Title Batman / Deathblow: After the Fire Format miniseries Binding prestige Date 2002 Writer(s) Brian Azzarello Artist(s) Lee Bermejo, Tim Bradstreet, Mick Gray Collects Batman / Deathblow: After the Fire 1-3 Storyline Bruce Wayne went in to see a friend who was dying from burn wounds - believed to be intentional. The only information he got was a name - Deathblow - which was linked to a mummified hand found earlier in the day. Bruce learned that Deathblow was a government codename given to assassins, and that his friend had worked with one ten years prior. Batman began tracking a fire starter who was also linked to the case. He learned that the arsonist (a pyrokenetic, one who could start fires with his mind) was both a freelancer and working for the CIA. He caught the killer, but he was assassinated just as quick.