neil-gaiman:

vbartilucci:

I am reminded of a tale Neil once told about one of his children coming to him and enquiring about Batman’s Origin.

Child “Why is Batman Batman?”

Neil: “He was deciding how to fight crime, and a bat flew through his window”

Child “What if a ball flew through his window instead?”

Neil: “Then he would have become Ballman”

This was followed by the secret origin of Gloveman, Trainersman, and IIRC, Chest Of Drawers Man,

This is true.