Interviewers discussing Batman with me almost always ask some version of these five questions.

• When did you discover Batman (or comics)?
• How did you get started/why did you write Batman and Psychology?
• Why is Batman so popular?
• Shouldn’t or why won’t Batman kill? At least the Joker. [This one has mostly replaced the Robin question, below.]
• Characters, stories you’d like to write about in the future?

And these topics come up a lot.

• Favorite Batman?
• Do Batman’s enemies reflect parts of himself?
• Something about PTSD.
• Would therapy help him?
• Why Robin? [This used to be the first or second question, not just in interviews but also in casual conversation. Often they mean something sexual about this. Now it’s not asked a lot anymore, though it does still come up.]
• Favorite villain (maybe other than the Joker)?
• Favorite superhero?