How Do You Like Your Batman?

[Sn4tcH]

Old School
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a365/Sn4tcH/OldSchool.jpg

Campy or Tall Lean
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a365/Sn4tcH/CampyTallLean.jpg

Dark Scary or Bulky Strong
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a365/Sn4tcH/DarkScaryBulkyStrong.jpg

Dick Grayson or Azbats
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a365/Sn4tcH/NotBatman.jpg

[mgs]

fomr those choices and pics, I chose, Old School. :smile:

[Jorriss]

Too early for Dick Grayson but I suspect he'll be my favorite Batman, beyond Bruce.

[Bat-Reader]

Old school Batman is darker than what you show as dark.

[nepenthes]

depends on how the artist matches the style and era of the story. It's too hard to choose. If I had to choose I'd probably say Lean.

but since I don't have to choose I just voted Campy.

[Hullababy]

I like the Neal Adams era Batman the most so I went with tall lean Batman.

[dumbstruck]

I don't know about my Batan, but I like my Batman to be Bat-MAN, not Batgod.

[gocryemokid]

Batman has to be dark and scary or he's just a lunatic in a batsuit. The whole reason he became Batman was to inflict fear in the criminal element (a cowardly and of course superstitous lot, mind you) and he can not do so without being dark and scary.

So for me that's the only way I like Batman. Mysterious, in the shadows, ready to pounce, his very presence inflicting unspoken fear. Yeah he's strong but that's not his thing. Superman is the strong one. I think there's a quote somewhere along the lines of this, batman gets pissed at the green lantern for blowing up his spot with his bright green ring and GL replies hey it's not my fault your only superpower is hiding in the shadows. That pretty much sums it up for me, lol.

[Sn4tcH]

I chose the Bulky Strong Batman. I really like the design of it, and the artists always seem to pull off an awesome pose for him to be in. When faced with the choice of buying a t-shirt from every Batman era, I chose the most recent (besides the Nolan Batman symbol). It's modern, yet still iconic, a mixture of old and new. And it reminds me a lot of Batman from the DCAU.

Also, I really enjoy the modern era (2000's) Batman stories, and this is basically what he's been wearing since the turn of the century.

[Mia]

I like the Neal Adams era Batman the most so I went with tall lean Batman.

As much as I like Jim Lee's 'Bat-Adonis'. I agree that the Neal Adams Batman is probably the best one and makes the most sense in terms of the types of activities that Batman does.

[Will44]

Batman has to be dark and scary or he's just a lunatic in a batsuit. The whole reason he became Batman was to inflict fear in the criminal element (a cowardly and of course superstitous lot, mind you) and he can not do so without being dark and scary.

So for me that's the only way I like Batman. Mysterious, in the shadows, ready to pounce, his very presence inflicting unspoken fear. Yeah he's strong but that's not his thing. Superman is the strong one. I think there's a quote somewhere along the lines of this, batman gets pissed at the green lantern for blowing up his spot with his bright green ring and GL replies hey it's not my fault your only superpower is hiding in the shadows. That pretty much sums it up for me, lol.

100% agree. This was my vote too!

[zur en arrh]

Dark and Scary.

[Mia]

Batman has to be dark and scary or he's just a lunatic in a batsuit. The whole reason he became Batman was to inflict fear in the criminal element (a cowardly and of course superstitous lot, mind you) and he can not do so without being dark and scary.
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Only as a means of being effective in stopping crime. But that's not the reason in and of itself.

There's a scene in the animated series where Bruce goes to stop a robbery. He's wearing nothing but jeans, a jacket and a mask. When he shows up the criminals can hardly contain their amusement and basically laugh him off. That's when he decided that he needed to put on a costume.

The use of the costume is mostly theatrical in order to scare criminals so they will be easier to catch and subdue.

[Aetherus]

If "Tall and Lean" equates to Neal Adams and Jim Aparo versions of Batman, then that gets my vote.

[Scott Shaw!]

I like the Batman that Dick Sprang drew during the later 50s -- probably because that's when I started reading BATMAN, DETECTIVE COMICS and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS -- who's friendly and cartoony, with a barrel chest and a squared-off chin with corners so sharp you could cut glass with 'em. This was the Batman who often fought aliens and monsters and robots, oh, my. In fact, the BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD cartoon series perfectly embodies "my" Batman. Kinda silly, I know -- Neal Adams' and Marshall Rogers' approaches are damn cool -- but I LIKE silly!

Aloha,

Scott!

[Sn4tcH]

If "Tall and Lean" equates to Neal Adams and Jim Aparo versions of Batman, then that gets my vote.

You can look at it in multiple ways. Either the era where Batman wore the costume, or just the costume itself, it's totally up to you. I kinda picked both, because that's how I feel, I like the Bulky Strong Batman in both design and era.

[Karl O'Neill]

Dick Grayson.

For sure.

[Lew Moxon]

I have some deal of affection for the 1939-1940 Bat-Man. So I'm going to go with old school.

[Bat-Reader]

Batman has to be dark and scary or he's just a lunatic in a batsuit. The whole reason he became Batman was to inflict fear in the criminal element (a cowardly and of course superstitous lot, mind you) and he can not do so without being dark and scary.

So for me that's the only way I like Batman. Mysterious, in the shadows, ready to pounce, his very presence inflicting unspoken fear. Yeah he's strong but that's not his thing. Superman is the strong one. I think there's a quote somewhere along the lines of this, batman gets pissed at the green lantern for blowing up his spot with his bright green ring and GL replies hey it's not my fault your only superpower is hiding in the shadows. That pretty much sums it up for me, lol.

You realize Batman and Robin is a lighthearted take, don't you ?

And aren't we all love Green Lantern, i hope he gets what he deserves for the second time. :)

[Bat_Fan2232]

Ill take dark and scary for sure. But i loved the recent issues of tim in the bat suit.

[frostedone]

What about futuristic? Like Terry.

That said my favorite is dark and scary.

[ishydee]

I felt sorry for Jean Paul so I signed up just to vote for him.

The first iteration of the costume was phenomenal IMO even though it wasn't 'batman enough'. subsequent ones didn't have the wow factor that issue 500 had.

[Comicbookfan]

Dark and Scary or what ever the hell they did in Batman Begins and the Dark knight. Dark Scary Fragile yet strong, with a little self doubt but strong enough to keep fighting. A Smart detective that lives in a city that needs hope and an icon lurking in the shadows defending the weak against the Evil Mother#@%$^# or Gotham.

[Sn4tcH]

So people really liked the whole Batman black suit Kelly Jones style?

[Avenger08]

i think the bulky and strong image is the perfect batman image, but it seems more like the dark and scary one (which i say dark and scary). The perfect dark and scary image is the one from The long halloween, where hes standing in front of the Bat-signal and hes like a giant bat-shadow

[Sn4tcH]

When I think of dark scary Batman, I think of the crouching version with the foot long ears and long crooked fingers. I always thought he was cheesey.

[Vidocq]

No School like Old School.

Somebody was bound to say it, might as well be me.

But yeah, Old School Finger/Kane /Robinson/Fox etc, man I can loose myself in those stories for hours.

[Nick Vortex]

I think Batman should be a combination of bulky strong and dark and scary. It really wouldn't do for someone to hide in the shadows and scare people but get destroyed if they are found. I chose Bulky Strong though because I'm a big fan of the Hush stories.

[gocryemokid]

What would make you think I didn't know that Dick is a lighthearyed batman? Just because I prefer dark/scary doesn't mean I'm oblivious to all other batman types. I'm actually excited for it, just not my ideal batman persay.

[Lew Moxon]

No School like Old School.

Somebody was bound to say it, might as well be me.

But yeah, Old School Finger/Kane /Robinson/Fox etc, man I can loose myself in those stories for hours.

Any favorites from the era?

My all time favorite Bill Finger story is "The Joker" +"The Joker Returns" (I count it as one story because they're directly connected and appeared in the same book.

But as for the rest of the 39-49 era, I like the Frenchy Blake story. It's just so prototypical. The Frenchy Blake story is what I imagine a typical day being like for Bruce.

Dr. Death is an interesting story, not really my favorite though.

[Vidocq]

My Favorites are The Monk, still think that it's better than it's modern version, The Hugo Strange stories, Catwoman's first two appearances The Joker's first three appeareances to me form the complete storyline, with the Climax at the end of the third being one of my favorite prophetic moments. The Joker has Dick uncouncious in a building that is a bout to explode and is going to club him to death but it stopped just in time by the Cat(woman) in her first heroic act.

Their is also a great Joker story, I forgot the name, in which The Joker forms a Jewel theft gang posing as an old watchmaker called Rekoj, plans the robberies but when his gang gets the booty The Joker comes and steals it from them. It's a great story.

Their is plenty more, Clayface's debut, Two Face's debut. Many of this storylines are so great in their simplicity and execution that put most of todays Batman stories to shame.

Bill Finger was such a terrific writter.