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WARNING : Spoilers forJustice League # 67 !
The Dark Knight is one ofDC Comics ’ flagship grinder , but a late adventure with theJustice Leaguehas theBatmanlooking a small sillier than common - and he ’s all the salutary for it . As far as superheroes go , Batman is a pretty serious guy . As a human race - class police detective and master martial creative person , the Caped Crusader has long since earneda smirch on the Justice League .
But at the end of the sidereal day , no matter how much Batman reject to admit it , he ’s still a human being . With all of the crazy situation he finds himself caught in , there ’s no way he can get by from every situation unscathed . AndJustice League # 67by Brian Michael Bendis and Phil Hester highlight just how zany things can get when a mere mortal has to tolerate alongside actual gods .
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Justice League # 67picks up where the previous issue left off . With the combined force of the Justice League and the United Order going toe - to - toe with the Synmar Utopica , it ’s a highly explosive spot that a character like Batman may end up getting fall behind in . by nature , it ’s Batman who saves the dayby imprisoning Synmar in the Phantom Zone , but not before his cowl lose an spike in the scuffle . It ’s hardly obtrusive in the mayhem of the situation , but when the Justice League strikes a pose against a potentially hostile United Order , it ’s strong to deny how silly Batman looks standing next to the rest of the Justice League . Batman losing an ear on his cowl may not seem like a big passel at first , but in actuality , what seems like just a small ocular gag really humanizes the character in a pretty fun way .
These days , Batman is oftentimes treated as an untouchable warrior mastermind who ’s always a hundred steps ahead of the contest just to justify his billet next tocharacters like Superman or Shazam . This trend has even led to some fans referring to him as “ Bat - God , ” but it ’s also sucked a lot of the sport and whimsey out of the Batman construct . After all , it ’s hard to imagine the Batman of recent years wearing his sometime Rainbow costume .
When he ’s boiled down to his core , Batman as a eccentric is pretty goofy . He ’s undeniably an interesting and nuanced character with decades of awe-inspiring stories . But he ’s also a grown man who garment as a cricket bat and pass his nights jumping off of rooftops to fight clowns and crocodile men . As time has kick the bucket on , fans and now and then creators have gotten so caught up in the myth ofwhat Batman should bethat they often lose sight of the fun that fare with the character .
Batman is one of the world ’s most astonishing crime fighters , but he ’s still just a man . And while he ’s one of the most competent heroes inDC Comicsand a pillar extremity of theJustice League , that does n’t mean that he ’ll always be capable to avoid looking ludicrous every now and then . After all , Batmanis nowhere nearly untouchable - that ’s what makes him interesting .
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