Also called Batman slap meme · My Parents Are Dead
Let Robin start a sentence, then have Batman cut him off with a short correction or emphatic response.
The two speech bubbles create an interrupted conversation. Robin starts on the left; Batman responds on the right. The slap exaggerates how urgently Batman wants to stop the thought.
A familiar excuse, a bad suggestion, or an overused phrase gives the interruption a clear target. The response can also be unexpectedly supportive: Robin starts doubting himself and Batman insists he keep going.
The panel comes from World's Finest Comics #153, published in 1965. It belongs to an alternate-reality story in which Batman believes Superman is responsible for his father's death. [1]
Know Your Meme documents a parody posted to SFWChan on June 10, 2008. That edit changed the speech bubbles to a joke about Batman's parents; later versions used the same interruption for other conversations. [1]
Start with something Robin might say right before making a mistake. Cut that line off with a dash if the interruption needs to happen mid-sentence. Batman's reply should answer the setup immediately.
The speech bubbles are small. Avoid a whole argument in either one; a few words can establish the mistake and the correction.
Original captions to try with this template.
Robin's unfinished excuse makes the timing of the interruption clear.
Batman's reply explains why the sentence has to stop before it gets any further.
The abrupt response interrupts self-criticism instead of correcting a factual mistake.
References for this template. Example captions are original.
Comic-book source and dated examples of changed dialogue.
