Originally Posted by
Jim Kelly
I don't like Batman using impenetrable armour on a permanent basis, because it takes away from the sense of danger. Logically, I suppose Wayne Tech can create a suit that gives Batman invulnerablilty, but logic is a slippery slope in comics. If Bruce has all this tech, he should just establish his own police force to run Gotham, all provided with Wayne Tech suits and equipment. But that's not the fun of Batman. The fun is seeing an ordinary guy risk his life, always in danger of being hit by stray bullets or falling from a great height, as he goes up against clever rogues and superior numbers of musclemen. For that to happen, the criminal element likewise can't become too hyped up, because the suspension of disbelief begins to break down. There's no way an ordinary guy can fight off an army of metahumans. So for Batman to remain his old self, the solo stories have to stick with the ground level villains.