Comic #4938: batocrat
Description
Here’s a detailed description of the comic panels and the text contained within:
Panel 1:
- Character: Batman (a muscular figure with a dark costume and a prominent cowl) is speaking.
- Text: "Suit up, Boy Wonder! It's time to keep the proletariat down!"
Panel 2:
- Character: Robin (a younger character wearing a red and green suit) looks confused.
- Text: "You got it, Batm… wait what?"
Panel 3:
- Character: Batman continues speaking.
- Text: "Robin, I draw a billion dollar salary from a company I inherited, and which I put no labor into. Regular folks resent this. That’s dangerous."
Panel 4:
- Character: Batman is again the main focus.
- Text: "So, I dress as a terrifying night creature and run around every evening, keeping everyone on the straight and narrow."
Panel 5:
- Character: Batman continues explaining.
- Text: "Everyone feels simultaneously afraid of me and protected by me, leaving no mental room to question basic economic institutions."
Panel 6:
- Character: Robin, listening intently.
- Text: "I… wow…"
Panel 7:
- Character: Batman speaks again.
- Text: "Wait, if you're so cruel, how come you adopted and saved me?"
Panel 8:
- Character: Batman is animatedly responding to Robin.
- Text: "You do life-threatening work for food and a room, Robin! Food and a room!"
This comic features a humorous critique of societal and economic structures, with Batman and Robin providing a comedic dialogue.