There ’s no dubiousness thatBatmanis a worldwide sensation , but even he ’s got a few marking on his disc that fans could stand to see done for . The Dark Knight has been around for intimately a century , and it ’s only natural that a few less - than - stellar thing stick out in all that meter .

No hero is arrant , not even oneas beloved as Batman . In the last couple of X , he ’s gone through thing and even made some personal choices that devotee do n’t exactly agree with . Read on to see a few pinch that could be made to improve Batman ’s mythos .

6The Creation of Brother Eye

Bruce’s Paranoia Was Taken Way Too Far

To be just , Batman had a good reasonfor building the Brother Eye satellite . Bruce was still reeling from the discovery that his Justice League allies tampered with his memories ( as go through in the controversial storylineIdentity Crisis ) . Batman created Brother Eye to keep an eye on the superhuman community , only for it to shine into Maxwell Lord ’s hand , who attempted to use it to pass over out superheroes wholly . Bruce was vindicate for feel shop by his friend , but create a weapon with that much power only for it to be seized by a lunatic is something better exit forgotten .

5Batman’s Billionaire Status (And Creators Trying to Remove It)

It Doesn’t Really Do Anything for the Character

While the real man discusses the problematic nature of wealth disparity , several creators in the past have tried torework Batman so that Bruce is n’t rich(most recently during “ Joker War ” ) . The trouble is that his wealth is a large part of his character and allows him to do most , if not all , of the cool things in his career . Every time a creator tries to unmake Bruce ’s billionaire status , it of necessity returns , so why keep essay it ? gratefully , DC Comics now has a workings - class Dark Knight inAbsolute Batman , so hopefully , creators will stop going for the low - hanging fruit .

4The Creation of Zur-En-Arrh

The Mistake That Just Kept Getting Worse

While Zur - En - Arrh was a play , innovative throwback during Grant Morrison ’s Bat - Epic , Bruce ’s substitute persona was a job that just preserve spiraling . It was n’t enough that Zur - En - Arrh created Failsafe or manipulated Bruce into brainwashing Jason Todd . Zur - En - Arrh escaped Batman ’s psyche and seek to take Gotham by force . And if that was n’t uncollectible enough , the Failsafe automaton was after used by Waller as part of her plans inAbsolute Power . If there ’s a mistake that absolutely needs to be cancel from Batman ’s record , it ’s the conclusion to fragmentize his mindand make his demented and dangerous alter ego .

3The Existence of the Batman Who Laughs and the Dark Knights

There’s Dark and Then There’s Edgy

This is going to ruffle some plume , but the Batman Who Laughs , as well as almost everything that came out ofDark dark : Metaland its follow - up effect , Dark Nights : Death Metal , is serious off forget . This consequence innovate the Dark Multiverse and was notorious for all the counterparts model after Batman ’s biggest reverence . But nothing got more attention than the Batman Who Laughs , the Joker / Batman fusion who long outstayed his welcome , yet became a dominating force in the DC Universe for almost half a decade . Thankfully , this twisted Batman is gone , and hopefully , they ’ll never come back .

2The Death of Alfred Pennyworth

Seriously, Alfred is Vital to Batman’s Operation

There ’s hardly a soul alive who does n’t omit Alfred Pennyworth , Bruce ’s onetime companion . Pennyworth was n’t just a father to Batman , he was a maneuver light in the entire Bat - Family . Unfortunately , that light was annihilate in “ City of Bane ” when the titular villain photograph Alfred ’s neck after Damian bilk him . That was back in 2019 and DC Comics has yet to undo this death ( beyond a irregular revitalization inBatman vs. Robin ) . give how big of a role the faithful Samuel Butler still plays in adaptedBatmanmedia , it seems pertinent to unwrap Aflred ’s deathand bring him back to his family .

1The Catwoman Wedding That Wasn’t

Just Let Batman Be Happy!

Batman was this close to finding happiness with someone he clearly make out and buff everywhere were crushed ( or rightfully angered ) when Catwoman pull up stakes the World ’s Greatest Detective at the communion table . Not only did this throw a wrench in Bruce and Selina ’s kinship for years , it reinforced the mind that DC Comics is never run to let the Dark Knight be happy for any lengthened period . While some might prefer a complete retcon , all that fans really want is for the higher - ups to stop getting Bruce ’s way andlet Batman and Catwoman lastly tie the nautical mile .

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Greg Capullo Rebirth Batsuit from Batman #50 Comic Art

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Zur-En-Arrh Brainiac Queen and Waller Absolute Power DC

Comic book art: Batman Who Laughs attacks Batman with a sick grin.

Comic book panel: Bane snaps Alfred Pennyworth’s neck in front of Robin in Batman #77

Comic book art: Batman kisses Catwoman in her wedding dress.

Batman Stands in Detective Comic Art by Jason Fabok

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