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- LilJimmyNordin, on 07/23/2008, -2/+32"Why does he still appeal?"
I dunno, is there some court decision he's trying to get overturned?
Crappy English FTL. - Ghoztt, on 07/23/2008, -22/+47STOP IT WITH THE MILLION+ BATMAN STORIES ON DIGG.
Man... - Khast, on 07/23/2008, -1/+22Without reading the article, basing off the title.
I think the reason Batman appeals is for a super hero, he really doesn't have any super powers, just a lot of intuition, and gadgets. (Therefore, asside from the gadgetry (which some can be improvised with household goods.) he is just an ordinary person.) - dangermouse4, on 07/23/2008, -7/+27Jeez people, can we chill with all the effin' batman stories? How about a few more Obama or iPhone stories instead?
- Renian, on 07/23/2008, -0/+12I think by "ordinary person" he means "mere mortal." No superpowers.
- JTJ1210, on 07/23/2008, -11/+21why so serious?
- inactive, on 07/23/2008, -0/+10Well he'll probably appeal because being guilty of assault looks bad.
- codeblue315, on 07/23/2008, -3/+13Wow, actually a good placement for that for once.
- inactive, on 07/23/2008, -1/+9Batman was influenced by another masked vigilante. In 1919, Zorro was born. Since men during this period of time worked in highly industrial areas, and had little to no literacy, cheap little booklets with mostly illustrations had been highly popular. This led to the modern day comic book, and in turn influenced all the superheroes and comic books made to this day. Zorro represents most of Batman's beliefs and ideologies, it's rather interesting.
FYI, if you never realized - Bruce Wayne's parents had been watching The Mask of Zorro the night they had been murdered. Good to see the director introduced this little bit to show the roots of Batman. - inactive, on 07/23/2008, -3/+10Ron Paul.
- TinternAbbot, on 07/23/2008, -1/+7I identify more with Peter Parker, whose insecurities and self doubt are his biggest opponent, than I do with billionaire Bruce Wayne.
- Halgy, on 07/23/2008, -0/+6Your loss. I'll see it again to make up for you.
- Halgy, on 07/23/2008, -1/+6Dnields, you sir are a hater.
- Halgy, on 07/23/2008, -0/+5The thing about Batman is that even though he is a billionaire, his money can't buy him happiness and security him and his friends. Yes, he is a playboy, but he risks his life of luxury to defend the common folk who can't defend themselves.
Consider: If you were a born billionaire, you would never fight crime and risk your life; you would sit in your mansion and eat caviar and play polo. - jaypooner, on 07/22/2008, -13/+18two words = bat nipples
- koonchu, on 07/23/2008, -0/+4"From the start, Batman was unlike other heroes. His rivals, Superman and Spider-Man, are festooned in the primary colours of the American flag, whereas Batman dresses in dark blues and blacks."
Spider-man was Batman's rival from the start? A superhero who was created thirty years after Batman? - MJDub, on 07/23/2008, -0/+4http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b284/cool1337/Se ...
- inactive, on 07/23/2008, -0/+4You've apparently never worked with a billionaire, nothing about them is really anything less than super – they can do what they want, when they want, how they want and not worry about any of it.
- erichw1504, on 07/23/2008, -0/+3It's simple, kill the Batman!
- inactive, on 07/23/2008, -1/+4Billionaire ≠ ordinary person.
- Betogonza, on 07/23/2008, -0/+3Oh i didn't know batman was out, see i live on the moon, in a cave, with my ears and eyes closed.
- slayersotaku, on 07/23/2008, -1/+4I don't think Sam Raimi had any inspirate from Tim Burton when he did Spiderman.
Batman is DCs best hero because he's the only one who is somewhat normal. That still doesn't make him a great "hero" by any means. He is rather flat and boring. The article made it sound like Batman was the only character starting out with revenge, so let's ignore The Punisher and even Spiderman.
I'm sorry (not really) but Marvel heros are far more interesting. The majority of them are people with alter-egos as heros while DC is rather opposite.
(preparing for digg down) - inactive, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2I don't know to be honest – all I know is that working with someone like that was completely surreal, the dude might as well be ***** magic.
- arjie, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2Okay, so Batman was 8 when his parents died. So that's 100b, and 10d is 1010b. So Batman ^ 10d = 0100b ^ 1010b = 1110b = 14d
So Iron Man = 14! - sadisticmind, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2@ RobotLeAwesome
i cant even imagine that. is that sad or normal? - LuckyEMS, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2lots of viral marketing
- LLLSecretChimp, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2Just think what'll happen if Obama goes to see Batman.
- Halgy, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2I can agree with that.
- Halgy, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2It is far more traumatic for someone sitting right next to you to get shot than a thousand people halfway around he world.
Example: Imagine that you just learned that 250,000 Americans died in WW II. Now imagine that your best fiend gets shot when you are walking down to the corner store. Which one would you care more about? - nellshini, on 07/23/2008, -0/+2I find most comic characters, DC or Marvel, boring. Especially Marvel, where the villains aren't memorable for the most part and mostly everyone can be describes in a mere sentence or two. Not to say the same isn't true for DC, but the Batman universe seems to have more depth in its characters. Much as there's more character behind the Punisher, Bruce Wayne turns himself into a superpower through motive and authors flesh out his character to show it.
Heroes who are handed powers on a silver platter don't seem to have as detailed backgrounds. - blckng, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1"*Lois Lane and Mary-Jane Watson, female foils to Superman and Spiderman, have no equivalent for the Caped Crusader (unless you count Robin, of course)"
How is that a negative? Batman isn't tied down to just one woman, which means we can get scenes like that thing on the boat with all those dancers! And hey, any DC fan will tell you that you'd be hard-pressed to find a better (Night)wing-man than Robin. - Chebsi, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1qhat
- MonkCanatella, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1Fail.
- DrunkenSavior, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1Dugg to piss Ghoztt off even more.
- inactive, on 07/23/2008, -1/+2Peter Parker is a whinny little bitch and i hate the fact that his enemies aren't really evil but were forced to do bad things. Thats total bull crap. for once he should face a real villian whose heart is as cold as Mr Burns.
- hydroplane, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1Not my diagnosis.
- honthraj, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1Excellent Observation which had been duly incorporated into the Batman story -
In the comic book, Dr. and Mrs. Wayne were leaving a showing of the Douglas Fairbanks movie, the Mark of Zorro when they were killed by Joe Chill. - Halgy, on 07/23/2008, -2/+3Obvious troll is obvious.
- apollomurga, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1no more batman articles...
- inactive, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1The Universe Implodes.
- blckng, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1Actually, both Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson were only eight when their respective parents kicked the bucket. While some writers have tried to push Robin's original age up to 12 (or even older) when his parents died, Bruce's has always stayed somewhere from six-to-eight years old.
- inactive, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1I'd buy your house and give it to Mexicans.
- inactive, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1Wow, when does duh der de deduuuuh dumb duh der daaaa...
that's you. - TimDigg, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1I rank it like this...
1. Batman Universe
2. Marvel
3. DC
Other than Batman DC sucks, they could make Green Lantern Badass if they wanted to... - JellyFish62, on 12/23/2008, -0/+1But Batman's parents are dead! He may be rich but damn he's as insecure as Spider boy!
- inactive, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1*****
- slayersotaku, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1What makes a comic character memorable is when they as a person have to overcome obstacles that their powers cannot help with. Also with villains if they show human characteristics and not some pure cold hearted obsession they tend to be a lot more interesting.
It’s really easy to cite Spiderman 2 as a prime example. Peter was struggling with having a normal life or being a crime fighter. Meanwhile Doc Oc wasn’t a bad guy, simply an ambitious scientist who lost sight of what’s really important.
There were also a lot of these human qualities during the Marvel Civil Wars which amounted to an incredible story.
However the last couple of years I grew distaste for Batman and Batman Begins just didn’t impress me. I can tell all the Batman fans have enjoyed the recent movie and that’s good for them. I just grow tired of everyone telling me to see the Dark Knights.
Strangely my favorite hero is Thor, and he’s pretty far out there as super heroes go. - clickwir, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1Agreed!
- arjie, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1I see the Statue of Liberty fused with Big Ben.
- Feanor, on 07/23/2008, -0/+1In The Dark Knight Returns, Batman is the only person to have ever beaten Superman.
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