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'''Anarky''' is an [[anti hero]] appearing in [[American comic books]] published by [[DC Comics]]. Co-created by [[Alan Grant (writer)|Alan Grant]] and [[Norm Breyfogle]], he first appeared in ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #608 (November 1989), as an adversary of [[Batman]]. Anarky is introduced as '''Lonnie Machin''', a [[child prodigy]] with knowledge of radical philosophy and driven to overthrow governments to improve social conditions. Stories revolving around Anarky often focus on political and philosophical themes. The character, who is named after the philosophy of [[anarchism]], primarily espouses [[anti-statism]] and attacks [[capitalism]]; however, multiple social issues have been addressed through the character, including [[environmentalism]], [[antimilitarism]], economic inequality, and political corruption. Inspired by multiple sources, early stories featuring the character often included homages to political and philosophical texts, and referenced anarchist philosophers and theorists. The inspiration for the creation of the character and its early development was based in Grant's personal interest in [[Anti-authoritarianism|anti-authoritarian]] philosophy and politics.<ref name="Best/Grant/Breyfogle"/> However, when Grant himself transitioned to the philosophy of [[Frank R. Wallace|Neo-Tech]] developed by [[Frank R. Wallace]], he shifted the focus of Anarky from a vehicle for [[social anarchism]] and then [[libertarian socialism]], with an emphasis on wealth redistribution and critique of Capitalism, to themes of [[individualism]] and personal reflections on the nature of [[consciousness]].<ref name="Kraft"/>

Originally intended to only be used in the debut story in which he appeared, Grant decided to continue using Anarky as a sporadically recurring character throughout the early 1990s, following positive reception by readers and [[Dennis O'Neil]].<ref name="Berridge"/> The character experienced a brief surge in media exposure during the late 1990s when Breyfogle convinced Grant to produce a [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]] based on the character. The 1997 [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] series, ''[[Anarky (comic book)|Anarky]]'', was received with positive reviews and sales, and later declared by Grant to be among his "career highlights".<ref name="Redington"/> ''[[Batman: Anarky]]'', a [[Trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]] collection of stories featuring the character, soon followed. This popular acclaim culminated, however, in a financially and critically unsuccessful ongoing solo series. The 1999 ''Anarky'' series, for which even Grant has expressed his distaste, was quickly canceled after eight issues.<ref name="Best/Grant/Breyfogle"/><ref name="Cooling"/>

Following the cancellation of the ''Anarky'' series, and Grant's departure from DC Comics, Anarky experienced a prolonged period of absence from DC publications, despite professional and fan interest in his return.<ref name="Best/Breyfogle"/><ref name="WonderCon"/> This period of obscurity lasted approximately nine years, with three brief interruptions for minor cameo appearances in 2000, 2001, and 2005. In 2008, Anarky reappeared in an issue of ''[[Robin (comic book)|Robin]]'' authored by [[Fabian Nicieza]], with the intention of ending this period of obscurity.<ref name="DC 2008 December Solicits"/><ref name="DC 2009 January Solicits"/><ref name="Brady 2"/> The storyline drastically altered the character's presentation, prompting a series of responses by Nicieza to concerned readers.<ref name="Nicieza 1"/><ref name="Nicieza 2"/> Anarky became a recurring character in issues of ''[[Red Robin (comic book)|Red Robin]]'', authored by Nicieza, until the series was cancelled in 2011 in the aftermath of [[The New 52]].<ref name="Hyde"/> A new Anarky was introduced into the New 52 continuity in October 2013, in an issue of ''[[Green Lantern Corps]]'', which itself was a tie-in to the "[[Batman: Zero Year]]" storyline.<ref name="GLC No.25"/> Yet more characters have been authored as using the Anarky alias in the New 52 continuity via the pages of ''Detective Comics''<ref name="Rogers"/><ref name="Detective Comics No.37" /> and ''Earth 2: Society''.<ref name="Earth 2: Society Vol.1 No.6" />

From 2013, Anarky began to be featured more heavily in media adaptations of DC Comics properties, across multiple platforms.<ref name="Williams"/> In July, a revamped version of Anarky was debuted as the primary antagonist in ''[[Beware the Batman]]'', a Batman animated series produced by Warner Bros. Animation.<ref name="Veronese"/><ref name="Collura"/> In October, the character made his video game debut in ''[[Batman: Arkham Origins]]'', as a villain who threatens government and corporate institutions with destruction.<ref name="O'Dwyer/Holmes"/> Anarky made his live action debut in the [[Arrowverse]] television series ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'' in the fourth and fifth seasons, portrayed by [[Alexander Calvert]], once again as a villain.<ref name=Tyrrel/>

==Publication history==
{{Main|Publication history of Anarky}}

===Creation and debut===
[[File:Detective Comics -608 (November 1989).jpg|thumb|Anarky's debut, in ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #608. Artist, [[Norm Breyfogle]], later included the cover among a gallery of his favorite works.<ref name="Breyfogle 3"/>]]
{{See also|Anarky in Gotham City}}
Originally inspired by his personal political leanings, [[Alan Grant (writer)|Alan Grant]] entertained the idea of interjecting [[anarchism|anarchist]] philosophy into Batman comic books. In an attempt to emulate the success of [[Chopper (Judge Dredd)|Chopper]], a rebellious youth in ''[[Judge Dredd]]'', he conceptualized a character as a 12-year-old anarchist vigilante, who readers would sympathize with despite his harsh methods;<ref name="Grant"/> additionally, in the wake of the death of [[Jason Todd]], Grant hoped that Anarky could be used as the new [[Robin (character)|Robin]].<ref name="Oral History">{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Grunenwald|url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/the-lives-and-death-of-jason-todd-an-oral-history-of-the-second-robin-and-a-death-in-the-family/|title=The Lives and Death of Jason Todd: An Oral History of The Second Robin and A DEATH IN THE FAMILY|website=ComicsBeat.com|date=November 29, 2018|access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref>
Creating the character without any consultation from his partner, illustrator [[Norm Breyfogle]],<ref name="Klaehn/Grant"/> his only instructions to Breyfogle were that Anarky be designed as a cross between [[V (comics)|V]] and the black spy from ''[[Mad (magazine)|Mad]]'' magazine's ''[[Spy vs. Spy]]''.<ref name="Berridge"/> The character was also intended to wear a costume that disguised his youth, and so was fitted with a crude "head extender" that elongated his neck, creating a jarring appearance. This was in fact intended as a ruse on the part of writer Alan Grant to disguise the character's true identity, and to confuse the reader into believing Anarky to be an adult.<ref name="H-C Chan"/> While both of these design elements have since been dropped, more enduring aspects of the character have been his golden face mask, "priestly" hat, and his golden [[walking stick|cane]].<ref name="Breyfogle 1"/>

The first Anarky story, "[[Anarky in Gotham City|Anarky in Gotham City, Part 1: Letters to the Editor]]", appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #608, in November 1989. Lonnie Machin is introduced as "Anarky" as early as his first appearance in ''Detective Comics'' #608, withholding his [[origin story]] for a later point. He is established as an uncommonly philosophical and intelligent 12-year-old.<ref name="Detective Comics No.608"/> Lonnie Machin made his debut as "Anarky" by responding to complaints in the newspaper by attacking the offending sources, such as the owner of a factory whose byproduct waste is polluting local river water.<ref name="Detective Comics No.608"/> Anarky and Batman ultimately come to blows, and during their brief fight, Batman deduces that Anarky is actually a young child. During this first confrontation, Anarky is aided by a band of homeless men, including [[Legs (comics)|Legs]], a homeless cripple who becomes loyal to him and would assist him in later appearances. After being caught, Lonnie is locked away in a juvenile detention center.<ref name ="Detective Comics No.609"/>

===''Anarky'' series===
{{quote box|align=right|width=25em|quote="Anarky, not having any super powers, doesn't have what it takes to bring the fans in month after month. He's the sort of character you can get away with using in an annual once a year plus his own miniseries once a year and maybe as a guest star every couple of years, but he's not capable, he's not strong enough to hold his own monthly title. Very few characters are when it comes down to it".|source=—Alan Grant, 2007.<ref name="Best/Grant/Breyfogle"/>}}
{{main|Anarky (comic book)}}

Following the comic book industry crash of 1996, Norm Breyfogle sought new employment at DC Comics. Darren Vincenzo, then an editorial assistant at the company, suggested multiple projects which Breyfogle could take part in. Among his suggestions was an Anarky limited series, to be written by Grant or another specified author. Following encouragement from Breyfogle, Grant agreed to participate in the project.<ref name="Carey"/> The four-issue limited series, ''[[Anarky (comic book)|Anarky]]'', was published in May 1997. Entitled "Metamorphosis", the story maintained the character's anti-authoritarian sentiments, but was instead based on Neo-Tech, a philosophy based on [[Objectivism]], developed by [[Frank R. Wallace]].<ref name="Kraft"/>

Well received by critics and financially successful, Grant has referred to the limited series as one of his favorite projects, and ranked it among his "career highlights".<ref name="Redington"/> With its success, Vincenzo suggested continuing the book as an ongoing series to Breyfogle and Grant. Although Grant was concerned that such a series would not be viable, he agreed to write it at Breyfogle's insistence, as the illustrator was still struggling for employment.<ref name="Carey" /> Building on the increasing exposure of the series, a trade paperback featuring the character titled ''[[Batman: Anarky]]'' was published. However, Grant's doubts concerning the ongoing series's prospects eventually proved correct. The second series was panned by critics, failed to catch on among readers, and was canceled after eight issues, but Grant has noted that it was popular in [[Latin America]]n countries, supposing this was due to a history of political repression in the region.<ref name="Berridge"/><ref name="Luiz"/>

===Absence from DC publications===
{{quote box|align=right|width=25em|quote="We don't have any conclusive evidence, but Alan and I can't help but feel that Anarky's philosophy grated on somebody's nerves; somebody got a look at it and didn't like it&nbsp; [...] So I've generally gotten the impression that Anarky was nixed because of its philosophy. Especially in this age of post [[September 11 attacks|9/11]], Anarky would be a challenge to established authority. He's very anti-establishment, that's why he's named Anarky!"|source=—Norm Breyfogle, 2003.<ref name="Best/Breyfogle" />}}
After the financial failure of ''Anarky'' vol. 2, the character entered a period of absence from DC publications that lasted several years. Norm Breyfogle attempted to continue using the character in other comics during this time. When his efforts were rejected, he came to suspect the character's prolonged absence was due in part to censorship.<ref name="Best/Breyfogle" /> Since the cancellation of the ''Anarky'' series, Grant has disassociated himself from the direction of the character, simply stating, "you have to let these things go."<ref name="Cooling"/>

In 2005, James Peaty succeeded in temporarily returning Anarky to publication, writing ''[[Green Arrow]]'' #51, ''Anarky in the USA''. Although the front cover of the issue advertised the comic as the "return" of the character, Anarky failed to make any further appearances.<ref name="GA V.3 No.51"/> This was despite comments by Peaty that he had further plans to write stories for the character.<ref name="M. Contino"/>

Anarky retained interest among a cult fan base during this obscure period.<ref name="Carey"/> During a panel at [[WonderCon]] 2006, multiple requests were made by the audience for Anarky to appear in DC Comics’ limited series, ''[[52 (comics)|52]]''. In response, editors and writers of ''52'' indicated Anarky would be included in the series, but the series concluded without Anarky making an appearance, and with no explanation given by anyone involved in the production of the series for the failed appearance.{{Ref label|A|I|none}}

===Return as "Moneyspider"===
{{quote box|align=right|width=25em|quote="I took 2 characters who had not been seen in 10 years and told a story with them that sets up the potential for more stories to be told using those characters. I call that a good day at the office."|source=—Fabian Nicieza, 2009.<ref name="Nicieza 2"/>}}
Anarky reappeared in the December issue of ''[[Robin (character)#Robin monthlies|Robin]]'', #181.<ref name="DC 2008 December Solicits"/> With the publication of ''Robin'' #181, "Search For a Hero, Part 5: Pushing Buttons, Pulling Strings", on December 17, 2008, it was revealed that Lonnie Machin's role as Anarky had been supplanted by another [[List of Batman family enemies#Other recurring enemies|Batman villain]], '''[[General (DC Comics)|Ulysses Armstrong]]'''. [[Fabian Nicieza]], author of the issue and storyline in which Anarky appeared, depicted the character as being held hostage by Armstrong, "paralyzed and [[Catatonia|catatonic]]",<ref name="Nicieza 1"/> encased in an [[iron lung]], and connected to computers through his brain. This final feature allowed the character to connect to the internet and communicate with others via a [[Speech synthesis|speech synthesizer]].<ref name="Robin No.181"/> Nicieza's decision to give Machin's mantle as Anarky to another character was due to his desire to establish him as a nemesis for Tim Drake, while respecting the original characterization of Anarky, who Nicieza recognized as neither immature, nor a villain. Regardless, Nicieza did desire to use Machin and properly return the character to publication, and so favored presenting Ulysses H. Armstrong as Anarky, and Lonnie Machin as Moneyspider, a reference to a secondary name briefly used by Grant for Anarky in storyline published in 1990.{{Ref label|B|II|none}}
[[File:10.14.11FabianNiciezaByLuigiNovi7.jpg|thumb|left|[[Fabian Nicieza]] reintroduced Lonnie Machin to publication as "Moneyspider", a supporting character for [[Tim Drake]] in the concluding story arc of ''Robin'' and its follow-up series, ''[[Red Robin (comic book)|Red Robin]]''.<ref name="Nicieza 1"/>]]

The reactions to ''Robin'' #181 included negative commentary from political commentator and scholar, Roderick Long,<ref name="Long 1"/> and Alan Grant himself.<ref name="Forrest"/> Among fans who interacted with Nicieza in a forum discussion, some responses were also negative, prompting responses from Nicieza in his own defense.<ref name="Nicieza 1"/><ref name="Nicieza 2"/>

With the conclusion of ''Robin'', Nicieza began authoring the 2009 ''Azrael'' series, leaving any future use of Anarky or Moneyspider to author [[Christopher Yost]], who would pick up the Robin character in a new ''[[Red Robin (comic book)|Red Robin]]'' series. In the ensuing months, Yost only made one brief reference to Anarky, without directly involving the character in a story plot.<ref name="Red Robin No.3"/> In April 2010, Nicieza replaced Yost as the author of ''Red Robin'', and Nicieza was quick to note his interest in using Anarky and Moneyspider in future issues of the series.<ref name="Renaud"/> Nicieza reintroduced Ulysses Armstrong and Lonnie Machin within his first storyline, beginning in ''Red Robin'' #16, "The Hit List", in December 2010.<ref name="Red Robin No.16"/> Nicieza then proceeded to regularly use Lonnie as a cast member of the ongoing ''Red Robin'' series, until its cancellation in October 2011. The series was concluded as a result of [[The New 52]], a revamp and relaunch by [[DC Comics]] of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero books, in which all of its existing titles were cancelled. 52 new series debuted in September 2011 with new #1 issues to replace the cancelled titles.<ref name=Hyde/>

===''The New 52''===
While Anarky was "rising in profile in other media" by mid-2013, the character had yet to be reintroduced to the status quo of the Post-''New 52'' [[DC Universe]].<ref name="Ching (1)"/> This changed on August 12, when DC Comics announced that Anarky would be reintroduced in ''[[Green Lantern Corps]]'' #25, "Powers That Be", on November 13. The issue was a tie-in to the "[[Batman: Zero Year]]" crossover event, authored by Van Jensen and co-plotted by [[Robert Venditti]].<ref name="DC 2013 November Solicits"/>

In the lead up to the publication date, at a panel event at the [[New York Comic Con]], Jensen was asked by a fan holding a "plush Anarky doll" what the character's role would be in the story. Jensen explained that Anarky "would have a very big hand" in the story, and further explained, "you can understand what he's doing even if you don't agree with what he's doing".<ref name="Ching/Jensen"/> Jensen had also indicated that his version of Anarky would be a "fresh take that also honors his legacy".<ref name="Sailer"/> The story featured a character study of [[John Stewart (comics)|John Stewart]], narrating Stewart's final mission as a young Marine in the midst of a Gotham City power blackout and citywide evacuation, mere days before a major storm is to hit the city. Anarky is depicted as rallying a group of followers and evacuees to [[Occupation (protest)|occupy]] a sports stadium, on the basis that the area the stadium was built upon was [[Gentrification|gentrified]] at the expense of the local community and should be returned to them.<ref name="GLC No.25"/> The storyline brought two particular additions to the revamped version of Anarky; the first being that this new version of Anarky is portrayed as an [[African American]]; the second being to preserve the character's anonymity, as Anarky escapes custody at the end of the story without an identity behind the mask being revealed.<ref name="Asburry (2)"/>

Another version of Anarky debuted in the post-New 52 ''[[Detective Comics#The New 52|Detective Comics]]'' series, written by [[Francis Manapul]] and Brian Buccellato.<ref name="Rogers"/><ref name="Detective Comics No.37" /> This character is not the same Anarky that appeared in "Batman: Zero Year", but rather a corrupt politician named '''Sam Young''' who used the Anarky persona to exact revenge on the [[Mad Hatter (DC Comics)#The New 52|Mad Hatter]] for murdering his sister.<ref name="Detective Comics No.40" />

A female version of Anarky from the [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|alternate reality]] of [[Earth-Two]] was introduced in ''Earth 2: Society'''s 2015 story line, "Godhood", by [[Daniel H. Wilson]]. Prior to the fictional events of the series, this Anarky detonated a bomb in the city of Neotropolis that resulted in a public riot. She disappears before [[Superman]] and [[Power Girl]] can apprehend her. In the series, she is portrayed as a hacker that is allied with such characters as [[Jimmy Olsen#Earth 2|Doctor Impossible]], the [[Hourman]], and [[Johnny Sorrow]].<ref name="Earth 2: Society Vol.1 No.6" />

===''DC Rebirth''===
Teased as a "very unlikely ally",<ref>{{cite web|last1=Diaz|first1=Eric|title=Spoiler Returns in Detective Comics #957|url=http://nerdist.com/spoiler-returns-batman-detective-comics-957-exclusive-preview/|website=[[Nerdist]]|access-date=May 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522031446/http://nerdist.com/spoiler-returns-batman-detective-comics-957-exclusive-preview/|archive-date=May 22, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Anarky appears for the first time in ''[[DC Rebirth]]'' in May 2017. Revealed in ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #957 (May 2016), a redesigned Anarky offers to help Spoiler in her new quest against vigilantism in Gotham.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Calamia|first1=Kat|title=Review: DETECTIVE COMICS #957 'An Interesting Twist On How Vigilantes Should Approach Heroism'|url=http://www.newsarama.com/34625-best-shots-review-detective-comics-957.html|website=Newsarama|date=July 14, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> In 2018 the character was featured in the [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] issue ''[[Red Hood vs. Anarky]]'', here pitted against the former Robin [[Jason Todd]]. Writer [[Tim Seeley]] expressed that he decided to pair up the [[Red Hood]] and Anarky because he feels that they were similar characters: "To me, what made that [pairing] interesting is that Red Hood is the bad seed of the family, to some degree. And I can play that against Anarky, who in some ways, could be a fallen member of the Bat family. The way that [[James Tynion IV|James [Tynion]]] played Anarky in ''[[Detective Comics]]'' is he shared a lot of the same goals and motivations with the <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Batman family|Gotham Knights]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> team, but he's also a guy who has a tendency to run afoul of Batman's beliefs".<ref name=SyFy>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/exclusive-interview-tim-seeley-on-the-batman-wedding-prelude-one-shots|title=Exclusive interview: Tim Seeley on the Batman Wedding prelude one-shots|first=Blair|last=Marnell|date=June 20, 2018|website=[[SyFy Wire]]|access-date=October 2, 2019|archive-date=October 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002170440/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/exclusive-interview-tim-seeley-on-the-batman-wedding-prelude-one-shots|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Characterization==
[[File:Detective Comics -609.jpg|thumb|right|The cover of ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #609 contrasts Anarky as a champion of the oppressed, and Batman as a champion of the law; art by [[Norm Breyfogle]].]]
Anarky has undergone several shifts in his characterization over the course of the character's existence. These were largely decided upon by Alan Grant, who between the creation of Anarky to the end of the 1999 ''[[Anarky (comic book)|Anarky]]'' series, was largely the sole author of the character. After the departure of Grant and Breyfogle from DC Comics, Anarky's characterization fell to various authors who utilized him thereafter.<!--Prominent examples include James Peaty's attempt to rescue Anarky from obscurity in 2005; Fabian Nicieza's treatment of the character in issues of ''Robin'' and ''Red Robin'' between 2008 and 2011; Eric Holmes' direction of the character's portrayal in ''Batman: Arkham Origins'' in 2013; and Van Jensen's post-New 52 Anarky reboot, all cited a mutual desire to remain true to the original portrayal of Anarky. Only the portrayal of Anarky in ''Beware the Batman'' was totally revamped, so as to be unrecognizable from his original incarnation.-->

===Description and motivations===
Lonnie Machin is introduced as a twelve-year-old school boy. An [[only child]], he shares his physical traits of [[light skin]] and [[red hair]] with both of his parents, Mike and Roxanne Machin, a middle-class family living in Gotham City.<ref name ="Detective Comics No.608"/> The character's age was continuously adjusted over the course of several years; stated to be fourteen during "The Anarky Ultimatum" in ''Robin'' Annual #1,<ref name="Robin Annual No.1"/> it is reestablished as fifteen during the events of the ''Anarky'' limited series,<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.1">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Josef Rubinstein |story=Metamorphosis Part 1: Does a Dog Have a Buddha Nature? |title=Anarky |volume=1 |issue=1 |date=May 1, 1997|publisher=DC Comics|location=New York, NY}}</ref> and adjusted as 16 the following year during the ongoing series.<ref name ="Anarky Vol.2 No.1"/>

Grant laconically described Lonnie Machin as "a serious-beyond-his-years teenager who wants to set the world to rights".<ref name="Darkhorse"/> As the character was based on a theme of ideas, he had initially been given no personal, tragic past, a common motivator in [[superhero fiction]]. This was intended to contrast with Batman, who fought crime due to personal tragedy, while Anarky would do so in the name of ideals and beliefs.<ref name="Grant"/> As the character was further developed, he was also intended to contrast with common teenage [[superhero]]es. Referring to the tradition established by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]] of saddling teenagers with personal problems, Grant purposely gave Anarky none, nor did he develop a girlfriend or social life for the character. As Grant wrote for the ''Batman: Anarky'' introduction, this was intended to convey the idea that Anarky was single-minded in his goals.<ref name="Grant"/> In one of the earliest explorations of Lonnie Machin's back story in "The Anarky Ultimatum", Grant described Lonnie as a voracious reader, but also of being isolated from peers his own age during his childhood.<ref name="Robin Annual No.1"/> This was elaborated upon years later in the "Anarky" storyline, which described Lonnie as having lost a childhood friend living in an impoverished nation, the latter suffering the loss of his family due to civil war and strife before disappearing entirely. The resulting shock of discovering at such a young age that the world was in turmoil precipitated Lonnie Machin's rapid maturation and eventual radicalization.<ref name="Batman: SotB No.41"/>

===Heroic and villainous themes===
Anarky's introduction during the late 1980s was part of a larger shift among [[supervillain]]s in the ''Batman'' franchise of the time. While many naive and goofy villains of previous eras were abandoned, and more iconic villains made more violent to cater to tastes of a maturing readership, some were introduced to challenge readers to "question the whole bad/good guy divide". Falling into "the stereotype anarchist bomb-toting image", Anarky's design was countered by his principled stances to create an odd contrast.<ref name="Pradhan"/> In a review of the ''[[Anarky (comic book)|Anarky]]'' miniseries, Anarky was dubbed an "[[anti-villain]]", as opposed to "[[antihero]]", due to his highly principled philosophy, which runs counter to most villains: "In the age of the anti-hero, it only makes sense to have the occasional anti-villain as well. But unlike sociopathic vigilante anti-heroes like the [[Punisher]], an anti-villain like Anarky provides some interesting food for thought. Sure, he breaks the law, but what he really wants is to save the world&nbsp;... and maybe he's ''right''".<ref name="VerBeek"/>

Breyfogle's characterization of Anarky has shifted on occasion, with him at times referring to Anarky as a villain, and at other times as a hero. In his 1998 introductory essay composed for ''[[Batman: Anarky]]'', Breyfogle characterized Anarky as not being a villain, but rather a "misunderstood hero", and continued that "he's a ''philosophical'' action hero, an [[Aristotle]] in tights, rising above mere 'crime-fighter' status into the realm of incisive social commentary".<ref name="Breyfogle 1"/> A year later, Breyfogle conceded that Anarky was "technically" a villain, but insisted "I don't consider him a villain&nbsp;..."<ref name="H-C Chan"/> Breyfogle later reconsidered the character in more ambiguous terms for a 2005 interview: "Anarky isn't a villain, he's his own character. He's definitely not a superhero, although it depends on who you talk to".<ref name="O'Ryan"/>
{{quote box|align=left|width=25em|quote="Anarky's world clashes as much with the traditional world of superheroes as it does with the world of crime. So the interplay between him and [[Green Lantern]] and him and [[Superman]] is not the usual kind of hero interplay".|source=—Alan Grant, 1998.<ref name="Irving/Grant"/>}}
Grant has been more direct in his description of Anarky's virtuous attributes: "In my eyes, Anarky's a hero. Anarky's the hero I want to be if I was smart enough and physically fit enough". Acknowledging that Anarky's moral perspective was guided by his own, Grant expressed that the conflict between Anarky and other heroes is a result of their political divisions: "In my eyes, he's a hero, but to others, they see him as a villain. That is because most people might gripe about the political situation, or various aspects of the political situation, and wouldn't advocate the total overthrow of the system under which we live. Anarky certainly does that, and more".<ref name="Irving/Grant"/>

In creating stories involving Anarky, other writers have played off this anti-heroic and anti-villainous tension. James Peaty made the heroic and political comparisons between Lonnie Machin and [[Oliver Queen]] the central theme of his 2005 ''Green Arrow'' story, "Anarky in the USA": "Anarky comes to find Ollie because of his reputation and is quite disappointed in Ollie's reaction towards him. However, as the story unfolds, Ollie has to re-assess his initial reaction to Anarky and his own much vaunted 'radical' credentials".
<ref name="M. Contino"/> With his controversial revival of the character in 2008, Fabian Nicieza chose to portray the mantle of Anarky as being possessed by a villain other than Lonnie Machin on the grounds that Lonnie was too heroic to act out the part of a black hat: "Since Lonnie is too smart to be immature and NOT a 'villain', I wanted Anarky, but it couldn't be Lonnie without compromising who he is as a character".<ref name="Nicieza 1"/>
{{quote box|align=right|width=25em|quote="So, one of the reasons I really like Anarky is he's a kind of classic anti-villain, right? Like, he's trying to do the right thing; he believes he's doing the right thing; from Batman's perspective he's not; but from a dramatic perspective, if you look at him, there's a really good argument to be made for what he does and why he does it".|source=—Eric Holmes, 2013.<ref name="Petit"/>}} In the character's 2013 video game debut in ''[[Batman: Arkham Origins]]'', creative director Eric Holmes dubbed Anarky a "classic anti-villain".<ref name="Petit"/> A "social activist" who wishes to "liberate and free people", Anarky views himself as a hero akin to Batman and offers an alliance with him, but his approach is rebuked on the basis that their methods are nothing alike.<ref name="Osborn"/> Nonetheless, he attracts a following among the city's downtrodden and particularly the homeless, whom he protects from the hostility of police officers.<ref name="Ching (1)"/> This "special relationship" between the homeless who look up to a villain, who in turn acts as their protector against police who prey upon them, was intended to present an area of grey morality for the player to consider.<ref name="Petit"/>

On two occasions Grant nearly went against Dennis O'Neil's early wish that Anarky not kill opponents. These events include his appearance during the ''[[Batman: Knightfall]]'' saga, in which Grant briefly portrayed Anarky as preparing to kill both the [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Scarecrow]] and [[Azrael (comics)|Batman-Azrael]].<ref name="Batman: SotB No.18" /> Grant also implied Anarky was a lethal figure in "The Last Batman Story", part of ''[[Armageddon 2001]]'' crossover event. In the story, a time traveler shows Batman a possible future in the (relatively) not-too-distant year of 2001. An aged Batman is framed and sentenced to death for murder, but Anarky, now an adult, sympathizes with the fallen hero and breaks into the prison in an attempt to rescue Batman. The latter resists his help, on the basis that Anarky has killed others in the past, and the two never reconciled their differences.<ref name="Batman Annual No.15"/>

Grant later expressed relief that he had not fully committed to portraying Anarky as a potential murderer, as he felt "Anarky would have compromised his own beliefs if he had taken the route of the criminal-killer".<ref name="Grant"/> Anarky was given a non-lethal approach in ''[[The Batman Adventures]]'' #31, "Anarky", written by Alan Grant, who acted as a guest author for the issue. Anarky takes business elites hostage and places them on public trial, broadcast from a [[pirate television]] show.  He charges these men with such crimes as the creation of land mines that kill or cripple thousands, funding [[Third World]] dictators, polluting the air with toxic chemicals, and profiting from wage slavery, and threatens each man with a bomb if the public should find them guilty. When the explosions take place, it is revealed that the bombs are fake, and the public trials were only intended to expose the men and raise public awareness. One bomb explosion carried a specific message. It unfurled a banner that denounced lethal weapons.<ref name="Batman Adventures No.31"/>

Contradicting Anarky's non-lethal portrayal, entries for the character in ''[[Who's Who in the DC Universe]]'',<ref name="Who's Who"/> ''The DC Comics Encyclopedia'',<ref name="DC Comics Encyclopedia"/> and ''The Supervillain Book'',<ref name="Misiroglu/Eury"/> have falsely referred to Anarky as having killed criminals in early appearances. Norm Breyfogle was also under the false impression that Anarky had killed for several years, having failed to realize the original script for Anarky's debut storyline had been rewritten. Grant eventually explained the situation to Breyfogle in 2006, during a joint interview.<ref name="Best/Grant/Breyfogle"/> Despite this regular equivocation of Anarky with murder and villainy in DC Comics character guides, the company made efforts to describe the character in heroic terms in promoting the 1999 ''Anarky'' series. During this time, DC Comics described Anarky as an "anti-establishment loose cannon trying to do good as a hero to the disenfranchised".<ref name="Comics International"/>

===Political and philosophical themes===
{{quote box|align=right|width=25em|quote="(Anarky is) a philosophical action hero, an Aristotle in tights, rising above mere "crime-fighter" status into the realm of incisive social commentary. In fact, Anarky exists primarily to challenge the status quo of hierarchical power, and he may be the first mainstream comics hero of his type to do it consistently and with such rational intelligence".|source=—Norm Breyfogle, 1998.<ref name="Breyfogle 1"/>}}
In the initial years following Anarky's creation, Grant rarely incorporated the character into Batman stories, being reserved for stories in which the author wished to make a philosophical point.<ref name="Grant"/> Originally, Grant created Anarky as an [[anarchism|anarchist]] with [[Socialism|socialist]] and [[Populism|populist]] leanings. In this early incarnation, Anarky was designed as an avatar for Grant's personal meditations on political philosophy, and specifically for his burgeoning sympathy for anarchism.<ref name="Best/Grant/Breyfogle"/>

Within the books, the nature of the character's political opinions were often expressed through the character's rhetoric, and by heavy use of the [[Anarchist symbolism#Circle-A|circle-A]] as a character gimmick. The character's tools often incorporate the circle-A motif into them. In his earliest incarnation, he would also use red [[aerosol paint|spray-paint]] to leave the circle-A as a calling card at crime scenes.<ref name ="Detective Comics No.608"/> The circle-A has also been used to decorate the character's base of operations, either as [[graffiti]] or suspended from wall [[tapestry|tapestries]].<ref name="Robin No.181"/><ref name="Robin Annual No.1"/><ref name="Detective Comics No.620 (2)"/>

In some instances, Anarky's political behavior would stand as the only political element of the story,<ref name="Robin Annual No.1"/><ref name="Batman: SotB No.40 (3)"/> while in other instances, entire stories would be framed to create a political parable. In ''Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' Annual #2, an ''[[Elseworlds]]'' story entitled "The Tyrant", Grant made dictatorship and the corrupting influence of power the primary theme. Batman (under the influence of [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Jonathan Crane]]) uses his resources to usurp power in the city of [[Gotham City|Gotham]] and institute a police state in which he exercises hegemonic control over the city's population. Anarky becomes a resistance leader, undermining the centers of Batman's power and ultimately overthrowing Bruce Wayne's tyranny.<ref name="Batman: SotB Annual"/> The story ends with a quote by [[Mikhail Bakunin]]: "(For reasons of the state) black becomes white and white becomes black, the horrible becomes humane and the most dastardly felonies and atrocious crimes become meritorious acts".<ref name="Bakunin"/> During the early years of the character's development, virtually no writers other than Grant used Anarky in DC publications. In the singular portrayal by an author other than Grant during this period, writer Kevin Dooley used Anarky in an issue of ''[[Green Arrow]]'', producing an explicitly anti-firearm themed story. Throughout the narrative, dialogue between Anarky and Green Arrow conveys the need for direct action, as Anarky attempts to persuade Oliver Queen to sympathize with militant, economic sabotage in pursuit of social justice.<ref name="GA V.2 No.89"/>
[[File:Clip - Detective Comics -620 (August 1990).jpg|thumb|left|Lonnie Machin defends his actions in ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #620. Political elements include Machin's dialogue, the [[Anarchist symbolism#Circle-A|circle-A]] painted in the background, and an issue of ''[[Black Flag (newspaper)|Black Flag]]'' being read in the foreground by [[Tim Drake]].<ref name="Detective Comics No.620 (2)"/>]]
Literary cues illustrated into scenes were occasionally used whenever Anarky was a featured character in a comic. During the Anarky limited series, fluttering newspapers were used to bear headlines alluding to social problems.<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.1 (2)"/><ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.3 (1)"/> Occasionally, the titles of books found in Anarky's room would express the character's philosophical, political, or generally esoteric agenda. In both ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #620 and ''[[Batman: Shadow of the Bat]]'' #40, a copy of ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' can be seen on Lonnie Machin's bookshelf as homage.<ref name="Batman: SotB No.40 (3)"/><ref name="Detective Comics No.620 (3)"/> Other books in his room at different times have included ''Apostles of Revolution'' by [[Max Nomad]], ''[[The Anarchists (book)|The Anarchists]]'' by [[James Joll]], books labeled "''[[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon|Proudhon]]''" and "''[[Mikhail Bakunin|Bakunin]]''", and an issue of ''[[Black Flag (newspaper)|Black Flag]]''.<ref name="Detective Comics No.620 (3)"/> Non-anarchist material included books labeled "''[[Plato]]''", "''[[Aristotle]]''", and "''[[Emanuel Swedenborg|Swedenborg]]''",<ref name="Batman: SotB No.40 (3)"/> and a copy of ''Synergetics'', by [[Buckminster Fuller]].<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.4"/> The character also made references to ''Universe'' by [[Scudder Klyce]], an extremely rare book.<ref name="Detective Comics No.609"/><ref name="Batman: SotB No.41"/> When asked if he was concerned readers would be unable to follow some of the more obscure literary references, Grant explained that he hadn't expected many to do so, but reported encountering some who had, and that one particular reader of the 1999 ''Anarky'' series had carried out an ongoing correspondence with him on the topic as of 2005.<ref name="Berridge"/>
{{quote box|align=right|width=25em|quote="Although I haven't read them in chronological order I would think it would be quite easy to see the parallel between Anarky's thought processes and my own thought processes".|source=—Alan Grant, 1997.<ref name="Kraft"/>}}
Over the course of several years, Grant's political opinions shifted from [[social anarchism]] to [[libertarian socialism]] and then to precepts associated with [[Objectivism]]. Grant later speculated that this transformation would be detectable within stories he'd written. By 1997, Grant's philosophy settled on Neo-Tech, which was developed by [[Frank R. Wallace]], and when given the opportunity to write an ''Anarky'' miniseries, he decided to redesign the character accordingly. Grant laid out his reasoning in an interview just before the first issue's publication: "I felt he was the perfect character" to express Neo-Tech philosophy, because he's human, he has no special powers, the only power he's got is the power of his own rational consciousness".<ref name="Kraft"/> This new characterization was continued in the 1999 ''Anarky'' ongoing series.

The limited and ongoing series were both heavily influenced by Neo-Tech, despite the term never appearing in a single issue. New emphasis was placed on previously unexplored themes, such as the depiction of Anarky as an [[atheism|atheist]] and a [[rationalism|rationalist]].<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.1 (3)"/> Grant also expressed a desire to use the comic as a vehicle for his thoughts concerning the [[Philosophy of mind|mind]] and [[consciousness]],<ref name="Cooling" /> and made [[bicameral mentality]] a major theme of both series.<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.1 (4)"/> While this trend led the character away from the philosophies he had espoused previously, the primary theme of the character remained [[anti-statism]]. In one issue of the 1999 series, a character asked what the nature of Anarky's politics were. The response was that Anarky was neither [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]], nor [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]], and that he "transcends the political divide".<ref name="Anarky Vol.2 No.6"/> Grant has specified that he categorized Anarky politically as an anarchist who "tried to put anarchist values into action".<ref name="Kleinhenz"/> Norm Breyfogle also stated in 1999 that the character represented anarchist philosophy,<ref name="H-C Chan"/> but said in 2003 that he believed the Neo-Tech influence allowed Anarky to be classified as an [[Objectivism|Objectivist]].<ref name="Best/Breyfogle"/>

==Skills, abilities, and resources==
{{quote box|align=right|width=25em|quote="The ''audaciousness'' of a non-super-powered teenager functioning as a highly effective adult without a mentor is pretty iconoclastic in a genre where it sometimes appears 'it's all been done before{{'"}}.|source=—Norm Breyfogle, 1998.<ref name="Breyfogle 1"/>}}
Grant developed Anarky as a [[superhero#Types of superheroes|gadgeteer]]—a character who relies on inventions and [[gadget]]s to compensate for a lack of [[Superpower (ability)|superpowers]]—and as a [[child prodigy]]. In early incarnations he was portrayed as highly intelligent, but inexperienced. Lacking in many skills, he survived largely by his ingenuity. In accordance with this, he would occasionally quote the maxim, "the essence of anarchy is surprise".<ref name ="Detective Comics No.609"/> By 1991 a profile of the character, following the introduction of Anarky's skills as a hacker in the "Rite of Passage" storyline of ''Detective Comics'' #620, described that "Lonnie's inventive genius is equaled only by his computer wizardry".<ref name="Who's Who"/>

Anarky's abilities were increased during the character's two eponymous series, being portrayed as having enormous talents in both engineering and computer technology, as well as prodigiously developing skills in martial arts. This was indicated in several comics published just before the ''Anarky'' miniseries, and later elaborated upon within the series itself.

===Early skills and equipment===
Described as physically frail in comparison to the adults he opposes, the character often utilizes cunning, improvisation, and intelligence as tools for victory. During the ''[[Batman: Knightfall|Knightfall]]'' saga, the character states: "The essence of anarchy is ''surprise'' – spontaneous action&nbsp;... even when it does require a little ''planning''!"<ref name="Batman: SotB No.16"/>

Early descriptions of the character's gadgets focused on low-tech, improvised tools and munitions, such as [[flare gun]]s,<ref name="Batman: SotB No.18"/> swing lines,<ref name="Robin Annual No.1"/> [[shuriken|throwing stars]],<ref name="Batman: SotB No.40 (4)"/> small spherical [[Shell (projectile)|shelled]] [[Improvised explosive device|explosives]] with [[Fuse (explosives)|burning fuses]] (mimicking [[Mortar (weapon)|round mortar bombs]] stereotypically associated with 19th-century anarchists),<ref name ="Detective Comics No.608"/> gas-bombs,<ref name ="Detective Comics No.608"/> [[smoke bomb]]s,<ref name="Robin Annual No.1"/> and his primary weapon, a powerful [[Electroshock weapon|electric stun baton]] shaped as a golden cane.<ref name ="Detective Comics No.608"/>

As a wanted criminal, Anarky's methods and goals were described as leaving him with little logistical support amongst the heroic community, or the public at large, relegating him to underground operation. When in need of assistance, he would call on the help of the homeless community in Gotham who had supported him since his first appearance.<ref name="Detective Comics No.609"/>

Anarky was described as having developed skills as a computer [[Hacker (computer security)|hacker]] to steal enormous sums of money from various corporations in his second appearance, part of the "Rite of Passage" storyline in ''Detective Comics'' #620.<ref name="Detective Comics No.620 (1)"/> This addition to the character's skill set made him the second major hacker in the DC Universe, being preceded by [[Barbara Gordon|Barbara Gordon's]] debut as ''Oracle'',<ref name="Suicide Squad Vol.1 No.23"/> and was quickly adapted by 1992 to allow the character to gain information on other heroes and villains from police computer networks.<ref name="Robin Annual No.1"/>

===''Anarky'' series ability upgrades===
According to Alan Grant, the urgency with which Anarky views his cause has necessitated that the character forsake any social life, and increase his abilities drastically over the years. In his introduction of ''Batman: Anarky'': "The kid's whole life is dedicated to self-improvement, with the sole aim of destroying the parasitic elites who he considers feast off ordinary folks".<ref name="Grant"/> A review of the first issue of the 1999 series described Anarky as akin to a "Batman Jr." The reviewer continued that "[Grant] writes Lonnie like a teenager who is head and shoulders above the rest of the population, but still a kid".<ref name="Erhardt (1)"/>

In 1995, Grant used the two part "Anarky" storyline in ''Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' to alter the character's status quo in several ways that would reach their fruition in the first ''Anarky'' series. To accomplish this feat, several plot devices were used to increase Lonnie's abilities. To justify the character's financial independence, Anarky was described as using the internet to earn money through his online bookstore, ''Anarco'', which he used as a front company to propagate his philosophy. A second front organization, ''The Anarkist Foundation'', was also developed to offer grants to radical causes he supports.<ref name="Batman: SotB No.40 (1)"/> A ''Biofeedback Learning Enhancer'' was employed to increase Lonnie's abilities. The cybernetic device was described as being capable of [[Intelligence amplification|amplifying brain functions]] by a multiple of ten.<ref name="Batman: SotB No.40 (1)"/> Anarky was also described as having begun to train in martial arts, following the character's time in juvenile hall.<ref name="Batman: SotB No.40 (2)"/>

The 1997 ''Anarky'' limited series saw the earlier plot devices of the preceding "Anarky" storyline become narrative justifications for drastically upgraded skill sets. Anarky's earlier brain augmentation was now described as having "fused" the hemispheres of his brain, in a reference to [[bicameral mentality]]. Meanwhile, the character's business enterprises were said to have gained him millions of dollars in the [[dot-com bubble]]. The character's combat abilities were described as having progressed remarkably, and to have included training in multiple styles which he "integrated" into a [[Hybrid martial arts|hybrid fighting style]].<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.3 (2)"/><ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.1 (1)"/> Even the character's primary stun baton weapon was enhanced, with a [[grappling hook]] incorporated into the walking stick itself to allow dual functionality.<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.1 (1)"/>

With this enhanced intelligence and financial assets, the 1999 ongoing series narrates that Anarky went on to create an on-board [[Artificial intelligence|AI computer]], MAX (''Multi-Augmented X-Program'');<ref name = "Anarky Vol.2 No.1"/> a crude but fully functioning teleportation device capable of summoning a [[boom tube]],<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.2 (1)"/> and secretly excavated an underground base below the [[Washington Monument]].<ref name="Anarky Vol.2 No.1"/> Portrayed as an atheist by Grant, Anarky espoused the belief that "science is magic explained", and was shown to use scientific analysis to explain and manipulate esoteric forces of magic and energy.<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.2 (2)"/> Anarky's skill in software cracking was further increased to allow him to tap into [[Batcomputer|Batman's supercomputer]],<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.1 (1)"/> and the [[Justice League Watchtower]].<ref name = "Anarky Vol.2 No.1"/>

This evolution in Anarky's abilities was criticized as having overpowered the character in a ''Fanzing'' review of the ''Anarky'' ongoing series. The rapid development was seen as preventing the [[suspension of disbelief]] in the young character's adventures, which was said to have contributed to the failure of the series.<ref name="Morrison"/> This view stood in contrast with that of Breyfogle, who considered Anarky's heightened skill set to be a complementary feature, and contended that Anarky's advanced abilities lent uniqueness to the character. Breyfogle wrote: "Anarky's singularity is due partly to his being, at his age, nearly as competent as Batman".<ref name="Breyfogle 1"/>

===Abilities as Moneyspider===
In Fabian Niciza's stories for ''[[Red Robin (comic book)|Red Robin]]'', Lonnie Machin's abilities as Moneyspider were revamped, with the character taking on the persona of an "electronic ghost".<ref name="Nicieza 1"/> Comatose, Moneyspider was free to act through his mind via connections to the internet, and interacted with others via text messaging and a speech synthesizer. In this condition, he acts to "create an international web that will [access] the ins and outs of criminal and corporate operations".<ref name="Red Robin No.17"/> Within virtual reality, the character's augmented intelligence was described as a "fused bicameral mind", able to maintain a presence online at all times, while another part of his mind separately interacted with others offline.<ref name="Red Robin No.19 (1)"/>

===Costume===
====Designs by Norm Breyfogle====
[[File:Anarchy-symbol-red.svg|thumb|The circle-A, a common [[Anarchist symbolism|anarchist symbol]], is frequently used as a [[gimmick]] to decorate Anarky's costume. The color red was chosen as a symbolic protest against war.<ref name="H-C Chan"/>]]

Anarky's costume has undergone several phases in design, the first two of which were created by Norm Breyfogle, in accordance with Grant's suggestions. The original costume was composed of a large, flowing red robe, over a matching red [[jumpsuit]]. A red, wide brimmed hat baring the circle-A insignia; a golden, metallic face mask; and red hood, completed the outfit. The folds of the robe concealed various weapons and gadgets.<ref name="Detective Comics No.608"/> Breyfogle later expressed that the color scheme chosen held symbolic purpose. The red robes "represented the blood of all the innocents sacrificed in war". The gold cane, face mask, and circle-A symbol represented purity and spirituality. The connection to spirituality was also emphasized through the hat and loose fabric, which mimicked that of a [[priest]]. Breyfogle believed the loose clothes "[went] better with a wide-brimmed hat. It's more of a colloquial style of clothing&nbsp;..." However, observers have noted that Breyfogle's Christian upbringing may have also inspired the "priestly analogy".<ref name="H-C Chan"/>
{{quote box|align=left|width=25em|quote="[Anarky's fake head] was unique and provided a drawing challenge in that the reader should later say, 'So ''that's'' why Anarky looked so awkward!' Such awkwardness, in fact, was one reason I ''eliminated'' the fake head in the miniseries&nbsp;... |source=—Norm Breyfogle, 1998.<ref name="Breyfogle 1"/>}}
This costume was also designed to disguise Anarky's height, and so included a "head extender" under his hood, which elongated his neck. This design was also intended to create a subtle awkwardness that the reader would subconsciously suspect as being fake, until the reveal at the end of Anarky's first appearance. Despite the revelation of this false head, which would no longer serve its intended purpose at misdirecting the reader, the head extender was included in several return appearances, while at irregular times other artists drew the character without the extender.{{Ref label|E|V|none}} This discontinuity in the character's design ended when Breyfogle finally eliminated this aspect of the character during the 1997 limited series, expressing that the character's height growth had ended its usefulness.<ref name="Breyfogle 1"/> In reality, Breyfogle's decision was also as a result of the difficulty the design presented, being "awkward [to draw] in action situations".<ref name="H-C Chan"/>
{{quote box|align=right|width=25em|quote="...&nbsp;as an antihero, Anarky doesn't have to be beholden to one fashion statement".|source=—Vera H-C Chan, 1999.<ref name="H-C Chan"/>}}
Anarky's second costume was used during the 1999 ongoing ''Anarky'' series. It retained the red jumpsuit, gold mask, and hat, but excised the character's red robes. New additions to the costume included a red cape, a utility belt modeled after [[Batman's utility belt]], and a single, large circle-A across the chest, akin to [[Superman|Superman's]] iconic [[Superman logo|"S" shield]]. The golden mask was also redesigned as a reflective, but flexible material that wrapped around Anarky's head, allowing for the display of facial movement and emotion. This had previously been impossible, as the first mask was made of inflexible metal. Being a relatively new creation, Breyfogle encountered no editorial resistance in the new character design: "Because [Anarky] doesn't have 50 years of merchandising behind him, I can change his costume whenever I want&nbsp;..."<ref name="H-C Chan"/> Within the ''Anarky'' series, secondary costumes were displayed in Anarky's base of operations. Each was slightly altered in design, but followed the same basic theme of color, jumpsuit, cloak, and hat. These were designed for use in various situations, but only one, a "universal battle suit", was used during the brief series.<ref name="Anarky Vol.2 No.1"/> These suits were also intended to be seen in the unpublished ninth issue of the series.<ref name="Anarky Vol.2 No.9"/>

====Post-Breyfogle designs====
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In 2005, James Peaty's ''Green Arrow'' story, "Anarky in the USA", featured a return to some of the costume elements used prior to the ''Anarky'' series. Drawn by [[Eric Battle]], the circle-A chest icon was removed in favor of a loose fabric [[jumpsuit]] completed with a flowing cape. The flexible mask was replaced with the previous, unmoving metallic mask, but illustrated with a new reflective quality. This design element was used at times to reflect the face of someone Anarky looked at, creating a mirroring of a person's emotions upon Anarky's own mask.<ref name="GA V.3 No.51"/> This same effect was later reused in two issues of ''Red Robin''.<ref name="Red Robin No.19 (2)"/><ref name="Red Robin No.21"/> For the usurpation of the "Anarky" mantle by [[General (DC Comics)|Ulysses Armstrong]], [[Freddie Williams II]] illustrated a new costume design for Armstrong that featured several different design elements. While retaining the primary colors of gold and red, the traditional hat was replaced with a hood, and a new three-piece [[cuirass]] with shoulder guards and leather belt was added. The mask was also altered from an expressionless visage to a menacing grimace.<ref name="Robin No.181"/> This design was later re-illustrated by [[Marcus To]] in the ''Red Robin'' series, but with a new color scheme in which red was replaced with black.<ref name="Red Robin No.16"/>

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In attempting to present the character as a figurative mirror to Batman, the costume worn by Anarky in ''Beware the Batman'' was radically redesigned as entirely white, in contrast to Batman's black [[Batsuit]]. It consists of a tightly worn jumpsuit, cape, hood, flexible mask with white-eye lenses, and a utility belt. Upon the chest is a small, stylized circle-A in black.<ref name="Collura"/> The design was negatively compared by reviewers to the longstanding design for [[Moon Knight]], a [[Marvel Comics]] superhero.<ref name="Asburry (1)"/><ref name="Greear"/><ref name="Sims"/>

The costume redesign for Anarky in ''Batman: Arkham Origins'', while stylized, attempted to thematically highlight the character's anarchist sentiments by updating his appearance utilizing [[black bloc]] iconography.<ref name="O'Dwyer/Holmes"/> Donning a red puffer [[flight jacket]], [[hoodie]] and [[cargo pants]], the character sported gold accents decorating his black belt, backpack and combat boots, and completed this with an orange [[Kerchief|bandana]] wrapped below his neck. His metallic mask was replaced with a white theatrical stage mask, evocative of the [[Guy Fawkes mask]] made popular among protesters by ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' and [[Anonymous (group)|Anonymous]].<ref name="Sessler/Holmes"/> The jacket is itself emblazoned with a painted circle-A. The creative director of the game, Eric Holmes, commented that "he looks like a street protester in our game and there's no accident to that".<ref name="GamerHubVideos"/> This design was later used as model for a DC Collectibles figure, released as part of a series based on villains featured in the game.<ref name="Dietsch"/>

==Reception==
===Impact on creators===
{{quote box|align=right|width=25em|quote="A large part of our relationship, especially when we got into doing Anarky, became a friendly philosophical debate over politics and conspiracy theory; mysticism versus scientism and all this other stuff. We came to really enjoy those debates, even when they (rarely) got a little heated".|source=—Norm Breyfogle, 2006.<ref name="Irving/Grant/Breyfogle"/>}}
In the years that followed the creation of Anarky, both Norm Breyfogle and Alan Grant experienced changes in their personal and professional lives which they attributed to that collaboration. Each man acknowledged the primary impact of the character to have been on their mutual friendship and intellectual understanding. In particular, their time developing the ''Anarky'' series led to a working relationship centered on esoteric debate, discussion, and mutual respect.<ref name="Cooling"/><ref name="Best/Breyfogle"/><ref name="Irving/Grant/Breyfogle"/><ref name="Klaehn/Breyfogle"/><ref name="Close"/>

Over time, Anarky emerged as each man's favorite character, with Grant wishing he could emulate the character,<ref name="Cooling"/><ref name="Klaehn/Grant"/><ref name="Chmielewski"/> and remarking that "Anarky in Gotham City" was the most personal story he had ever written, and the foremost among his three favorite stories he had ever written for the Batman mythos.<ref name="Butcher"/> Of Breyfogle, Grant complimented that the former "draws Anarky as if he loves the character".<ref name="Irving/Grant"/> While Breyfogle acknowledged that Anarky was his favorite of the creations they collaborated on,<ref name="Breyfogle 1"/> he felt that his own appreciation was not as great as Grant's, commenting that Anarky was "Alan's baby".<ref name="Close"/>

With the cancellation of the ''Anarky'' series, and the eventual departure of each artist from DC Comics{{--}}first by Grant, followed by Breyfogle{{--}}their mutual career paths split, and Anarky entered into a period of obscurity. During this period, Breyfogle came to suspect that the treatment each man, and Anarky, had received from their former employer was suspect.<ref name="Best/Breyfogle"/> While acknowledging that he lacked evidence, he held a "nagging feeling" that he and Grant had each been "blacklisted" from DC Comics as a result of the controversial views expressed in the ''Anarky'' series' second volume.<ref name="Klaehn/Breyfogle"/>

While professing that Anarky was the character for whom he was proudest, and that the character's narratives were among his best achievements for the amount of reaction they generated among readers, the character was also a source of some regret for Grant. Reflecting on his early secret plan to transform Lonnie Machin into a new [[Robin (comics)|Robin]], Grant has stated that though he came to appreciate the character of [[Tim Drake]], he occasionally experiences "twinges of regret that Anarky wasn't chosen as the new sidekick for comics' greatest hero".<ref name="Butcher"/> Grant has also stated that he attempted to distance himself from the direction of Anarky following his termination from DC Comics, and actively tried to avoid learning about the fate of Anarky and other characters he had come to care about. He often found himself disappointed to see how some characters were used or, as he felt, were mismanaged.<ref name="Luiz"/><ref name="Forrest"/> Grant later joked on his disillusion in the handling of Anarky, "if you create something that's close to your heart and you don't own it, 'Oh woe is me!{{'"}}<ref name="Best/Grant/Breyfogle"/> In 2011, DC Comics initiated a special ''[[DC Retroactive]]'' series of comics, exploring different periods in the publication history of popular characters. Both Grant and Breyfogle were invited to participate, and collaborated to reproduce a story in the style of their classic ''Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' series. Grant chose to author a story featuring the [[Ventriloquist (comics)|Ventriloquist]]. However, he had been tempted to author a story featuring Anarky, only reconsidering the idea on the basis that his disassociation from the character had left him unfamiliar with what had become of Anarky's canonical status at the time.<ref name="Ashby/Grant"/>

As Anarky was created while Grant and Breyfogle were operating under "work-for-hire" rules, [[DC Comics]] owns all rights to the Anarky character. Following the cancellation of the ''Anarky'' series, both men attempted to buy the rights to Anarky from the company, but their offer was declined.<ref name="Berridge"/><ref name="Cooling"/>

===Readership reaction===
{{quote box|align=right|width=25em|quote="My character Anarky - a 15-year-old vigilante kid - tried to put anarchist values into action. He's immensely popular - or, at least, he was - in countries like Mexico, Peru, Chile, and Argentina, where comic fans were able to empathize with his ethos a lot more than Americans did".|source=—Alan Grant, 2013.<ref name="Kleinhenz"/>}}

When an interviewer commented that Anarky was popular among fans in 2003, in the midst of the character's period of obscurity, Norm Breyfogle offered a caveat: "Well, in certain segments of the comic book industry, I suppose". Breyfogle continued: "It has some diehard fans. But, DC doesn't seem to want to do anything with him. Maybe it's because of his anti-authoritarian philosophy, a very touchy subject in today's world".<ref name="Carey"/>

The sense that Anarky is appreciated by certain fans is one shared by Alan Grant, who noted that the character's stories routinely generated more reader mail than any other he wrote.<ref name="Butcher"/> Commenting on the popularity of the ''Anarky'' series, Grant acknowledged the failure of the series, but pointed out that it was very popular among some readers: "It wasn't terribly popular in the States, although I received quite a few letters (especially from philosophy students) saying the comic had changed their entire mindset. But Anarky was very popular in South America, where people have had a long and painful taste of totalitarianism, in a way the US is just entering".<ref name="Berridge"/>

Sales of the ''Anarky'' limited series were high enough to green light an ongoing series,<ref name="Comics International"/> with Breyfogle commenting, "[it] did well enough so that DC is willing to listen to Alan's idea for a sequel if we wanted to pitch them".<ref name="Cook"/> Despite the sales, Grant was still concerned the character lacked enough support among fans to sustain an ongoing series.<ref name="Carey"/> While the ongoing series did find an audience amongst Latin American nations - Mexico and Argentina in particular - it failed in the United States, where Alan Grant has lamented that the comic was doomed to eventual cancellation, as DC Comics "[doesn't] take foreign sales into consideration when counting their cash".<ref name="Cooling"/>

Acknowledging the failure of the ongoing ''Anarky'' series, Grant has conceded that its themes, in particular his interest in exploring esoteric concepts such as [[philosophy of mind]], likely resulted in "plummeting" sales.<ref name="Cooling"/> Breyfogle claimed the difficulty of combining escapist entertainment with social commentary as his explanation for the series' failure. Breyfogle wrote at the time: "''Anarky'' is a hybrid of the mainstream and the not-quite-so-mainstream. This title may have experienced exactly what every 'half-breed' suffers: rejection by both groups with which it claims identity".<ref name="Breyfogle 2"/> Besides the themes, commentators have also found the escalation of Anarky's skills and special heroics as a source of criticism among readers. One critic for ''Fanzing'', an online newsletter produced by comic book fans and professisonals, wrote: "I liked the original concept behind Anarky: a teenage geek who reads ''[[The Will to Power (manuscript)|The Will to Power]]'' one too many times and decides to go out and fix the world. But the minute he wound up getting $100 million in a Swiss Bank account, owning a building, impressing [[Darkseid|Darksied]]{{Small|{{sic}}}}, getting a Boom Tube and was shown as being able to outsmart Batman, outhack [[Barbara Gordon|Oracle]] and generally be invincible, I lost all interest I had in the character".<ref name="Morrison"/>

In 2014, [[Comic Book Resources]] held an informal poll which asked readers to vote for the best characters within the Batman franchise, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the 1939 creation of "the Caped Crusader". Anarky was placed at No. 31 among the best villains, coming nearly 25 years after the character's own creation.<ref name="Cronin"/>

===Political analysis and relevance===
{{quote box|align=right|width=25em|quote="Anarky is a direct contrast to Batman – he is an active agent of change while Batman is simply a reactive agent, reinforcing the status quo (as all corporate superheroes do)&nbsp;... "|source=—Greg Burgas, 2006.<ref name="Burgas"/>}}
The philosophical nature of the character has invited political critiques, and resulted in comparisons drawn against the political and philosophical views of other fictional characters. Of the various positive analyses drawn from Anarky, two points which are continuously touched upon by critics are that Anarky is among the most unusual of Batman's rogue gallery, and that his challenge to the ideologies of superheroes is his best feature.

The authors of "I'm Not Fooled By That Cheap Disguise", a 1991 essay deconstructing the Batman mythos, refer to Anarky as a challenge to Batman's social and political world view, and to the political position indirectly endorsed by the themes of a Batman adventure. As the Batman mythos is centered on themes of retribution and the protection of property rights, the invitation to readers to identify with Batman's vigilantism is an invitation to adopt political authoritarianism. The authors summarize that position as "the inviolability of property relations and the justification of their defense by any means necessary (short of death)". The authors commented that Anarky "potentially redefines crime" and invites the reader to identify with a new political position in favor of the disenfranchised, which Batman "can not utterly condemn". The authors also said that the creation of Anarky and dialogue by other characters represented a shift towards "self-conscious awareness of the Batman's hegemonic function, questioning the most central component of the Batman's identity—the nature of crime and his relation to it". However, the authors remained skeptical of Anarky's commercial nature, pointing out Anarky could be "incorporated as another marketing technique [...] The contradictions of capitalism would thus permit the commodification of criticisms as long as they resulted in profits".<ref name="E. Pearson/Uriccio"/>

With the publication in 2005 of an issue of ''[[Green Arrow]]'' in which Anarky guest-starred, writer James Peaty juxtaposed Anarky's radical philosophy with the [[progressivism|liberal progressive]] beliefs of Green Arrow: "Everyone always goes on about what a radical Ollie is and I wanted to show that maybe that isn't the case&nbsp;... especially as Ollie's radical credentials are pretty antiquated&nbsp;... Anarky as a character—and as a broader idea—is much more radical than Ollie".<ref name="M. Contino"/>

Greg Burgas, of ''Comic Book Resources'', critiqued Anarky as "one of the more interesting characters of the past fifteen or twenty years [...] because of what he wants to accomplish...", comparing the nature of Anarky as a change agent against Batman: "He is able to show how ineffective Batman is against the real problems of society, and although Batman stops his spree, we find ourselves sympathizing much more with Anarky than with the representative of the status quo".<ref name="Burgas"/>

Anarky's appearance in ''Batman: Arkham Origins'' included a speech delivered at the conclusion of the character's story arch. The player is given the opportunity to observe Anarky after he has been defeated, and watch as the teenager enters a monologue in which he laments the downfall of society, tries to reconcile his admiration for Batman, and ultimately denounces the Caped Crusader as a false hero. Nick Dinicola of [[PopMatters]], in comparing the game to its predecessor, ''Batman: Arkham City'', asserted that the narrative of ''Origins'' consistently challenged Batman's ideological reasons for acting as he does, whereas ''City'' uncritically took his motivations as a given: "Anarky's wonderful speech takes Batman to task for the contradictions in his symbolism. Considering that Batman is very explicitly a symbol of fear, Anarky is equating the rise of Batman with the downfall of society". Dinicola was also of the opinion that the willingness to use characters like Anarky to scrutinize Batman's heroism, rather than simply assert it, allowed the game to ultimately prove and uphold Batman as a heroic figure in a way ''City'' could not. To Dinicola, this validated the act of challenging a superhero's traditional interpretation in service to the story.<ref name="Dinicola"/>

In ''Batman and Philosophy'', an analysis of various philosophies which intersect with the Batman mythos, Anarky's critique of the [[State (polity)|state]] is compared favorably to that of [[Friedrich Nietzsche]]: "The Nietzschean state constitutes a 'new idol', one that is no less repressive than its predecessors, as it defines good and evil for, and hangs a 'sword and a hundred appetites' over, the faithful. No Batman villain sees this as clearly as Anarky&nbsp;..." However, Anarky's behavior was also interpreted as an attempt to impose an even more restrictive order, with examples presented from ''Batman: Anarky'', in which Lonnie Machin lectures fellow juvenile detainees in "Tomorrow Belongs to Us", explains his motivations in a self-righteous farewell letter to his parents in "Anarky", and creates a fantasy dystopia in a distorted reflection of his desired society in "Metamorphosis": "His [Anarky's] search for an organizing principle that is less repressive than the state fails". This is sharply compared with Batman, described as moderating his impulses towards social control.<ref name="White/Arp/Irwin"/> Dialogue from ''Detective Comics'' is employed, in which Batman compares himself to Anarky and denies the latter legitimacy: "The fact is, no man can be allowed to set himself up as judge, jury and executioner".<ref name ="Detective Comics No.608"/>

Far less favorable views of Anarky have also been offered. [[Newsarama]] contributor George Marston was especially scathing of the character's politics and costume, placing Anarky at No.8 on a list of the "Top 10 Worst Batman villains of all time". Deriding the character as a "living embodiment of an [[Avril Lavigne]] t-shirt", he pointed out the pointlessness of being inspired to super heroics by radical philosophy, and the contradictory nature of fighting crime as an anarchist. He concluded by referring to the ''Anarky'' series as proof that "bad decisions are timeless".<ref name="Marston"/> Similarly, ''[[Cracked (website)|Cracked]]'' contributor Henrik Magnusson listed Anarky's debut at No.3 on a list of "5 Disastrous Attempts at Political Commentary in Comic Books". Magnusson's scorn focused on Anarky's speeches, which he derided as "pedantic" and laden with "pseudo-philosophical catchphrases". Referring to the original identity of Lonnie Machin as a "naive pre-teen", Magnusson considered this fine satire of "base-level philosophy" and teen rebellion. On the other hand, the understanding that Grant had intended Anarky to be a vehicle for his personal views, and that the "[[Anarky in Gotham City]]" narrative describes Batman as sympathetic to his goals, if not his methods, upset Magnusson.<ref name="Magnusson"/>
{{quote box|align=left|width=25em|quote="I think Anarky's age is right now. He looks like a street protester. He looks like Anonymous. He's like one of these guys who wants to go out there and change the world to what he believes is the better, and I think of all the Batman enemies, and one of the reasons I'm most excited about Anarky, is he feels relevant today". |source=—Eric Holmes, 2013.<ref name="Sessler/Holmes"/>}}
Several global events of the early 2010s included the rise of hacktivist groups such as [[Anonymous (group)|Anonymous]] and [[LulzSec]]; large scale protest movements, including the [[Arab Spring]], [[Occupy movement]], and [[2012 Quebec student protests|Quebec student protests]]; the [[Crypto-anarchism|crypto-anarchist]] activity on the part of [[Defense Distributed]] and [[Cody Wilson]]; and the various information leaks to [[WikiLeaks]] by [[Chelsea Manning]], the [[2012–13 Stratfor email leak|Stratfor email leak]] by Anonymous and [[Jeremy Hammond]], and the [[Global surveillance disclosures (2013–present)|global surveillance disclosures]] by [[Edward Snowden]]. The rapid succession of these events led some media commentators to insist that Anarky's relevance as a character had dramatically increased, and recommended that the character receive a higher profile in media.<ref name="Asburry (2)"/><ref name="Burgas"/><ref name="Erhardt (2)"/><ref name="Gilbert"/><ref name="Rabinowitz"/><ref name="Thill"/> This sentiment led the creative team that developed ''Batman: Arkham Origins'' to include Anarky in the game. Describing Anarky's anti-government and anti-corporate agenda, Holmes acknowledged the relevance of anarchism in the contemporary protest movements of the time as a factor in the choice to include the character in the game, and to update his appearance to that of a street protester with a gang resembling a social movement.<ref name="O'Dwyer/Holmes"/> Holmes stressed in one interview: "In the real world, this is Anarky's moment. Right now. Today".<ref name="O'Dwyer/Holmes"/> Even as early as 2005, James Peaty recommended that Anarky should be included in more publications in the midst of the ongoing War on Terror, stating "Anarky is a terrorist! How can that not be interesting in the modern climate?"<ref name="M. Contino"/>

====Anarchist critique====
{{quote box|align=right|width=25em|quote="[Anarky] does represent the anarchist philosophy <!--The "sic" template indicates that the typo is included as a reflection of the original source. Please don't edit this quote. Either keep it or delete it, but don't "fix" it.-->His whole point of existing is rolled up in his name. It's a philosophy of responsibility and freedom from the hierarchical power".{{Small|{{sic}}}}|source=—Norm Breyfogle, 1999.<ref name="H-C Chan"/>}}
Critics have commented on the character's depiction as an anarchist since his first appearance. According to Alan Grant, anarchists with whom he associated were angered by his creation of the character, seeing it as an act of [[Recuperation (sociology)|recuperation]] for commercial gain.<ref name="Chmielewski"/> Neither Grant nor Breyfogle could fully agree with this criticism. As Grant put it, "I thought I was doing them a favour you know?"<ref name="Best/Grant/Breyfogle"/>

In the years following the ''Anarky'' publications of the late 1990s, more receptive critiques have been offered. In assessing the presentation of anarchist philosophy in fiction, [[Mark Leier]], the director for the Centre for Labour Studies from [[Simon Fraser University]], cited Anarky as an example of the favorable treatment anarchist philosophy has occasionally received in mainstream comic books. Leier took particular note of quotations derived from the dialogue in "[[Anarky in Gotham City]]" story, in which Batman speaks positively of Anarky's intentions.<ref name="Leier"/> Following the cancellation of the ongoing series, Roderick T. Long, an [[Anarchism|anarchist]]/[[Libertarianism|libertarian]] political commentator and Senior Scholar at the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]], praised Anarky as "an impressive voice for liberty in today's comics".<ref name="Long 2"/> [[Margaret Killjoy]]'s examination of anarchist fiction, ''Mythmakers & Lawbreakers'', afforded Alan Grant and Anarky brief mention. Explaining the relationship Grant had with anarchism, Killjoy reviewed the characters' early incarnations as "quite wonderful".<ref name="Killjoy"/>

Greg Burgas, in reviewing the career of Alan Grant, specifically cited Anarky's anarchist philosophy as one of the character's most empathetic traits. Lamenting the obscurity of the character, Burgas wished Anarky and anarchism would be presented more often: "...&nbsp;anarchy as a concept is often dismissed, but it's worth looking at simply because it is so radical and untenable yet noble".<ref name="Burgas"/>

==Media==
{{Main|Publication history of Anarky#List of notable media appearances|l1=Publication history of Anarky: List of notable media appearances}}
As a lesser known character in the [[DC Universe]], Anarky has a smaller library of associated comic books and significant story lines than more popular DC Comics characters. Between 1989 and 1996, Anarky was primarily written by Alan Grant in [[Batman]]-related comics, received a guest appearance in a single issue of ''[[Green Arrow]]''<ref name="GA V.2 No.89" /> by Kevin Dooley, and was given an entry in ''[[Who's Who in the DC Universe]]''.<ref name="Who's Who"/>

In the late 1990s, Anarky entered a brief period of minor prominence; first with the publication of the first ''Anarky'' volume in 1997; followed in 1998 with the ''[[Batman: Anarky]]'' collection; and in 1999, with featured appearances in both ''[[Secret Files and Origins|DCU Heroes Secret Files and Origins]]'' #1,<ref name="DCU Heroes: SFaO (1)">{{Cite comic |writer=D. Curtis Johnson |penciller=Derec Aucoin |inker=Claude St. Aubin |story=Spies Like Us |title=DCU Heroes: Secret Files and Origins |issue=1 |date=February 1999 |publisher=DC Comics |page=12 |panel=1, 2, 4}}</ref><ref name="DCU Heroes: SFaO (2)">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |artist=Norm Breyfogle |colorist=Tom McCraw |story=An Anarky Primer |title=DCU Heroes: Secret Files and Origins |issue=1 |date=February 1999 |publisher=DC Comics |page=50}}</ref><ref name="DCU Heroes: SFaO (3)">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |artist=Norm Breyfogle |colorist=Tom McCraw |letterer=[[John Costanza]] |story=Profile Page: Anarky |title=DCU Heroes: Secret Files and Origins |issue=1 |date=February 1999 |publisher=DC Comics |page=48}}</ref> and the second ''Anarky'' series. After the cancellation of the ongoing series, Anarky lapsed into obscurity lasting approximately nine years. This ambiguous condition was not complete, as Anarky was sporadically used during this time. These appearances include marginal cameos in issues of ''[[Young Justice]]'',<ref name="Young Justice: Sins of Youth">{{Cite comic |writer=Peter David |penciller=Todd Nauck |inker=Lary Wright |story=Justice for All |title=Young Justice: Sins of Youth |issue=1 |date=May 2000 |publisher=DC Comics |page=10, 16, 26, 36}}</ref><ref name="Sins Of Youth: JLA, Jr.">{{cite comic |writer=Curtis Johnson |penciller=Carlo Barberi |inker=Wayne Faucher |coinkers=Juan Vlasco |story=You Gotta Be Kidding! |title=Sins Of Youth: JLA, Jr. |issue=1 |date=May 1, 2000 |publisher=DC Comics |page=5–7}}</ref> ''[[Wonder Woman]]'',<ref name="Wonder Woman Vol.2 No.175">{{Cite comic |writer=Phil Jimenez |penciller=Phil Jimenez |copencillers=Brandon Badeaux |inker=Lanning Stucker Marzan Jr. |coinkers=Conrad Alquiza |story=The Witch and The Warrior, part II: Girl Frenzy |title=Wonder Woman |volume=2 |issue=175 |date=December 2001 |publisher=DC Comics |page=20 |panel=10}}</ref> and ''Green Arrow''.<ref name="GA V.3 No.51"/>

Lesser known among the cast of characters in the DC universe, Anarky went unused for adaptations to other media platforms throughout much of the character's existence. In 2013 the character was chosen to recur in ''[[Beware the Batman]]'', an animated series on Cartoon Network, voiced by [[Wallace Langham]].<ref name="Langham"/> Anarky debuted in the third episode, "Tests", and appeared in seven total episodes of the series before its cancellation.<ref name="Collura"/> Later that year, Anarky was also included in the Batman video game, ''[[Batman: Arkham Origins]]'', voiced by [[Matthew Mercer]],<ref name="Totilo">{{cite web |last=Totilo |first=Stephen |url=http://kotaku.com/the-next-batman-game-still-has-a-lot-to-prove-508836920 |title=The Next Batman Game Still Has A Lot To Prove |publisher=Gawker Media |work=Kotaku |date=May 20, 2013 |access-date=May 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520193412/http://kotaku.com/the-next-batman-game-still-has-a-lot-to-prove-508836920 |archive-date=May 20, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref name="O'Dwyer/Tringali"/> Lonnie Machin made his live action debut in 2016, during the fourth season of ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'', in a villainous adaptation portrayed by [[Alexander Calvert]].<ref name=Tyrrel/><ref name="Ching (2)">{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/exclusive-arrow-casts-its-anarky-for-season-4 |title=EXCLUSIVE: "Arrow" Casts its Anarky for Season 4 |access-date=July 17, 2015 |last=Ching |first=Albert |author-link=Albert Ching |date=July 17, 2015 |work=Comic Book Resources |publisher=comicbookresources.com |archive-date=July 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718231509/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/exclusive-arrow-casts-its-anarky-for-season-4 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
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*[[Anarchism and the arts]]
*[[Anarcho-capitalist literature]]
*[[Libertarian science fiction]]

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*[[List of Batman family enemies]]
*[[List of comic book supervillains]]
*[[List of DC Comics characters]]
*[[List of fictional anarchists]]
*[[List of fictional atheists and agnostics]]
*[[List of fictional hackers]]
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==Footnotes==
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'''{{Small|I}}.''' {{Note label|A|I|none}} ''52'' was promoted as a comic that would attempt to incorporate as many DC Comics characters as possible. In a Q&A session hosted by Newsarama.com, ''52'' editor Michael Siglain answered a series of questions regarding which characters fans wanted to see in the series. Question No.19 asked: "We were told Anarky would be playing a part in 52. Could you please tell us when we can expect his appearances?" Siglain's simple response to readers was, "check back in the late 40s".<ref name="Brady 1"/> Speculation centered on the prospect of Anarky appearing in issue No.48 of the series, as the solicited cover illustration was released to the public several weeks before the issues' publication.  On the cover, the [[Anarchy a|circle-A]] could be seen as a minor element in the background. In a review for "Week 48", ''Major Spoilers'' considered the absence of Anarky a drawback: "It's too bad we didn't see the return of Anarky as hinted by this week's cover".<ref name="Schleicher"/> Pop culture critic, [[Douglas Wolk]], wrote: "I guess this issue's cover is the closest we're going to get to Anarky after all (and by proxy as close as we're going to get to the Haunted Tank). Too bad".<ref name="Wolk"/><br />
'''{{Small|II}}.''' {{Note label|B|II|none}} The 1990 ''Detective Comics'' #620 story, "Rite of Passage Part 3: Make Me a Hero", chronicles Tim Drake's first solo detective case, as he pursues an online investigation against an advanced [[grey hat]] computer [[Hacker (computer security)|hacker]]. The unknown hacker, operating under the alias "Moneyspider", has stolen millions of dollars from Western corporations, including [[Wayne Enterprises]], outmaneuvering Batman's own data security in the process. He is revealed by Drake to be Lonnie Machin by the end of the issue.<ref name="Detective Comics No.620 (1)"/> This functioned as the antecedent for Fabian Nicieza's reintroduction of Machin under the name "Moneyspider" in 2008.<br />
'''{{Small|III}}.''' {{Note label|C|III|none}}As a result of the increased renown the character gained from this appearance, speculation that Anarky would reappear in the ''[[Batman: Arkham]]'' franchise simmered in the lead-up to the release of ''[[Batman: Arkham Knight]]'', with commentators predicting that the enigmatic "Arkham Knight" character would be revealed to be Anarky in adult form.<ref name="Parreno"/><ref name="Suddi"/><br />
'''{{Small|IV}}.''' {{Note label|D|IV|none}} In warning readers to avoid spoiling potential surprises for their experience in playing ''[[Batman: Arkham Origins]]'', Eric Holmes specifically referenced the Wikipedia article on the character as a resource to avoid: "You know what? If you want to enjoy the game, don't bother reading up on him, because there are a few surprises about him which will turn up in the game, and if you go read Wikipedia or something like that, it'll rob you a little bit on some of the stuff in the game, because there are some surprises about Anarky".<ref name="Massongill"/><br />
'''{{Small|V}}.''' {{Note label|E|V|none}} Following Anarky's debut in "[[Anarky in Gotham City]]", the character's design incorporated the head extender in ''Robin Annual'' #1 (1992),<ref name="Robin Annual No.1"/> ''Green Arrow'' #89 (August 1994),<ref name="GA V.2 No.89" /> and ''The Batman Adventures'' #31 (April 1995).<ref name="Batman Adventures No.31"/> The head extender was not included in ''Batman: Shadow of the Bat'' #18 (October 1993),<ref name="Batman: SotB No.16"/> and ''The Batman Chronicles'' #1 (summer 1995).<ref name="Batman Chronicles No.1"/>
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==References==
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<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.1 (2)">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Josef Rubinstein |story=Metamorphosis Part 1: Does a Dog Have a Buddha Nature? |title=Anarky |volume= |issue=#1 |date=May 1997 |publisher=DC Comics |page=8, 14}}</ref>

<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.1 (3)">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Josef Rubinstein |story=Metamorphosis Part 1: Does a Dog Have a Buddha Nature? |title=Anarky |volume= |issue=#1 |date=May 1997 |publisher=DC Comics |page=20| panel=5}}</ref>

<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.1 (4)">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Josef Rubinstein |story=Metamorphosis Part 1: Does a Dog Have a Buddha Nature? |title=Anarky |volume= |issue=#1 |date=May 1997 |publisher=DC Comics |page=6}}</ref>

<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.2 (1)">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Josef Rubinstein |story=Metamorphosis Part 1: Revolution Number 9 |title=Anarky |volume= |issue=#2 |date=June 1997 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.2 (2)">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Josef Rubinstein |story=Metamorphosis Part 1: Revolution Number 9 |title=Anarky |volume= |issue=#2 |date=June 1997 |publisher=DC Comics |page=22 |panel=4}}</ref>

<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.3 (1)">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Josef Rubinstein |story=Metamorphosis Part 3: The Economics of The Madhouse |title=Anarky |volume= |issue=#3 |date=July 1997 |publisher=DC Comics |page=1,12,13}}</ref>

<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.3 (2)">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Josef Rubinstein |story=Metamorphosis Part 3: The Economics of The Madhouse |title=Anarky |volume= |issue=#3 |date=July 1997 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Anarky Vol.1 No.4">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Josef Rubinstein |story=Metamorphosis Part 4: Fanfare for the Common Man |title=Anarky |volume= |issue= #4 |date = August 1997 |publisher=DC Comics |page=16 |panel=2}}</ref>

<ref name="Anarky Vol.2 No.1">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Josef Rubinstein |story=Aberration! Part One: Power Play |title=Anarky |volume=2 |issue=#1 |date=May 1999 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Anarky Vol.2 No.6">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Josef Rubinstein |story=War and Peace, Part III |title=Anarky |volume=2 |issue=#6 |date=October 1999 |publisher=DC Comics |page=20 |panel=5}}</ref>

<ref name="Anarky Vol.2 No.9">{{cite web |url=http://normbreyfogle.com/gallery/anarky09.asp?page=06 |title=Normbreyfogle.com Gallery Anarky #9 (unpublished) page06|last=Breyfogle |first=Norm |work=NormBreyfogle.com| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625185127/http://normbreyfogle.com/gallery/anarky09.asp?page=06| archive-date=June 25, 2007}}</ref>

<ref name="Asburry (1)">{{cite web |url=http://batman-news.com/2013/07/28/beware-the-batman-tests-review-s01e03/ |title=Beware the Batman: Tests review (S01E03) |access-date=March 21, 2014 |last=Asburry |first=Andrew |date=July 28, 2013 |publisher=Batman-news.com |work=Batman News}}</ref>

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<ref name="Ashby/Grant">{{cite web|url=http://csa4batman.blog.com/2011/08/03/dynamic-duo-alan-grant-norm-breyfogle-talk-retroactive-ccc-exclusive-interview/ |title=Dynamic Duo: Alan Grant, Norm Breyfogle talk 'Retroactive' (CCC exclusive interview) |access-date=April 11, 2014 |last=Ashby |first=Cary |date=August 3, 2011 |publisher=Cary Ashby |work=Cary's Comics Craze |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140411215003/http://csa4batman.blog.com/2011/08/03/dynamic-duo-alan-grant-norm-breyfogle-talk-retroactive-ccc-exclusive-interview/ |archive-date=April 11, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Bakunin">{{cite speech|title=Federalism, Socialism, Anti-Theologism |last=Bakunin |first=Mikhail |author-link=Mikhail Bakunin |date=September 1868 |location=Geneva, Switzerland |url=http://tmh.floonet.net/articles/reasprop.html |access-date=March 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219110129/http://tmh.floonet.net/articles/reasprop.html |archive-date=February 19, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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<ref name="Batman: SotB Annual">{{Cite comic |Writer=Alan Grant |Penciller=Tom Raney |Copencillers=Joe Staton |Inker=Tom Raney |Coinkers=Horacio Ottolini |Story=The Tyrant |Title=Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual |Issue=#2 |Date=1994 |Publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Batman: SotB No.18">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Bret Blevins |inker=Mike Manley |story=The God of Fear, Conclusion |title=Batman: Shadow of the Bat |issue=#18 |date=October 1993 |publisher=DC Comics |page=19 |panel=3}}</ref>

<ref name="Batman: SotB No.40 (1)">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=John Paul Leon |inker=Ray McCarthy |story=Anarky, Part One: Prophet of Doom |title=Batman: Shadow of the Bat |issue=40 |date=July 1995 |publisher=DC Comics |page=18 |panel=4, 5}}</ref>

<ref name="Batman: SotB No.40 (2)">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=John Paul Leon |inker=Ray McCarthy |story=Anarky, Part One: Prophet of Doom |title=Batman: Shadow of the Bat |issue=#40 |date=July 1995 |publisher=DC Comics |page=18 |panel=1}}</ref>

<ref name="Batman: SotB No.40 (3)">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=John Paul Leon |inker=Ray McCarthy |story=Anarky, Part One: Prophet of Doom |title=Batman: Shadow of the Bat |issue=#40 |date=July 1995 |publisher=DC Comics |page=4 |panel=1}}</ref>

<ref name="Batman: SotB No.40 (4)">{{Cite comic |writer=[[Alan Grant (writer)|Grant, Alan]] |penciller=[[John Paul Leon|Leon, John Paul]] |inker=[[Ray McCarthy|McCarthy, Ray]] |editor=[[Dennis O'Neil|O'Neil, Dennis]] |story=Anarky, Part One: Prophet of Doom |title=Batman: Shadow of the Bat |issue=#40 |date=July 1995 |publisher=DC Comics |page=18}}</ref>

<ref name="Batman: SotB No.41">{{Cite comic |writer=[[Alan Grant (writer)|Grant, Alan]] |penciller=[[John Paul Leon|Leon, John Paul]] |inker=[[Ray McCarthy|McCarthy, Ray]] |editor=[[Dennis O'Neil|O'Neil, Dennis]], [[Jordan B. Gorfinkel|Gorfinkel, Jordan B.]] |story=Anarky, Part Two: The Anarkist Manifesto |title=[[Batman: Shadow of the Bat]] |issue=#41|date=August 1995|publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Batman Adventures No.31">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Dev Madan |inker=Rick Burchett |story=Anarky |title=The Batman Adventures |issue=#31 |date=August 1995 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Batman Annual No.15">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |cowriters=John Wagner |penciller=Jim Fern |inker=Steve Leahloha |story=The Last Batman Story |title=Batman Annual |issue=#15 |date=1991 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Batman Chronicles No.1">{{Cite comic |writer=Grant, Alan |penciller =Johnson, Staz |inker=Smith, Cam |story=Anarky: Tomorrow Belongs to Us |title=[[Batman Chronicles|The Batman Chronicles]] |issue=#1 |date=Summer 1995 |publisher=DC Comics |location=New York, NY}}</ref>

<ref name="Batman: SotB No.16">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Bret Blevins |inker=Mike Manley |story=The God of Fear, Part One of Three |title= Batman: Shadow of the Bat |issue=#16 |date=September 1993 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Berridge">{{cite web |url=http://www.2000adreview.co.uk/features/interviews/2005/grant/grant1.shtml |title=Alan Grant |access-date=January 26, 2007 |last=Berridge |first=Edward |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111202354/http://www.2000adreview.co.uk/features/interviews/2005/grant/grant1.shtml |archive-date=January 11, 2008 |date= January 12, 2005 |work=2000 AD Review}}</ref>

<ref name="Best/Grant/Breyfogle">{{cite web |url=http://www.adelaidecomicsandbooks.com/granbrey.htm |title=Alan Grant & Norm Breyfogle |access-date=May 18, 2007 |last=Best |first=Daniel |date=January 6, 2007 |work = Adelaide Comics and Books| publisher=ACAB Publishing |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427174515/http://www.adelaidecomicsandbooks.com/granbrey.htm |archive-date=April 27, 2007}}</ref>

<ref name="Best/Breyfogle">{{cite web |url=http://www.adelaidecomicsandbooks.com/breyfogle.html |title=Norm Breyfogle @ Adelaide Comics and Books |access-date=January 24, 2007 |last=Best |first=Daniel |year=2003 |work=Adelaide Comics and Books |publisher=ACAB Publishing |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131191559/http://www.adelaidecomicsandbooks.com/breyfogle.html |archive-date=January 31, 2008  }}</ref>

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<ref name="Breyfogle 1">{{cite book |title=Batman: Anarky |last=Breyfogle |first=Norm |author-link=Norm Breyfogle |year=1999 |publisher=[[DC Comics]] |location=New York, NY |isbn=1-56389-437-8 |pages=5–6 |chapter=Intro by Norm Breyfogle |chapter-url=http://www.normbreyfogle.com/media/articles.asp?page=anktpb |access-date=February 9, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061218225935/http://normbreyfogle.com/media/articles.asp?page=anktpb |archive-date=December 18, 2006 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

<ref name="Breyfogle 2">{{cite web |url=http://www.normbreyfogle.com/media/articles.asp?page=ankbye |title=Anarky Farewell |date=July 1999 |access-date=March 24, 2011 |last=Breyfogle |first=Norm |work=Normbreyfogle.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061221041115/http://normbreyfogle.com/media/articles.asp?page=ankbye |archive-date=December 21, 2006 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

<ref name="Breyfogle 3">{{cite web |url=http://normbreyfogle.com/gallery/normsfaves.asp |title=Norm's favorites |access-date=March 29, 2009 |last=Breyfogle |first=Norm |work=Normbreyfogle.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328141954/http://normbreyfogle.com/gallery/normsfaves.asp |archive-date=March 28, 2009 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

<ref name="Burgas">{{cite web |url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/07/20/comics-you-should-own-flashback-detective-583-594-601-614/ |title=Comics You Should Own flashback&nbsp;— Detective #583–594; 601–614 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |author=Greg Burgas |date=May 22, 2006 |work=Comics Should Be Good! Archive |publisher=Comicbookresources.com| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100723110034/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/07/20/comics-you-should-own-flashback-detective-583-594-601-614/| archive-date= July 23, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Butcher">{{cite web |url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/07/20/comics-you-should-own-flashback-detective-583-594-601-614/ |title=Interview With Comic-Legend Alan Grant |access-date=April 29, 2014 |first=Dylan |last=Butcher |date=April 28, 2014 |work=Comicconventions.co.uk |publisher=Comic Conventions |archive-date=July 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723110034/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/07/20/comics-you-should-own-flashback-detective-583-594-601-614/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Carey">{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=8288 |title= Catching Up With Norm Breyfogle and Chuck Satterlee |access-date= January 24, 2007 |last=Carey |first=Edward |date=October 10, 2006 |work=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref>

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<ref name="Chmielewski">{{cite web |url=http://www.gothamwdeszczu.com.pl/en/2013/12/09/interview-alan-grant/ |title=Interview: Alan Grant |access-date=May 2, 2014 |last=Chmielewski |first=Łukasz |work=Gothamwdeszczu.com.pl |publisher=Gotham w Deszczu |date=December 9, 2013 |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502195343/http://www.gothamwdeszczu.com.pl/en/2013/12/09/interview-alan-grant/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Close">{{cite web |url=http://www.normbreyfogle.com/media/interviews.asp?page=ozcomics |title=OzComics.com Interview with Norm |first=Darren |last=Close |work=OzComics.com |date=September 2000 |access-date=February 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716163450/http://normbreyfogle.com/media/interviews.asp?page=ozcomics |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

<ref name="Collura">{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/29/beware-the-batman-tests-review |title=Bruce sees if Tatsu has what it takes. |last1=Collura |first1=Scott |date=July 29, 2013 |website=IGN.com |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc |access-date=July 30, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="Comics International">{{cite journal |date=February 1999 |title=Anarky: Bat-villain turned hero |journal=Comics International |issue=104 |page=4 |publisher=Quality Communications |location=London, England}}</ref>

<ref name="Cook">{{cite journal |first=Brad |last=Cook |date=December 1997 |title=Bats goes for the ride of his life |journal=Combo Magazine |issue=35 |url=http://normbreyfogle.com/media/interviews.asp?page=combo35 |publisher=Century Publishing Company |access-date=April 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102110420/http://www.normbreyfogle.com/media/interviews.asp?page=combo35 |archive-date=January 2, 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

<ref name="Cooling">{{cite web |url=http://www.411mania.com/comics/columns/article.php?columns_id=2769 |title=Getting The 411: Alan Grant |access-date= August 14, 2007 |last=Cooling |first=William |date=July 21, 2004 |work=411Mania.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051113004943/http://www.411mania.com/comics/columns/article.php?columns_id=2769 |archive-date=November 13, 2005}}</ref>

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<ref name="Darkhorse">{{cite web |url=http://www.darkhorse.com/news/interviews.php?id=607 |title=Interviews: Alan Grant |access-date= March 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040106005641/http://www.darkhorse.com/news/interviews.php?id=607 |archive-date=January 6, 2004 |work=Darkhorse.com}}</ref>

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<ref name="DC 2009 January Solicits">{{cite web|url=http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=10885 |title=ROBIN No.182 |access-date=September 16, 2008 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |work=dccomics.com |publisher=[[Warner Bros.]] |date=October 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206014016/http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=10885 |archive-date=December 6, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="DC 2013 November Solicits">{{cite web |url=http://www.newsarama.com/18643-dc-comics-november-2013-solicitations.html |title=DC Comics' FULL November 2013 Solicitations |access-date=October 13, 2013 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=August 12, 2013 |work=[[Newsarama]] }}</ref>

<ref name="DC Comics Encyclopedia">{{cite book |title=DC Comics Encyclopedia |first1=Scott |last1=Beatty|first2=Robert |last2=Greenberger|first3=Phil |last3=Jimenez|first4=Dan |last4=Wallace|author-link1=Scott Beatty|author-link2=Robert Greenberger|author-link3=Phil Jimenez|author-link4=Dan Wallace (comics)|year=2004 |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley|DK Limited]] |location=London, England |isbn=0-7566-4119-5 }}</ref>

<ref name="Detective Comics No.37">{{Cite comic |writer=Francis Manapul, Brian Buccellato |penciller=Francis Manapul |inker=Francis Manapul |story=Anarky Part 1 |title=Detective Comics |volume=2 |issue=#37 |date=February 2015 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Detective Comics No.40">{{Cite comic |writer=Francis Manapul, Brian Buccellato |penciller=Francis Manapul |inker=Francis Manapul |story=Anarky Conclusion |title=Detective Comics |volume=2 |issue=#40 |date=May 2015 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Detective Comics No.608">{{cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Steve Mitchell |story=[[Anarky in Gotham City|Anarky in Gotham City, Part 1: Letters to the Editor]] |title=Detective Comics |issue=#608 |date=November 1989 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Detective Comics No.609">{{cite comic |writer = Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Steve Mitchell |story=[[Anarky in Gotham City|Anarky in Gotham City, Part 2: Facts About Bats]] |title=Detective Comics |issue=#609 |date=December 1989 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Detective Comics No.620 (1)">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Steve Mitchell |story=Rite of Passage Part 3: Make Me a Hero |title=Detective Comics | Volume = |issue=#620 |date=August 1990 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Detective Comics No.620 (2)">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Steve Mitchell |story=Rite of Passage Part 3: Make Me a Hero |title=Detective Comics |volume= |issue=#620 |date=August 1990 |publisher=DC Comics |page=19 |panel=3}}</ref>

<ref name="Detective Comics No.620 (3)">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker=Steve Mitchell |story=Rite of Passage Part 3: Make Me a Hero |title=Detective Comics |volume= |issue=#620 |date=August 1990 |publisher=DC Comics |page=19 |panel=1, 3, 4}}</ref>

<ref name="Dietsch">{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=47908 |title=TOYING AROUND: DC Comics & Star Wars! |access-date=October 13, 2013 |last=Dietsch |first=TJ |work=comicbookresources.com |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] |date=September 14, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="Dinicola">{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/column/176410-batman-is-the-hero-we-need-and-deserve-in-arkham-origins/ |title='Arkham Origins' Constantly Rigs the Odds Against Batman |first=Nick |last=Dinicola |access-date=March 25, 2014 |work=Popmatters.com |publisher=[[PopMatters]] |date=November 19, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="Earth 2: Society Vol.1 No.6">{{Cite comic |writer=Wilson, Daniel H. |artist=Borges, Alison |coartists=Jimenez, Jorge |colorist=Sanchez, Alejandro; Blond |story=Godhood |title=Earth 2: Society |volume= |issue=#6 |date=November 18, 2015 |publisher=DC Comics |page= |panel=}}</ref>

<ref name="E. Pearson/Uriccio">{{cite book |first1=Roberta |last1=E. Pearson |first2=William |last2=Uriccio |editor1-first=Roberta |editor1-last=E. Pearson |editor2-first=William |editor2-last=Uriccio |title=The Many Lives of Batman: Critical Approaches to a Superhero and His Media |pages=207, 210–211 |edition=2 |year=2002 |orig-year=1991 |publisher=Routledge, Chapman and Hall, Inc. |location=New York, NY |isbn=0-415-90347-5 |chapter="I'm Not Fooled By That Cheap Disguise"}}</ref>

<ref name="Erhardt (1)">{{cite web |url=http://insidepulse.com/2004/01/29/6544/ |title=Anarky #1 Retro Review |access-date=March 22, 2014 |last=Erhardt |first=Mathan |work=Comic Nexus |publisher=Inside Pulse |date=January 29, 2004 }}</ref>

<ref name="Erhardt (2)">{{cite web |url=http://insidepulse.com/2014/02/19/wednesday-comments-5-other-dc-characters-who-deserve-their-own-tv-show-featuring-static-trigger-vext-anarky-swamp-thing/ |title=Wednesday Comments – 5 (Other) DC Characters Who Deserve Their Own TV Show, Featuring Static, Trigger, Vext, Anarky & Swamp Thing! |access-date=March 22, 2014 |last=Erhardt |first=Mathan |work=Comic Nexus |publisher=Inside Pulse |date=February 19, 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="Forrest">{{cite web |url=http://www.bigissuescotland.com/features/view/18 |title=Superheroes&nbsp;— made in Scotland |access-date=March 16, 2009 |last=Forrest |first=Adam |date=February 12, 2009 |work=Bigissuescotland.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707235505/http://www.bigissuescotland.com/features/view/18 |archive-date=July 7, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Gilbert">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/11-batman-comics-read-arkham-origins/ |title=11 Batman comics to read before Arkham Origins |access-date=March 29, 2014 |first=Henry |last=Gilbert |date=October 15, 2013 |work=[[GamesRadar]] |publisher=[[Future plc]]}}</ref>

<ref name="Grant">{{cite book |title=Batman: Anarky |last=Grant |first=Alan |author-link=Alan Grant (writer) |year=1999 |publisher=[[DC Comics]] |location=New York, NY |isbn=1-56389-437-8 |pages=3–4 |chapter=Intro by Alan Grant |title-link=Batman: Anarky }}</ref>

<ref name="H-C Chan">{{cite news |title=Comic Un-Conventions |first=Vera |last=H-C Chan |newspaper=[[Contra Costa Times]] |publisher=[[MediaNews Group]] |location=Walnut Creek, CA |date=April 9, 1999 |page=TO26}}</ref>

<ref name="Irving/Grant">{{cite web |url=http://www.richmondcomix.com/irving/grant.html |title=A State of Anarky |first1=Christopher |last1=Irving |first2=Alan |last2=Grant |work=Richmondcomix.com |publisher=Richmond Comix |location=Midlothian, VA |date=January 13, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210211658/http://www.richmondcomix.com/irving/grant.html |archive-date=February 10, 2007 |access-date=November 11, 2009}}</ref>

<ref name="Irving/Grant/Breyfogle">{{cite journal |last=Irving |first=Cristopher |author2=Breyfogle, Norm| author-link2=Norm Breyfogle | author3=Grant, Alan | author-link3=Alan Grant (writer) |date=June 2007 |title=Pro2Pro: Gotham City's Other Dynamic Duo |journal=[[Back Issue!]] |volume= |issue=#22 |pages=18–24 |location=Raleigh, NC |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |editor1-first=Michael |editor1-last=Eury |editor1-link=Michael Eury|issn=1932-6904}}</ref>

<ref name="Killjoy">{{cite book |last=Killjoy |first=Margaret |others=(Intro.) Robinson, Kim Stanley |title=Mythmakers and Lawbreakers |publisher=[[AK Press]] |location=Stirling, Scotland |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-84935-002-0 |oclc=318877243}}</ref>

<ref name="Klaehn/Breyfogle">{{cite web|url=http://www.graphicnovelreporter.com/content/conversation-norm-breyfogle-interview |title=A Conversation with Norm Breyfogle |first=Jeffery |last=Klaehn |work=GraphicNovelReporter.com |publisher=The Book Report, Inc. |location=Midlothian, VA |date=June 24, 2010 |access-date=May 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419194302/http://www.graphicnovelreporter.com/content/conversation-norm-breyfogle-interview |archive-date=April 19, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Klaehn/Grant">{{cite web |url=http://www.graphicnovelreporter.com/authors/alan-grant/news/interview-101210 |title=Alan Grant on Batman and Beyond |access-date=August 5, 2010 |last=Klaehn |first=Jeffery |location=Midlothian, VA |date=March 14, 2009 |work=Graphicnovelreporter.com |publisher=The Book Report, Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601062840/http://www.graphicnovelreporter.com/authors/alan-grant/news/interview-101210 |archive-date=June 1, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Kleinhenz">{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marc-n-kleinhenz/creating-the-bat-3-alan-g_b_4234378.html |title= Creating the Bat #3: Alan Grant |access-date= November 8, 2013 |last=Kleinhenz|first=Marc N.|date=November 8, 2013 |work=Huffingtonpost.com}}</ref>

<ref name="Kraft">{{cite web |url=http://gocomics.com/alangrant.htm |title=Holy Penis Collapsor Batman! DC Publishes The First Zonpower Comic Book!?!?! |last=Kraft |first=Gary S.|date=April 8, 1997 |work=GoComics.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980218141349/http://gocomics.com/alangrant.htm |archive-date=February 18, 1998}}</ref>

<ref name="Leier">{{cite book |last1=Leier  |first1=Mark |author-link1=Mark Leier |title=Bakunin: The Creative Passion  |edition=first |date=August 2006 |publisher=Thomas Dunne Books |location=New York, NY |isbn=0-312-30538-9 |page=305 |chapter=Notes |quote= Anarchism has fared a little better in the comic books. Batman was confronted by a new foe, Anarky, in 1989. Unlike the protector of Gotham City, Anarky took on corporations and governments that destroyed the environment and displaced the homeless to build bank towers. The Caped Crusader vanquished him, naturally, but admitted that Anarky's "cause was just" and "he only wanted to set the world straight." ''Detective Comics''#608-609, 1989. Anarky appeared in other comics and had his own for a time. The original two-part series owed much to a British graphic novel of the early 1980s, ''V for Vendetta'', by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, set in a bleak fascist Britain of the 1990s.}}</ref>

<ref name="Luiz">{{cite web |url=http://www.lobobrasil.com.br/port/informacoes/entrevista_alangrant_2005_english.html |title=Lobo Brasil interview: Alan Grant |access-date=March 16, 2009 |last=Luiz |first=Lucio |date=March 7, 2005 |work=Lobobrasil.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318054141/http://www.lobobrasil.com.br/port/informacoes/entrevista_alangrant_2005_english.html |archive-date=March 18, 2009 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

<ref name="GA V.2 No.89">{{Cite comic |writer=Kevin Dooley |penciller=Michael Netzer |inker=Rob Leigh |story=Forgotten Paths |title=Green Arrow |volume=2 |issue=#89 |date=August 1994 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="GA V.3 No.51">{{Cite comic |writer=James Peaty |penciller=Eric Battle |inker=Jack Purcell |story=Anarky in the USA |title=Green Arrow |volume=3 |issue=51 |Date=July 31, 2005 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="GamerHubVideos">{{cite AV media |date=July 12, 2013 |title=Batman Arkham Origins Preview Interview With Eric Holmes - Gamerhubtv  |medium=video podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk-oj2HGhEQ | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/Mk-oj2HGhEQ| archive-date=2021-11-14 | url-status=live|minutes=00:24 |author=<!--Staff interviewer(s); no by-line.--> |work=GamerHubVideos |publisher=Youtube }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

<ref name="Greear">{{cite web |first=Mike |last=Greear |url=http://sequart.org/magazine/38032/beware-the-batman-episode-3-review/ |title=''Beware the Batman'' Episode 3 Review |date=January 3, 2014 |access-date=March 21, 2014 |publisher=[[Sequart Organization]] | work=Sequart.org }}</ref>

<ref name="GLC No.25">{{Cite comic |writer=[[Van Jensen|Jensen, Van]] |cowriters=[[Robert Venditti]] |penciller=[[Victor Drujiniu|Drujiniu, Victor]] |copencillers=[[Ivan Fernandez (comics)|Ivan Fernandez]], [[Allan Jefferson]], [[Bernard Chang]] |inker=[[Juan Castro|Castro, Juan]] |coinkers=[[Rob Lean]] |editor=[[Chris Conroy|Conroy, Chris]] |story=Powers That Be |title= Green Lantern Corps |volume=1 |issue=25 |date=November 13, 2013 |publisher=DC Comics |location=New York, NY}}</ref>

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<ref name="Hyde">{{cite web |last=Hyde |first=David |url=http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2011/08/17/super-hero-fans-expected-to-line-up-early-as-dc-entertainment-launches-new-era-of-comic-books |title=Super Hero Fans Expected to Line-Up Early as DC Entertainment Launches New Era of Comic Books |work=The Source |publisher=DC Comics |date= August 17, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name="Langham">{{cite web |url=http://www.newsarama.com/18141-new-beware-the-batman-trailer-images.html |title=New BEWARE THE BATMAN Trailer, Images |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=June 19, 2013 |website=Newsarama.com |publisher=Tech Media Network |access-date=July 30, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name="Long 1">{{cite web |url=http://aaeblog.com/2009/01/15/evil-reigns-at-dc/ |title=Evil Reigns at DC |access-date=January 29, 2009 |last=Long |first=Roderick |author-link=Roderick T. Long|date=January 15, 2009 |work=Austro-Athenian Empire |publisher=Aaeblog.com}}</ref>

<ref name="Long 2">{{cite web |url=http://praxeology.net/anarky.htm |title=Anarky Page |access-date=January 9, 2008 |last=Long |first=Roderick T. |author-link=Roderick T. Long |publisher=Praxeology.net}}</ref>

<ref name="M. Contino">{{cite web |title=James Peaty Pens Green Arrow |access-date=February 10, 2007 |last=M. Contino |first=Jennifer |date=June 7, 2005 |url=http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=36&t=003866 |work=Comicon.com Pulse |publisher=Diamond International Galleries |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021232958/http://comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=36&t=003866 |archive-date=October 21, 2007}}</ref>

<ref name="Magnusson">{{cite web |url=http://www.cracked.com/article_20989_5-disastrous-attempts-at-political-commentary-in-comic-books.html/?wa_ibsrc=fanpage |title=5 Disastrous Attempts at Political Commentary in Comic Books |access-date=March 22, 2014 |last=Magnusson |first=Henrik |work=[[Cracked.com]] |publisher=[[Demand Media]] |date=March 22, 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="Marston">{{cite web |url=http://www.newsarama.com/15564-the-10-worst-batman-villains-of-all-time.html |title=The 10 Worst BATMAN Villains of ALL TIME! |access-date=July 27, 2012 |last=Marston |first=George |work=Newsarama |publisher=Imaginova Corp. |date=June 6, 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="Massongill">{{cite AV media |first1=Sid |last1=Shuman |first2=Nick |last2=Sutter |first3=Justin |last3=Massongill |first4=Ryan |last4=Clements |date=July 26, 2013 |title=Episode 082: Batman Beyond! |medium=audio podcast |url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/07/26/playstation-blogcast-082-batman-beyond/ |minutes=00:54:40 |publisher=Official PlayStation Blogcast}}</ref>

<!-- A list-defined reference named "Melrose 1" is not used in the content<ref name="Melrose 1">{{cite web |url=http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/10/04/cg-animated-beware-the-batman-to-hit-cartoon-network-in-2013/ |title=CG-Animated Beware The Batman To Hit Cartoon Network in 2013 |access-date=April 5, 2012 |last=Melrose |first=Kevin |date=March 4, 2011 |work=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref> -->

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<ref name="Misiroglu/Eury">{{cite book |editor1-first=Gina |editor1-last=Misiroglu |editor2-first=Michael |editor2-last=Eury |title=The Supervillain Book |year=2006 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |location=Detroit, MI |isbn=1-57859-178-3 |page=11 |chapter=A}}</ref>

<ref name="Morrison">{{cite web |url=http://www.fanzing.com/mag/fanzing27/themount.shtml |title=Anarky: Better Dead Than Read! |access-date=March 10, 2007 |last=Morrison |first=Matt |date=July 2000 |work=Fanzing.com |archive-date=June 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613064056/http://www.fanzing.com/mag/fanzing27/themount.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Nicieza 1">{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbloc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1369778&postcount=169 |title=Fabian Nicieza Q&A Thread for Robin |access-date=December 24, 2008 |last=Nicieza |first=Fabian |author-link=Fabian Nicieza |date=December 20, 2008 |work=The Comic Bloc |publisher=Comic Bloc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718120151/http://www.comicbloc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1369778&postcount=169 |archive-date=July 18, 2011  }}</ref>

<ref name="Nicieza 2">{{cite web |url=http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showpost.php?p=9060696&postcount=56 |title=How Do Comic Writers Feel.......... |access-date=December 7, 2008 |last=Nicieza |first=Fabian |author-link=Fabian Nicieza |date=June 8, 2009 |work=The Comic Bloc |publisher=Comic Bloc}}</ref>

<ref name="O'Dwyer/Holmes">{{cite AV media |first1=Danny |last1=O'Dwyer |first2=Eric |last2=Holmes |year=2013 |title=Batman: Arkham Origins - E3 2013 Stage Demo |medium=video podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq9-1oe671o | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/mq9-1oe671o| archive-date=2021-11-14 | url-status=live|minutes=8:59 |work=Gamespot |publisher=Youtube }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

<ref name="O'Dwyer/Tringali">{{cite AV media |first1=Danny |last1=O'Dwyer |first2=Joseph |last2=Tringali |title=Scribblenauts Unmasked - E3 2013 Stage Demo |medium=video podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz6mJCi6hFM | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/dz6mJCi6hFM| archive-date=2021-11-14 | url-status=live|date=June 13, 2013 |access-date=March 10, 2014 |minutes=2:46 |work=Gamespot |publisher=Youtube }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

<ref name="O'Ryan">{{cite web |url=http://oryansobservatory.wordpress.com/2005/06/23/the-norm-breyfogle-interview-pt-2/ |title=The Norm Breyfogle Interview&nbsp;– Part 2 |access-date= May 15, 2009 |author=Mike O'Ryan |work=O'Ryan's Observatory |date=June 24, 2005 |publisher=Wordpress.com}}</ref>

<ref name="Osborn">{{cite AV media |date=October 1, 2013 |title=Batman: Arkham Origins - Inside the Batcave and Infiltrating GCPD |medium=video podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_2a4sZuKm4 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/o_2a4sZuKm4| archive-date=2021-11-14 | url-status=live|minutes=17:31 |author=IGN |publisher=Youtube }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

<ref name="Parreno">{{cite web |url=http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/21064/article/latest-batman-arkham-knight-screenshots-give-us-a-good-look-at-the-arkham-knight/ |title=Latest Batman: Arkham Knight Screenshots Give Us A Good Look At The Arkham Knight |access-date=March 27, 2014 |date=March 27, 2014 |first=Ryan |last=Parreno |work=Gameeranx |publisher=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex Media]] |archive-date=March 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328042354/http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/21064/article/latest-batman-arkham-knight-screenshots-give-us-a-good-look-at-the-arkham-knight/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="Petit">{{cite AV media |date=October 1, 2013 |last1=Petit| first1=Carolyn |last2=Holmes |first2=Eric |title=Batman: Arkham Origins - Preview |medium=video podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKt7VsmZifQ | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/FKt7VsmZifQ| archive-date=2021-11-14 | url-status=live|access-date=March 7, 2014 |minutes=18:55 |work=Gamespot |publisher=Youtube }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

<ref name="Pradhan">{{cite journal |last=Pradhan |first=Arun |date=September 4, 1996 |title=From man in tights to dark knight of decay |journal=[[Green Left Weekly]] |series=Cultural Dissent |issue=245 |location=Broadway, NSW |url=http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/11056 |access-date=January 18, 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name="Rabinowitz">{{cite web |url=http://www.benzinga.com/general/politics/11/12/2222851/the-dark-knight-rises-is-batman-in-the-1 |title=The Dark Knight Rises: Is Batman in the 1%? |access-date=December 29, 2011 |last=Rabinowitz |first=Marco |date=December 21, 2011 |work=Benzinga.com |publisher=Benzinga}}</ref>

<ref name="Redington">{{cite web |url=http://www.comicsbulletin.com/panel/112722984423376.htm |title=The Panel: Why Work In Comics? |access-date=December 15, 2007 |first=James |last=Redington |date=September 20, 2005 |work=Silverbulletcomics.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522202835/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/panel/112722984423376.htm |archive-date=May 22, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="Red Robin No.3">{{Cite comic |Writer =[[Christopher Yost|Yost, Christopher]] |penciller =Bachs, Ramon |inker=Major, Guy |colorist=Major, Guy |Letterer =Cipriano, Sal |Story=The Grail, Part Three of Four |Title=Red Robin |Volume= |Issue=#3 |page=14 |panel=1 |date=October 2009 |Publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Red Robin No.16">{{Cite comic |Writer=[[Fabian Nicieza|Nicieza, Fabian]] |artist=Williams II, Freddy |inker=McCarthy, Ray |colorist=Major, Guy |Letterer=Cipriano, Sal |editor=Ryan, Sean |Story=The Hit List, Part Four: The Best Laid Plans |Title=Red Robin |Volume= |Issue=#16 |Date=December 2010 |Publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Red Robin No.17">{{Cite comic |Writer=[[Fabian Nicieza|Nicieza, Fabian]] |artist=Williams II, Freddy |inker=McCarthy, Ray |colorist=Major, Guy |Letterer=Cipriano, Sal |editor=Ryan, Sean |Story=The Hit List, Part Four: The Best Laid Plans |Title=Red Robin |Volume= |Issue=#16 |page=10 |panel=3 |Date=January 2011 |Publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Red Robin No.19 (1)">{{Cite comic |writer=[[Fabian Nicieza]] |artist=Williams II, Freddy |inker=McCarthy, Ray |colorist=Major, Guy |letterer=Cipriano, Sal |editor=Ryan, Sean |story=The Rabbit Hole, Part Two: Caught in the Üntertow |title=Red Robin |volume= |issue=#19 |date=March 2011 |publisher=DC Comics |page=18 |panel=4}}</ref>

<ref name="Red Robin No.19 (2)">{{Cite comic |writer=[[Fabian Nicieza]] |artist=Williams II, Freddy |inker=McCarthy, Ray |colorist=Major, Guy |letterer=Cipriano, Sal |editor=Ryan, Sean |story=The Rabbit Hole, Part Two: Caught in the Üntertow |title=Red Robin |volume= |issue=#19 |date=March 2011 |publisher=DC Comics |page=18 |panel=3}}</ref>

<ref name="Red Robin No.21">{{cite comic |writer=[[Fabian Nicieza]] |artist=Williams II, Freddy |inker=McCarthy, Ray |colorist=Major, Guy |letterer=Cipriano, Sal |editor=Ryan, Sean |story=The Rabbit Hole: Part IV, Sinsanity |title=Red Robin |volume= |issue=#19 |date=May 2011 |publisher=DC Comics |page=13 |panel=2}}</ref>

<ref name="Renaud">{{cite web |last1=Renaud |first1=Jeffrey |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25514 |title=Nicieza Returns to Tim Drake in "Red Robin" |date=April 1, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2010  |work=comicbookresources.com |publisher=Comic Book Resources |quote=...&nbsp;I'll be bringing back characters I'd percolated in my previous run, villains like Lynx, Scarab, Anarky and Moneyspider.| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100405190357/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25514| archive-date= April 5, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

<ref name="Robin Annual No.1">{{Cite comic |writer=Alan Grant |cowriters=John Wagner |penciller=Tom Lyle |inker=Scott Hanna |story=The Anarky Ultimatum |title=Robin Annual |issue=#1 |date=1992 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Robin No.181">{{Cite comic |writer=[[Fabian Nicieza]] |artist=Freddy Williams II |colorist=Guy Major |letterer=John J. Hill |story=Search For a Hero, Part 5: Pushing Buttons, Pulling Strings |title=Robin |volume=2 |issue=#181 |date=December 17, 2008 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Robin No.182 promotional cover">{{cite web |url=http://www.dccomics.com/comics/robin-1993/robin-182 |title=January 21, 2009  |access-date=March 22, 2014 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |work=Dccomics.com |publisher=DC Comics |date=January 21, 2009 }}</ref>

<ref name="Rogers">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/21828-manapul-buccellato-bring-anarky-to-detective-comics.html|title=MANAPUL, BUCCELLATO Bring 'ANARKY' to DETECTIVE COMICS|access-date=December 4, 2014 |last=Rogers |first=Vaneta |author-link=Vaneta Rogers|date=August 7, 2014 |work=Newsarama |publisher=Newsarama.com}}</ref>

<ref name="Sailer">{{cite web |url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/10/13/green-lantern-lights-out-the-spoilerific-panel-recap/ |title=Green Lantern: Lights Out – The Spoilerific Panel Recap |access-date=October 13, 2013 |last=Sailer |first=Peter |work=Bleedingcool.com |date=October 13, 2013 }}</ref>

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<ref name="Schleicher">{{cite web |url=http://majorspoilers.com/2007/04/08/52-week-48-asked-and-answered/ |title=52 – Week 48 – Asked and Answered |access-date=May 6, 2011 |first=Stephen |last=Schleicher |date=April 8, 2007 |publisher=Majorspoilers.com}}</ref>

<ref name="Sessler/Holmes">{{cite AV media |date=June 12, 2013 |first1=Adam |last1=Sessler |first2=Eric |last2=Holmes |title=Batman Arkham Origins Gameplay Dev Walkthrough with Adam Sessler! E3 2013 |medium=video podcast |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi2YRtcHkes | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/pi2YRtcHkes| archive-date=2021-11-14 | url-status=live|minutes=6:26 |work=[[Rev3Games]] |publisher=Youtube }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

<ref name="Sims">{{cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/beware-the-batman-villain-roster/ |title=Breaking Down The Eclectic 'Beware The Batman' Villain Roster |access-date=March 21, 2014 |first=Chris |last=Sims |date=July 17, 2013 |work=Comicsalliance.com |publisher=Comics Alliance |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322013643/http://comicsalliance.com/beware-the-batman-villain-roster/ |archive-date=March 22, 2014  }}</ref>

<ref name="Suddi">{{cite web |url=http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2014/03/05/batman-arkham-knight-is-five-times-bigger-than-arkham-city/ |title= Batman Arkham Knight Is Five Times Bigger Than Arkham City |access-date=March 28, 2014 |last=Suddi |first=Aran |date=March 5, 2014 |work=TheSixthAxis |publisher=Oscar Mike Media }}</ref>

<ref name="Suicide Squad Vol.1 No.23">{{cite comic |writer=[[John Ostrander]] |cowriters=Kim Yale |penciller=Luke McDonnell |inker=Karl Kesel |editor=Robert Greenberger |story=Weird War Tales |title=Suicide Squad |volume= |issue=#23 |date=January 1989 |publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

<ref name="Thill">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/04/beware-the-batman-cgi-teaser/ |title=Beware The Batman's CGI Teaser Surfaces, But When Will Anarky Arrive? |access-date=March 26, 2014 |last=Thill |first=Scott |date=April 18, 2012 |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]}}</ref>

<ref name=Tyrrel>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/12/comic-con-2015-anarky-mr-terrific-coming-to-cws-arrow|title=Comic Con 2015: Anarky, Mr. Terrific Coming to CW's Arrow|access-date=July 17, 2015 |last=Tyrrel |first=Brandin |author-link=Brandin Tyrrel|date=July 11, 2015 |work=IGN |publisher=ign.com}}</ref>

<ref name="VerBeek">{{cite web |url=http://www.rzero.com/books/Anarky.html |title= Anarky |access-date=July 24, 2007 |last=VerBeek |first=Todd |work=Beek's Books |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810081433/http://rzero.com/books/Anarky.html |archive-date= August 10, 2007 |url-status= live}}</ref>

<ref name="Veronese">{{cite web |url=http://io9.com/5927233/bruce-wayne-goes-back-to-his-detective-roots-in-beware-the-batman |title=Bruce Wayne goes back to his detective roots, in Beware the Batman |access-date=July 19, 2012 |author=Keith Veronese |date=July 19, 2012 |work=[[io9]] |publisher=[[Gawker Media]]}}</ref>

<ref name="Williams">{{cite web |url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/batman-whos-who-in-arkham-origins |title=Batman: Who's Who in Arkham Origins |last=Williams |first=Mike |date=October 25, 2013 |website=Usgamer.net |publisher=Gamer Network |access-date=March 1, 2014 |archive-date=February 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202012630/http://www.usgamer.net/articles/batman-whos-who-in-arkham-origins |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="White/Arp/Irwin">{{cite book |editor1-first=William |editor1-last=Irwin |editor2-first=Robert |editor2-last=Arp |editor3-first=Mark |editor3-last=D. White |title=Batman and Philosophy: The Dark Knight of the Soul  |edition=first |date=May 2009 |publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] |location=Hoboken, NJ |isbn=978-0-470-53280-5 |chapter=Chapter 5: Governing Gotham}}</ref>

<ref name="Who's Who">{{Cite comic |writer= |penciller=Norm Breyfogle |inker= |story = |title=Who's Who in the DC Universe |issue=#14 |date=November 1991 |publisher=DC Comics |page= }}</ref>

<ref name="Wolk">{{cite web |first=Douglas |last=Wolk |url=http://52-pickup.blogspot.com/2007/04/week-48-unspoiled-monsters.html |title=Week 48: Unspoiled Monsters |access-date=May 6, 2011 |work=52 Pickup |publisher=[[Blogspot]]}}</ref>

<ref name="Wood">{{cite web |url=http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2013/06/25/batman-arkham-origins-ps3-e3-preview/ |title=Batman: Arkham Origins (PS3) – E3 Preview |access-date=March 22, 2014 |first=Chandler |last=Wood |work=Playstation Lifestyle |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |date=June 25, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name="WonderCon">{{cite web |url=http://www.newsarama.com/NYCC/DC/DCU/report.htm |title=NYCC: DCU&nbsp;— Better Than Ever Panel |access-date=January 25, 2007|work=newsarama.com |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->  |publisher=Newsarama.com, LLC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060524235150/http://www.newsarama.com/NYCC/DC/DCU/report.htm |archive-date=May 24, 2006 |quote=Referring to all the requests for Anarky appearing in 52 that were made two weeks ago at WonderCon, Didio said that since that San Francisco show, the writers have come up with a way to include the character in the story.}}</ref>
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==External links==
{{Wikiquote|Anarky}}
*{{DCdatabase|Lonnie Machin (New Earth)|Anarky}}
*{{Comicbookdb|type=character|id=627|title=Anarky}}
*{{Gcdb|type=character|search=Anarky}}
*[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=anarky  Anarky] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316004339/http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=ANARKY |date=March 16, 2007 }} on the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe website.

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