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alonelyargonaut:
alrighty, because I'm a comic nerd, and because the Justice League (or at least my (and Alex Ross's) idea of) rocks my socks off to no end, I'm gonna get this poll going to see who is really the favorite...

Personally for me it doesn't get better than Hal Jordan as the Green Lantern!

Phoenix:
I've always been a big fan of Batman.  No super powers, but really smart, really strong, and has the most awesome toys ever.

As a geek, I adore cool gadgets.

alonelyargonaut:
i've got a lot of respect for the batman, but he is just too obsessive compulsive.

One thing that I've always gone round and round with people about is the idea of the batman.? I feel like much of what they've done has gotten away from the roots of the character.

for starters i love the idea of him being THE Batman, instead of just plain Batman.? This adds to his desires to be less human and more this sort of unstoppable force that stalks the alleys.

Just how open his character seems now too is a little contradictive to those same ideals of the quiet force of the night, the haunting of your dreams, etc.? Batman is supposed to be secretive (and his excess of gadgets also bugs me a bit too) the old school batman is the way to go, where he used raw power along with gadgets.

Basically look at it the Alex Ross way...



This is great, and that is what Superman is supposed to look like too.? I am a hardcore traditionalist with superman.? I hated the new movie.? He's got to be older, (mid to late 30s), he's got to be big (6'5" at the bare minimum)? he also has to be terribly out of touch with what is considered the right thing now a days.? He is representative of our 1950s golden era.? He is the moral (though not in the annoying homophobe right wing manner) compass, he is always out to do right, even if it is in conflict with the times, because he is timeless and ageless.? He's the boy scout.? that's my superman rant

There is just something about the Justice League (especially the Silver Age (Superman, Wonder Woman, The Batman, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), The Flash (Barry Allen), Aquaman, Martian Manhunter) that is just glorious.  They have this sort of mythical sense about them, like some forgotten Greek Pantheon.  This in turn makes me really opinionated as to their style, their ways of being, and makes me a steadfast traditionalist, especially on superman (they've fucked him up time and time again (the only Superman I've liked was Dean Caine (sp))).  Adherence to these traditions of character are essential to get the real feel of the justice league.

BTWulf:
One of my favorite things about the league isn't so much the heroes themselves, but more the way they interact with each other; Identity Crisis was great for that (I know it's not technically a league book, but it was at heart.  I'm also the farthest thing from a traditionalist, I don't need Batman or Superman (Though I love the characters), I loved the Giffen era of the league, and Meltzer's new league.

What I like about Batman isn't the gadgets, it the brain.  The guy can't fly or see through walls or anything like that; he has to think his way through every problem.  He has no powers and he?s still one of the best heroes.  Even when all he seems to do is beat the shit out of a bunch of thugs, you know he thought his way though the battle before he threw the first punch.

Phoenix:

--- Quote from: BTWulf on 28 Oct 2006, 05:37 ---One of my favorite things about the league isn't so much the heroes themselves, but more the way they interact with each other

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On that idea, I remember my friend showing me an episode of the Justice League cartoon that I absolutely loved.  It was the one where The Flash and Lex Luthor accidentally switched bodies.  Lex Luthor, in The Flash's body, was hiding from the rest of the Justice League in one of the space station's bathrooms.
Looking into the mirror, he says to himself, "Well, at least while I'm like this, I can find out The Flash's secret identity and exploit it."
He takes off The Flash's mask, stares into the mirror for a moment, and says in a mildly irritated voice, "I have no idea who this is."

I won't spoil the rest.  The Flash as Lex Luthor is absolutely hysterical, though.

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