Batman is a murderer no less than the Joker, for all the lives the Joker took that Batman could’ve saved by killing him. ch. 85
“It’s not fair to the innocent bystanders to play at being Batman if you can’t actually protect everyone under that code.” ch. 91
Harry had no intention of saying it out loud, of course, but now that he’d failed decisively to prevent any deaths during his quest, he had no further intention of being restrained by the law or even the code of Batman.ch. 97.
Even in the world of comic books, the only reason a superhero like Batman even looks successful is that the comic-book readers only notice when Important Named Characters die, not when the Joker shoots some random nameless bystander to show off his villainy.
Batman is a murderer no less than the Joker, for all the lives the Joker took that Batman could’ve saved by killing him. ch. 85
“It’s not fair to the innocent bystanders to play at being Batman if you can’t actually protect everyone under that code.” ch. 91
Harry had no intention of saying it out loud, of course, but now that he’d failed decisively to prevent any deaths during his quest, he had no further intention of being restrained by the law or even the code of Batman.ch. 97.
More immediately relevant:
Even in the world of comic books, the only reason a superhero like Batman even looks successful is that the comic-book readers only notice when Important Named Characters die, not when the Joker shoots some random nameless bystander to show off his villainy.