Batman: Awesome or A Joke

[Jamous]

He's pretty goddamn awesome; if your friend has a problem, direct him to the GODDAMN JUSTICE LEAGUE. Batman is one of the best, alongside Superman and Wonder Woman. So yeah. He's awesome; also, don't put down the Batman villains. The Joker very nearly killed Superman (World's Finest), and Poison Ivy took control of his mind (Hush Story Arc).

Scarecrow once drugged Superman. Superman saw what the world would looks like if it's surface was covered in kyrptonite... its was awesome.

OT: Batman is awesome. Read the batman and superman crossovers. Batman is the only person awesome enough that superman will go to for help (well not only, but the only one I've seen a cross over dedicated to). The one I just read involved Batman and Superman ridding the world of kryptonite.

Also, seriously it took a damn-near god to kill him. And even he only had the guts to send him back in time.

EDIT: Batman once took out Superman, Batman's first move (first, note the word first) was to block out the sun and it just got better from then.

Please, PLEASE direct me to those two stories. I WANT to read them.

The one where the team up is called "Superman:Batman. The search for kyrptonite". It was released 2008 I think.

The blocking out the sun one I'm not entirely sure on, I read it around a friends so I don't own it myself.

To best of my recollection Batman (with some help from Green Arrow) takes out Superman in "the dark knight returns" by Frank Miller. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful with second one, I'll try and see my friend and ask him. If I get any news I'll send you a message.

EDIT: The sequel to "the dark knight returns" has a scene in which the Atom is trapped in a pertri dish and has to fight bacteria like they're dinosaurs. Defiantly worth a look into.

EDIT2: Sorry, one last thing, if you want proof of Batman's awesomeness just read the bit in blackest night were Black Hand brings him back to "life" and look at the "Oh Shi..." faces on pretty much the entire JLA.

So: The Dark Knight Returns and the sequel thereof and Blackest Night? Thank you very much good sir, I'm going to enjoy delving into that huge pile of epic.

 

[octafish]

As the second most dangerous character in the DC universe he is pretty awesome, but he doesn't hold a candle to The Wall.

 

[Rhatar Khurin]

Batman beat Superman in a fist fight.. I think that deserves some mention when considering how uber someone is.

 

[bdcjacko]

Batman beat Superman in a fist fight.. I think that deserves some mention when considering how uber someone is.

Batman was written to beat Superman in a fist fight. Which is something I just don't buy.

 

[spartan231490]

I LOVE BATMAN, but my friend and I recently got into an argument about how awesome he really is. I believe that he is amazing because he beats the crap out of villains, and he doesn't have any super powers. My friend states that he is a crappy hero because he doesn't have super powers, and his main villains are just lunatics with guns (Penguin, Two-Face, Joker, Thorne etc.). My question to you escapist is what do you think of Batman? Do you think he is an awesome crime fighter, or a little girl that who would never be able to take down a villain of Superman or the X-Men?

I wouldn't say he's a little girl, but i wish him luck stopping brainiac. Also, his job would be done for him if he just funded the police and gave them even half of his gadgets, and that wouldn't involve him putting the city in danger if one man fails.

 

[CrashBang]

Depends on who's writing his comics
Grant Morrison has a habit of hugely inflating Batman's ego, making the things which he manages to accomplish almost impossible, but he does it anyway. In general, Batman is fantastic, especially when writers focus his stories around him being a detective which Jeph Loeb does a lot and I love that
He is the world's greatest detective. That makes him the world's greatest crime-fighter but also the world's most paranoid son-of-a-*****

The argument that he sucks because he has no powers pisses me off hugely because, where heroes are concerned, villains are scaled to 'meet their match'. Superman fights the likes of Darksied and Dommsday while Batman fights supercriminals like Two-Face and Bane. Batman is certainly interesting because of his colourful list of adversaries and the entire Batman mythos being so dark and gothic

I personally love Batman. The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, Hush (Jeph Loeb) The Dark Knight Returns and Batman: Year One (Frank Miller) are all among the best comic books ever written

 

[a stranger]

JUST GIVE HIM PREP TIME!!! I think he could take on Darkseid if he had enough time. (and I think he did in the Apocalypse/Super Girl movie)

Actually he did take down Darkseid in Final Crisis.

 

[SnipErlite]

Disclaimer: I am quite the Batman fanboy


Anyway, yes Batman is fucking awesome. The reason I say this is he hasn't got an overpowered arsenal of superpowers that force the story and villains to be ramped up to stupid proportions (see Superman). Now while I'm not saying that over the top superhero action is a bad thing, since that's good now and then, personally I much prefer a more realistic superhero. Also the reason I enjoy Watchmen so much (yeah yeah Dr Manhattan and other things, but The comedian and Rorschach are my favs so there).

 

[INeedAName]

But Batman has a superpower. His superpower is... he's Batman!

 

[Abedeus]

Batman's superpower is Uncanny Trickstery.

He can pull off any stunt, feat, trick or defeat any foe and accomplish any goal, given enough time. If they told him "DEVELOP A TIME TRAVEL DEVICE OR WE ALL GONNA DIE!!" he'll do it just in the nick of time.

BatTime-a-Mathingy.

 

[veloper]

If you don't like Batman you don't like comics.

He's more interesting than the rest exactly because he's not overpowered with superpowers. Also gadgets and an outfit that, while still recognizeable as superhero stuff, isn't as silly as most of them.

 

[azurawolf]

I LOVE Batman! He is awesome because he doesn't need superpowers. He is mortal and that is what is the best thing about him.

 

[Berserker119]

Yeah, no, he's definitely a joke of a hero.