Superhero Smackdown Semi Finals: Batman vs. The Flash
Here at The Correctness SportsishNetwerkkz, we offer our be-all-end-all absolutely correct answers on which superheroes would win in a fight. Marvel? DC? Watchmen as distributed by DC? Spongebob Squarepants? We’re into the semi’s! The playoffs continue this week in the Pengrowth Deathdrome. It’s brutal, ugly, violent, and soul rending…and that’s just the comment section!!!
Tony
The reason I chose a somewhat controversial win for Batman over the Hulk is because of The Ultimates. Cap put an adamantium needle full of tranquilizers into the Hulk, changed him into Banner and that was that. I figured if Cap could do it, Bats certainly could.
But, and this is the key, I think… I don’t know of any way to “Undo” the Flash’s power.
Yes, Batman beat Superman with armour, and outside help and a decent amount of time to prepare. Here he has two days to prepare. We can assume he breaks into the joint and sets up a huge variety of gadgets and traps, but here’s the thing…
I don’t think they are going to work.
Is there anything The Flash can’t vibrate his way out of? Plus his reflexes are so fast that even if he gets caught in one of these things, he can be out of it, a little wiser, and can also scout the place for traps, destroy gadgets, etc in the blink of an eye.
I suppose with someone who studied the art of Deus ex Machina as well as Bruce has there are always possibilities. He could:
-Synthesize some sort of drug that will rob Flash of his powers, maybe slip it into his coffee that morning or some such thing. He’s certainly capable of “Getting” to him off hours. But I would argue that two days is too little time to come up with such a drug.
-Grease the bejesus out of the arena floor, but even when Flash slips and falls, he can still avoid any subsequent attack Bats might make
- Use some kind of sonics to bring him down, but Flash is faster than the speed of sound. The sonics wouldn’t last long
Paranoid as he is, Batman is supposed to have safeguards against all the Justice league members. Perhaps there is some sort of an incident out there in the canon where Bats actually does take the Flash out, but I can’t get my head around how exactly.
Because the sheer physics and the spiraling possibilities blow my mind the more I think about it, I’ve got to say…
Bats is going down
Now… if he had a WEEK to prepare…that would be another matter entirely.
Winner: The Flash
Rob
The winner of this fight will be the winner of the all time greatest science fair project in chemistry and relativistic physics. Too bad Peter Parker is already dead.
I tend to agree with TBinns in principal here. I think preparation time is the issue. You see what happens when you insist even we become canonical to ourselves? Batman potentially loses, and that’s no good for anyone, because I think it’s clear which of these heroes would lose in a battle of “who is less fucking awesome”. Batman is much more fucking awesome. The Flash is good at track and field events. Batman is a skilled detective. The Flash is good at track and field events in those ridiculous running shorts. Batman is a frightening sociopath with an agenda. The Flash is good at track and field events, and being roughly taken by confused lonely bikers who also travel at great speed.
So, what kind of trap could Batman build that would defeat the Flash? Could he do it in two days? Well, perhaps.
http://www.skybooksusa.com/time-travel/physics/gas.htm
Nothing nonsuperheroic with mass can move faster than the speed of light. However, something without mass, like light itself, can travel faster under certain circumstances. Recent experiments show that instead of just raising the refractive index of a substance and causing light to move more slowly through it, one can also create a highly unnatural state of matter where the refractive index of a substance is lower than than zero- lower than that of a total vacuum. This is called Gain Assisted Superluminality. In one case, experimenters used a cesium vapour to make light travel faster than the speed of light, so that the pulse of light they send through the cesium vapour left the chamber before it finished entering- Imagine the pulse of light being stretched into an elastic blob of light which snapped into the conclusion of its own emission. I know, we should stick to our tenuous “comedy”. Sit the fuck down, it gets worse.
Problem 1:
Batman knows this, he read this article a few years back as well, or Alfred clipped it for him and added it to Bruce Wayne’s “Big book of things I could use to defeat my friends if necessary, because I don’t really have any friends.”. Consequently, Batman buys all the cesium in the world, and builds a chamber for it- a big one. Bats knows he can now shoot The Flash with a laser that is moving faster than the speed of light- it is a guaranteed hit, and he can dissect The Flash easily. They can be regular old commercial lasers used for the cutting of things. Yes, The Flash can move faster than the speed of light, but let’s imagine that the Scarlet Speedster is held to the same relativistic physics of FTL travel as the waves of light are.
Great, now Batman has a room to trap The Flash in, in which a heavy-with-chubby-mass Flash can be sliced and diced like so much Slap Chop (TM).
Problem 2:
Batman knows he must get The Flash inside this chamber. He needs bait, like a delicious carrot, or birdseed. Likely, there is a sign on the carrot or birdseed which says “Free Food for Flash”. The Flash cannot resist. But, surely the object in the chamber must survive long enough for the Flash to get there? Cesium is not only exceedingly rare, but is also an alkali metal and is reactive on contact with even the teensiest amount of water. One droplet of condensation or moisture would cause a highly reactive explosion that would damage the chamber, or possibly destroy it. So, the food for flashes must be inside a container of some kind, inside the chamber.
Look, I know The Flash wouldn’t be that desperate for a carrot, so if it helps, imagine instead that inside the chamber is something he wouldn’t be able to resist like, I dunno, a young but rough looking biker dude, same chemical properties apply.
Anyways, The Flash really wants this carrot BAD. He just has to get this carrot inside of him, deep, deep inside of him until the carrot becomes one with his body. So, he has to get in to this chamber. The Flash is still human, and passing through the chamber will cause his lungs to spontaneously catch fire, and this would likely result in death- I asked a paramedic, he said “yes, if your lungs spontaneously combusted, you would die.”
The Battle:
Batman awaits Flash at the top of a desert cliff, overlooking the open stretch of lonely road on which the Cesium Death Chamber is perfectly situated.
From the distance, a cloud of dust on the open road, and with a “Meep Meep!”, and the sound of a jet engine, the Flash arrives outside the chamber, and stands quivering, examining it. His sudden halt produces the sound of a sprung sheet metal panel- Twoing!
Batman leans ever closer to the edge of the cliff, waiting to trigger the device.
Then, suddenly, The Flash goes so fast, he BECOMES INCORPOREAL, HE GETS THE CARROT, HE LEAVES THE CHAMBER, HE TRAVELS IN TIME.
Batman sees the device has been triggered, a sly smile rises on his face, one corner of his mouth at a time, as the sound of a a violin string sliding up is heard for each slow part of Batman’s rare smile.
Suddenly from behind Batman, the sound of pizzicato strings, and The Flash sneaks up on him- plink, plink, plink, PLINK! The Flash taps Batman twice on the shoulder, and Batman turns around slowly.
The Flash waves a silent, hello, deposits a brick inside of Batman’s head, and pushes Batman off the cliff. Bruce Wayne removes his mask, so he can see his predicament. He looks down, and sees no ground beneath him. He does a quick take to the camera , and shrugs, and then attempts to run back to the cliff, kicking his legs wildly. Too late, gravity overtakes him, and he drops a thousand feet to the ground below. Just before the brick inside his head makes his skull pop, he lands on the cesiums chamber, which explodes.
Batman stands aloe on the road, ashen- entirely ashen, he is a pile of ashes with eyes. He removes a tiny cocktail umbrella from his utility belt to protect himself, but it is far too late. The Flash arrives with a “Meep Meep!”, removes a paper fan from his pocket, and while triumphantly munching on his carrot, waves the fan three times and Batman slowly drifts away with the wind, leaving only a furious pair of eyeballs rolling around on the ground, and a bloody brick that was once inside his skull.
With a “Meep Meep!” and a quick coy take to the camera, the Flash is off. You. Can’t. Hit. Something. That. Isn’t. There. And. Can. Time. Travel.
Winner: The Flash.
Loser: Physics.
Dave
There’s simply no question here. We have 48 hours before the fight, and if you think that Batman can’t come up with some way to take the Flash out of the equation in that period of time, you’re just not paying attention . He knows that The Flash is very powerful, and difficult to slow down or stop. He also knows that Deathstroke has beaten him, and Deathstroke isn’t 1/10 the genius that bats is.
1. Early on Day One, Batman set s up elaborate traps and explosions designed to move Flash where Bats wants him. He spends the entire morning measuring, checking, rechecking. Flash secretly watches this from a distance.
2. Afternoon/Evening Day One: Batman tests the rig out using a laser simulation, perfects the system, then resets everything.
3. Batman gets a good nights sleep.
4. Day Two: Batman spends entire day fighting Penguin, making out with Catwoman.
5. Battle Time: Batman waits at ground zero. Flash approaches at light speed, from a completely unexpected angle that Batman didn;t take in to account.
6. Batman moves slightly, Flash’s unconscious body flies into nearby wall.
You see, Early on day one, Batman figured out where Flash would be watching from, and laced the entire area with an aspirant that causes paralysis. It doesn’t take effect for say 42 hours. In fact, the fight was over before Batman even finished setting up the traps, which were a decoy. He spent an entire DAY lulling Flash into a sense of security, the entire time knowing that the fight was done.
How did he do this? He’s the God-Damned Batman.
WINNER: BATMAN
DECISION : THE FLASH
So The Flash moves on to the final, and the whiners who claimed we were fixing this thing to end up Batman/Superman can suck it.
Next week: Wolverine vs Superman!
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Tbinns(Quote) (Reply)
Rob, you’re senerio is annoying as fuck much like ALL Loney Tunes ever. Tony, You mentioned the paranoia that is The Batman. He doesn’t need two days because he already has a device that beats the flash. He has had it for years. And if the Flash is so damned powerful why does he get beat up ever in comics? He would never lose a single fight. He would just carry around a sack of bricks and murder super villians before they were born (“You. Can’t. Hit. Something. That. Isn’t. There. And. Can. Time. Travel.”) Batman would win. You can whine it isn’t fair because under such thinking Batman would always win. Well he would. Deal with it. Thank you Dave for the only realistic Batman scenerio. Even if you have him losing the other two situations are aweful and very un-Batman.
Dan(Quote) (Reply)
Okay, I’ll bite, what is the Anti Flash device he has and what does it do exactly?
Tbinns(Quote) (Reply)
My lame guess, ripping-off Dave’s idea:
A biker, with an STD that (when subjected to a magnetic field) paralyzes the body. Bats shows-up to the fight with a boom-box blaring dark tunes… and the speakers are built out of crazy-powerful electromagnets.
Fight starts, boombox power gets boosted, magnetic field from speakers expands. Unless the Flash can see it coming, he’s in it before he knows and then he’s a statue getting his ass kicked.
Yeah. That’s totally how it’d go down.
Spiderhawk(Quote) (Reply)
Minor note: Flash has already been infected with the aforementioned STD as part of Bat’s existing plans to neutralize each JL member.
Spiderhawk(Quote) (Reply)
What is it: A device that can neutralize the Flash.
What does it do: Neutralize the Flash.
How does it work: It effectively neutralizes the Flash.
If you’re going to ask the question, you best be ready for the answer.
Bhockzer(Quote) (Reply)
Perhaps the device causes all commentary to be so douchie and vague that overwhelming confusion and frustration momentarily retard the Flash’s synaptic activity.
Win: Bhockzer’s ego.
Mike(Quote) (Reply)
“Tower of Babel” is a Justice League story arc by Mark Waid, originally presented in JLA #43-46.
Tower of Babel deals with Batman’s perceived betrayal to the superhuman community by keeping records concerning the strengths and weaknesses of his allies in the JLA. His files were stolen by Ra’s Al Ghul, who used them to defeat the League through a coordinated attack.
A specially designed “vibra-bullet” strikes Flash in the back of the neck, causing him to experience seizures at lightspeed; he apparently experienced days of agony in only twenty-two minutes.
William the Lad(Quote) (Reply)
Well, seeing as i am not The Batman and really the Joker I have no idea. But my point is that if anyone could come up with one it is Batman, and that he would have made it long ago due to the Justice League so the two days are not a factor. If this is the case then Flash wins forever and ever and ever as he is the most powerful superhero ever created, though still gay as shit, and this bracket was over from the start. Also, this is only my second post so any other Dan’s comments that are just flaming this article with nothing more than obsenities are not me. I love obsenities but strive to also include some point. FUCK, heh
Dan(Quote) (Reply)
Your point:
“But my point is that if anyone could come up with one it is Batman, and that he would have made it long ago due to the Justice League so the two days are not a factor. If this is the case then Flash wins forever and ever and ever as he is the most powerful superhero ever created, though still gay as shit, and this bracket was over from the start.”
You actually call this a point? First of all the second sentence totally contradicts the first. To say that you have the writing skills of a third grader would be giving you too much credit.
Besides this, your “point” is un-original. In other words, if all you do is regurgitate what these idiots (excluding Dave) say you are not making a point either; you are simply parroting an un-informed assclown.
My point is/was that 2/3 of the fuckheads that write this particular Superhero Bracket Blog seem to have little to know knowledge of the characters that they are judging; ergo this bracket is a farce and not worth giving any value to (but it is fun to make fun of).
Sorry I don’t meet your standard or re-writing a shitty argument over using different words. Honestly. You ought to be a language arts teacher. In the ghetto. Your job would be safe there. Maybe. Fuck, heh.
The un-gay Dan(Quote) (Reply)
The flash would win, well he would. Deal with it.
Nice argument moron.
Your right, the flash should never lose a fight. And neither should batman under the same logic.
Batman would just have a an ANYTHING device, just create a WIN button and press it.
Ass.
Batman sucks(Quote) (Reply)
Batman has created plan to defeat all of the original members of the Justice League just in case they ever go bad.
Lantern Corps(Quote) (Reply)
Come on- Batman can (and did) beat Superman when given the time to prepare in advance. The Flash wouldn’t stand a chance.
Jason(Quote) (Reply)
An instance of a batman idea beating the flash, although he wasn’t the one using it was in the JLA tower of babel arc:
A specially designed “vibra-bullet” strikes Flash in the back of the neck, causing him to experience seizures at lightspeed; he apparently experienced days of agony in only twenty-two minutes.
Also, Prometheus beat the flash by tricking him into believing that he had placed motion sensor devices planted around him in Grant Morrison’s run on JLA.
Flash should win, but it really depends of how much batman super genius bullshit/credit is being given to batman and how “to-the-death” the flash takes this fight
I’vereadtoomanycomics(Quote) (Reply)
I think the answer for batman is Nano-filiment of carbon. Super strong, one atom thick. He would place these around the battle area. When flash comes running through them……SLICE…. 2 pieces of flash, and a content, if not happy batman.
Bruce(Quote) (Reply)
Batman wins. The one time it was talked about Batman had a Anti Flash Device in case Flash went bad. It turned off the Flash’s immunity to friction. Any attempt at super speed at that point would be debilitating and possibly fatal. Partly because the Flash would not know until he tried it.
A A Speeding(Quote) (Reply)
Thank God for intelligent rebuttal
Mike(Quote) (Reply)
I have an anti batman device. Its called shooting him in the god damn face.
Batman sucks(Quote) (Reply)
I have read many of your ridiculous super-hero fight predictions and have come to the conclusion that you (Tony, Rob, and Dave) are either…
1.) Totally fucking retarded
2.) Trying to piss off real comic book aficionados
or
3.) Both
In the immortal words of Matt Stone and Trey Parker; “You guys are fags!”
Dan(Quote) (Reply)
I LIEK CHOCOLATE MILK.
admin_rock(Quote) (Reply)
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.
wetodd did(Quote) (Reply)
HELLO BROTHER!!
xorro(Quote) (Reply)
However, this “Dave” does appear to be (at least this week) the “least” retarded.
Dan(Quote) (Reply)
Seriously…aficionados? You really just said that?
SeriouslyAGeekGirl(Quote) (Reply)
Dave absolutely nails this one. There is no way that Batman waits for the scheduled time for the fight. The Flash does whatever he wants while waiting for the fight, but about 27 hours before the time of the bout, he discovers that Bruce Wayne bought Bose and Batman installed a special, giant set of noise canceling headphones, amped with WayneCorp military tech to stop even Flash’s hypervibrations, in the walls. Bats locks the door and flood the room with gas.
27 hours later, Bats drags Flash’s body into the arena and asks what anyone is going to do about it.
Sorry Rob and Tony, you are wrong.
Doug Winship(Quote) (Reply)
Winner : Batman.
Reason : Already published
Justice League of America – Dc Graphic Novels
Title : The Tower of Babel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JLA:_Tower_of_Babel
Ayman(Quote) (Reply)
A specially designed “vibra-bullet” strikes Flash in the back of the neck, causing him to experience seizures at lightspeed; he apparently experienced days of agony in only twenty-two minutes.
Ayman(Quote) (Reply)
Look, everybody loves batman, and batman is clearly the most interesting character in this entire bracket. But seriously, anybody who genuinely believes that batman would win the whole kit-and-kadoodle in a tournament against characters with ACTUAL SUPERPOWERS is delusional. Honestly, him getting to the semifinals is a bit of a stretch. If you’re going to give batman the benefit of the doubt that he is absolutely on top of his game, you have to do the same for flash. I mean, think about the superman batman matchup with ‘kryptonite armor’–superman still won.
Firsttimecaller(Quote) (Reply)
Superman LIVED, Batman won. Both were seriously fucked up, but do you remember seeing
Supes as a reconstituted corpse after taking a nuke to the face? He did not win.
Artor(Quote) (Reply)
The Flash would win hands down, his character is based off of the God Hermes. He thinks as fast as he can move, he processes information thousands of times faster than Batman ever could hope to. Batman is a guy with some gadgets and he would have no hope what so ever of taking down the Flash. Think about it, you have the Batman who’s man skill is thinking on his feet. Going up against a genius, a physics, chemistry, electrical engineering mad man. Besides the Flashes personality alone would win. Come on the guy gets more ass than a toilet seat for Christ sakes’ heh Batman come on WTF are you guys thinking!
Casey(Quote) (Reply)
Aquaman & Robin for the WIN!!!!!
TomAss(Quote) (Reply)
Let’s talk more about this. They are both still alive, and it could be argued that Kitty Pryde survived in Dave’s scenario…. Tag team? With Dolphins?
RobbieRobTown(Quote) (Reply)
I’ve been ranting it for weeks now, they are jilted and bitter. And unlike the others who have only 2 days to prepare, they get to sit on the side lines and scheme…. Possibly with dolphins, yes! Also conceivably with mutated pygmy marmosets (Aquaman may have ties to Tarzan, who’s to say?).
But in the end… FEAR THE A & R COMBO!
Really Robin is just a poor version of Batman, and look at how many people have been screaming that the Bat will take this thing. Add in tag team member Aquaman, with his countlessly member brain trust think tank of Dolphins and SHEBAM! (POW!, BIFF!, or KERPANG! are also acceptable).
total domination.
If you and the guys decide that you have in fact counted them out. I think at the very least there should be a post tournament “WHAT IF?” article.
TomAss(Quote) (Reply)
I should proof read before I hit send.
TomAss(Quote) (Reply)
I would think that ANYONE could take down Batman with ease. This is how it would go down: Any male could just get a boob job. Any Female would need to have a Penis installed. Show up to the fight in a loose fitting muumuu and as soon as you see Bats, disrobe. Batman, being Bisexual, would see something that he liked. Or at least would vomit over. Then you take advantage of it. Simple as that.
But in any case, the Flash would win.
But I do want to say that I really enjoy this site, Superhero SmackDown and otherwise. Just wanted the folks that run this place to know someone does.
Oddball(Quote) (Reply)
Depends on the parameters of the fight. Given a closed space, Batman wins. Open area, flash wins.
Truth is, although no where near as bright as Batman, the Flash isn’t an idiot. He knows damned good and well that getting anywhere near Batman at any speed is a bad idea. The smart Flash just throws stuff at him at near light speed until something connects. Batman is good, but dealing with multiple thousands of rocks hurtling at him at lightspeed from a half mile out might be just a little too much.
Robert(Quote) (Reply)
I would first like to say how much I enjoy your site. I being a comic book loyal follower since birth have to say that you guys are not giving us comic nerds a bad name, just giving us something to look forward to researching at night.
Given my knowledge of Barry Allen (The Flash). He was destroyed in the Crisis series by the villian Ant-Monitor which created an ant-matter gun that shot out Tacheon beams, which Flash sacrificed himself to block.
Given that tid-bit Batman being all into science would have seen that the Flash could be stopped by an ant-matter gun. Therefore he would have used Wayne Tech to create a weapon as such that could use Tacheon beams to destroy Flash.
Foxnitestalker(Quote) (Reply)
the flash beats batman? …the fuck? …the flash… beat… the batman…?
the flash? …really? batman?! …seriously?
…really?! …beat batman?? …the flash?
you serious?
this whole you can’t hit. what’s. not. there bullshit is so lame. these are superheroes, not regular humans bound by general relativity… if that were the case, please explain how a human being can become incorporeal. …anything? exactly, it’s comics, they get to make shit up, and thats why the flash is kinda lame. batman’s shit can mostly be explained reasonably, but the flash just runs really fast because he was bitten by a radioactive lantern, or some voodoo bullshit.
batman is the new york yankees of superheroes.
either way, i now hate you dicks for not choosing my guy. kidding, but i feel you guys did drop the ball on this one.
sorry for the long-windedness.
thereisnospoon(Quote) (Reply)
You know, i was in a goofier more playful mood, and then everyone wanted parameters, and for us to stick to our own rules, and the fate of Batman was sealed- not by me, Dear Reader, but by YOU PEOPLE!
RobbieRobTown(Quote) (Reply)
oh, all is well… i’m still getting sleep at night, it’s just that going by this “you.can’t hit. what. goes. really. freaking. incorporeal.” thing, the final battle would be kitty pride vs. flash in a totally uninteresting anti-climax is all.
seriously, whoever can go incorporeal first gets the brick in the others’ skull, right?
…there’s a reason i always liked batman’s comics and not so much with the flash.
nontheless you guys are still awesome, and i sincerely hope you’ve got a supervillan bracket lined up.
thereisnospoon(Quote) (Reply)
I think the french tickler would win. (Harvey Birdman AAL)
average joe(Quote) (Reply)
I’m with the chocolate milk guy. I didn’t realize the discussion was so “intense” or “scientific”. Good work boys. Don’t forget to wipe the cheeto off your hands or else you might end up with, well you know the rest…
marcus(Quote) (Reply)
you get the same thing with zesty cheese dorito powder.
thereisnospoon(Quote) (Reply)
I don’t know anything, really, about the Flash. He can move and has faster than light reflexes, right? But can he hear faster than sound? Bullets travel faster than sound, so if you shot him in the head from behind, no prob, right?
Corey(Quote) (Reply)
I am disspointed The Batman always wins. With prep time! Why don’t other heros get prep time?
With prep time anything is possible!Well guess what?! With prep time U already killed this artical becuse I when back in time and i had kypton and kill super man and became a god!
Nomad(Quote) (Reply)
Oh, they all get prep time. But to you or I, or even Superman, prep time is all about preparing yourself mentally, physically, etc for the fight.
for Batman, prep time started post-womb. He doesn’t wait until the situation arises, he’s been getting ready for decades.
Also, he’s fucking crazy, and takes things to 4 other levels of prep time.
admin_rock(Quote) (Reply)
Good call on the Flash guys.
Next week should be interesting,Wolverine vs Superman.
I’m gonna go against the grain and say Wolverine wins. Superman always starts a fight with someone he has never fought before by sticking out his big red S and giving them the first shot. Always. He’s gonna think the claws are just regular steel,and by the time he learns differently he’s just been stabbed through the heart. Thats the only way Wolverine can win.
Firelick(Quote) (Reply)
I love how seriously people take this (sarcasm). It doesn’t matter if they have fought before and batman won, this time he lost (there should have been an anvil falling on his head at the end though). All you comic book fanatics need to calm the hell down for 5 minutes and enjoy a fresh perspective on life. How about instead of bitching about how wrong this article is you (comic freaks) go outside, smell the dirt, kiss a girl (or a guy) and take a little time realize that what once was doesn’t matter ’cause history is just tales told by the winner.
1/4 20(Quote) (Reply)
What is this kissing thing you speak of?
xorro(Quote) (Reply)
First: The Flash is not goofball Wally West like you all saw on the animated series. He’s Barry Allen, a damned good detective in his own right, and about the last man on Earth to underestimate Bruce Wayne. He’d expect a trap.
And Second: If you’re giving them two days to prep, then anything Batman could do, the Flash could undo before Batman ever does it, because Barry Allen IS the Speed Force, and time is his bitch.
It doesn’t matter how Batman prepares, because when the light turns green, Barry Allen will be on him and punch him about 1,000 times in .0000005 second.
There is no bloody way Batman can react, set a trap, or defend himself against a man to whom everyone else in the entire fricking universe seems to be standing still.
Zamiel(Quote) (Reply)
AMEN
Batman sucks(Quote) (Reply)
So does anyone here realize that these are being written for, dare I say it, fun, entertainment, whimsy even?
SeriouslyAGeekGirl(Quote) (Reply)
Shhhhh. You’ll wreck everything!
admin_rock(Quote) (Reply)
Are you planning on harnessing all the energy created by impotent nerd rage and use it to power a doomsday device? Cuz everyone needs a doomsday device.
SeriouslyAGeekGirl(Quote) (Reply)
if that was the case then this whole “superhero smackdown” is a waste of breath cause the correctness wins with their doomsday device. HOORAY for the correctness and their kicking of superhero ass.
1/4 20(Quote) (Reply)
It seems the problem most people have here is based on what they may or may not no about comics already written. These guys are giving us an opinion. That’s it. As a comic reader, I know some of these fights have already been published (i.e. batman/flash) and therefore my view is more slanted towards continuity. The whole Tower of Babel storyline pretty much tells us he already has a plan for everybody in the DCU. So what gives here? I’m finding it difficult to look past it and the brief battle scenarios don’t do much to persuade me. Damn inner fanboy!
batmanuel(Quote) (Reply)
…your name wouldn’t have worked out so well if it was gordon, y’know.
thereisnospoon(Quote) (Reply)
….but there is a spoon, and it is the battle call of……The Tick! Hence the name reference here (albeit the tv character, not the comics’ “Die Fledermaus”)
batmanuel(Quote) (Reply)
The Flash moves himself fast enough that Batman becomes a statue.
Flash picks up a metal rod and vibrates said rod through Batman’s skull.
Batman dies.
The End. (Of Batman.) Good night.
Rick(Quote) (Reply)
In any given “random” moment? The Flash. (Rationale: Wally’s (or Barry’s or Jay’s) powers are such that any non-powered speeder is grossly out-matched in a given moment in time).
Circumstantially with preparation? Batman. (Rationale: As stated by others, Bruce has had preparations for the Flash ready for years, and while Barry’s (et al) speed is phenomenal, he does not always *exist* at that state of near temporal distortion, explaining how others sometimes get the drop on him.)
Verdict: The Flash (with Batman getting revenge afterwards by having backup plans that screw the pooch on Mr. Speedster during his next challenge with whoever, even if Bruce bought the farm…)
Just John(Quote) (Reply)
Comics are fun, eight days a week.
Peace & love,
Ringo
Ringo(Quote) (Reply)