Superman? More like super lucky

Citizens,

Robin here again. It seems my guardian has been arguing for some time, who is the greater of the two? Batman or Superman? The same old answer I hear time and time again is the following, "Oh, Superman has his strength, speed, can fly, and lazer eyes. Batman doesn't have any super powers. If he couldn't use his gadgets and stuff like kryptonite, he'd be worthless."

Now stop right there. I hate this arguement for two reasons:

1) By denying Batman his advantage, (ie- his gadgets) it would only be fair to deny superman his powers.

2) It's saying Batman's intellect isn't a as super as it is. He's the world's greatest dectective after all!

Behold minions of Superman, you shall lose today. Tremble at my arguement, in four parts:

I. The comparision

First, I find it funny that people say Batman in inferior to Superman. Yet, when you hear a comparison between two heroes it is always these two. Not Flash, not spider man, not wolvieren, etc. Batman against Superman. That is at least implying that the two heroes are good enough to face off. Otherwise, why would we have the comparison in the first place when there are so many heroes with "powers" to rival superman's?

II. Using Kryptonite is cheap

Wrong. If Superman can fly, have super strength, and all his host of other powers, he must also be subject to the consequences of those powers. And that is invairibly kryptonite. In my knowledge, the times Superman has been devoid of his powers he has no problems with kryptonite. It's when he's in full possesion of them that he is in trouble. Besides, kryptonite can be stopped by one thing: a lead suit. Honestly, if you were superman and you were going to fight a mastermind like Batman, shouldn't you count on him having some kryptonite? And shouldn't you be smart enough to show up wearing lead? Hey, if you're that dumb to come to a fight unprepared, you deserve to lose in my opinion.

III. If Batman didn't have his gadgets, Superman could destroy him!

Maybe so. But that again, as I stated earlier, this is unfair. Think about it. It's taking away one hero's strengths and making him fight the other hero at full strength. If Batman is denied his gadgets, Superman should be denied his powers. Then the match would be even. It would be man against man. And who would win in a case like this? Last time I checked, Superman fights more with his strength than actual fighting moves. Meaning, he relies on his superior abilities to win. Batman, on the other hand, is a master of martial arts. Superman's fighting tactics are made obsolete by the loss of his powers while Batman still has considerable strength. Thus, Batman would more than likely win this fight. It is a testament to another reason why Batman is superior to Superman: he is more versititle.

IV. Superman can beat Batman if he doesn't use kryptonite, even with his gadgets.

Wrong. If you recall, Superman's powers come from the Earth's sunlight. As long as he's exposed to the sun daily, he retains his powers. Now, if Batman can freeze the Gotham river and crack the Joker's laughing gas formula, you can certinally bet he could either A) block out the sun or B) make the sun red to devoid superman of his powers or C) a mix of A and B. In this situation, Batman would certainly win because it would be Batman at his full strength and Superman at no strength.

I believe I have attacked all the arguments outlined by all Superman fans. I hope this puts it to rest once and for all: Batman is the superior superhero


ZOKO!

Robin

A Summer of Adventure

Citizens,

Robin here again. You know, I was thinking the other day making the Batman movies Joey and I have done have to be some of the best summer memories I have. After my last post about the grind and push of filming, the question to this is "why?" For the answer, I defer to Adam West.

Adam West once said that when he was playing Batman, every day for work he got up and pretended to be Batman. His "business meetings" were with Commissioner Gordon. His "daily doings" were fighting the Joker, the Penguine, and a slew of other villians. Seriously, when we were all kids, how many times did we pretend to be super heroes. How awesome would it be to be hired to play super heroes all day?

Well, this is what Joey and I did. Even though we weren't paid, we spent the whole summer fighting crime and being super heroes. How cool is that? I mean, you can go to the beach. You can go to amusement parks. You can go camping. But, nothing and I mean nothing stands up in a conversation when your friends at college ask, "So what did you do this summer?" and you can answer, "Oh, well first I rode in the Batmobile, only after fighting and beating up 6 tough bad guys, only to escape from a large oven, and then beat up 6 bad guys again and save the city from a diabolical mad man." There is nothing on this great earth that could top that.

KAPOW!

Robin