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Batman's greatest love interest?
- Thread starter Bor Gullet
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I want to say Heart of Hush, but Streets of Gotham follows immediately after and blends together for me.
How the TF does Batgirl even have votes at all? Who the hell seriously likes that relationship.
Also anyway since I grew up with Justice League, Wonder Woman. As people have said the dynamic of non-powered vs powered is interesting and they really were taken with each other. It's even implied in the Justice League Beyond comic she would've stayed with him if she didn't meet Justice Lords Batman and fall in love with him.
Also anyway since I grew up with Justice League, Wonder Woman. As people have said the dynamic of non-powered vs powered is interesting and they really were taken with each other. It's even implied in the Justice League Beyond comic she would've stayed with him if she didn't meet Justice Lords Batman and fall in love with him.
Sure, argue that he's a terrible father, but the facetiousness with which people sometimes talk about abuse of minors by their caretakers just rubs me the wrong way. I don't know if most people even really consider it abuse, since the kids aren't biologically his. Or because one of the kids is now an adult.
At the end of the day, the DC comics are a world where children and teenage sidekicks are a thing because publishers wanted to specifically cater to children and teenagers. So in universe, him being a sexual predator who grooms and sexually abuses children is leagues beyond what you mention. Same if we look at the story outside of its own narrative. Hyper competent child sidekicks or child superheroes are as much of a fantasy as an alien who can fly. Grooming and sexual child abuse, on the other hand, is far too real. After all, right now we currently have a thread on the former by people (within the comic book industry) and a thread on the latter about foster fathers.
I'm sorry if I'm coming off so strongly.
Like I said, I agree with you, but what Batman puts his sidekicks through is just as much abuse as sexual abuse, and it often results in death. It just strikes me as odd that we're more concerned about hinting about a sexual side of things and don't care that he's basically grooming them to be violent vigilantes who beat the snot out of criminals (which is also real).
Anyway, like I said, not to bring down the discussion of a homicidal maniac finding true love. :)
The true question is who should Diana have ended up with? Steve Trevor? Superman? Batman? Aquaman? Trevor Barnes?
Ugh. I've tried to blockout the mental image of Batman/Batgirl for a while. Thx, OP.
And the answer is Joker. I only felt that way after playing Batman Arkham Origins years ago. The way Joker explains his fascination and almost love for Batman makes it sound like he'd do anything to get Batman-senpai to notice him.
And the answer is Joker. I only felt that way after playing Batman Arkham Origins years ago. The way Joker explains his fascination and almost love for Batman makes it sound like he'd do anything to get Batman-senpai to notice him.
Pretty sure you're right that it's Heart of Hush.
Alright, not the thread to get into it. Although I will say, if it were up to me, superhero comics and media would be much less violent and gory. I find they're best when they are more fantastical and aimed primarily (but not exclusively) at children and teenagers.
Diana should definitely have her endgame love interest be from her own comic and universe, but I haven't read enough of her comics to know which of those is the best. As for the others: Superman is a hard no. Batman is good for a fling. Aquaman... honestly, I have a hard time getting who Arthur is in the comics, so no comment.
Anyone but Superman or Steve Trevor.
Superman and Wonder Woman as a pairing is literally the height of moronic, surface-level, Comic Book Guy style nonsense. And Steve Trevor has been interesting exactly once and that was because he was being played by Chris Pine.
I do agree with Pau that Diana shouldn't get stuck with a prominent other character and it should be someone more from her sphere. So I guess that leaves either Tom Tresser or Cheetah.
This is why I voted for her. I just adore that twist to the Batman legacy, that 'what if' where something good happens to him and he's able to deal with his trauma.
I just realized, if you define "Batman's greatest love interest?" as the person who is the best romantic match for Batman, then that's obviously Catwoman, but if you twist the question to say "Of Batman's many love interests, which one is 'the greatest'?" then that's obviously Wonder Woman. Or maybe Superman, but he's not one of the poll options.
Justice League Movie Batman:
"I don't... not like you... baka Superman!"
Justice League Movie Batman:
"I don't... not like you... baka Superman!"
And if you define "which batman loves more" than the answer is obviously GOTHAM CITY
Batman is THIRSTY for that city
Batman wants to FUCK the city
Basically every single dark inner monologue he does on a gargoyle is about wanting to fuck a city
Bruce did make out with Ra's Al Ghul in Batman Beyond. That was fucking weird.
But my DC admiration mostly stems from Justice League/ Unlimited so I'll go Batman/ Wonder Woman.
But my DC admiration mostly stems from Justice League/ Unlimited so I'll go Batman/ Wonder Woman.
It has to be Catwoman right? She's the only person that gets him.
I reject the bizarre Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman stuff. Bruce would have more romance with Clark Kent or Oliver Quinn
I reject the bizarre Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman stuff. Bruce would have more romance with Clark Kent or Oliver Quinn
It was the final issue of Heart of Hush yeah. Soon to be reprinted in the Dini Batman omnibus out later this year.
Vicki Vale and Silver St.Cloud missing in the poll but it really does not matter as Talia Al-Ghul is the perfect match for Bats. They are similar in that they are both strong-willed characters saddled with "mommy and daddy" issues. Only Andrea Beaumont is comparable but outside of of the Dini/Timm-verse, she doesn't do much.
It's definitely Selena, but I am partial to Wonder Woman/Batman in an elseworld's sort of sense.
Yeah its Selina, no other relationship ever feels like it actually works, which i think is kinda the point.
like every other time its people earnestly trying to love bruce but hes just too much of a mess and they arnt enough of one,
Selina on the other hand gets it enough to understand him, but not so much that she isnt able to help either.
god that movie is so fucking good.
like every other time its people earnestly trying to love bruce but hes just too much of a mess and they arnt enough of one,
Selina on the other hand gets it enough to understand him, but not so much that she isnt able to help either.
god that movie is so fucking good.
Was consensual in Son of the Demon but Morrison changed it yeah. Bruce says that she drugged and raped him in Batman 656
There's another scene in Batman 666 with Damian as Future Batman describing his conception as love between his parents, which clearly isn't true and just something he's rationalised over the years lol
My knowledge of all interactions are not 100% and this is my personal opinion;
- Black Canary - Didn't know this was a thing.
- Batgirl - Bruce Timm pretty much started this with Beyond's slight nod, then cemented it with Beyond comic series and then Killing Joke. I honestly don't mind it as it could possibly happen but would never be anything more then a one night stand. But remember it only happened in Bruce Timm's DCAU.
- Wonder Woman - Pretty much my top pairing as I grew up with Justice League and Unlimited tv show, they always had a good chemisty.
- Lois Lane - Meh.
- Catwoman - Being pushed like Spider-Man and Black Cat. It works, but there are so many curve balls to get them to that point, that honestly the relationship is just a struggle to appriciate.
- Talia Al Ghul - Raped Batman to concive a child. She fine wine, but yeah pure psycho.
- Joker - 10/10 Batman's boner. Like why else would you let him get away so much.
- Zatanna - I see her more as his fling, they admire each other and love each other but can't be with each other.
- Andrea - I think the DCAU made this the canon love interest that broke his heart.
