Batman's Robin to be killed off

Batman's beloved sidekick and son may not last much longer.

In fact, he is scheduled to be killed off in the next DC comic.

Comic writer Grant Morrison released a statement about his decision to kill off Robin, who is also the son of Batman.

"This master theme of damaged and ruined families was nowhere more in evidence than in the creation of Damien, the first "Son of Batman" to be acknowledged in the canon. In many new ways this has been Damian's story as much as it has been the story of Bruce Wayne and it's a story that had its' end planned a long time ago - for what son could ever hope to replace a father like Batman, who never dies?"

Wayne will die in Wednesday's Batman, Incorporated #8.