Villains feed off crowds energy under the lights

The tide is turning in Gotham - where once it was assumed that Batman, Robin, and their friends would keep control of the city in their boring and serious manner, crowds are now coming out to see some villains asking "Why So Serious?". Watching performances from the monstrous Bane, the energetic and aggressive Killer Croc, the steady and consistent Penguin, the mad runs of the Riddler, and the chaos created by the Mad Hatter, who's to blame them in wondering how long the heroes can hold this Rogues Gallery off.