Chapter Ninety-Five: My Lord, Times Have Changed!
"It's time for us to make a change!"
In the Titan Building, as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman brought a humanoid self-propelled light bulb to the underground front, as soon as the young Titan, who was still in the first echelon of guarding the earth, took a seat, he was confused by Kewen's words.
"Well, could you give us a little clarity on what we need to change, man, we're all busy, and if it weren't for you telling us it would help the Justice League, we wouldn't be sitting here with you right now." Connor, who stayed at the Met, was in charge of keeping Superman in charge, and said with a little headache.
Because of Superman, he settled in the Metropolis, and during the day, he had to manage the business of the car repair shop with his uncle, and he had to take time to patrol the Metropolis and deal with those who wanted to make trouble. Although the crime rate in Metropolis is not as excessive as that of Gotham, he is not Batman, and it is quite torturous to run behind the ass of a gang of troublemakers all day long.
"I understand your current mood, Connor, but be patient, anyone will turn without the earth, and the metropolis is still the metropolis without you, but what I want to say now is that if it can really be achieved, then what changes is the birth of a new era." Knocking on the table, Curvin asked Connor to be patient and listen to him finish.
It is rare for everyone to see Ke Wen put on such a serious posture for the first time, when was the last time I saw Ke Wen so serious, oh, when I was fighting the crime syndicate, it was always a neurotic painting style in the back. And Ke Wen looked around at everyone, and then said word by word: "I think it's time for us to correct the name of the Justice League and interpret the Justice League in a new way." ”
"What?"
"Draw comics, we're going to give them comics about everyone in the Justice League, including Batman."
Listening to Ke Wen's story, everyone was still confused, and they still hadn't figured out what the relationship between drawing comics for the Justice League and justifying their names had to do with it. And Ke Wen didn't pay attention to everyone's puzzlement, and continued to talk about his feelings.
"Guys, I think most of the people sitting here right now are directly related to one of the members of the Justice League, Dick, Wally, Kara... Before the Justice League was established, they have been guarding the city as a symbol of every city, fighting crime, and counting the years, it has been almost ten years. ”
Dick nodded slowly, he has the most say in this, because he is the first Robin of Batman, he has experienced the darkest era of Gotham, and the era after Batman appeared, from his appearance to adopting himself, cultivating himself, and then flying solo by himself, it is exactly ten years, ten years, how many decades are there in life.
"It seems that Dick you are very touched, right, ten years, maybe some have not been so long, but as superheroes, they have done a lot for the world, but before the Apocalypse, that is, before Darkseid launched an invasion of the earth, there are still some of them who crown these superheroes who protect them with the name of freaks in fancy clothes, yes, basically Batman, Green Lantern, Superman and The Flash, of course, for Wonder Woman, their words are more disgusting, so to speak, Without Darkseid's invasion with force beyond Earth, people still don't understand what the meaning of these superheroes' existence represents, especially Batman. ”
"What do you want to say, Curwen?"
Hearing Ke Wen mention his old father, Dick's face was also a little bad, although he usually scolded Batman in secret, but that was himself, if you arranged my old father in front of me like this, my brother would have to turn his face with you.
"Don't get so excited, listen to me." As soon as he saw Dick's expression change, Ke Wen also hurriedly said: "You, me, everyone here knows what Gotham was like before Batman appeared, it was a paradise for criminals, a hell for civilians, there, there was no difference between day and night, the police and bandits converged, the underground forces and magnates controlled all the order of Gotham, it was a fallen city, until Batman appeared, first overthrew the two leaders of the underground forces at that time, accompanied Director Gordon, and the most upright prosecutor at that time, Harvey, It was only then that this fallen city was ignited with a little hope. ”
When Kewen talked about the changes in Gotham in the past ten years, everyone nodded there, as the next generation of the Justice League, they all learned about these things from the news and the superheroes who trained themselves, especially after the appearance of Batman, the crime rate in Gotham has already dropped a lot in the past ten years, at least when the Batlight lights are lit up in the Gotham night sky, those who want to use the night to commit crimes have to consider the consequences if they encounter Batman, Batman uses his own unique way, It has left the biggest psychological shadow on the endless criminals of Gotham, and even the scarecrow who is fearless and specializes in using fear gas on people is afraid of Batman, and at the same time deeply obsessed.
Because his fear nerves have long been destroyed by studying fear gas, he should no longer be able to be scared by all kinds of scary means, but Batman did it, and because of Batman's principle of not killing, Scarecrow will escape from Arkham every time, and then make trouble, attract Batman, he needs Batman, only Batman can bring fear to himself, make him like a normal person.
Therefore, in the Justice League, everyone is blind to Batman's treatment of prisoners, but they will also choose to avoid it, and at the same time, they will listen to Batman's command. Because Batman has never broken the principle of not killing since his debut, no matter how ruthless his methods are, he will still leave a breath for others, and he has also used his own achievements to show that even as a human being, I can still provoke you.
"It seems that you all know what Batman has done in Gotham for ten years, and then that bastard appeared, that bastard called Joker, according to Arkham psychiatric experts, the Joker was never crazy, he just looked at everything in this world from a different perspective, and every crime he committed was a validation, a verification that everyone becomes a Joker after the worst day. As for what he did, we all know, and Batman also cracked his plan every time the Joker made trouble, and sent him to Arkham repeatedly, and then those bastards locked up in Arkham always had various ways to escape from prison, and then make trouble, and then they were arrested by Batman, and the cycle continued... And the people of Gotham never understood why Batman didn't get rid of these bastards at once, and even maliciously speculated that Batman was cooperating with these bastards, so that Gotham always needed Batman, and they blamed Batman for all the damage they suffered, and they couldn't take revenge on those bastards who abused them, so they could only vent their incompetent anger on Batman, and Batman was silently burdened with all this. ”
Hearing this, Dick also guessed what Cowen wanted to say, and also thought of Wally, Kara, and Lena, who were also looking at Cowen with a surprised look at him. The others, who hadn't reacted yet, looked at the few friends around them with a sudden realization, and were inexplicably a little flustered.
"Hey, can anyone tell me what's missing in between? The way you look makes me feel like I'm a fool. Connor, the honest man, looked confused, completely unaware of what was going on.
And Kewen also paused here, and then said: "Then if we tell the Gotham people in another way, from another perspective, why did Batman become Batman, why did Batman always guard Gotham, and why did Batman always maintain his own principles, do you think there will be another phenomenon in Gotham?" Not only that, but we can also tell the story of everyone in the Justice League, the birth of the Flash, the kindness of the Flash, Superman, why they are called Superman, people have never really understood why these superheroes who risk their lives every day, and they don't even risk their jobs to protect them, they just take these selfless dedication for granted.
Look, even the Flash and Green Lantern sacrificed, we can't make this news public, because people related to the Flash and Green Lantern may be in danger because of the leakage of information, which makes me very unhappy, superheroes give everything, even their lives, and in the end, they don't even have the rewards they deserve? I heard that Superman is temporarily suspended by the Planet Daily because he has taken too much leave, and the post is still retained, and the insurance is also paid for you, but the salary, when to take up the post, will start to count. ”
Speaking of Superman, who was suspended because he took too much leave, although he knew that the occasion was inappropriate, he still wanted to laugh, after all, Superman should be the only one who is currently unemployed in the Zhenglian.
"So, you want to use the comic company in your hand, what's it called, Consortium B, right, you want to use comics to depict the story of everyone in the Justice League, so that more people can understand their philosophy, right? But you seem to have forgotten a key point. Dick, who had already guessed what Cowen was going to do, also added.
"What's the key point?"
"It's just that you don't have the copyright for everyone in the Justice League, as long as they come back, do you think this comic can still be drawn, at least I don't think Batman will agree, and even buy your company." Dick was there too.
"About this problem, in fact, you can help me solve it," Hearing this, Ke Wen also looked at Dick with a wicked smile, looking at Ke Wen's expression, Dick frowned, feeling that things were not so simple, and Ke Wen also continued: "Now, it seems that you are the Batman in Gotham, that is, now, you are Batman, and the citizens of Gotham also recognize you as Batman, so if you are authorized to me by Batman, I don't have the copyright of Batman?" Batman won't be able to buy my company~"
Hearing this, Dick was also stunned, because Batman temporarily went underground with Superman, it is impossible for him to continue to use Batman's identity elsewhere, so as Curvin said, he is Batman, as long as he sends an explanation, it means that Curvin can start publishing Batman's comics. But the operation is no problem, but Dick thinks that when Batman comes back and sees that the streets and alleys of Gotham are all his own comics, will he die miserably as he handed over the portrait rights of Batman? No, I think I'm going to die a miserable death!
Seeing Dick's hesitation and his intention to move, Ke Wen also slapped the table and stood up, and continued to increase his firepower: "Think about it, Dick, Batman is now thirty-five and almost thirty-six, and in a few years he will be forty, and then fifty, sixty, do you plan to let Batman continue to guard Gotham like this?" He's just a human being, no matter how powerful he is, you can't deny that Batman has already been covered in bruises, don't you want Batman to live the days of a father and a husband? Do you want Batman to break off the crutch he used to support himself at the age of fifty or sixty, and continue to shuttle between the buildings of Gotham, putting everything he has on Gotham? It's useless, if the citizens of Gotham don't learn to stand up themselves, whether it's you or Damien, there will always be a day when you can't help it, and at that time, do you still want Batman to continue fighting! ”
Dick was even more hesitant when Curvin said this, because what Curvin said Dick felt that it was really possible. Maybe by the time Batman is fifty years old, he and Jason and Tim already have their own children. It should have been the age when Batman was his grandfather, but he may have just set off from home on his front foot, and Batman broke his cane with one knee on his back foot, put on an old bat suit, and shuttled between Gotham buildings.
"Think about it, if you can really publish a comic of Batman, and tell the citizens of Gotham from another perspective, why Batman has always adhered to the principle of not killing, and has always insisted on using the law to punish these criminals, so that they can understand that only when they become stronger, only when they no longer turn a blind eye to those things that happen around them and what they can do, but report it, maybe Gotham will become different, have you ever thought about when everyone in Gotham is Batman? When the criminal was just about to plan a crime, he was already reported by the enthusiastic crowd and surrounded by police cars? At that time, did Batman still need it? Do those criminals still dare to get away with it like they used to! ”
"Is this possible?" Dick looked up at Curwen with doubts in his eyes, trying to get an answer from Curwen's face.
"Everything is possible, why not try it, you know, the people are the power!"
"If that's the case, then I'll join, how bad can it be anyway? But you tell me to go back and talk to Jason, Tim, and Damian, because he's not my father alone. But don't worry, I'll convince them. ”
"This is the Dick Grayson I know, I'm waiting for good news." Punching Dick in the chest, Kewen also looked at Wally, "How's it going, Wally, are you together?" The Flash is the city symbol of Canterlot, don't you think his spirit should be passed on? Don't forget the Canterlot title. ”
"Sounds good, I'm joining, I think Aunt Iris will support me too, I'll give you Uncle Barry's ring, by the way, what about Superman's copyright? What are you going to do? Wally was also curious.
"Oh, don't we have a ready-made one about this?" Pointing to Kara on the side, Kara was also confused, pointed to herself and said, "Me? ”
"Yes, you're Superman's cousin, and interacting with Superman from your perspective will let everyone know about you and Superman at the same time, killing two birds with one stone, isn't it? And Lena can also join, handsome men and beautiful women have to have them, right? ”
With Ke Wen's praise, Kara, who was completely dizzy, also agreed in a daze, but Lena on the side looked at Ke Wen with a look of expression. After a meeting, it was also preliminarily decided to use the copyright of The Flash, Batman, and Carla as the image of Supergirl to create comics, and then slowly introduce the copyrights of other people in the Justice League, and when this meeting was over, a group of people were dizzy, and they actually sold the copyright of their elders in this way? If they knew, they would have killed themselves.
"I can't believe we're going to agree to you, it always feels like we're going to do a lot of things." Shaking his head that was a little dizzy from Cowen's mouth, Dick said helplessly.
"Even if there is something, it is a good thing, the times have changed, when it has become a consensus to pay without asking for anything in return, but I have always believed in the saying that good is rewarded, and evil is rewarded, as the next generation, we should also do something different, isn't it?"
"Also, times have changed." Listening to the future described by Kewen, everyone in the Young Titans also yearns for it, and such a future needs their generation to work hard to achieve, once superheroes guarded us, and now, it's our turn to guard you!