Do Bats Tweet?

Potentially interesting additions to people I’m following on Twitter:

• The Joker
• Harvey Dent
• Rachel Dawes
• Commissioner Gordon
• Lucius Fox
• Bruce Wayne
• Harley Quinn
• Edward Nygma
• Dr. Jonathan Crane
• Two Face
• Gotham Cable News
• Gotham Police Department

I found the Joker through a Wired article yesterday (I think). Today Rachel started following me, and I found most of the rest directly and indirectly through her, except for Edward, who added me while I was exploring.

I’m not sure exactly what’s going on here, but it’s intriguing so far. While it could be a tie-in to the current movie, it’s obviously working at least somewhat on its own chronology, as (slight spoilers here) a couple of those people are no more as of the end of the movie. At the same time, a couple more of those characters haven’t popped up in the current movie timeline, so perhaps there’s some long-term advance campaign for the next movie, whenever it comes along?

In any case, they’re actually savvy enough to have some sort of actual people behind the personas; there’s been some interaction with other Twitterers that they’re not solely advertising ‘bots. They may not stay on my Twitter list long-term, but for the moment, they’ve peaked my curiosity enough to keep an eye on them.

Possibly related accounts that just appeared on Twitter in the last few days:

• Kendra Luehr appears to be a prolific fan, but she’s had a lot of back-and-forth with many of the personas.
• Miranda Dent seems to be a fanfic character, possibly one of Kendra’s?
• Nada Shatila doesn’t have much of a web footprint, but is also chattering with the people listed above.