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Old 1 May 2012, 09:25 PM   #61
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Old 2 May 2012, 12:09 AM   #62
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Old 2 May 2012, 06:45 AM   #63
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Old 2 May 2012, 06:49 AM   #64
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I never really liked Batman. A bipolar sociopathic recluse billionaire vigilante isn't exactly a character a typical guy can identify with.
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Old 2 May 2012, 07:03 AM   #65
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Old 2 May 2012, 07:37 AM   #66
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Old 2 May 2012, 07:48 AM   #67
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Not exactly a Superhero but my personal favorite is Virgil Tracy, pilot of "Thunderbird 2".
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Old 2 May 2012, 10:12 AM   #68
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Before this thread I would have said Superman...but Now I'm beginning to have a strong affection for Wonder Woman...
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Old 2 May 2012, 10:32 AM   #69
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Old 2 May 2012, 11:57 AM   #70
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I never really liked Batman. A bipolar sociopathic recluse billionaire vigilante isn't exactly a character a typical guy can identify with.
Can you really argue that any superhero is someone that the typical guy can identify with?

As far as Batman...if he had grown up as a normal person then he would never have become Batman...he would simply have been Bruce Wayne. I doubt that would have sold many comic books.
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Can you really argue that any superhero is someone that the typical guy can identify with?
This is actually the central theme from a number of comics.
Eric from “A God Somewhere” and Dr Manhattanfrom “watchmen” come to mind.
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Old 2 May 2012, 03:08 PM   #72
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What no one likes Captain Planet or the Power Rangers......

In all reality I'm a Superman or Batman fan. Can't forget the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a kid.
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Old 2 May 2012, 09:31 PM   #73
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Can you really argue that any superhero is someone that the typical guy can identify with?
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This is actually the central theme from a number of comics.
Eric from “A God Somewhere” and Dr Manhattanfrom “watchmen” come to mind.
Most superheroes struggle to try to remain "human" despite being given superhuman powers (usually by accident). The central theme is about that struggle.

Bruce Wayne, on the other hand, is a sociopath. He hates people. He can't stand being outside without his mask on. He wasn't given any powers by accident. He invented Batman to get revenge on the people who hurt him. He undermines the government (and society), deciding to wipe out crime himself rather than using his money to support the systems in place. And he's entrenched in one city's problems when he could do so much more helping solve world problems (he's a billionaire, after all). He's a pathetic trust fund kid with serious psychological issues, inept in business, and incapable of dealing with life.

Batman has the personality traits of most comic book villains. He's not an admirable person. He tries to do what he considers "right", but he does it in the wrong way, and for the wrong reasons.
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Old 3 May 2012, 03:34 PM   #75
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Not exactly a Superhero but my personal favorite is Virgil Tracy, pilot of "Thunderbird 2".
His brother wasn't bad either. (look left)

I always liked Superman as a kid.
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