Superman or Batman Poll

Definitely Bat Man!

Batman takes the win in my book.

Now, I have seen Kill Bill Vol. 2, and I agree completely with everything that Bill says about Superman. In fact, if it weren't for the existence of Batman, Superman would by my hero of choice. But despite the fact that Superman's disguise is Clark Kent, and despite the fact that Superman naturally had his power and did nothing but move to a new planet in order to 'acquire' it, I respect Batman more.

Batman is completely mortal. He has no special abilities. All he has to his advantage is superior intellect and the money to build awesome gadgets. He is so much more easy to relate to as well. He hates. He loves. He seeks revenge, he has fear, he indulges in sadness, and he rises above hardships to accomplish his goals. He may hide behind a mask, but so does Superman, (Clark Kent's glasses.)

I almost think that Bruce/Batman is similar to Clark/Superman. I feel that Batman is at his most honest, and his truest self, when he dons the cloak and cowl. That mask, the bat, seems more like himself than the playboy billionaire. Just as Superman is at his most honest when he wears the cape and undies.

All that being said...Batman wins for me. He's easier to identify with in his imperfect nature, a very human nature. While Superman is more idealistic, Batman is more real. Reality wins it for me.

I used to like Batman better, but have changed my mind now. 'Darkness' is beginning to bore me, LOL. Bring on the Supermen!

Miracleman

FTW

Superman is Nietzsche's Ubermensch created on the rebound of catastrophic war (in preparation for an even more catastrophic war).
Though Batman was technically created about the same time, he didn't come to prominence until a generation after WWII when the Superman cast was starting to seem too ambitious. Bruce Wayne proved that you could buy your way into superpowers. You'll notice the increasing interest in a darker, though still vigilant, Batman since 9/11. This is very indicative of the American zeitgeist.

For me it's Batman. I've always found the dark, troubled, vigilante billionaire more interesting than the flat, perfect, omnipotent... guy. Batman is more interesting to me mainly due to the fact that he has issues and a psychology, whereas Superman is a perfect peach that none of us mortals can relate to.

But then, he can fly...

Red undies, really? Pfft!

Batman, for all the reasons already stated and debated before in this thread and elsewhere.

Here's something for fans of the Dark Knight: Batman by Dostoyevsky.

I had a friend once who had been in a car wreck that caused him to loose most of his teeth. He also suffered from servere achne. During the course of time in which I knew him, I noticed he had an aversion to light. Watching television in the complete dark, standing away from open windows during the day and closing them when he could. He also liked Batman, ninja's and zombies and he was an avid marksman.
I've known several attractive girls who will subconciously position themselves in bodies of light whenever available.
Your self image has alot of impact on your life whether you know it or not. Including your interests. This doesn't mean that all Batman fans are physically unnattractive, but what it does mean is that Batman is more popular than Sueprman because he represents an acheivable ideal as opposed to perfection. Ninja's are the same, they are not, after all, known for their valor.