The Caped Crusader comes to realize as a rich man he is somewhat to blame for institutional racism and racist cops. The narrative alludes to the deaths of Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin and problems supposedly caused by gentrification.
Batman confronts police racism in latest comic book.
The latest issue of DC Comics’ flagship Batman series throws itself headfirst into the agonizing conversations roiling America more than a year after Ferguson officer Darren Wilson killed 18-year old Michael Brown. The globally iconic superhero confronts racialized police brutality and its intersection with urban poverty and gentrification – problems Batman comes to realize he exacerbates in his secret identity as billionaire industrialist Bruce Wayne.
I’m not a Batman fan so I really don’t know the tone of other Batman stories. Critics are astonished by the blatant propaganda in this issue.
Holy Backfire Batman! Looks like this is a job for Ben Affleck.