


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 crony capitalism, to a Neo-Tech economy. However, when Grant himself transitioned to the philosophy of Neo-Tech, developed by Frank R. The inspiration for the creation of the character and its early development was based in Grant's personal interest in anti-authoritarian philosophy and politics.

Inspired by multiple sources, early stories featuring the character often included homages to political and philosophical texts, and referenced anarchist philosophers and theorists. 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. Stories revolving around Anarky often focus on political and philosophical themes. Anarky is introduced as Lonnie Machin, a child prodigy with knowledge of radical philosophy and driven to overthrow governments to improve social conditions. Co-created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle, he first appeared in Detective Comics #608 (November 1989), as an adversary of Batman. Expert strategist, tactician, and manipulatorĪnarky is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
