Batman & Robin : Lovers?
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To the best of my knowledge the first suggestion that Batman and the Boy Wonder shared something more intimate than slugging villains was made by Frederic Wertham in his infamous 1950s attack on comic books Seduction of the Innocent.
Given the messes their relationships with women have always led to it seems that the Gotham City crime fighters would be better off in one another’s arms.
Ever wondered what’s kept Batman and Robin so close? Artist Mark Chamberlain has.
Not that he thinks for a second he’s the first to speculate. “There’s been a homoerotic subtext between Batman and Robin for the last 50 years,” says Chamberlain, whose watercolor paintings are currently being exhibited at a chic Chelsea art gallery. Chamberlain insists his work presents a graphic parody of the superheroes’ relationship that’s been an inside joke long before he thought of drawing it. But DC Comics - which owns Batman - is not amused. They say they’ll sue, if the paintings don’t come down.
An interesting article about intellectual property bullies and fair use policies.
