I'd say Batman.
I'd say Batman.
I would say it's between the members of the trinity...I mean they have their own pages on this site,,,, but between the three of them I'd give batman the edge in terms of fanbase.
Batman is number one if you count posts and threads for a single character, DC or Marvel, so I would say he has the biggest fanbase of anyone here. That doesn't mean his fans are the most vocal, however. In fact, as I mention every now and then, he doesn't even have an appreciation thread (even Peter Parker has one). No need to have one when you're at the top and have no competition for the cape and cowl.
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It's the Dynamic Duo! Batman and Robin!... and Red Robin and Red Hood and Nightwing and Batwoman and Batgirl and Orphan and Spoiler and Bluebird and Lark and Gotham Girl and Talon and Batwing and Huntress and Azreal and Flamebird and Batcow?
Since when could just anybody do what we trained to do? It makes it all dumb instead of special. Like it doesn't matter anymore.
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I don't think Batman has to worry about being least popular. There are so many "Favorite Batman artist" "moments" "bat gadget" "story" threads that if you combined them, it would take years to read.
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Only 3 DC characters have their own sub-forums and Batman has the most individual threads of the three. And even right now there are more people viewing them than the other two so Batman. It's just...science.
Why? One of the reasons his franchise has been so robust (especially over the last 25 years or so) is because it has produced such a large number of strong spin-off characters and villains. Who are appealing in their own right but also when they play off him. The same holds true for him as well. The Batfranchise in that way is similar to the X-Franchise in that together the characters are greater than the sum of their parts or any one of them.
Don't get people started on which fans are "insane", "rabid", "annoying", etc. . . .
These days, I'm in that boat.
I'm a fan of the character in the past, but haven't cared in a while because of the directions DC's writers have taken the character since even before Rebirth began.