I remember awhile back I was reading some of Movie Bob's video articles and I came across this one
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/6865-Enough-With-The-Batman-Already
Not that I agree with him but I even have reached that point long before the article came about. Think about this. What DC character has had more animated movies than any of the DC Characters? Batman. The only DC character that rivals him is Superman. When it comes to animated movies Batman has had more opportunities than anyother DC superhero/heroine. It has reached a point where people on message boards have voiced their irritation on how overexposed he is in the animation movie department.
Before the reboot there have been lots of comics featuring him. The guy has been on the cover more times than Wolverine, which I'll get to later. People even talk about how the character is getting top billing while Superman is the least popular of the two. Lets put it this way. Batman/Superman & Wolverine/Cyclops have some things in common.
The fans like Batman/Wolverine due to the fact that they both have dark and troubled past and that they're badasses and that they're chick magnets. Also they seem to play the mentor/ father figure role to teen hero characters. Meanwhile you have other people who don't care for Cyclops/Superman because they find the characters goody goody or dull or isn't dark enough like Wolverine/Batman. I remember a humorous nudge nudge joke Timm made during the Worlds Finest episode from Superman TAS where they toyed with a triangle involving Bruce, Superman, Lois. Of course that didn't stick but I got the joke. Still I bet there is some comic fan out there that would rather have Lois go with Bruce on grounds that he's more interesting than "boring" Clark Kent.
Another similarity is that it sometimes seem that whenever Batman and Superman paired with eachother it's Superman that plays second fiddle. Much like when Cyclops and Wolverine are paired with eachother it's Cyclops that plays second fiddle. However Bruce Timm actually managed to write Superman and Batman respectively while the ones who did X-Men Evolution managed to treat Wolverine and Cyclops respectively. I also liked how Cyclops and Wolverine was written in 90's X-Men. Wolverine gets to showcase his skills yet Cyclops showcase how badass he is also.
I don't think the overexposure of a couple of characters automatically makes them a bad character. While I'd sometimes avoid anything involving Batman and Wolverine like the plague I still like them since they're one of the main things that got me into comics. Just....give them a break already. I know they're cash cows but there are other interesting characters they can use. It doesn't always have to be about Batman and Wolverine. And for the love of God don't make every superheros personalities mimic theirs. Otherwise you'd have a pretty dull universe.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/6865-Enough-With-The-Batman-Already
Not that I agree with him but I even have reached that point long before the article came about. Think about this. What DC character has had more animated movies than any of the DC Characters? Batman. The only DC character that rivals him is Superman. When it comes to animated movies Batman has had more opportunities than anyother DC superhero/heroine. It has reached a point where people on message boards have voiced their irritation on how overexposed he is in the animation movie department.
Before the reboot there have been lots of comics featuring him. The guy has been on the cover more times than Wolverine, which I'll get to later. People even talk about how the character is getting top billing while Superman is the least popular of the two. Lets put it this way. Batman/Superman & Wolverine/Cyclops have some things in common.
The fans like Batman/Wolverine due to the fact that they both have dark and troubled past and that they're badasses and that they're chick magnets. Also they seem to play the mentor/ father figure role to teen hero characters. Meanwhile you have other people who don't care for Cyclops/Superman because they find the characters goody goody or dull or isn't dark enough like Wolverine/Batman. I remember a humorous nudge nudge joke Timm made during the Worlds Finest episode from Superman TAS where they toyed with a triangle involving Bruce, Superman, Lois. Of course that didn't stick but I got the joke. Still I bet there is some comic fan out there that would rather have Lois go with Bruce on grounds that he's more interesting than "boring" Clark Kent.
Another similarity is that it sometimes seem that whenever Batman and Superman paired with eachother it's Superman that plays second fiddle. Much like when Cyclops and Wolverine are paired with eachother it's Cyclops that plays second fiddle. However Bruce Timm actually managed to write Superman and Batman respectively while the ones who did X-Men Evolution managed to treat Wolverine and Cyclops respectively. I also liked how Cyclops and Wolverine was written in 90's X-Men. Wolverine gets to showcase his skills yet Cyclops showcase how badass he is also.
I don't think the overexposure of a couple of characters automatically makes them a bad character. While I'd sometimes avoid anything involving Batman and Wolverine like the plague I still like them since they're one of the main things that got me into comics. Just....give them a break already. I know they're cash cows but there are other interesting characters they can use. It doesn't always have to be about Batman and Wolverine. And for the love of God don't make every superheros personalities mimic theirs. Otherwise you'd have a pretty dull universe.
I think Green Goblin would agree with that last statement.
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