Batman and Superman have been around since our childhood and these characters only seem to evolve with us. We try to list out a few similarities (Likes) and dissimilarities (Dislikes) between the two superheroes.
Likes:
- Both lost their original parents, now supported by butler Alfred and Kent family
- Both are high on morals, derived from their strong yet rudimentary upbringing.
- Both have the old skool charm. Both Follow Mahatma Gandhi’s talisman of simple living, high thinking.
- Both have symbols, depiting a certain personality
- Both are loosers in their alternate lives, both lose touch with their possible opposite gender partners.
- Both have One Man Army approach. Both prefer to go Solo
- Both handle vilians trying to earn money through scruplous ways
- Both have an awesome musical theme
- Both hail from DC comics inventory
Dislikes:
- Batman is normal human being and superman is an alien. An alien with a sense of belonging towards lesser beings of earth
- Batman heals with time like humans and superman heals in absence of kryptonite crystals and in presence of Sun
- Batman is a science and technology genius, Superman is a rural kid who has his roots deep into nature
- Batman has been a cape crusader guzzling tonnes of smoke by burning non-renewable fuels, superman has been an ardent supporter of renewable Solar energy and draws his powers from the Sun
- Batman is from high strata family and is a charmer at high society parties, superman is still the rural kid who has issues in coping with urban social life
- Batman is master of strategy, predicts situations and sets up booby traps in anticipation. Superman plays as it goes.
- Batman has a tool / gadget for every situation, Superman has his steel body for with one sole tool called “brute force”
- Batman uses stealth, ‘shock n awe’ approach. Superman announces his arrival from miles away, at times, vilian knows he is approaching
- Batman uses more brain, Superman uses more brawn
- Batman has a utility belt which apart from holding his underwear over the pants, houses various gas / smoke producing mini-bombs. Superman’s belt only holds his red underwear through the loops
- Batman has mask made out of high tech kevlar materials, superman has a face of steel
- Batman has no particular hairstyle when wearing mask, superman will have his signature curl over his forehead which for some reason makes him hard to distinguish from Clark Kent
- Batman has a cave to ponder onto his thoughts, Superman has Louis’ balcony
- Batman is called upon by Gordon by flashing bat signal in the sky, superman reads thoughts