Not the character himself, just the concept. Every time the topic comes up on favorite superheroes and I go to my 2 favorites, Flash and Superman, I get weird looks and a bunch of "What about Batman?"'s. In part his popularity is due to the Dark Knight of course (he's pretty much a meme at this point), but I guess it's also the way most people I know choose to fantasize in today's world. These people tend to dream about things that are a long shot but could technically happen should the stars align, and Batman appeals to that. Could someone with billions in disposable income, an Olympian physique, a genius IQ and an obsession with justice that borders on a mental disorder fight crime as a vigilante with awesome super-gadgets? Yes. Will that ever happen? Hell no. But it's the possibility that it COULD conceivably happen that creates the niggling, minuscule but still present notion in your mind that "Ya know, I bet I could be/see the real-life Batman!" It's also part of the reason realism in games is so prevalent right now and sci-fi movies are fairly popular even outside the nerd crowd. There's nothing wrong with this train of thought, and I'm not saying people think like this all the time or that I never think like this, just that the from my observations, this type of fantasy appeals to more people I tend to hang around with.
The other side of the spectrum is people like me, who fantasize about the absurd and impossible things that could never happen because the universe doesn't work that way. They are the people who wonder what it would be like to launch a kamehameha wave at their neighbors, or fly, or move objects with their mind or whatever. We know it's not possible, but we like to get wrapped up in it and just wonder what the world would be like if we could do those things (probably blown up in 3 seconds, but eh). It's almost child-like, but I hate to use that phrase because it makes us sound immature, which isn't true, at least not because of that.
Anyway, like I said, I'm only posting about this because lately a lot of people will not shut up about Batman any time a superhero discussion comes up and I don't immediately say how cool he is. Yea, Batman is cool, but the Flash can run faster than LIGHT, and Superman can punch-out a physical god! That just seems way more cool to me, alright?! I can't be the only one who thinks like this!
That said, for those wondering, I'm not a big Marvel fan. Pretty much the Avengers and their main members are the only Marvel heroes I like.
So, what about you guys? Everyone has a favorite superhero. Even if it's Batman, I wanna know why said hero appeals to you more than any other.
The other side of the spectrum is people like me, who fantasize about the absurd and impossible things that could never happen because the universe doesn't work that way. They are the people who wonder what it would be like to launch a kamehameha wave at their neighbors, or fly, or move objects with their mind or whatever. We know it's not possible, but we like to get wrapped up in it and just wonder what the world would be like if we could do those things (probably blown up in 3 seconds, but eh). It's almost child-like, but I hate to use that phrase because it makes us sound immature, which isn't true, at least not because of that.
Anyway, like I said, I'm only posting about this because lately a lot of people will not shut up about Batman any time a superhero discussion comes up and I don't immediately say how cool he is. Yea, Batman is cool, but the Flash can run faster than LIGHT, and Superman can punch-out a physical god! That just seems way more cool to me, alright?! I can't be the only one who thinks like this!
That said, for those wondering, I'm not a big Marvel fan. Pretty much the Avengers and their main members are the only Marvel heroes I like.
So, what about you guys? Everyone has a favorite superhero. Even if it's Batman, I wanna know why said hero appeals to you more than any other.
He shouldn't be made to be seen as unstoppable, though... he's human and mortal and stuff.
