Here’s someone else’s research, but either way the Wayne family is known to have been extremely philanthropic throughout the comics. Sorry bud, Batman is indeed the good guy
People like OP remind me that there are, indeed, those who think Batman is worse than people with genocidal tendencies just because his daddy was rich.
I used to be one of those people, even advocated for retiring the character because “Rich guy who beats up the mentally ill… not a relatable hero for millenials…”
But I realized that was the result of a poor understanding of the character and oversimplification of the themes.
Batman is usually the number 1 guy adovcating for the very people he regularly fights to given the chance for rehabilitation.
Not solely incarceration but a legitimate chance to re enter society and build a respectable career.
The exception is Frank Miller who tends to write Batman like a fascist, but… that’s because Frank Miller is a fascist with a warped sense of morality and reality.
https://glitterpancake.tumblr.com/post/110382878890/bruce-wayne-outside-of-batman
Here’s someone else’s research, but either way the Wayne family is known to have been extremely philanthropic throughout the comics. Sorry bud, Batman is indeed the good guy
People like OP remind me that there are, indeed, those who think Batman is worse than people with genocidal tendencies just because his daddy was rich.
I used to be one of those people, even advocated for retiring the character because “Rich guy who beats up the mentally ill… not a relatable hero for millenials…”
But I realized that was the result of a poor understanding of the character and oversimplification of the themes.
Batman is usually the number 1 guy adovcating for the very people he regularly fights to given the chance for rehabilitation.
Not solely incarceration but a legitimate chance to re enter society and build a respectable career.
The exception is Frank Miller who tends to write Batman like a fascist, but… that’s because Frank Miller is a fascist with a warped sense of morality and reality.
It’s actually rather fitting imo that Batman is so misunderstood.
Howso?
Well, he’s a misunderstood figure in the comics itself. Kinda fitting that a lot of people IRL misunderstand him as well.