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[–] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 27 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I don’t mean to direct this at only you, but I hate this take. There are plenty of comics that dive into this, him using his wealth to help Gotham, the city just had too many problems. Court of Owls for instance, the group that is always watching Gotham and influencing it state and its key figures.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

don't worry i don't take it personally. I'll look into the court of owls.

[–] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago

One of my favorites story arcs. I do agree with you to some degree though because there are a lot of comic book writers that have a habit of romanticizing his wealth, that’s why he does come off as a “typical billionaire” most often. Then it is up to the next writers to mitigate the damage. Comics are tricky like that, you just have to pick and choose your own head canon.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

the group that is always watching Gotham and influencing it state and its key figures.

Bruce is just jealous of being left out of the "cool kids" group, so he plays the other team

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

that's on him tbh, he should've been owlman