Gotham City’s crime scene is perhaps one of the more complicated comic book lore puzzles of all time. While some versions of Batman — like the 1960s show or the Joel Schumacher films — depict Gotham as a kind of circus where costumed criminals are just part of everyday life, more down-to-Earth versions of the Bat-verse have strived, for a very long time, to create a sense of realism when it comes to how and why crime, organized or otherwise, is so prevalent in Gotham.
Ryan Britt is an editor and writer at Inverse. He covers a wide array of topics including TV, film, and books, with a particular focus on science fiction, Star Wars, Star Trek, and '80s pop culture. Ryan's work has been featured in notable publications such as Vulture, Esquire, and Den of Geek.