Makes Me Smile---Batman and His Villians

From the top left, Clockwise: The Bat himself (of course), The one and only Clown Prince of Chaos,
the Scarecrow, and Killer Croc

No, seriously.

Why? Because I really, really want to be Batman (indeed), but also I'm very impressed by his villains. His villains are (often) as enduring as the Dark Knight himself, in spite of the goofy costumes, the wacky evil schemes, and the Comic Book Code. Why? Because Batman's villains aren't just nefarious evil doers in ridiculous getup; They're ideas. They are the personifications of concepts that Batman must overcome and defeat, and the best work on Batman (the work that doesn't just involve another new Bat-ray pulled from hammerspace, though that's kinda nice in its own way ;P) shows him overcoming what the villains represent as much as the scheme they've planned. A lot of them just get locked up only to break out again,  like so many of our demons. But when they come out to play? They've got the Caped Crusader to contend with. :)

Oh, yes, and because of the Joker. I love the Joker. ;D