SEEKERS OF THE BAT

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.

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 wonderful fan trailer depicts an alternate future where Dick Grayson, the original Robin, has to come out of retirement to avenge the death of the Batman.  They appear to ignore Dick’s time as Nightwing, as well as [his wife!] Barbara’s crippling at the hands of the Joker (although one shot alludes to it). Superman appears to play a minor role as a boy scout blindly following orders, as well as several great appearances by Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Aquaman?, Batgirl, Catwoman, the Riddler, Penguin and of course the Joker. If there was one fan trailer I’d want to see made into a full film, this would definitely be it.

via Untamed Cinema

This commercial sells what? Not sure, but I’m sold.

An honest and humorous look at Batman’s inherent weaknesses and epic sense of failure. The chinup scene really shows the depths of neurosis and abuse to which Batman can sink. Still, at least he’s not Aquaman :)

Here we have Batman and Wonder Woman posing for a photo at the San Diego Comic Convention. Although they are 2 of DC’s “Big 3″ (minus Superman), they don’t have much history together… That is, until the 2001 Justice League animated series hinted that an attraction between the two might be present. But even in the cartoons, Batman is ever the consummate masochist, denying himself any happiness in life, and nothing became of it.