<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239093.msg11874638#msg11874638">Quote from: JamesSureWould on 05-12-2015, 21:30:29</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Actually he does. Like the background stuff of in quite a few Batman comics is him using Wayne Enterprise to make sure that people in Gotham have jobs, and giving obscene amounts to charities. <br/><br/>It's not so much that Bruce doesn't do anything to help, more that Gotham is supposed to be so far gone that even an absurdly rich philanthropist isn't enough to fix it's problems.<br/>As some one who had read abunch of batman comics, yes, Batman has tried to help Mr. Freeze with his wife. The problem is that Mr. Freeze is an insane person and thinks it's all some trap to take him from his wife, so he's never actually able to help.<br/><br/>He's also tried to help alot of the other villians in Gotham, even temporarily rehabilitating some of them. Like, He helped The Riddler turn himself around and actually become a private detective. And he got Two Face therapy and reconstructive surgery to help him become a productive member of society again.<br/><br/>But, they always eventually come back to crime. Partially because it's a comic book and the writers aren't just going to remove cool villains. <br/>But mostly it is supposed to be a commentary on just how just much of a shit hole Gotham is and how these people are genuinely insane. <br/>yeah i got nothing here. I mean, Barabara Gordon was in that wheelchair for two decades before she fianlly got surgery and got better.<br/><br/>The problem I have with the article about why Batman sucks is that, well, every point except #3 applies to almost every other superhero. Marvel or DC. I mean, I love Batman (Well I lovee his supporting cast  but still) but he has problems as a character. However there were much better things the author could have picked on if he wanted to prove that batman sucks.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>All in all, it can be viewed as an indictment of Vigilanteasim, which is a valid point. However, stories about investing funds in urban renewal, educational funding, and occupational therapy, and hoping like hell the money has the intended effect would be... um. Boring.