elements of DC Universe continuity and characters into the new series.〔(EXCLUSIVE: DC Comics Welcomes Back "Batman Incorporated" in May at CBR )〕 ==Publication history== ''Batman, Inc.'' is the direct continuation from Morrison's previous work with the Batman character, following the stories ''Batman and Son'', ''The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul'', ''The Black Glove'', ''R.I.P.'', ''Final Crisis'', ''Batman and Robin'' and ''The Return of Bruce Wayne''.〔 After the October one-shot ''Batman: The Return,'' ''Inc.'' represents Bruce Wayne's first foray into the present-day DC Universe since December 2008's ''Final Crisis'' No. 6, when he was stranded in the distant past by Darkseid's Omega Sanction. The ''Return'' one-shot features the debut of a new costume for Bruce Wayne, designed by artist David Finch. ''Batman'' group editor Mike Marts elaborated on the overall theme of the new title, saying, "Grant Morrison, if he's writing ''Batman'' or he's writing ''Batman & Robin'' or he's writing ''Batman Inc.'', his storylines will deal with the big concepts and the epic storyline, and the multi-layered, bigger story. That's Grant's strong point. So that's what ''Batman Inc.'' is about. It's about expanding the Batman universe and the Batman line and the Batman cast of characters." In interviews, Morrison has stated that the animated series, ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' was a major influence on the premise and tone of the book.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SDCC: Grant Morrison's New Series is Batman Inc. )〕 The first story arc contains several references to the Batman manga from the 1960s, and even reintroduces Lord Death Man (a villain who appeared in the manga after its introduction as Death Man in the American comic) into the mainstream DC continuity. In addition, a new protagonist named Jiro Osamu is introduced as the sidekick of Mr. Unknown, the Batman of Tokyo. As for the commercial nature of Batman, Inc., Morrison said that he was inspired by real-life tools used to market the image of the title character. "I was looking back at the old Tim Burton ''Batman'' movie in 1989, and the way they played that symbol, it was such a major merchandising tool. So I wanted to do something that represented that, or echoed that. So Batman, Inc. is the notion of Batman taking the symbol and saying, 'let's form an international army or team, or police force, which is endorsed by Batman and wears Batman's symbol.'" In order to finish the series' first volume, Grant Morrison wrote and Cameron Stewart and Chris Burnham penciled a giant sized one-shot titled ''Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes!'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Batman Incorporated」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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