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    Default Superman Family vs. Batman Family

    Which of these has been more consistent as far as featuring the family members prominently, heroes growing into their own, etc. I remember liking Connor Kent as a kid a lot and I'm getting around to liking Supergirl, but something about the Bat family seems to stand out more, not sure what it is. Which family do you guys like?

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    It might have something to do with more of the Bat fam having solo books, crossing over into team books and having more sales/editorial push that makes them seem that way.

    Each is great in their own right, but more gets done with the Batfam so probably them? I love some members of the Superman family but other than Kara, they're usually in team books so they don't really get a ton of room to develop.

    It's hard to beat the group with Dick and Tim in it, even if I adore Lois Lane, Jon and Power Girl. The latter just never get to shine as much.

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    I enjoy Superman more than the Superman Family characters (with the notable exceptions of Lois & Jimmy), whereas I much prefer the Batman Family characters to Batman himself most of the time.

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    The Batman family definitely has more done with it. Dick, Jason, Tim, and Barbara are never going anywhere, while fan demand for less iconic characters like Steph and Cass is strong enough to overcome editorial dictates against their existence. Even if the writing is bad, those characters will always be around. The Super-family on the other hand has been limiting itself to only those related to Superman by blood since the triangle era ended. I don't have any complaints about Jon, but the best Superman family will always be the late 90s team of Steel, Linda, and upbeat Conner. And Kara's presence in a book or story is an immediate turn-off.

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    Not enough done with Huntress and Power Girl for me.
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    I prefer Superman as a character and mythology more than Batman, but the only Superman family character I really, really like is Supergirl Kara Zor El. I like her more than any of the Batman family characters. That said, I do like Barbara Gordon and Dick Grayson quite a lot. Personally, I think Batman's family of heroes is overblown at this point. Most of the other ancillary heroes for both Batman and Superman don't pique my interest. I understand where DiDio is coming from when he wants to clear the slate with characters like those, not that I think that's the wisest course of action. Sometimes you have to put up with stuff you think is stupid because other people like it. I know people really like them a lot, but they're redundant, and conceptually, I think all of them running around is kind of...bleh. They'r redundant and confusing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CTTT View Post
    Which of these has been more consistent as far as featuring the family members prominently, heroes growing into their own, etc. I remember liking Connor Kent as a kid a lot and I'm getting around to liking Supergirl, but something about the Bat family seems to stand out more, not sure what it is. Which family do you guys like?
    The Problem is the following:

    Batman Family has a consistent timeline.

    Superman Family NOT!!!!
    They dont have ties, like the Bat-Family.
    I mean Conner and Jonathan NEVER met and if I remember right even Conner and Chris never met.

    It would be different if instead of NEW52 Conner would have been present as Jonathan was born and the 2 grew together etc.

    Also Conner had NO or little family time with Clark, he spent more time with Clarks parents.

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