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Anyone else feel that when comparing Superman and Batman, Batman may have a better mythos but Superman is the more interesting character?
Batman's whole little universe is cool. Gotham City, the Bat-Family, all his villains, etc. Batman himself is the least interesting part of that universe though. He seems to just be there as a tentpole to support this universe so that all of the supporting characters can do their thing. Even Batman's origin story about his parents dying and being scared of bats don't seem to have anything to do with why he's still fighting crime. He's just fighting crime because that's what the Batman does. It's expected.
With Superman, EVERYTHING is about him and his reasons for being on Earth. Everything Superman does is about studying remnants of Krypton, protecting his new home, or both. Usually, both. He was born on one planet, lives on another, and is constantly teetering between both worlds. As soon as he starts to feel comfortable on Earth, Brainiac or someone will show up and remind him of everything that either he or the extinct Kryptonians have done in the past that he now has to make up for.
