Batman RIP

Batman R.I.P. is an American comic book story arc published in Batman #676–681 by DC Comics. Written by Grant Morrison, penciled by Tony Daniel, and with covers by Alex Ross, the story pits the superhero Batman against the Black Glove organization. It has a number of tie-ins in other DC Comics titles describing events not told in the main story. Summarize the following text using ONLY facts from it. Do NOT invent references, emails, or links. If the text doesn't mention something, leave it out. The story begins with Batman and Robin perched onto a gothic building lit by lightning, where the former defiantly proclaims, "Batman and Robin will never die!". Events then flash back to Gotham City six months earlier, where Simon Hurt announces theBlack Glove's next venture: the destruction of Batman. Back in the asylum, Joker casually murders a Black Gloves member and puts him in a shallow grave. While the Joker points out that Batman is now mentally stable, he does always refer to him as "my good servant"