Comic book places you may or may not want to live in
By Mark Lynch
Credit: DC Comics
Gotham City
Gotham City is one of the worst places in any comic book world. First off, it never seems to ever be sunny. It’s either dark and dreary or partly cloudy. Second, there are cops. It appears that over 50 percent of the police officers in Gotham City are on the mob’s payroll. Also, there’s the mob. They don’t even have to hide that they’re committing crimes because they’ll be out of jail in a matter of hours.
All of these things are bad enough, but the worst part is all of the incredibly insane costume villains that the city’s protector refuses to kill.
Batman is one of the greatest heroes in comic book history, an icon in pop cult culture, and a box office draw.
However, it would be nice if he killed the Joker, who may be the biggest reason to avoid Gotham. Sure, Poison Ivy may kill you or turn you into a plant, the Riddler could trap you with some gadget that will kill you if you don’t have enough reception to Google the puzzle, and Mr. Freeze could turn you into a popsicle. But rest easy. Batman will avenge you to put those villains back in Arkham Asylum where they’ll escape in a few weeks. Okay, fine. Avoid Gotham City, too.