I like that.

I'm going to pull out things like that as we continue this discussion, to see what kind of Batverse we can come up with.


Thing is, I do think Batman can exist in a world with superheroes. I don't think it's possible for Batman to be an urban myth to the people who actually live in Gotham. I think they would know he does exist, even though he has managed to keep all images out of the paper and off of the news cameras. The criminals in Gotham know he is real. But, those outside of Gotham, they don't believe in "ghosts and goblins." They think it's just something the police made up to frighten the locals and keep the criminal population under some semblance of control in a crowded, over populated, crime ridden city. I don't see Batman going around the world on grand adventures with the Justice League. I see him only interested in his city. If he is involved at all with other superheroes, it is only behind the scenes, and only as a way to keep his rogues out of their cities, and their rogues out of his. When people speak of Gotham, and someone mentions the Batman, outsiders laugh. They think Gothamites are crazy, the civilians, and the criminals who actually believe in the farce that the police, in particular Commissioner Gordon, has created. That is how I see the urban myth actually working in a world with other heroes.

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