Batman #9 Preview/Discussion

[The Whovian]

In real life most of Batman's villains would be on death row
A lot of them kill a lot of people and no way would the insanity defense get them off but its comics so you accept that convention sometimes

With Catwoman though?
You see Ivy and Harley get put into Arkham all the time. They kill people and dress up like supervillains. I guess Selina does too sometimes if she ever did get caught she'd be put in arkham because of her catwoman gimmick alone
Plus the kleptomania

Just because you put on a costume, it doesn't make you insane. If that was the case, then all of the heroes are insane too.

[Frontier]

The specifications for what lands you in Arkham versus, say, Blackgate, have always been kinda vague.

Like, having some degree of mental disorder is kind of a given, but not every rogue is as outright insane or as crazy as Joker or even Two-Face are.

It also seems like if you have some kind of superpower or are far more dangerous then your average criminal, then you land in Arkham as well. But even that's iffy.

[Godlike13]

Right, so then how is Selina in Arkham waiting to be executed by lethal injection?

That, and her body count, are the questions were suppose to be left with.

[Caivu]

Right, so then how is Selina in Arkham waiting to be executed by lethal injection?

Maybe she was framed. Maybe she took the fall for someone. Maybe she was planted in Arkham under false pretense for some reason. Maybe she really did kill all those people.

The point is we don't know right now.

[joybeans]

The specifications for what lands you in Arkham versus, say, Blackgate, have always been kinda vague.

Like, having some degree of mental disorder is kind of a given, but not every rogue is as outright insane or as crazy as Joker or even Two-Face are.

It also seems like if you have some kind of superpower or are far more dangerous then your average criminal, then you land in Arkham as well. But even that's iffy.

Well, clearly snatching a necklace and repeating your name warrants incarceration in the same facility as someone who commits mass homicide

[Frontier]

I'd assume if she was framed, against her will, or didn't want to be in there, she wouldn't be still be locked up.

Well, clearly snatching a necklace and repeating your name warrants incarceration in the same facility as someone who commits mass homicide

If this Kite Man has the same origin as his Brave and the Bold version, he definitely deserves to be committed .

[JasonTodd428]

Maybe she was framed. Maybe she took the fall for someone. Maybe she was planted in Arkham under false pretense for some reason. Maybe she really did kill all those people.

The point is we don't know right now.

And I think we are supposed to be questioning her current situation at this point. Her body count alone has me raising an eyebrow being that its is higher then Red Hood's confirmed kill count of 83 as stated in a RHatO issue. I smell either a frame up (maybe by one of the mob families (?) set her up to eliminate her) or a set up wherein someone has placed her there for other purposes (maybe Batman is using her to gather intel in Arkham).

[Godlike13]

What are the chances that a new Batman and the Outsiders spins out of this arc?

[Frontier]

What are the chances that a new Batman and the Outsiders spins out of this arc?

Some people are guessing that the "secret third team" in Justice League vs. The Suicide Squad is the Outsiders.

[JasonTodd428]

What are the chances that a new Batman and the Outsiders spins out of this arc?

That could be an interesting angle to take with this team. I think I like that idea.

[Nite-Wing]

The specifications for what lands you in Arkham versus, say, Blackgate, have always been kinda vague.

Like, having some degree of mental disorder is kind of a given, but not every rogue is as outright insane or as crazy as Joker or even Two-Face are.

It also seems like if you have some kind of superpower or are far more dangerous then your average criminal, then you land in Arkham as well. But even that's iffy.

Blackgate is where all the regular mob bosses and henchmen go
Arkham is where all the costumed super villains go

[Alycat]

So good to see Bronze Tiger being badass.

[The Whovian]

Well, clearly snatching a necklace and repeating your name warrants incarceration in the same facility as someone who commits mass homicide

LOL, right? Only in Gotham.

[madmodpoetgod]

Tom King is the next Legion writer, count me in!

[SicariiDC]

I don't like Tom King's writing.
I don't like Tom King's writing.
I don't like Tom King's writing.

But God damn, is Mikel Janin the nicest artist in the world or what...**** is...perfect