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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 8623197" data-attributes="member: 6790260">Believe it or not, Batman (in his heroic &quot;I am the power that protects the powerless&quot; versions, not the incredibly dull and almost always crapdark &quot;I am a twisted, near-insane monster sublimating my aggression and depression by beating up helpless mentally ill victims&quot;) is one of my favorite superheroes. He is second only to Superman (in his &quot;Clark Kent is who I really am&quot;/&quot;shining moral example to all&quot; versions, not his &quot;pompous superdick&quot; or crapdark &quot;grim and detached loner who only saves people for petty reasons&quot; versions).I adore these characters because they are such radically different ways of showing moral rectitude and passionate pursuit of justice, complementary and somehow both deeply American in character. Or, as the Bat himself said in JL, &quot;I've got some things to say. I should have said then when you were here, but.... Despite our differences, I have nothing but respect for you. I hope you knew—know—that. You showed me that Justice doesn't always have to come from the darkness.&quot;Batman and Superman are like a Rogue and a Paladin who find that, despite their radically different lives, they deeply respect and trust each other and are truly pursuing the same goals, even if they do it differently. That's a wonderful thing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 8623197, member: 6790260"] Believe it or not, Batman (in his heroic "I am the power that protects the powerless" versions, not the incredibly dull and almost always crapdark "I am a twisted, near-insane monster sublimating my aggression and depression by beating up helpless mentally ill victims") is one of my favorite superheroes. He is second only to Superman (in his "Clark Kent is who I really am"/"shining moral example to all" versions, not his "pompous superdick" or crapdark "grim and detached loner who only saves people for petty reasons" versions). I adore these characters because they are such radically different ways of showing moral rectitude and passionate pursuit of justice, complementary and somehow both deeply American in character. Or, as the Bat himself said in JL, "I've got some things to say. I should have said then when you were here, but.... Despite our differences, I have nothing but respect for you. I hope you knew—[I]know[/I]—that. You showed me that Justice doesn't always have to come from the darkness." Batman and Superman are like a Rogue and a Paladin who find that, despite their radically different lives, they deeply respect and trust each other and are truly pursuing the same goals, even if they do it differently. That's a wonderful thing. [/QUOTE]

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