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SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for Batman #32, the final chapter of “The War of Jokes And Riddles” by Tom King and Mikel Janin, on sale now. Behind the theatrics and under the superheroic drama, Batman stories are often driven by one pervasive rhetorical question: is the Dark Knight the problem, or the solution? It’s a chicken-or-egg scenario that’s served to build tension in Gotham City for decades, with classic story after classic story exploring whether the evil around him inspired Bruce Wayne to put on the cape and the cowl, or did Bruce Wayne’s creation of Batman inspired the evil in Gotham to rise up to meet him. At the end of the day, what actually separates the Bat from the rest of Gotham’s unhinged, mask-wearing mad men? RELATED: Catwoman’s Answer to Batman’s Proposal Is… “The War of Jokes and Riddles” has officially come to a close in Batman #32 by Tom King and Mikel Janin,