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[rosalinecapulet]

Marketability aside, I think one reason we keep getting such a disproportionate amount of Batman media is because in general, and especially compared to Superman/Wonder Woman/Aquaman/etc, Batman’s mythos is very low-concept. Sure, occasionally you have some good old fashioned comic book nonsense like Poison Ivy or Ra’s al Ghul. But the most prominent villains-people like Joker, Riddler, Two-Face, Scarecrow, and Penguin-are basically just regular criminals with flashy outfits and elaborate ways of doing their crimes.

This is not to say that Batman is better than the other heroes, just a lot easier to adapt (especially for the Christopher Nolans of the world who want to do ~realistic~ comic book adaptations)

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[woodland_goddess]

Actually, that makes so much sense....

[rosalinecapulet]

Yay, I successfully put something into words lol.

To their credit, DC is starting to get a bit more high-concept with the DCEU and Arrowverse, but yeah, when it comes to Batman they're still playing things very safe

[woodland_goddess]

Yup, I've noticed.

I'm way behind on Arrow though lmao

[rosalinecapulet]

tbh I've only seen the Music Meister crossover, everything else I know about the Arrowverse comes from tumblr dash osmosis xD

[woodland_goddess]

Ah, yes, the Tumblr Effect. I know it well.

I followed it for a while, and then it went downhill around the time a Jewish character was put in a gas chamber for cheap thrills.

[rosalinecapulet]

Yeaaah I can imagine that being a dealbreaker. It's things like this that make me glad the only DC show I follow is Gotham (which even then, I'm a couple seasons behind on).

[woodland_goddess]

I haven't watched Gotham yet. Been debating it though. Right now my DC obsession is Black Lightning on Netflix. Its so good omg

[rosalinecapulet]

I'll have to add it to my to-watch list xD

[woodland_goddess]

Doooooooooooo