 The authors of " I 'm Not Fooled By That Cheap Disguise " , a 1991 essay deconstructing the Batman mythos , refer to Anarky as a challenge to Batman 's social and political world view , and to the political position indirectly endorsed by the themes of a Batman adventure . As the Batman mythos is centered on themes of retribution and the protection of property rights , the invitation to readers to identify with Batman 's vigilantism is an invitation to adopt political authoritarianism . The authors summarize that position as " the inviolability of property relations and the justification of their defense by any means necessary ( short of death ) . " However , the authors contend that Anarky " potentially redefines crime " and invites the reader to identify with a new political position in favor of the disenfranchised , which Batman " can not utterly condemn " . The authors contend that the creation of Anarky and dialogue by other characters represented a shift towards " self @-@ conscious awareness of the Batman 's hegemonic function , questioning the most central component of the Batman 's identity — the nature of crime and his relation to it . " However , the authors remain skeptical of Anarky 's commercial nature , pointing out Anarky could be " incorporated as another marketing technique [ ... ] The contradictions of capitalism would thus permit the commodification of criticisms as long as they resulted in profits . " 
