Batman.

This is the restart of Dude, where's my carnage. This semester I've had to find a theme, and after much deliberation I've decided to do Superheroes. Each week will have a new superhero, and include one of their supervillains, their flaws and attributes, some fun facts, and what the possibility is of that particular hero existing.

This is the start of Comic Strip Superheroes.


This week it's BATMAN!

Batman's awesome. He's got money. He's got a sweet car. A great hide out (which changes depending on what comics you're reading, or what movies you're watching.) And epic gadgets. He also has some of the best supporting characters around, including Alfred Pennyworth, Lucius Fox, and Commissioner James Gordon.
As I'm sure many people know, Batman is the billionaire playboy known as Bruce Wayne. As a child, Bruce was orphaned when his parents were killed during a mugging at gun point. He then went into the care of Alfred Pennyworth, the family butler. Alfred became Bruce's mentor and guardian, and has always played a large part in his crime fighting escapades.


Supervillains

Batman has many villains. Some of the more popular being Penguin, The Riddler, Bane, The Joker, Scarecrow and Two Face. The latter being apart of the newest Batman films, the Dark Knight Trilogy.
The Joker has been with Batman since the beginning. Since the very first comic book release. He has been played by, Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson and the iconic Heath Ledger. He has also been known as Jack White, but his original identity is unknown to all. He was first portrayed as a violent sociopath who murdered people for his own personal amusement. But has been seen, lately, as a trickster looking to serve his own case of anarchist judgement upon Gotham City. But what has been a constant throughout, is The Jokers desire to kill Batman.
"Madness is the emergency exit. You can just step outside, and close the door on all those dreadful things that happened. You can lock them away...forever." - The Joker.


Flaws and Attributes

Batman's fatal flaw, and only flaw it seems, is the fact that he's human. He succumbs to things such as grief, and pity. But also has to earn a living, while being Batman. This isn't that hard for billionaire Bruce, but it all adds up.
As for his attributes, there are many. For one, he has enough money to create his own custom arsenal of gadgets, weapons, armour and vehicles. Another is his knowledge and varied skills. He's had military pilot training, special firearms training, and he has several engineering degrees.


Fun Facts

- The inspiration for The Joker was Conrad Veidt, in his role as Gwynplaine in the 1928 silent movie, The Man Who Laughs.
- Batman's debut was in May 1939 in Detective Comics No. 27, entitled The Case of the Chemical Syndicate.
- Batman's wealthy alter ego was inspired by the 1920 Douglas Fairbanks film, The Mask of Zorro.


Possibility of Batman Existing

Batman seems like one of the most plausible Superheroes, when it comes to actually existing. But there's one problem. You would have to train for roughly a year before even getting to his level of fitness. That's a solid, full day of fitness. With one off day a week. And that's still a 33km run, with three to four hours of weapons training. Once you've spent a year just trying to get fit enough, you still have to maintain that physique, while fighting crime, eating well, and getting enough sleep.
Sounds like a massive effort just to fight a few bad guys, if you ask me. But then again, I'm just some guy with a superhero blog.
So, the possibility of Batman existing? Minimal.