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- Alternative Character Interpretation: Did Bruce kill the Graysons? He's established as having watched Dick for a while even before abducting him, there's the implication he would have taken Dick even if the Graysons hadn't died and then he flees the cops very fast, killing them quickly if they seem to corner him. Though the book later says that the Joker killed the Graysons... Batman is the one to relay that. A prolific serial killer would be an ideal scapegoat to pin a murder on...
- Arc Fatigue: The book lasted for three years (2005-2008)... and virtually nothing happened by the series' end. The series has so much Padding and so much cutting away to other DC heroes to establish what inept fools they are compared to the Goddamned Batman. When the series gets cancelled, the plot still has many an unanswered question.
- Awesome Art: Say what you want to about the writing, but the art is amazing, both Lee's interiors and Miller's covers.
- Big Lipped Alligator Moment: Neo-Nazi woman with swastika pasties standing guard outside a motel door. ...Huh.
- Bile Fascination: A major selling point for the comic book: once word about it began to spread, people who haven't read it yet just can't believe it's that bad.
- Broken Base
- Character Derailment: Everyone. Every single DC character. Batman is a Sociopathic Hero, Wonder Woman is a raging misandrist who derisively refers to men as "sperm-banks" and Superman declares that if Wonder Woman would dare question the methods of the Goddamned Batman, he'll kill her.
- Miller's take on Green Lantern is particularly worthy of mention. Miller seems ignorant of exactly why the Green Lanterns are vulnerable to yellow - namely that there's a yellow impurity at the heart of the Central Power Battery - or that Hal's own morals are the only thing preventing him from grabbing a trash can off the street and throwing it at the all-yellow Batman, no problem. Or that even if one can pull a ring off a Lantern, it's very much Depending on the Writer if one can, the Lantern can easily summon it back to them with just a thought.
- Complete Monster: The Joker, as usual.
- Some would argue that this version of Batman borders on this as well.
- Crack Pairing: Batman and Black Canary.
- Crazy Awesome: What a lot of Batman's actions appear to be intended as. But see Designated Hero for how they actually came across.
- Designated Hero: And how! Batman kidnaps a kid whose parents just died (and implies in the first issue that he would have abducted Dick if his parents hadn't conveniently died), abuses said kid (and Alfred for daring to have sympathy for what Dick is going through), is implied to kill several police officers (admittedly Dirty Cops but still a violation of what is usually Batman's most defining trait). When confronting Green Lantern in issue #9, his Inner Monologue is a huge Politically Incorrect Hero ramble, saying that if he had Hal's ring, he'd use it to outright Take Over the World, exile Superman to Krypton's corpse before turning its power on the real enemies. And while such enemies do include the mafia, the gangs and Corrupt Politicians, he also includes parent groups, civil rights organizations and the Justice League itself as enemies who deserve to feel the Power Ring's wrath. To summarize, Batman's intent if he had a Green Lantern Ring would be to become Sinestro.
- Fan Dumb: Ignoring the chronological impossibility of events in the first few issues and claiming that they CAN be explained logically.
- Fan Nickname: He is called "The Goddamned Batman" to distinguish him from his mainstream counterpart. In his text reviews, Linkara ends up calling this version BINO, Batman In Name Only. In the video review, he decides that even that name is too Battish, and dubs the character Crazy Steve, a random insane hobo who found a batsuit somewhere.
- Franchise Original Sin: Most complaints about the book could be made about The Dark Knight Returns and The Dark Knight Strikes Again. But they were just so much worse here.
- Fountain of Memes: It is, after all, Batman Turned Up to Eleven—now with extra crazy flakes.
- Hilarious in Hindsight:
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- The love scene between Batman and Black Canary also count. In the story, they have make out while keeping their mask on. The scene might be Squick, sexy, or even outright funny to some people. Fast forward three years later, Batman and Catwomen have SEX with their mask on. The scene is here if you want to check it out (NSFW)
- Although the "I'm the Goddamn Batman" is the most remembered part of the quote, right before it, he says "Who the hell do you think I am?"
- Just Here for Godzilla: The quote on the main page is in issue #2.
- Those who think of Hal Jordan as a Memetic Loser will enjoy him getting beat up by Robin, though that it leaves Hal needing an ambulance might deter some of these feelings.
- Memetic Molester: It's often been pointed out that the way Batman treats Robin can get really uncomfortable...
- Memetic Mutation: Several lines in the series, as well as the series itself.
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- So Bad It's Good: The fact is that most people think this is a bad Batman story; that doesn't stop them from finding it absolutely hilarious.
- Snark Bait
- Strawman Has a Point: When Green Lantern confronts Batman, he points out that Batman is hospitalising people with his excessive violence and endangering a boy as young as Dick.
- Took the Bad Film Seriously: The comic is doubtlessly one of the worst pieces of writing to bear the Batman label. But damn it all if Jim Lee didn't deliver the best art that ever graced the Crapsack World that is Earth-31.
- Unfortunate Implications: The reason Linkara decides to call Batman "a hobo named Crazy Steve". While most versions of Batman are men of unshakable morals, despite the prickly exterior, the Goddamn Batman appears to be a borderline fascist Psychopathic Manchild with possible pedophilic tendencies, making readers reluctant to call this character Bruce Wayne.
- Watch It for the Meme: Admit it, you read it for "I'm the goddamn Batman!"
- What an Idiot!: When Batman agrees to talk, Green Lantern lets him choose the neutral ground. Batman chooses one of his safehouses that he has Robin paint yellow. Though to be fair, Batman does point out how little sense it makes for the Power Ring to be vulnerable to yellow, unaware of the yellow impurity in the Central Power Battery.