NOT ANOTHER BATMAN POST!
okok. Sorry about that. Just purely coincidental.
Supes? Better than Bats? Seriously? You gotta be kiddin me.
Saw a friend standing up for the big blue boy scout today through her blog (read it here) and I just had to say something about it.
Why do I think Batman is way better than Superman?
1. Despite being a billionaire in Bruce Wayne, Batman is a working class hero. He doesn't mind getting his hands dirty. He gets the job done. He beats the crap out of people who he thinks deserve getting the crap beaten out of them - with no hesitation in crossing the thin line that separates dishing out the right amount of pain, from going that extra mile in dishing another dose of ass whupping to those who deserve being whupped.
2. Sacrifice. Bruce Wayne could have lived the good life being a billionaire. But no. He took upon him to correct things that is often overlooked by the law. Money and power can only solve so much hence the batsuit. His motivations are clear - so that no other citizen have to go through what he did.
3. Batman is human. More human than the son of Krypton will ever be. Strip Superman off his powers and give him all of Wayne's billions and will you get a hero? heck no. Probably a media mogul. Just that. Wait. Clark Kent isnt that clever to begin with!
4. Batman is a thinking man's hero. Sure he uses fear to his advantage but that's what a smart man will do - use your surroundings to your advantage. Supes? Meh. Screw tactics. I'm invincible. I'm unstoppable. SLAP BANG! Barge in just like that.
5. I prefer heroes whose decisions are based on his own set of morals and creed. Batman has that. The ability to separate right from wrong regardless who is the perp. Superman, despite all his powers, is a blind servitude to the uniform, and organized power. Be it the cops, the government or anything that the public considers 'right'. The inability of Superman to think beyond what lies in front of him makes him a good guy just because he saves the furniture, rather than stopping the house from burning down completely.
So there you have it. Despite his many flaws in terms of super powers compared to Superman (no subsonic speed, no bulletproof body, laser sight, super strength), Batman will always be a much better super hero than that big blue boy scout. Simple reason - he uses his brains (with a bit of help from cool bone crunching moves too)
"Yes". You always say "Yes" to anyone wearing a badge ...or a flag. No good.
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