Compare And Contrast Superman Vs Batman

Batman and Superman are characters in DC Comics. Superman’s first comic was created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and Batman's first comic was created in 1939 by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, they are also in a team together called Justice League where DC comic characters team up to help each other. Batman and Superman are superheroes. Batman and Superman are both superheroes but have many differences like their strength and weakness. Batman’s real name is Bruce Wayne and Superman’s real name is Kal-El but his adopted name is Clark Kent.

In the 1930s two characters appeared in comic literature that became icons of pop culture. Batman and Superman are the golden boys of DC comics and are considered the most popular of all superheroes. Being around for over seventy years these two have acquired a near endless fan base of all ages. The two kings of comics have often been portrayed as allies, though they have different views on situations. The argument of who is truly the better hero has been around since their creation. To compare these two juggernauts we must look at their defining traits; origin of the hero, their alter egos, and of course their strengths and weaknesses.

When a superhero attempts to save mankind, they also kill the lives of the many. They are so blinded by the idea of defeating the alien race from space that they nearly destroy an entire city. Every superheroes goal is to help the innocent and defenseless, but how they go about it is completely reckless and brutal. The Batman, in 1986, was a vigilante who did more than just break laws to catch the bad guys. In this version, he acknowledged his actions and confessed to being a criminal. Skoble confirms, “Of course, this is completely accurate only in a technical way, and Batman means it ironically” (31). What Skoble is trying to point out is that Batman believed that what he was doing was making him a criminal, taking the law into his own hands.

As stated in Batman DC Comics Database “Batman spent his young childhood traveling the world, training himself to mental and physical perfection and learning a great amount of crime fighting skills, including chemistry,, forensics, martial arts, disguise, and escape artistry” (Batman DC Comics Database). Batman a realistic fighter has many areas in his fighting techniques. He’s learned many defenses, attacks, and is smart enough to outsmart many other criminals. Another fact stated was “Batman has total recall and can remember anything in great detail, Eidetic Memory” (Batman DC Comics Database). With Eidetic Memory, Batman has a great ability in memory and can remember where criminals like to hide in his near future.” One hing stated from Supermans wiki is “Supermans most famous weakness, kryptonite started as rocks of the planet Krypton. When Superman is exposed to the most common variety, green kryptonite, its high-band radiation effects with this process making severe pain and the loss of his powers” (“Superman Wiki”) Superman’s weakness to kryptonite is a advantage for Batman. It could lowers Superman’s power and get Batman a better advantage when fighting. As a final point, Superman’s weakness to Kryptonite is strong considering that it could lower his powers and weaken him by a lot. Giving Batman a much higher advantage. Batman’s great memory fighting skills, and smarts makes him a hard

If he gets shot by a gun, he’s dead and if he gets stabbed by a knife in a vital area, he’s dead. Batman is too easy to kill and he is a very emotionally unstable guy, which causes him to think very deeply and ponder if he’s a good or bad person.

Batman sees the destruction of Superman and Zod who happened to have the same powers as Superman because they were from the same planet, Krypton. Then Superman acknowledges that Batman has a brutal kind of justice and wants to get him through his work at the news network, Daily Planet. I also found connections to their progressions in the film. Bruce starts off wanting to kill Clark, and along the way he finds Wonder Woman, according to the end of the movie, Bruce realizes that Superman is good for humanity because he sacrificed his life by killing the mutant. In turn, Superman comes to Batman’s aid because he saved his mother from Lex Luther. Both characters have arisen to be friends, and understand that they both need each other. Extra elements from the journey is the fact that the object that was almost used to kill Clark by Bruce’s hand is the object found by Lois to destroy the mutant and sadly Superman. Through this scene we recognize that there are two katabasis’, one is the fight scene where Superman is almost killed by the bat, and the other is when they both fight the mutant together.

In the case of superheroes, they have the upper hand due to the fact of their powers or superpowers. Most of the superheroes have one power, but there are a few exceptions to this such as: Superman, Wonder Woman, and Spiderman. Usually superheroes gain their powers from an accident or their powers are hereditary. On the other hand, some are born with mutations in their genetic code that allow them to do some things most people cannot. The superheroes usually have one main villain or supervillain the just never seems to leave them alone. Some examples

Since the creation of “The Invincible Superman”in 1938 he still remains to be one of the best and most well-known heroes.“Telling their sorrow, telling stories /Of their dead King and his greatness, his glory” (831-834).Beowulf has died, showing how he is mortal and able to die. Superman is not, he is invincible--indestructible from any and everything. Another huge difference between the two heroes is Beowulf is a human from earth. While Superman is inhuman and was exiled from the planet Krypton. After the battle with Grendel Beowulf must swim to the bottom of a murky lake to take the life of the one who took his men’s lives, Grendel’s Mother. Similarly, Superman must travel to other planets and other galaxies to help those in need of him. As a child, Superman is sent away from the planet of Krypton, to the town of Smallville,Kansas where he then realizes all his supernatural powers. Superman defends Metropolis against disaster but also flies into outer space to fight off Brainiac and save a city from his own planet. Many times, he makes the trip to other universes to help those in distress. This is a resemblance of how both men are able to use their remarkable abilities to better the lives of

He even has a disguise for himself so he can live a normal human life just like everyone else and not be noticed or recognized. Superman is also Clark Kent, a normal person just trying to live life who works at the Daily Planet. Superman has no fear and will never back down from evil.

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Batman is one of the many fictional superheroes which appears in the “American comic books” that is published by the DC comics. The character is a secret identity for Bruce Wayne, the only heir to Wayne Enterprises. Bruce Wayne swore an oath of vengeance when he witnessed the death of his parents;Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne (Diamond, 2015). Bat man combats criminals in Gotham: a fictional city, with assistance from various characters, for example, his butler Alfred and Gordon; Gotham city police commissioner. Unlike many of the superheroes characters, Batman possesses no powers .Bruce Wayne trained himself intellectually and physically .it is from dedication to training he possessed the useful traits of physical prowess, martial arts skills, detective skills and indomitable will to fight for justice. Though his motive is to combat crime and protect people of Gotham city from criminals, the justice system in most of the times views Batman as a villain and vigilante. He can inflict fear to Gotham city criminals thereby bringing calmness to the city. I identify myself with the Batman character through his selfless will for justice, his strong determination to do good

Although Superman is unable to be controlled or contained, Batman is much too unpredictable and goes well outside of the law to get what he needs. Superheroes are the fictional embodiment of all of our greatest aspirations, they are also a symbol of hope and give everyday people a lightness in times of hardship or struggle. Sometimes people need something to take their attention off of everyday things. From the day we are able to walk, people want to run, but what happens after we run? We want to run faster, jump or even fly. As people, we naturally want to be able to do more. Since we can’t do these things that we all dream about doing, people write and tell stories about people that can do the things we can’t.

Based in the abilities of both, Superman would start by scanning Batman with his x-rays in order to find any weapons or artifacts that might work in Batman’s favor, also he will take advantage of his special vision to explore the battlefield. Quickly after Superman starts scanning Batman he will realize that for some reason he cannot see through the suit, this is because Batman (knowing about Superman’s special vision) created a special suit covered in lead paint, the same paint that is used in certain x-ray laboratories as it contains Lead (PbCrO4), a blocker of x-rays. Also explained many times during Superman’s comics but with special emphasis during “Batman & Superman: World’s Finest (Kesel 86 -9)”. Once Batman succeeded to block Superman’s ability he will focus his efforts in understanding which movements to make and when. Superman will finally take the lead throwing a punch to Batman. He will let this punch hit him to calculate mass, force, and even weak points as result of his training. Batman will take the fight to a place with an environmental advantage for him with also the possibility of reducing the power of Superman slowly by blocking his source of power, the Sun. Therefore, Batman will equip his Green Kryptonite ring and start a combat with Superman pulling him towards the underground, Superman will get immediately weakened by close exposition to Green Kryptonite, slowing his senses and perception. Batman will use this moment to take the most of his fighting abilities obtained from “[...] man-hunting under Frenchman Henri Ducard, stealth and reconnaissance under the Japanese ninja Kirigi and other certified shinobi, hunting under the African Bushman (the Ghost Tribes of the Ten-Eyed Brotherhood, among others), hand-to-hand combat under the tutelage of Ted Grant, a World Champion Boxer and David Cain, one of the world’s premier assassins;

A Batman Comparison The two movies chosen were Batman and The Dark Knight. The character to analyze is Bruce Wayne/Batman. The analyzation will be on the interactions between characters and the actor’s portrayal of Bruce Wayne and Batman. The first movie, Batman, shows the beginning of the constant battles between the Joker and Batman.

Batman’s violent actions in Frank’s Miller comic book demonstrated the darkness of his heroic personality. After ten year retirement, Batman became more troubled to Gotham City turning to a crime-ridden and a fugitive. According to Joseph Campbell words “everything begins with a story”. The beginning of Batman’s story started after the death of his parents. They were shot by some criminals because they were going to steal and hurt them. Having to experienced this horrible scene on his childhood, traumatized Batman