“Why so serious?”

Did you know that Batman was inspired by Sherlock Holmes, Zorro, and a Leonardo Da Vinci sketch of a bat-winged flying machine?  Or that Joker was inspired by Victor Hugo’s character Gwynplain?

Graph via: Invaluable

Thoughts?
I think it’s fascinating how very kind Gwynplain inspired the creation of one of the most known villains.

10 responses to “Origin Of Comic Book Characters – Infographic”

  1. Nice! I knew almost none of that, and I’ve read comics for years!

    1. I liked the facts too :)

  2. Nice! I knew almost none of that, and I’ve read comics for years!

    1. I liked the facts too :)

  3. Fascinating info.

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