Superman and Batman are two sides of the same childhood power fantasy, just expressed in different ways. Where Superman has his powers, Batman has his gadgets. It all amounts to the same playground "Well, I win because I have X" mentality. And that's fine and a lot of comics are exactly that; I just wish Batman fanboys would cop to it, rather than pretending that their character is more well-rounded just because he gets a little bloody before winning via [i]deus ex machina[/i].