Batman vs Superman
Thursday, December 20, 2007
A friend of mine and I had a chat last night about the idea of the Batman vs Superman movie, an idea which has been around at least as long as the graphic novel that detailed the penultimate battle between the two heroes: The Dark Knight Returns.
The two have always had a fascinating relationship in the comics, and the idea of them squaring off is diverting for comic fans, but let's be honest here: We're talking about fucking Superman here. Batman is cool, and he's always been a personal fave (my list goes something like Superman, Green Lantern, Flash and then probably Bats), but pitting some ninja trained no-power with some cool gadgets against The Man of Steel? Come on. No contest.
This all came up because there is a sweet little easter egg in the new I Am Legend movie in the form of a billboard for the fictional Batman vs Superman movie. Apparently its a little in-joke to the screenwriter for Legend that at one time was involved in a version of the Bats/Supes movie. Full story here.
This same buddy of mine sent me a link to a site that tries to take a contest between the two superheroes seriously, and gives a breakdown of each's strengths and weaknesses, as well as the chance to vote on who you think would win. Check it out here, even though deep down, everyone has to know that Superman would win.
posted by raistlinsghost at 12/20/2007 07:02:00 AM
2 Comments:
Don't forget, though, that Batman has some Kryptonite in storage *just* for the occasion. After all, Supes gets controlled/brainwashed at least once a year.
I also think that Batman would be more likely to fight a bit dirty.
It's fun to debate, but I guess it's a moot point. I mean, they're friends, after all.
I've always been a Batfan rather than Superfan. Though to fair, I'm not a comic guy so I have to go strickly by movie franchises so I'm no expert.
But in all fairness it certainly seems like Clark's got the upperhand here powerwise but as far as (current) actors go Christian Bale is so much better than Brandon Routh.
I'd root for Bats but bet on Supes.
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