Now what I’d like to see is the people of Gotham building an immunity to widespread media panic about said Joker Gas.

It becomes like a pollen count on the weather. “And today’s expected Joker Toxin index is listed at 15.4, so make sure to put those breakable objects away on high shelves and put the kids to bed early, because this is going to be a bad one.”

And then the next panel shows an average family just matter-of-fact, getting the seatbelts (that they’ve installed by now) and strapping themselves in while green and/or purple clouds start filtering in through the window, so they’re safely secured when they start to have painful hysterical fits.

Every time the Joker breaks out, sporting goods stores have a BOGO sale on mouthguards.

Yes.

And like certain cities I know of down South where there’s a chemical depot, many citizens actually own gas masks and there’s sirens for leaks.

You wanna help out Bruce? Those gas masks that you and the Robins don to such good effect (until a villain knocks it off mid-fight), have Wayne Enterprises “develop” a cost-effective public version to sell since it’s such a regular issue. How to keep your giant ass company in business and make your night job easier. Hell, given how regularly it comes up, the government would pay for it. They do in real life.

I’d love to see little things about how there’s water filters commonly purchased advertised by being “Gotham-Grade” or how it was tested and proven to filter out chemicals just like was used in the Scarecrow’s last attack. Stuff like that.

Immunity isn’t likely, but companies capitalizing on the commonality of the threat, locals being desensitized to the repeated same threat situations — that’s stuff I’d buy.

I grew up in North Alabama. — We are not going in the safe room yet, that tornado cell isn’t close and it’s gonna be really boring sitting in a closet with the battery operated radio. Just leave the weather coverage running on the TV and come help fix dinner. — You learn to read how much of an immediate issue commonly occurring dangers are and you take reasonable action without flipping out. It’s part of the routine.

“Honey, get back here and finish your dinner. You heard the radio; Killer Croc is two blocks south of here and going the wrong direction. Your food’s getting cold.”

This is exactly the kind of Gothamite I would expect.

“Channel 8 says the fight with Freeze is going on in Tribeca and headed towards the West Village, your school is not going to be closed tomorrow. Now go write your report. You’ll wish you had to deal with Batman if you bring home one more D in Mr. Jones class.”

People choose entertainment based on how nondescript the name and theme are, and places with giant smiling faces/puns of ANY kind quickly go bankrupt. Street and buildings have been quietly renumbered so there are less 2s. Restaurants close on holidays and everyone has quiet meals indoors - Takeout places triple their business. Restaurants adapt by offering unnamed parallel days of celebration -

‘Come in February 17th with your significant other. Enjoy a quiet, safe meal - our dining room features no unnecessary decorations, and our name has no unfortunate associations in the world’s 32 most common languages!’

The gotham rogues, of course, still have plenty of places to conduct their shenanigans, because the number one gotham insurance scam is to rename a business that’s about to fail, wait for it to get attacked by some villain, and then collect the insurance payout. If that crappy dollar store on the corner seems like it’s struggling, and suddenly there’s a big sign out front declaring that the name is now Double Deal’s Two Dollar Store, everyone knows to keep away until Two-Face comes through to stage some sort of heist.

does anyone have a gif of that scene in Derry Girls where one of the characters is talking about how there’s a bomb threat on the bridge and she told them she’d take her chances but they said she couldn’t bc that’s all I’m picturing right now

Particularly as she just wanted to get to the tanning salon for her sunbed appointment.