BatLobster
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Gotta go with Bats, if nothing else but for all the varied artistic takes on the character over the decades. There's just something inherently cinematic about that character, probably due to the character's roots in pulp noir. But the character seems to gain power through continued reinterpretation in different times.
It's not that they haven't tried different things with Spidey and Supes, but for me it just seems like the further those drift from 'classic' incarnations (IE Raimi/Donner), the least successful they are, whereas for some reason I love seeing different artistic renditions of Batman. There's something primal at the core of the character that manages to shine through all of them, even the 'failures'. Into The Spider-Verse is great though. Spider-Man has definitely had some high highs.
Superman is tricky. The influence of the Donner films on the genre is undeniable and Reeve as Superman is some of the best superhero lead casting ever, but it just has struggled to live up to that ever since.
It's not that they haven't tried different things with Spidey and Supes, but for me it just seems like the further those drift from 'classic' incarnations (IE Raimi/Donner), the least successful they are, whereas for some reason I love seeing different artistic renditions of Batman. There's something primal at the core of the character that manages to shine through all of them, even the 'failures'. Into The Spider-Verse is great though. Spider-Man has definitely had some high highs.
Superman is tricky. The influence of the Donner films on the genre is undeniable and Reeve as Superman is some of the best superhero lead casting ever, but it just has struggled to live up to that ever since.