What if Batman starred in his very own Spaghetti Western?

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Bruce Wayne was born the son of a wealthy railroad magnate in the growing Western outpost known as Gotham. But after his parents were murdered by outlaw gunmen, Bruce grows up to become a vigilante, battling the wicked forces of the Union/Confederate soldier Two-Face, cat house denizen Catwoman, and the rest of Gotham's gunslinging lunatics.

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Giovanni Costa created this Western-inspired character redesign series. You can see the full series at his website, where Robin and Nightwing are Tonto to Batman's Lone Ranger.

Spaghetti Gotham [Giovanni Costa via Project: Rooftop]

Illustration for article titled What if Batman starred in his very own Spaghetti Western?
Illustration for article titled What if Batman starred in his very own Spaghetti Western?
Illustration for article titled What if Batman starred in his very own Spaghetti Western?
Illustration for article titled What if Batman starred in his very own Spaghetti Western?

DISCUSSION

Batman really does have a strong Western trope embedded in its DNA. Gotham is a lawless town and he is the steely faced man of justice who's going to clean it up.

I suppose if we are going to be completely honest Batman is really a pretty big rip-off of Zorro. This idea is just kind of bringing it back closer to its source inspiration.