Batman's Dumbest Internet Argument Is Now In Comics (And Blows)

Pick whatever non-comic Batman medium, from the ’90s animated series to Nolan’s trilogy. Did a lack of city services create the Joker? Poison Ivy? Mr. Freeze? Scarecrow? Penguin? Ra’s al Ghul? Bane? Nope. They were always going to become criminals because of their private agendas that have nothing to do with poverty. MAYBE you can make the case that Batman inspired some of them to do crime in costumes, but that’s it. Then … could an injection of a few million ccs of dollarine into Gotham’s veins help reduce the number of goons and thugs willing to work for these people? Probably not cause Bruce Wayne has long been acting as if he was Parthia and Gotham was Marcus Licinius Crassus. Again, if you got this, let’s hang out sometimes.

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Canonically, Bruce Wayne does so much for the city; it’s insane. Through the Thomas Wayne Foundation and the Martha Wayne Foundation, he funds cutting-edge medical research and free clinics around the city, where even criminals are welcomed. He gives away free college tuition to literally every employee of Wayne Enterprises, the biggest employer in the city. Janitor, receptionist, the people taking swabs for Bruce’s STD tests (hey, he’s got to maintain that playboy public persona somehow), it doesn’t matter what your job is: If you work for Bruce, you’re going to college for free. What else? Wayne Construction built a free railway system in Gotham. Wayne Foods operates a chain of food banks throughout the city. Bruce has also built schools, daycare centers, and orphanages, and if you still want to work for The Riddler after all that, that’s 100% on you.

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Batman's Dumbest Internet Argument Is Now In Comics (And Blows)
Source: Pinoy Daily News