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Why Superman Will Always Suck

Posted in , , , and on Sat, 19th Apr 2008 at 13:53

Sometimes people try to tell me that Superman would win in a fight with Batman. I do not understand these people, and I'm not sure that I want to understand them. That debate has been had. We all know who comes out on top, and who ends up with a kryptonite batarang up his jacksy.

But more importantly Batman is actually an interesting and compelling character. He's riddled with flaws and weaknesses, burdened with a terrible past, motivated by fear and anger but tempered with true conscience. Superman, on the other hand, will always suck:

[S]ince Superman knows nothing bad can happen to him no matter what, he acts with no […] subtlety. He flies headlong into every conflict, fists thrust forward, because he knows he's in no immediate danger. Thus, we know he's in no immediate danger, and we get bored out of our fucking skulls.

Comments:
Sun, 20th Apr 2008 (17:51)

Rory has a blog? Awesome. Good stuff, sir.

Cxx

by Claire
Tue, 29th Apr 2008 (12:24)

Thank you Rory, you were succinct and to the point as always! I am now going to copy the URL for this entry and send it to all those "idiots" I know that believe Superman is better than Batman!

Did I mention the idiots?

by Karl
Thu, 01st May 2008 (11:47)

Sorry for the delay in getting too this but was trying to explain this to Anna the other day. Batman in one of the few mainstream DC characters I have any time for.

by Siobhan