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Beyond The Preview: Batman #6 "God, What A Night" Spoilers…

Beyond the preview: Batman #6 "God, What A Night" by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez



Article Summary

  • Bruce Wayne's secret is threatened as Dr. Zeller pieces together Robin's true identity in Batman #6
  • Damian Wayne struggles with his actions as Robin, straining his relationship with Bruce Wayne
  • Monster Men, led by Hugo Strange, launch a new attack on Gotham in Fraction and Jimenez's latest arc
  • Upcoming Batman issues promise a shocking Joker return and a landmark story with guest artist Ryan Sook

At the end of Batman #5, Bruce Wayne, on a date with Arkham Tower psychiatrist and inventor of a device designed to cure villainy madness, Dr Annika Zeller, were attacked by assassins, only for Bruce to save her out of costume, with a little help from Robin.

Batman #5 by Matt Fraction, Jorge Jimenez
Batman #5 by Matt Fraction, Jorge Jimenez

Who, without realising Annika's presence, called Bruce "father".

Batman Fathers And Sons
Batman #5 by Matt Fraction, Jorge Jimenez
Batman #6 "God, What A Night"
Batman #6 by Matt Fraction, Jorge Jimenez

Leaving Dr Zeller, in Batman #6 by Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez previewed below, to put and two together and come up with, well…… if not four, then at least three-and-a-half.

Batman #6 "God, What A Night"
Batman #6 by Matt Fraction, Jorge Jimenez

… she might have worked out that Bruce Wayne's son Damian Wayne is Robin…

Batman #6 "God, What A Night"
Batman #6 by Matt Fraction, Jorge Jimenez

… but not yet that Batman is Bruce Wayne. Not yet, anyway.

Batman #6 "God, What A Night"
Batman #6 by Matt Fraction, Jorge Jimenez

And as Damian Wayne is beating himself up…

Batman #6 "God, What A Night"
Batman #6 by Matt Fraction, Jorge Jimenez

…. Bruce lands a few fatherly blows, to the admonishment of the memory of Alfred Pennyworth for whom this abode was named. And because this is Bleeding Cool, we get to go a few pages further in… as everyone has a bit of a sit down.

Batman #6 "God, What A Night"
Batman #6 by Matt Fraction, Jorge Jimenez

Is this what leads to that Jim Lee variant cover referencing Spider-Man No More for Tim Drake? About the relationship between Bruce Wayne and Damian Wayne?

Tim Drake - Robin No More In Batman #6 Next Month?
Batman #6 by Jim Lee
  • BATMAN #6 
    (W) Matt Fraction (A) Jorge Jimenez (CA) Jim Lee
    FRACTION AND JIMENEZ UNLEASH THE MONSTER MEN! After he survives the date night from hell, the long night isn't over for Bruce Wayne. While he juggles multiple needs as Bruce, Hugo Strange's Monster Men attack a petrochemical facility and force Batman into action. Gotham City becomes a powder keg as superstars Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez continue their acclaimed run on the Caped Crusader. $5.99 2/4/2026
  • BATMAN #7
    (W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Jorge Jimenez
    FRACTION & JIMENEZ KICK OFF THEIR SECOND ART WITH A SHOCKING REINTRODUCTION OF THE JOKER AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE! As Batman is beckoned to Arkham Towers by the mysterious man in Room Ten, nothing will prepare him for who he finds there. Some might call him the Caped Crusader's archnemesis. Others might call him Batman's best friend. Everyone calls him the Joker. $4.99 3/4/2026
  • BATMAN #8
    (W) Matt Fraction (A) Ryan Sook (CA) Jorge Jimenez
    ONE NIGHT. THREE STORIES. WITH GUEST ARTIST RYAN SOOK. A hero. A villain. A reporter. Three old men, on one night in Gotham, each have encounters that will reverberate across their city forever. Series writer Matt Fraction is joined by sensational guest artist Ryan Sook for an unforgettable new chapter of the Caped Crusader's ongoing story. $4.99 4/1/2026

 


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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of comic books The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne and Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from The Union Club on Greek Street, shops at Gosh, Piranha and Forbidden Planet. Father of two daughters, Amazon associate, political cartoonist.
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