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Warning ! Spoilers forBatman : Reptilian # 3
After many accusations , Batmanhas responded to fans who said he did n’t care about the poor . This characterization of the Dark Knight started with the fanbase , and has n’t been addressed this directly before in comics .
As Batman investigates Gotham City ’s felonious underworld inBatman : Reptilian , he happen several of his rascal , ranging from Deadshot to the Riddler . The reptilian who is fighting his most notable villains remains unknown , but in the thick of the enigma , the Caped Crusader is being put to the test . The miniseries is exploring some of the real world conditional relation of the Dark Knight ’s war on offence , as see inBatman : Reptilian#3,written by Garth Ennis with art by Liam Sharp .
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When Batman is questioned about commonly taking down street thugs , he ’s accused of not caring about the poor . However , Batman return that he has fund several programs specifically designated to avail minor from lower division household . “If you authentically think I do n’t give care about the economically disadvantaged , how do you explain the foundation ’s various programs set up to avail them as children ? ” “ Oh , I assumed it was to prevent them growing up and occupying thing . ”Writer Garth Ennis had antecedently alluded to addressing the fact thatBatman is a billionaire who agitate the poor , and he does n’t shy away from the topic inBatman : Reptilian .
Batman raise a relevant item that despite being incriminate of targeting the financially disadvantaged , he has helped Gotham City as Bruce Wayne . Fans have often cited the Caped Crusader as making the economical situation of the pitiful even worse , saying that Batman should apply his resources to help . However , Bruce has used Wayne Enterprises to avail the needy and bring home the bacon an chance for the financially unsteady to come through . As an adopted father , Bruce has given a home to Jason Todd , who was in a desperate situation prior to becoming the second Robin . In terms of the metropolis ’s systemic trouble regarding poverty , Bruce has carried on his parents ’ legacy by make way to economical constancy .
disregardless , Batman ’s answer does n’t describe for the mentally ill , who he has been accused of harming just as much as the poor . By fight criminals and send them to Arkham Asylum , Bruce has further stigmatise mental wellness . It might not be his intention , but Batman ’s state of war on law-breaking has equated those in need of hospitalization insurance with Gotham ’s most dangerous villains . Since Ennis had promised to address this component of the democratic critique , it ’s likely to be the next major offspring that comes up . While Wayne Enterprises has accounted for the urban center ’s youth , they have n’t focused on helping the mentally inauspicious . Batmanmight be able to make money at such problem , but he has n’t embrace the same philosophy in his superhero cause .
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