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Scott Snyder Makes The Case Against Bruce Wayne, Philanthropist, In Batman #44

It would not be the first time that it has been pointed out that, with all his billions, if he really wanted t make a difference on the streets of Gotham, Bruce Wayne would pack in all the Batman lark, invest in the city, its social services, its infrastructure and rid Gotham of its systemic issues.

In today's Batman #44, Scott Snyder and Jock paint a different picture. We begin with a dead teenager. But how did he get there? And I don't just mean in the middle of an empty field outside Gotham…

First, there is the corruption.

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And the interest of criminals.IMG_0024

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But why all he fuss in the first place? Why was the nak wanting to invest?

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Bruce Wayne's attempt to make things better. To get involved. To use money as a band-aid. But having far more serious consequences.

The answer is not to do nothing, but to understand, to get involved, to stay committed and involved rather than flying in and flying out, as it were.

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And failing then, to dress up as a bat and hit people…

I think a lot of people will be talking about Batman #44. Go pick up your copy…

Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics, London, with a book launch and an exclusive bookplate for Rachael Smith's The Rabbit, while looking forward to Friday, September 25th and the return of Orbital's drawing nights, with Jessica Martin. Tickets here.

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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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