LogFAQs > #898909940

Speaking of things bothering me, I've always kinda had mixed feelings that Batman is merged or contrasted vs Wolverine whenever they do a Marvel and DC thing like Amalgem.

While both Batman and Wolverine are brooding characters and they have some basic costume similarities, it always seemed like Spider-Man was the more natural choice since both heroes use pest animals as their motif, both are orphans with an elderly caregiver, both chose to take up crime-fighting specifically in relation to a criminal killing a family member, both are geniuses, both refrain from killing, etc.

Plus, when it comes to the rogues gallery, Green Goblin has a greater affinity to the Joker than Sabretooth, considering that they have laughing gimmicks, they're known for gadget use, etc. Not to mention that both characters have a cat-motif ambiguous heroine/villain in their rogues gallery who has occasionally served as a love interest.

I'll admit that there are a few knocks against Spidey, though, including the fact he can hold down stable romantic entanglements and that he's portrayed younger. And he's not a grimdark character. However, Wolverine is practically a serial killer which kinda goes against Batman's sensibilities (well, at least later Batman, brutal vigilante Batman from the early comics could be Punisher-esque at times).
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