I used to think comic fans were too serious, but my cousin's fun debate about Batman changed my mind.

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Yeah but was it really a debate or just people talking. Most comic arguments online turn nasty fast. Batman alone has fans ready to fight over which version is best. Your cousin got lucky with a chill one. The rest of us are stuck in threads where people write essays on why someone else is wrong.

the_logan1mo ago

Oh the "essays on why someone else is wrong" is the best part. It's like watching someone build a fort out of wikis and scanlations just to prove Adam West's Batman could beat Christian Bale in a fight. You're right, my cousin definitely found the one calm nerd in the wild. The rest of us are stuck reading a 20 page thesis on cape length and emotional damage.

lisa_mitchell381mo ago

Wait, someone actually wrote a full 20 pages about Batman's cape? That can't be real, that's just too much. I've seen some deep dives into his gadgets or the car, but measuring fabric? That's a new level of specific. Your cousin must have found the only fan who doesn't treat a different opinion like a personal attack. Most online fights over this stuff get mean fast.