What happened to Zack Snyders NSFW Batman art?
Zack Snyder sure does know how to grab peoples attention. Last week, in the midst of a ridiculous public debate about whether Batman should be allowed to have oral sex, he made his opinion clear. By tweeting a picture of Batman going down on Catwoman, captioned with the word canon.  Featured Video Hide  This was a pretty funny response to the whole mini-scandal, not least because DC Comics executives apparently dont approve. DC forbade a similar scene from appearing in the adult animated show Harley Quinn. Advertisement Hide  No one recognized the art from any Batman comics (unsurprisingly, because it was NSFW), and a reverse image search turned up no results. This suggested that Snyder was the first person to post it online, so it wasnt a piece of pre-existing fanart from elsewhere. Both options are plausible because Snyder went to art school and could theoretically have drawn the picture. One week later though, the plot thickened. The original image has now been taken down by a copyright notice:  DC Comics is the most obvious culprit here, but we dont actually know who issued the takedown notice. If it was DC, then thats a pretty shady move toward one of the DC franchises most beloved directors. Its also pretty unusual to see in regards to fanart. Advertisement Hide  Copyright takedowns are not an exact science, with YouTubers frequently complaining of being punished by unfair copyright claims. And in the world of multimedia franchises like Batman, fanart (including NSFW content) is allowed to run free and wild on social media. Similarly, people are allowed to post screencaps from comics online. The Daily Dot has reached out to DC Comics.