Batman Becomes a Trillionaire in Immortal Legend Series

Bruce Wayne is famously one of the richest characters in pop culture, but now Batman‘s personal wealth is more extreme than ever before. The Dark Knight has achieved a new level of wealth, but it took a seismic reboot to make it happen.

In Immortal Legend Batman #1 – from Kyle Higgins, Mat Groom, Dan Mora, Erica D’Urso, Tamra Bonvillain​​​​​​​, Igor Monti​​​​​​​ and Becca Carey – DC confirms that Bruce Wayne is officially “a trillionaire.” While Batman is generally depicted as a billionaire in DC Comics, this makes him richer than any modern real-world person.

While Batman has always been comparable to Marvel’s Iron Man in terms of wealth, this makes him more like Black Panther – a character who rules an entire country and possesses total control over a unique natural resource. The change is possible because, in the reality of Immortal Legend Batman, humanity’s reach has expanded beyond Earth, with countless planets being mined for their resources.

Batman Will Need Trillions to Take on a Galaxy of Villains

Fighting Another Dimension and Fighting Threats on Other Planets, Batman Is More Ambitious Than Ever

Immortal Legend Batman takes place in a new reality inspired by Japanese tokusatsu media. In this world, humanity has unlocked new technology powered by Dark Matter. Unfortunately, connecting to the Shadow Realm this energy comes from has invited the attention of extradimensional demons, leading to the emergence of the heroes Immortal Legend Batman, Robin and Nightwing.

In this reality, Batman has a near-magic Batsuit powered by the “binding energy” that connects the normal and shadow realms. He also has his own interstellar ship which he’s using to scour the galaxy for villainy, having seemingly abandoned his role on Earth. As ever, Bruce Wayne’s money is going into fighting crime wherever he finds it, but now his fortune has turned him into a galaxy-scale hero.

Batman’s Money Has Become a Major Issue for the Character

It’s interesting that DC is presenting this new version of Batman as a trillionaire, given that recent Batman’s comics stripped Bruce Wayne of his fortune, turning him into a millionaire after the events of Joker War. Given public controversy surrounding billionaires, fans speculated that this would be the new status quo for Batman. That’s the case for the recently launched Absolute Batman continu​​​ity, where Bruce is a working engineer and Joker is the character with unbelievable wealth.

While the mainstream Batman is now back to his regular status quo as a billionaire, it’s clear DC is experimenting with the degree to which enormous wealth is an essential part of the character. In the case of Absolute Batman, the Dark Knight is a kid from the Gotham streets who built his reputation with his own two hands. In Immortal Legend Batman, he’s a trillionaire who travels from planet to planet in a personal spaceship. Ultimately, these different versions of Batman show how elastic the property truly is, and why DC’s alt-universe stories are so popular with fans.

Immortal Legend Batman #1 is available now from DC Comics.

Created By

Bob Kane, Bill Finger

Alias

Bruce Wayne

Alliance

Justice League, Outsiders, Batman Family

Race

Human

Franchise

D.C.