prokopetz:

I half-suspect that a big part of Batman’s enduring appeal is that nearly every possible Flanderisation of the character is funny as hell.

When most characters get boiled down to a single overriding personality trait, they just end being trite and annoying, but not Batman. I mean, we’ve got:

• Compulsively Stealthy Batman
• Ludicrously Overprepared Gadgeteer Batman
• Standing on a Gargoyle in the Rain Monologuing About the City of Gotham Like He Kind of Wants to Have Sex With It Batman
• MY PARENTS ARE DEEEAAAD Batman
• The Goddamn Batman
• Grumpy Dadman
• Adam West

… and every last one of them is a comedy gold mine.