It's been a while since I have posted... oops.
With the coming Superman (Man of Steel part deux) coming out in the not too distant future I wanted to discuss one argument that has always infuriated me. Mostly because I tend to fall on the unfavorable side of the argument.
Who wins in the fight between Superman and Batman? SO many people say Batman, and even the comics have had Batman landing the winning blow to Sups on more than one occasion. And all of this drives me mad... Here's why. And first of all do not come back at me with "Read the comics, Batman wins". Yeah, no shit. He wins because someone with a computer wrote it that way... But if you take their actual powers (Note Batman has zero), and put them up against each other... Sups is going to win. Every. Damn. Time.
Your Argument:
Batman has a superior intellect and out-thinks Superman.. duh.
My Rebuttle:
Shut up ugly head. (I always like to start an argument with an insult. it shows them who's boss) The argument that Batman is super smart angers me because of the way it often comes off, it sounds like Batman is a genus and Superman is a near invincible grunt with no brains. But let's not forget the that fact that Superman comes from an advanced race and is also "super" smart. I will let the statement "Batman is smarter than Superman" slide, because, sure... maybe he is. But he isn't SO much smarter that he would have a HUGE advantage over the man of steel. And Hell, I don't even think that's right anyway.
There is a lot of different sources for information out there, so the arguments tend to get long winded but I will say this in Superman's defense: In the Christopher (strong name) Reeves 1978 "Superman" movie you actually see Superman learn the entirety of our earths history thanks to Jor-El and the Fortress of Solitude. So even if you think Batman is smarter.... He can't be much smarter... and you are probably wrong.
Your Argument:
Gadgets! Batman has ALL these sweet gadgets and uses them to defeat superman. He has kryptonite weapons at his disposal.
My Rebutle:
You smell like old fish (see, i'm still at it). You know who else has used Kryptonite on Superman? Lex Luthor, like 100 times, and every time it happens superman finds a way to retreat and recover and put the self proclaimed "greatest criminal mastermind alive" behind bars. So yeah, Bruce (not a strong name) may land a couple blows with his Kryptonite weapons on Superman, If only superman had super speed to get him out of harms way when that happened? OHH WAIT, He does. All Sups needs to do is use whatever energy he has in him to blast off a few miles in... ANY direction to recover. And don't you think that might alert him in the future when confronting Batman that he may have kryptonite? The answer is yes. So now Batman's ONLY advantage is gone, which is the element of surprise. Because in the beginning Superman wouldn't expect Bats to use it on him. But at the point that he does, ALL of Superman's powers will help him avoid ANY weapon ever touching him. He is faster than a speeding bullet right? that means that there is really no projectile that batman can use to kill him because Superman can dodge any of it with ease. And Batman can never get close enough to Superman because he would hear/sense him coming. Your argument is now invalid, just like your face.
Looking at the pictures provided, if we drop the "worst" of each, which would be Clooney and Routh I feel like Superman has a stronger showing. Also George Reeves is not showing on the Superman list... deserves to be there.
The last thing I have to say about this is if you strip them down and they are just, Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent... Clark HAS to win every time because all of his powers are internal... The only way to stop him would be to burn out the sun, and since he is like a battery we'd all die long before he would. Bruce's Batman is only as good as his gadgets when it comes to being "Batman".
Tune in next week when I tell you why Batman is better than EVERY other super hero out there. Being #2 is great... Just so long as #1 doesn't get pissed at you.
With the coming Superman (Man of Steel part deux) coming out in the not too distant future I wanted to discuss one argument that has always infuriated me. Mostly because I tend to fall on the unfavorable side of the argument.
Who wins in the fight between Superman and Batman? SO many people say Batman, and even the comics have had Batman landing the winning blow to Sups on more than one occasion. And all of this drives me mad... Here's why. And first of all do not come back at me with "Read the comics, Batman wins". Yeah, no shit. He wins because someone with a computer wrote it that way... But if you take their actual powers (Note Batman has zero), and put them up against each other... Sups is going to win. Every. Damn. Time.
Your Argument:
Batman has a superior intellect and out-thinks Superman.. duh.
My Rebuttle:
Shut up ugly head. (I always like to start an argument with an insult. it shows them who's boss) The argument that Batman is super smart angers me because of the way it often comes off, it sounds like Batman is a genus and Superman is a near invincible grunt with no brains. But let's not forget the that fact that Superman comes from an advanced race and is also "super" smart. I will let the statement "Batman is smarter than Superman" slide, because, sure... maybe he is. But he isn't SO much smarter that he would have a HUGE advantage over the man of steel. And Hell, I don't even think that's right anyway.
There is a lot of different sources for information out there, so the arguments tend to get long winded but I will say this in Superman's defense: In the Christopher (strong name) Reeves 1978 "Superman" movie you actually see Superman learn the entirety of our earths history thanks to Jor-El and the Fortress of Solitude. So even if you think Batman is smarter.... He can't be much smarter... and you are probably wrong.
Your Argument:
Gadgets! Batman has ALL these sweet gadgets and uses them to defeat superman. He has kryptonite weapons at his disposal.
My Rebutle:
You smell like old fish (see, i'm still at it). You know who else has used Kryptonite on Superman? Lex Luthor, like 100 times, and every time it happens superman finds a way to retreat and recover and put the self proclaimed "greatest criminal mastermind alive" behind bars. So yeah, Bruce (not a strong name) may land a couple blows with his Kryptonite weapons on Superman, If only superman had super speed to get him out of harms way when that happened? OHH WAIT, He does. All Sups needs to do is use whatever energy he has in him to blast off a few miles in... ANY direction to recover. And don't you think that might alert him in the future when confronting Batman that he may have kryptonite? The answer is yes. So now Batman's ONLY advantage is gone, which is the element of surprise. Because in the beginning Superman wouldn't expect Bats to use it on him. But at the point that he does, ALL of Superman's powers will help him avoid ANY weapon ever touching him. He is faster than a speeding bullet right? that means that there is really no projectile that batman can use to kill him because Superman can dodge any of it with ease. And Batman can never get close enough to Superman because he would hear/sense him coming. Your argument is now invalid, just like your face.
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The last thing I have to say about this is if you strip them down and they are just, Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent... Clark HAS to win every time because all of his powers are internal... The only way to stop him would be to burn out the sun, and since he is like a battery we'd all die long before he would. Bruce's Batman is only as good as his gadgets when it comes to being "Batman".
Tune in next week when I tell you why Batman is better than EVERY other super hero out there. Being #2 is great... Just so long as #1 doesn't get pissed at you.
