Batman Gotham’s rooftops

More than any other hero, Batman is known for his nightly patrols of Gotham’s rooftops. From his perch amongst the gargoyles, he can efficiently watch large swaths of darkened alleys and dramatically swoop in when the time is right.

Batman for Adults

Super heroes were no longer only for kids. The kids who grew up with comic books now continued to read comic books as adults. They wanted something more mature. Something darker. More gritty.


The hyper-bright yellows and greens and oranges are gone. Dark grays, washed-out blues, and occasional yellow accents became the norm in Batman comics (and still are, in most Batman comic book lines). The comics move more towards heavy plot lines and ideas, and display the grisly aftermath of Batman's decisions in vivid detail.

As a no-longer-kid, I can see the advantages of the grim, dark, subdued art style. Kids like the lighter, funnier Batman because he is THEM in their imaginations. They imagine themselves kicking bad guys and tying them up with Bat-rope and leaving them for Bat-mom to collect as she cooks dinner.

But adults have a darker view of life, and it is displayed in their comics. For an adult to associate with Batman, the hero must have the same inner struggles as the reader, and must follow the same "laws of the world" that the reader follows.

Batman R.I.P storyline

One rumor I’ve heard from people who know so much more about comics than I do, is that the whole idea for this Batman R.I.P storyline, is so they can give the Batman character a complete new reboot.

After 80 years of Batman stories and 681 issues of the character (not to mention Detective Comics and the hundreds of other issue spin-offs), they believe the character has gone as far as he could possibly go and the universe just doesn’t make that much sense anymore.

How many times can we really see Batman battle The Joker and not kill him, the many deaths of Robin’s etc?