May 13, 2013 · Has there ever been a definitive location cited for Gotham City in the DC Universe United States? I remember hearing somewhere that it is close to New York (the DCU has a New York), but how close?

Jan 10, 2012 · Gotham is known to be architecturally modeled after New York City, but with exaggerated elements of the styles and derives its name from a sobriquet for that real world city, first popularized by the author Washington Irving in his satirical work Salmagundi (1807). As the quote says in 1807 Salmagundi nicknamed New York City "Gotham."

In Batman Begins, Gotham City has a futuristic/fictional and run down look: think of Oldtown, the trains built by the Wayne Corporation etc. In The Dark Knight Rises, Gotham City looks like plain...

Oct 30, 2014 · I've been catching up with the Gotham TV show and It seems the city is always covered with dark clouds and everyone is carrying or put on a overcoat. Does it always rain in Gotham ?

Mar 18, 2015 · Of course if Batman is also a superhero like Superman etc, he should save the earth from dangerous enemies. So why is Batman restricted to Gotham city?

Sep 5, 2015 · Gotham has a lot of rich people but who's the richest? Is it Bruce Wayne or someone else? I'm mainly looking for answers based on the comics but answers based on other Batman stories are ok as well.

Apr 4, 2012 · Where the Marvel comics are set in New York, LA ... etc., DC uses fictional cities like Metropolis, Gotham and Star City. Was this a conscious decision from the start?

May 2, 2015 · So there's a classic argument that Batman's style of vigilantism actually makes Gotham less safe and more crime-ridden, because it indirectly encourages the city's scum to become "super-criminals"

Aug 22, 2015 · Are Gotham and Metropolis neighboring cities? If not, how do Batman and Superman meet each other? And in the upcoming film trailer for Dawn of Justice, Batman is shown watching his Wayne tower being

Dec 28, 2016 · 12 Gotham city is described since the 70's as a crime-ridden city. Corruption is rampant, thugs walk free and cops do look out for the mafia.