Post by stargazer1682 on Nov 4, 2019 23:20:57 GMT
I don't know what to tell you. I don't care how long it's been going on, it's an element of his story that just doesn't work for me. I find it detracts from the core concept for his character, especially when adaptations boil his character down to that being essentially his sole defining traits.
I would point to the Bruce Timm/Kevin Conroy iteration of Batman (or at least, the original DCAU, since at both of them have revisited some version of the character since then) as an example of a better version of Batman; one that used his brains at least as often as he used his fists. It's not perfect by any means. I really didn't care for how the Bat-family ended up, but things the Death of Ace:
Bruce's friendship with Harvey Dent, and his feeling guilty for not being able to help him.
"His Silicon Soul"
"I am the Night"
"Penchant to Dream" (a great depiction of Bruce's deductive abilities - did you know it's impossible for most people to actually read in a dream?)
I absolutely love how they develop his relationship with Diana in Justice League/Justice League Unlimited.
I would point to the Bruce Timm/Kevin Conroy iteration of Batman (or at least, the original DCAU, since at both of them have revisited some version of the character since then) as an example of a better version of Batman; one that used his brains at least as often as he used his fists. It's not perfect by any means. I really didn't care for how the Bat-family ended up, but things the Death of Ace:
Bruce's friendship with Harvey Dent, and his feeling guilty for not being able to help him.
"His Silicon Soul"
"I am the Night"
"Penchant to Dream" (a great depiction of Bruce's deductive abilities - did you know it's impossible for most people to actually read in a dream?)
I absolutely love how they develop his relationship with Diana in Justice League/Justice League Unlimited.