Comments on: Where In The US is Gotham City? http://www.4thletter.net/2008/11/where-in-the-us-is-gotham-city/ we like talking about comics, and hopefully you like reading us talking about comics. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:04:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sabine Griffin http://www.4thletter.net/2008/11/where-in-the-us-is-gotham-city/comment-page-1/#comment-22879 Sabine Griffin Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:57:53 +0000 http://www.4thletter.net/?p=1796#comment-22879 @<a href="#comment-20673">A.o.D.</a>: Yes. @A.o.D.: Yes.

]]> By: Illvillainy http://www.4thletter.net/2008/11/where-in-the-us-is-gotham-city/comment-page-1/#comment-20692 Illvillainy Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:47:21 +0000 http://www.4thletter.net/?p=1796#comment-20692 Gotham was initial based on Manhattan specifically but is more Chicago now although it's nearly always placed in New Jersey, state-wise. Metropolis was actually first based on the Toronto skyline but mixes Toronto, Cleavland, NYC and Vancouver and gets placed in either Delaware or NY State. I prefer Delaware because Metropolis makes the First State actually mean something. Gotham was initial based on Manhattan specifically but is more Chicago now although it’s nearly always placed in New Jersey, state-wise.

Metropolis was actually first based on the Toronto skyline but mixes Toronto, Cleavland, NYC and Vancouver and gets placed in either Delaware or NY State. I prefer Delaware because Metropolis makes the First State actually mean something.

]]> By: Joe http://www.4thletter.net/2008/11/where-in-the-us-is-gotham-city/comment-page-1/#comment-20691 Joe Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:25:58 +0000 http://www.4thletter.net/?p=1796#comment-20691 @<a href="#comment-20671">Kevin Huxford</a>: That's really not accurate. New York is safer than cities of comparable size. Either way, there really is no answer. Gotham's a pretty shapeless city and while certain writers try to place it, there's no 100% consistency. Gotham is a nickname for New York though, so there probably was some connection made when the city was first named. @Kevin Huxford: That’s really not accurate. New York is safer than cities of comparable size. Either way, there really is no answer. Gotham’s a pretty shapeless city and while certain writers try to place it, there’s no 100% consistency. Gotham is a nickname for New York though, so there probably was some connection made when the city was first named.

]]> By: Duncan http://www.4thletter.net/2008/11/where-in-the-us-is-gotham-city/comment-page-1/#comment-20690 Duncan Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:30:24 +0000 http://www.4thletter.net/?p=1796#comment-20690 The DC atlas has Metropolis as a replacement for Philadelphia, though, off memory? I don't know anything about Philly; Chicago/Gotham makes a rudimentary bit more sense too because I think Chicago was quite famed at one point for crime, corruption and deprivation? The DC atlas has Metropolis as a replacement for Philadelphia, though, off memory? I don’t know anything about Philly; Chicago/Gotham makes a rudimentary bit more sense too because I think Chicago was quite famed at one point for crime, corruption and deprivation?

]]> By: Duncan http://www.4thletter.net/2008/11/where-in-the-us-is-gotham-city/comment-page-1/#comment-20689 Duncan Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:28:19 +0000 http://www.4thletter.net/?p=1796#comment-20689 I think both are Chicago too, but have never been to America - I have been listening to Sufjan Stevens a lot and obvs the election, so it's a recently drawn conclusion. Chicago is like the second-biggest city in the US apparently? Ever overshadowed. I think both are Chicago too, but have never been to America – I have been listening to Sufjan Stevens a lot and obvs the election, so it’s a recently drawn conclusion. Chicago is like the second-biggest city in the US apparently? Ever overshadowed.

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