Comic Book Coolness Quotient Quiz



You know who's even lamer?
Batman's wannabe cousin, Bat-man.
Yes, those are upside down bats on his head.
Yes, I'm in a really cheesy mood today.

 When I asked my friends (in the middle of an unrelated conversation for no apparent reason - it's what I do) if Batman or Superman was cooler, the response was unanimous: Batman, of course.

I must say, I have to agree with them.

Why do I always find Batman cooler than Superman? Is it his style, his dark mysterious nature… his car? I always look at Batman as the cool one and Superman as the slightly irritating Boy Scout, but maybe that's just being unfair.

If I look at their qualities on paper and compare them as if they were real people, it looks totally different. Hmmm, who would I like to be friends with? The brooding vigilante who spends his nights beating people up and can never seem to communicate his true feelings to others due to his childhood trauma? Or the mild-mannered and far more socially capable young man from the happy loving family? Seems like a pretty easy choice.

Then again, Supes does have that self-righteous streak in him that can get really annoying – and Bats does have a softer side deep down, or else he wouldn't ever let anyone partner up with him, much less a kid – plus, he still has that car. That's really sad, though, if I can let a fancy piece of metal influence my judgment of the worth of a person…

Ehh, who am I trying to kid? Batman's cooler.

Batman and Superman are (c) DC Comics.

My parody scribble is (c) 2012 A. M. Perkins