Batman Day is in full swing on Saturday as fans/nerds across the country are gathering in person and on social media to celebrate their favorite costumed hero.
#BatmanDay is one of the top trends on Twitter and users are doing their best Bruce Wayne.
Happy #BatmanDay everyone! Live it up as Bruce Wayne would. pic.twitter.com/NdygrW6qIP
— Snooter (@AwesomeNerdShow) September 26, 2015
@sprinkles thank you! Whispered Bruce Wayne at Beverly Hills (the OG store) and got a free cupcake and comic pic.twitter.com/eR75S0fv9U — Tammy Golihew (@TeeVeeGal) September 26, 2015
#BatmanDay pic.twitter.com/6v2heyuOz7
— Turbo Lover (@RippyPagan) September 26, 2015
IM BATMAN AND IM A BADASS MOTHER FUCKER DEAL WITH IT #BatmanDay — haiiiii (@badbitchican09) September 26, 2015
But Gawker site Kotaku is out with an interesting take, disputing that today is the correct day on which to celebrate the Caped Crusader.
“The worst thing about Batman Day is that it’s happening on the wrong date. It should be on June 26, not September 26,” Evan Narcisse wrote.
There’s one strain of thought that says Bruce Wayne became Batman on the night his parents died, not the first time he put on the cape and cowl. It’s a rather vicious psychological interpretation, but one that gets at just how traumatic it must’ve been for a little boy to watch his parents die in front of him. For decades, the exact date of the Waynes’ murders wasn’t mentioned. The story that revealed that date in one of the best Batman stories ever and its legacy is a great example of why DC Comics’ periodic reboots suck.