Secret Six #2 (2008)
Written by Gail Simone
Artwork by Nicola Scott
Inks by Doug Hazelwood, Colors by Jason Wright
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Chef’s Note: In an earlier post we talked about Batman eating soup, how it was both strange and perfect as an image. Now we are asked to visualize Batman eating a takeout* burrito. Does he eat it with a knife & fork (like a burger)? Or does he beast it and worry about the mess later? One would assume the former, given his general fastidiousness.
But then there’s the wrapper just sitting there like a purloined letter on the gargoyles head (is this amateur hour, Batman?), which means there were no plates or flatware involved. And the location suggests he ate it while near or on the gargoyle, which means he just let the inevitable burrito fallout simply fall… down… into the street (people live here, Batman!). All the evidence here points to one conclusion: Batman beasts his burritos and lets the messy bits fall where they may (not cool, Batman!).
Right there with you, Catman. Batman being a litterbug is quite disillusioning.
Chef’s Note: Happy National Burrito Day!
Update: A reader emailed me that they thought the blood on Batman’s mouth in the final panel was chili sauce from the burrito – and now I can’t look at that panel and not see it that way (wipe your chin, Batman!).