[RobBlake]

Originally Posted by Aries Walker

Exactly. He's representative of the basic problem that DC has always had; they tend to produce flat and simplistic characters, then liven them up through powers or gadgets, which doesn't make very interesting stories. You can see this even in one aspect of Batman, easily one of their most intriguing characters; instead of determining what kind of martial arts he studied, exploring the strengths and weaknesses of his abilities, determining how that affects the character and plot, and applying how all of that works on paper and on screen, at some point they just drew a line under "EXPERT IN ALL MARTIAL ARTS", which is not only ridiculous but boring.

This is why, when DC tried to hire Marvel to write their titles in the 80s, Marvel refused on the grounds that the characters are crap.

yeah no. Batman himself is a much more intriguing character than the majority of Marvel characters