▁launched ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁with ▁a ▁te aser ▁image ▁containing ▁the ▁ca ption ▁" What ▁if ▁Bat man ▁was ▁the ▁J oker ?" ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁subsequent ▁interview ▁Mill ar ▁revealed ▁that ▁was ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁possible ▁lines ▁they ▁went ▁with , ▁his ▁favour ite ▁being ▁" What ▁if ▁Bat man ▁was ▁a ▁total ▁c unt ?" ▁This ▁caused ▁concern ▁at ▁DC ▁Comics , ▁the ▁publish er ▁of ▁Bat man , ▁but ▁Mill ar ▁denied ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁thre ats ▁of ▁legal ▁action ▁saying : ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁also ▁gained ▁pre - public ation ▁attention ▁when ▁Mill ar ▁au ction ed ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁name ▁the ▁main ▁polic eman ▁character , ▁something ▁he ▁had ▁done ▁with ▁K ick - Ass . ▁The ▁winning ▁bid ▁was ▁$ 8 , 5 0 0 ▁and , ▁as ▁with ▁the ▁previous ▁au ction , ▁proceed s ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁char ity ▁run ▁by ▁Mark ▁Mill ar ' s ▁brother ▁Dr . ▁Bobby ▁Mill ar ▁which ▁helps ▁children ▁with ▁special ▁needs . ▁It ▁proved ▁so ▁successful ▁that ▁the ▁real ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁super villa in ▁character ▁was ▁also ▁au ction ed ▁off . ▁ ▁Plot ▁syn opsis ▁▁ ▁The ▁super villa in ▁Nem esis ▁dest ro ys ▁a ▁building ▁in ▁Tokyo , ▁killing ▁a ▁SW AT ▁team ▁and ▁a ▁police ▁inspect or . ▁In ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁the ▁F BI ▁inform s ▁met ro ▁police ▁Chief ▁Ins pect or ▁Bla ke ▁Mor row ▁that ▁Nem esis