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With space faring Justice League teammates, it only makes sense that Batman ends up fighting in outer space once in a while. Unfortunately, the honest truth is that without powers, he is probably even less useful in space than Aquaman is on land.
However, his popularity lends to some hefty suspension of disbelief, and/or poor fact checking. Thus we get toys with Space Batman without a fully functioning space helmet leading to the highly influential web comic above. It led to an eponymous tv trope and came full circle in the pages of Superman/Batman when Batman gained the powers of Superman and this writer tipped their hat with this panel.
ps. Batman has been shown training himself how to best survive deep space for a few moments. Of course he has.
Although it had some flaws, as teased above, Tim Burton’s Batman film still stands as a seminal 80s film that shocked the world in the time it was released. The fact that the bat logo is universally recognized now can be traced back to this film. The documentary below gives a taste of what life was like leading up to the film. I was also glad to learn that co-creator Bob Kane was consulted for the movie.
…and actor Michael Keaton promoting the film after the Batman merchandising storm hit:
Another example of Batman’s super-preparedness is his creation of “The Batman of Zur-en-arrh”. A temporary, backup personality designed to take over in the instance that Bruce Wayne loses his faculties. In this case, when he was amnesiac after being drugged with ‘weapons-grade crystal meth’. He is literally, a savage Batman unrestrained by the trappings of Bruce Wayne. What remained of his conscience manifested itself as a hallucination(?) of Bat-Mite.
P.S. the Bat-Radia was a device used in the Golden Age tale where Batman travelled to the planet of Zur-en-arrh.
Much has been made about a possible relationship between Wonder Woman and Batman. A lot of hints and teases have been thrown out there, especially in the animated universe. An early episode of Justice League had a scene where Wonder Woman was buried in an explosion. In a panic, Batman claws at the dirt in vain trying for a few moments, before the indestructible Amazon calmly turns aside the boulders over her. She later notices his shredded gloves and gives him a quiet kiss on the cheek, making him blush. Apparently this triggered a wave of fan support, and the writers found ways to write in scenes where an attraction could grow without letting it become a main plot point.
“No dating for the Batman”
In the comics, there was a short-lived but overt relationship between the two. Several scenes were written in which Wonder Woman started taking notice of Batman’s best traits. In one, he was able to competently spar with her WHILE making billion dollar business deals, solving a crime AND dispatching a team to handle multiple altercations. After knocking out an enchanted Batman for stealing a kiss on Themyscira island, they both started to toy with the idea of coupling and shared more than a few moments. The tension continued to rise until Batman was a no show for their first date a few issues later. They later decided it would be for the best to remain just friends.
That plot thread was basically forgotten and the two haven’t interacted much on panel in 6 years. That is, until we got the single panel below in Wonder Woman’s Blackest Night tie in. Wonder Woman, literally possessed by the power of love, hallucinates/ remembers a kiss with the fragile (and thought dead) mortal. Aww. Now that Bruce is back, will we see this pairing again? Who knows :)
This might be the greatest fan film ever made. I’m amazed by all the little touches and nods to the Adam West tv series. Definitely a [child] labor of love
Before you mock this Batman costumer for not shaving before putting on his cowl, note that we have seen a fully bearded Batman before; when he sealed himself in the Batcave for a month to break his addiction to Venom.
Part of the reason behind Batman’s bat motif was to tap into a primeval fear within all people, giving him an advantage in hand to hand combat. That inherent intimidation factor, in addition to his nonstop training has led to a well deserved reputation as an unbeatable fighter. As such, he can now occasionally skip a fight, as seen above; as the Carpenter simply surrenders.
Unfortunately, Batman also has other traits, which to put it politely, don’t elicit the same level of respect. Below are just a few examples. Perhaps it is telling that the only people who would dare mention anything can’t be physically intimidated.
As a master of countless advanced martial techniques, it’s a bit of a headscratcher why the great Batman has to ‘learn’ a simple judo throw in the Arkham Asylum game. :)
Above is the seminal scene in the Batman myth. The moment Bruce Wayne finds his life’s direction. If not for that fateful event, how would our lives have turned out? Alfred speculates below.
