Batman villains have a way of being fitted to our times. In 2008, the Dark Knight suited up against a terrorist in post-9/11 America. In 2012, he fought Occupy Wall Streeters. In 2016, Batman went toe-to-toe with Superman, but only because Mark Zuckerberg manipulated them into fighting. And now in The Batman, the titular hero faces a foe that will once again seem familiar to American audiences: QAnon.
Alec Dent is a former culture editor and staff writer for The Dispatch.
