is batman a superhero

[gollum9630]

this started in the anything post, and i want other peoples opinions. is batman a superhero.

personaly i think he isnt. he has no super powers like superman or spiderman.

[Ragnarok]

Never really got into superheros but from seeing the Batman movie I saw him as a crime fighter. *shrugs*

[gollum9630]

see you think of him as a crime fighter, not a superhero. he should become a cop

[Coney]

*sigh* go read some decent graphic novels :rolleyes:

[gollum9630]

actually, i am reading the silmarillion for the first time right now, and am reading the chrysallids in class

[Sminty_Smeagol]

Well... He wore tights and a cape, right?

doesnt that qualify?

[Anglorfin]

Definitions . . .

Super - Anything above or beyond the usual capacity or limit of an object's or person's ability.

Supra - The optimal end of the spectrum. The peak performance level of an object's or person's potential.


Batman is a suprahero. In theory, everything he does can be performed by any human being. Unlike superman, who's power reach far beyond the human spectrum.

[gimli7410]

Bu the is still a normal human being.n He is just well trained in the arts of martial arts and fighting and crap. He also is so rich that he can afford gadgets and stuff. So he is a superhero but not a super being hero. and shouldnt this be in the entertainment folder:confused:

[Sister Golden Hair]

Moving to the Entertainment forum.

[Bunnie_Queen_1146]

i have no idea about batman so i don't know nothing sorry

[Sister Golden Hair]

Originally posted by Bunnie_Queen_1146
i have no idea about batman so i don't know nothing sorry Well, why post then?:rolleyes:

[Elven Archer]

i don't think batman qualifies as a superhero. he's just a rich guy with cool gadgets, a neat old butler dude,and likes to fight crime. a little like james bond.
and superman is an alien.

[Anglorfin]

Originally posted by gimli7410
Bu the is still a normal human being.n He is just well trained in the arts of martial arts and fighting and crap. He also is so rich that he can afford gadgets and stuff. So he is a superhero but not a super being hero. and shouldnt this be in the entertainment folder:confused:

That's my point. He is nothing more than a normal human being. He has no special powers or anything of that nature so in the strictest and most literal sense he would not be a superhero. All of the things that he does can also be done by any other human being.

[Sheeana]

Anyone read the Watchmen? They were considered to be superheroes, and they didn't have 'powers' either.

[gimli7410]

Originally posted by Anglorfin
That's my point. He is nothing more than a normal human being. He has no special powers or anything of that nature so in the strictest and most literal sense he would not be a superhero. All of the things that he does can also be done by any other human being.


exactly

[Sween]

Batman was super smart

[gimli7410]

Originally posted by Sween
Batman was super smart

and that too:p

[Huan]

Y'all can qualify it all you want, Batman is a superhero.

[gollum9630]

Originally posted by Huan
Y'all can qualify it all you want, Batman is a superhero.

o he wasnt. n anyone can do what he does. he just has a billion little gadgets and lucks out in situations all the time

[azalea]

Originally posted by Sheeana
Anyone read the Watchmen? They were considered to be superheroes, and they didn't have 'powers' either.

So did anyone read my post in the Xmen thread? I pointed out that their powers were always referred to as their "mutations" in the movie. Was that done in the comic? If so, I imagine it was to differentiate it from superhero powers (although I have to say some of them had superhero powers, whether they want to admit it or not), to make them more like everyday people, rather than indestructable superbeings.
I vote that Batman is just based on the number and calibre of criminal he defeated.:)

[Huan]

There is a name given to a certain genre of comic book, and it is superhero. And Batman belongs in that genre. Ergo Batman is a superhero.

[Jonathan]

I think Batman is a superhero. He doesn't have any super powers but he has his batmobile, his airplane and all his gadgets to compensate for that. His equipment makes him super.

[gollum9630]

Originally posted by Jonathan
I think Batman is a superhero. He doesn't have any super powers but he has his batmobile, his airplane and all his gadgets to compensate for that. His equipment makes him super.

he is super rich so he could afford all of those gadgets, other thatn that he is just a helping human with no lien powers (superman) or mutations (x-men/spiderman/hulk)

[Sheeana]

Originally posted by azalea
I vote that Batman is just based on the number and calibre of criminal he defeated.:)

Plus he whooped Superman's ass. :p

[Treebeard's apprentice]

To me, a hero is someone who may or may not have done something extraordinary but nevertheless can be looked to as a source of inspiration. This includes firemen, policemen, songwriters, parents, big brothers, athletes, some random guy who knows CPR, etc.

A superhero does extraordinary things on a regular basis. This usually involves saving democracy, the city, the world, the galaxy, etc. These people are usually fictional. They have entire comic books, movies, video games, and other merchandise made about them and the worlds they inhabit.

Just my own definitions, but Batman would clearly fall under the latter category.

[Baby-K]

His equipment makes him super.

You do realise how strange this sounds don't you? How can he be rated super purely on the basis of his equipment? :D OK, jokes aside -

What makes it super would be the fact that the equipment was developed & used (and improved) to fight for what's right - they weren't just richman's toys. He didn't have to use his gadgets to save people's lives & fight crime (in disguise so he could not be accused of doing it for the glory) he did it willingly, which makes it pretty darn heroic.

he is super rich so he could afford all of those gadgets, other thatn that he is just a helping human with no lien powers (superman) or mutations (x-men/spiderman/hulk)

So only aliens & mutants can be superheroes? Gods, then why are we forever waging war against them? :rolleyes:

[Gwaimir Windgem]

"Is Batman a Superhero?"
Ah, a question that has puzzled man since time began. ;)

[Jonathan]

Originally posted by Gwaimir Windgem
"Is Batman a Superhero?"
Ah, a question that has puzzled man since time began. ;) So true!
But I've always considered him a superhero, and always argued in favour of him.