The mayor of Batman, the actual name of a city in Turkey, is suing both Warner Bros. and director Christopher Nolan for a piece of TDK’s considerable profits. The allegations include using the city’s name without permission, partial blame for unsolved murders, a high female suicide rate, and general difficulties for the city’s natives.
And you thought Batman was a hero…
As to why this is just now an issue some 70 years after the character’s creation and continued popularity, the likely suspects are exposure and dollar signs. One thing’s for sure: something so idiotic will put Batman on the map. Where it apparently was already. Just not in Gotham.