The Big Picture Zack Snyder recently appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast where he discussed, among other things, his ever-controversial trilogy of DC Comics films.
Batman Has Refused To Kill for Much of His History Like many famous aspects of Batman lore, the no kill rule was not established immediately upon the character’s introduction in Detective Comics #27 85 years ago. In early appearances, when he was portrayed as more of a frightening antihero, Batman did use lethal force, without much attention being paid to the issue. But this changed fairly quickly, with 1940’s Batman #4.
Moviegoers may remember this idea from when Robert Pattinson’s version of the character describes it in the 2022 film The Batman. This idea has been criticized as unconvincing at times, however, with detractors arguing that even if Bruce were to break his rule and kill the Joker or another dangerous criminal, he would still maintain a moral high ground over them, as he would do so to protect society, where as their motivations for killing or committing other crimes are self-serving.
Batman Not Killing Villains Is Also a Part of His Widespread Appeal Which brings up an important meta point, that being the role the no kill rule plays in sustaining Batman’s widespread appeal. There have been plenty of lighthearted, even frivolous depictions of Batman in his long history, with the most famous, of course, being the 1960s live action television show starring Adam West.
Batman Killing Can Be Interesting If Written Well None of this is meant to argue that one can’t tell an interesting Batman story in which the character does kill.
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