Yeah yeah, I know, not judge a book by its cover, etc, etc.
As for comics, I've been meaning to since DC did their reboot, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Besides, how many Batman titles does DC have in publication right now that got rebooted? Like, a dozen?
DC is MADE out of ideas that look incredibly stupid in paper, but more amazing than anything when you actually give them a chance.
People like Batman because he's realistic, grim and dark. But regular Batman takes out time abnormalities on a daily basis, fights alien gods and cosmic overlords, outsmarts the devil and everything, and does this more brilliantly than ten Time Lords put together. He is honestly DC's most unrealistic superhero, because his superpower is being a [tornado fang]ing mastermind God.
Also, there's:
- Batman (very good)
- Detective Comics (horrible, amazing artist tries to write but fails)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (horrible, yet another amazing artist tries to write, but again, fails)
- Batman & Robin (very good, it's an adventurous Batman with slice-of-life situations about his family and friends)
And the Bat-spinoffs:
- Nightwing (decent, Dick Grayson and his delicious ass)
- Batgirl (awful)
- Batwoman ([tornado fang]ing AMAZING, and one of the greatest artworks that ever graced a comic book)
- Batwing (very good, a Batman in Africa trying to deal with problems you would find in a troubled country)