Gritty, dark, corrupt and more than often, violent and with her very own rules, Athens by night resembles the birthplace of Batman, Gotham City. The social construction, the amalgamation of forms, styles and eras, and certainly her photogenic ugliness, readily refer to Gothams' stereotype. Especially after the Attic sun sets, a veil of darkness seems to embrace the city and highlight her dark side. With criminality rates ever increasing, Athens seems to emit the batsignal harder than ever before.
Using the fictional world of Gotham as a starting point, we search the real world of Athens, through 6 Greek comics. Our aim is to highlight sequential relationships between fictional and real Athens, using the narrative structure of comics as our vehicle.
Research Thesis for National Technical University of Athens, School of Architecture and Engineering. Students: Ioannis Sourlantzis, Theoklitos Triantafyllidis. Supervisor: Panagiotis Tournikiotis. 2011.
