Urban sprawl creates labyrinths of corruption in the modern age of profiteerism-gauged settlements.
The American city is like the Old West, where druglords and corrupt politicians are the new cowboys, and the police are either helpless or paid off.
African-Americans, struggling financially and politically, find it profitable to create narcotics rings in cities such as New York and Chicago.
This is the landscape in which comics find fertile appeal. Batman (DC Comics) tackles a Gotham City beset by a will to do bad for the sake of mischief and money --- a true mad city.
How do Batman nemeses such as Black Mask and Two-Face reveal a new age angst towards urbanization frustration, and which comic book set city is your favourite?
Batman (DC Comics) --- Gotham City
Green Arrow (DC Comics) --- Star City
Spider-Man (Marvel Comics) --- NYC
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