Jim. You are absolutely right. Batman is only the 1% when he assumes his Alter-ego, millions gorrillianaire Bruce Wayne. Plus, isn't there a philanthropic side to Wayne Industries? And, he took in Dick Grayson? Batman is a man of the people. He fights super villains, corrupt cops, mad scientists... Not anarchists. Discuss.

Come to think of it, who in Frank Miller's universe isn't the 99%? Daredevil, The Spirit, the cast of Sin City...Leonidas is a king, but he's named after a mine in Virginia, so he qualifies. (Or is the other way around? No matter.)

Oh, and a douche bag.

True that, Frank Miller is a shit weasel.  Aside,  Jim had the pure balls and stamina to spend every day last summer studying the lake, absorbing its inner secrets. I'll sensiknoggin anyone who bad mouths him.

Forgot to mention that Frank Miller is a tiny little jerk of a man. Absolutely drunk on celebrity and percieved power. La Douche.

That was unbearable. Batman is the .01%.

By the way, does anyone else notice a slight resemblance to Marti Feldman?

One of the lesser-known casualties of 9/11 and the Wargasm Security-State Panic that followed was Frank Miller's talent. The guy he is now could never have written the Dark Knight Returns.

I agree Frank Miller is a dick, but the argument is Batman being the 99%, which IMHO he is not.

Jim.... That is your best video EVER!!! please make more batman action figure shorts!!!

This is interesting to think about. Batman is complicated so I don't know where Batman would stand on this issue. I know Tony Stark though WOULD support the 1%. I think the superheros whom would support the 99% are Daredevil (I think Matt Murdock would HATE Wall Street), Spiderman (possibly), Captain America (Steve Rogers hates bullies and cares about the average person)

Those are the few I think would be in the 99% and I know Iron Man would support the 1%. I am also assuming people from Watchmen (the Comedian and Rorschach would support the 1% too).

Batman, that's hard to judge for me, Batman is complicated in many ways. Somehow, I think Batman would be neutral.

Gru is 99%.

Assemble the minions!

Batman is the 99%?  First of all, let's examine the so-called "99%":

Are 99% of Americans depositing garbage (30 tons of it in LA alone), raping women (and men, a deaf man in NY), shooting people, complaining that we need Socialism/Communism/Anarchism (name the awful movement, they espouse it), throwing paint bombs at police, and enjoy banging drums day and night?  No, this is the 1% gutter snipes known as the Faaaaaar Left.

The Batman Mythos started via "dirtbags" who killed Bruce Wayne's parents.  Wayne then began a quest to make a figure that would put fear in the hearts of the criminal element--his image?  The Bat.  Wayne did not give up all his money to the Govt, which was doing little to curtail the criminals like those who murdered his parents.  He instead continued to make money to finance his "Batman project", and mete out his own form of justice, which some would call vigilantism.  How many on the Left would support a disquised character who beat up on their bros?  To them, he would be despised, a hater on the poor who simply were forced into a life of crime (the Left always justifies criminal actions via upbringing).  Batman does not moralize over criminals, he simply pulverizes them, and leaves them like trash for the police to pick up.

For this Jim character to somehow disconnect Bruce Wayne from Batman is hilarious--they are the same person.  Had Bruce Wayne's parents not been murdered, there would be no Batman.  He, at that point, might have become truly the idle rich white boy that he promotes to cover for his alter ego.  Instead, he acts.  This is more "Right" than "Left".  Why?  Because the Left would never actually act to make things better, they look to Govt for it.  And when the Police deal with them, they are against that as well.  They spew "Anarchism" but in reality they would do poorly under Anarchy--they need their trust funds, their govt grants, their free healthcare, ect.