Ben Affleck's 'sad' Batman Becomes Internet Meme

One publicity image was enough for the new Batman, played by actor Ben Affleck, to become the new phenomenon of the internet. Unfortunately for Warner Bros., the popularity of photography was not for the reasons it hoped for - the hero's pose served as an inspiration for the internet to create a series of images in which he appears sad for some reason.

The montages range from relatively common situations, such as getting a traffic ticket or finding out that the person you were interested in doesn't match your feelings, even jokes related to Affleck's career - among them, the memory that he has already incorporated another hero, the Daredevil, with unpleasant box office results.

Below is a selection of some of the best results the meme has produced so far: