Batman is one of DC Comics' most enduring characters, introduced in 1939 and still going strong with multiple comics released every month featuring him and his supporting cast of characters. With over 80 years of stories, it was easy to find several clichés that constantly repeat themselves throughout his comics.

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Batman has changed a lot over the years. He went from a dark hero who battled mobsters to a colorful hero who fought supervillains and eventually settled into his role as the Dark Knight of Gotham City. It is that last role that created many of the clichés that can't seem to stop pouring through his comics to this day.

Batman Is Always Brooding

Batman hiding in the shadows.

Bruce Wayne chose to become Batman after his parents' deaths at the hands of a gunman in Crime Alley. His great loss as a child changed him into the vigilante that would strike fear into the criminal underworld of Gotham City for years.

However many years later, and Batman still hasn't seemed to shake off his brooding, sullen personality. He always seems to be moping around and refuses to crack a smile outside of rare moments. For a man who has fought crime for so many years, the cliché is that he can never be happy.

Batman Trusts No One

Batman and Superman choosing a team.

One Batman cliché that has gotten very old, and makes very little sense in modern DC comic books, is the fact that Batman doesn't trust anyone. It makes sense that Batman wouldn't trust someone he just met on the streets, but sometimes he doesn't even trust his oldest friends.

Batman doesn't trust Superman and has some kryptonite to deal with him if he gets out of control. Batman doesn't trust Green Lantern or Wonder Woman or Aquaman, and he has contingency plans to deal with all of them. Batman doesn't even fully trust Robin or Nightwing, and this is a Batman cliché that needs to go away.

Joker Always Returns

Joker holding up his skinned face.

One of the laziest clichés in Batman comics is the overreliance on Joker. If there is a big event or a major occurrence in Gotham City that Batman has to deal with, DC brings in the Clown Prince of Crime. It seems that every major Batman event series has to have Joker involved in one way or another.

This is more than just a cliché. It is a crutch and something that slowly neuters and waters down Joker every time he appears. It also doesn't help that Joker always seems to die, but then returns like nothing ever happened. Joker is popular, but Batman has so many other villains who could also be great.

Arkham Asylum

The gate to Arkham Asylum.

Arkham Asylum has become almost as famous as many of Batman's best villains. However, through the years, something has happened to make the place a little less special. While it has been portrayed brilliantly in comic books and video games, it isn't the most secure asylum.

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No one remains locked up in Arkham Asylum. The employees, doctors, and guards are never that trustworthy. It has just become another place to send villains for a temporary stay and has lost its mystique as its threat is more cliché than anything in comics today.

Femme Fatales

Batman holding Catwoman.

When Batman first appeared in comics, he was a dark hero who battled mobsters and mafia hitmen. As a result, he ended up fitting easily into the noir thriller genre, which was popular at the time. When Frank Miller created The Dark Knight Returns, he used this noir style.

That storytelling mode includes the cliché of the femme fatale — a woman who tempts and often betrays the hero. While Batman's alter-ego is a billionaire playboy, he often makes mistakes that involve trusting the wrong woman, and it has happened too many times for Batman to keep falling into this trap.

Batman's No-Kill Rule

Batman explains his no kill rule in Fortnite.

Batman's no-kill rule has gone from being how he lives his life to serving as nothing more than an old cliché that means very little anymore. The notion has mostly become a joke and is often mocked in animated movies and cartoons.

It also was made almost negligible in Zack Snyder's DCEU movies where Batman didn't seem to care if criminals lived or died. At the moment, his no-kill rule is just a way to make sure Batman's popular villains in DC Comics remain intact.

Batman's Gizmos

Batman holding his batarangs.

Batman seems to have a plan for everything. However, that makes it hard to worry too much for him when he does get into danger. The entire idea is that Batman has any type of gizmo he needs in his utility belt.

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If Batman needs to get into a room, there is a lockpick kit. If he needs to get through a concrete wall, there is acid. He has a batarang, grappling gun, plastic explosives, gas mask, smoke bombs, drugs to counteract poison, and anything else he needs, no matter how obscure.

The Bat Family Is Always In Danger

Batman standing behind the Bat Family.

One cliché that pops up time and time again comes is a member of the Bat-Family ending up in danger, forcing Batman into action. Whether this is Joker when he shoots Batgirl or kills Robin or the League of Assassins with Damian, this is an easy way to start a story.

It is also another crutch that writers use when they want to start a new storyline. Putting Robin, Nightwing, or Batman's other allies in danger is an easy and cliché way to start any story.

Batman Rules By Fear

Batman swinging through the air in Dark Knight Rises.

Batman has always ruled through fear. This was such a long-running cliché that the Batman video games used it as a special attack. However, Batman has been fighting crime in Gotham City for a very long time.

Everyone knows that he doesn't kill, so the entire idea of Batman ruling with fear in the shadows doesn't seem to be as threatening anymore. It also has bled over to the movies where the entire theme of Batman is to rule by fear, making his stories always dark and grim.

Gotham PD Is Always Gunning For Batman

The Gotham PD shining the bat signal.

Batman has been working with the Gotham PD for years. The former commissioner, Jim Gordon, even had a Bat Signal on the roof that he would use to call in Batman when he needed help. However, it seems that every time Batman is trying to stop the latest villain, the Gotham PD is gunning for him.

It is clear that the police force is corrupt outside of a select few, but it remains a cliché that the police would rather fire shots at Batman \than stop Joker, Riddler, or whoever else is tearing the town apart at the time.

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