Batman Sues The Dark Knight

[Walker]

Los Angeles (E! Online) – It may be more the provenance of Superman, but this time it's Batman who's entered Bizarro World.

Following the Joker, the Riddler, the Penguin and Two-Face in the Caped Crusader's pantheon of sworn nemeses, Batman is now set to face off against none other than...uh, Batman.

The mayor of Batman, a small oil-producing town in Turkey, has filed suit against The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros., the studio behind the record-shattering blockbuster, looking for a cut in the film's royalties in exchange for using the city's name without permission.

Which begs the question of where hizzoner has been the past 70 years.

"There is only one Batman in the world," Mayor Huseyin Kalkan said, per Variety. "The American producers used the name of our city without informing us."

In addition to the name share, Kalkan claims the emotional distress that apparently comes from having one of the most indelible superheroes share a moniker with your town has led to several unsolved murders and a high suicide rate.

A WB rep, meanwhile, says the studio has seen reports of the legal action in the media but have yet to receive any court papers.

Holy nutjob, Batman.

[Sousa]

This reminds me of the lawsuit against the Wayans Brothers filed by the small diamond mining town of Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, Zimbabwe. It didn't end well there, either.

[Hobo]

*facepalm*

[-A-]

Also, that town somewhere in Scandinavia called Hell is suing Jesus.

[Mick]

Well, to be technical, Batman, Turkey was founded in 1955, long after the comic started.

So, who should pay who?

[Kaney]

Best place to live ever.

"And you! Whats your story?!"

"Me? I come from...BATMAN."

[Kyle_]

Um, I think they are sueing the wrong people, as they are not the origin of the Batman name.

[Sousa]

Um, I think they are sueing the wrong people, as they are not the origin of the Batman name.

Thank you Kyle for pointing out the least funny part of that story.