Surprisingly, several Batman comic-books and graphic novels have dealt with the possibilities surrounding the death of Batman. Furthermore, with Christopher Nolan explicitly conveying his wishes to definitively end his Bat-universe, its even possible Bruce Wayne wont live to see the end credits of The Dark Knight Rises. It might be highly unlikely, but you cant rule out the possibility following Nolans promise of an ultimate - no questions left unanswered - ending to his Batman trilogy. 2008s Batman R.I.P series of comics explored the possibilities of Batmans potential demise, with a storyline which saw Batman seemingly killed off in a helicopter explosion. It was then hinted in the closing frames of the comic that Dick Grayson - aka Nightwing -would become Batmans successor. Somewhat predictably, it was later revealed that Batman survived the fiery blast, yet the controversial concept had many guessing what the future would hold for a Gotham City without Batman.