"The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul" is the name of an eight issue comic book crossover story arc published by DC Comics in 2007 and 2008. It involves the return of notable Batman villain Ra's al Ghul, and is his first appearance since his apparent death in Batman: Death and the Maidens in 2003. It also connects back to the "Batman and Son" storyline, which introduced Damian as the son of Batman and Talia al Ghul. Plot Talia al Ghul and her son Damian Wayne discover that Ra's al Ghul has returned from the dead and is searching for Damian. Ra's hopes to use Damian's life force to keep himself stable. Damian runs to the Batcave to seek help from the Bat family as the League of Assassins closes in on his whereabouts. Batman, who has been in Asia, returns home to help. Despite their best efforts, the Bat family cannot stop the League's ninjas from kidnapping both Robin and Damian and taking them to Ra's in Tibet. Damian leaves Robin alone with Ra's Al Ghul, who offers him a chance to bring his parents back to life. Meanwhile, outside Lhasa, Batman and Talia are getting closer to Ra's only to run into more of his henchmen. Batman, Talia, and I-Ching find a secret entrance to Ra's's headquarters. On meeting, Ra's and Batman begin to fight, but since Ra's body is already dead, nothing hurts him. He then brings out Robin and Damian, offering Batman a choice on which one's body he should take. Batman offers his own body, but Ra's refuses, craving a younger one. Batman takes Ra's to Nanda Parbat wherein lies the Fountain of Essence. The temple of the Fountain is under attack by the Sensei, who is revealed as Ra's al Ghul's father, and more fighting ensues. Batman knocks Sensei into the Fountain of Essence, which kills him for not being a pure soul. The monks of Nanda Parbat check Ra's Al Ghul's body, but the spirit of Ra's possesses one monk's body and walks away. Robin, still haunted by Ra's offer to restore his loved ones to life, seeks out The White Ghost, who tells Robin that he can restore them, but only if Tim swears his undying loyalty to Ra's Al Ghul and forsakes Batman. Robin agrees, and is sent to a chamber with a Lazarus Pit to be "reborn". There he is confronted