Batman is better than Superman

By Sam Crumly
Stonehaven Upper School

One of the main reasons why Detective Comics (DC) has any traction at all is because of these two characters. They have been around for over 87 years. DC has never really had a successful career in building a cinematic universe unlike Marvel. But the few movies that have done well have a common theme. They are either about Batman or Superman movies. But who is better? Batman, it’s Batman, Batman is better.

Christopher Nolan states that, “Superman is essentially a god, but Batman is more like Hercules: he’s a human being, very flawed, and bridges the divide.” Superman was an alien who was given powers by virtue of just being on earth at all. Batman is a human who actually had to be creative to beat his villains. The thing that makes Superman interesting as a character is how he deals with a god complex. That is not a relatable struggle at all, his whole thing is that he is too overpowered for all of his bad guys, it’s boring and not relatable. Batman is just a rich dude who isn’t built like a cyber truck. He has to actually think about how to beat the bad guy, and even though he doesn’t have all the powers of a god like Superman, he is still responsible. Both Batman and Superman have a no kill rule, but Batman is dealing with a much worse situation. It’s easy to have a no kill rule when you’re fighting some budget humpty dumpty. Batman is being nice in Gotham. Everyone likes Batman, even Barack Obama, he doesn’t just do things operatically he has to put effort in.

In the 2000s when the Dark Knight movies were coming out, everyone loved them. Even Barack Obama praised the movies made by Nolan. Along with Kevin Hart and Henry Cavil. The literal actor for Superman knows it too. Batman is just better, the whole man of Steele movie was just larping Batman the whole time. Superman isn’t bad, but Batman is better. Even now the new Batman movie is better than the new Superman movie. they are both extremely different, Batman still bets out Superman. Just look at the box office numbers the new Batman movie made 772.5 million while Superman made 670.1 million. They both made a lot of money but still, Batman beat Superman in the box office.

When asking a student about this debate they agreed, “Batman is just better.” Because he is! Who genuinely is saying Superman is better? I don’t know, because they don’t exist, because everyone agrees Batman is better. He, Superman, and Wonder Woman carried DC for many years, but that doesn’t change the cultural effect Batman has had on the world, and in the DC Universe.