True enough but AT and T are not gonna turn things around. They bought the company without understanding or respecting or valuing the stuff. They are gonna rely on what marketing and others tell them, and they will see the status quo that DC/WB have made for themselves to justify and perpetuate the situation.
I think DC/WB was better at this when Paul Levitz was still in charge. Not everything was good in that time, but at least Levitz did greenlight and support the Superman TAS cartoon (which yeah a lot here have problems with but still it was the last serious production centered on Superman in animation) and then the Smallville TV show (terrible I know but at least it kept the characters on air). Things became worse with Geoff Johns, Dan Didio in charge.
And I don't think it's a case of "voting with your wallet", the fact is that Batman gets numerous second chances, way more than other character does. And even when he fails or falls flat...I mean sure BTAS is a great cartoon and all the DCAU cartoons were great, but there haven't been great Batman cartoons since then. I mean The Batman (with Rino Romano) failed, as did Beware the Batman (remember that?). The only real successful Batman cartoon since then has been the R-Rated Harley Quinn show, which is again a character introduced in BTAS and not centered on Bruce. Batman games were likewise pretty mediocre until Rocksteady arrived. Why is that when Superman fails or so on, he doesn't get second chances, whereas Batman gets out of jail for free? Or why doesn't Wonder Woman get chances and so on.
Look on the bright side, Superman indisputably has better songs than Batman does.
You can make a good playlist out of songs featuring Superman as a subject:
"(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" by The Kinks from their album "Low Budget".
3 Doors Down's song "Kryptonite".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tpl6ncyxLGw
Eminem's "Superman"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrhq0Tf6xiQ
Five for Fighting's "Superman" ("It's not easy to be me")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O87shD-FpvU
"Superman", by R.E.M.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkM1pTmlhYI
As far as Batman goes, everyone knows Joker is the one with the showtunes.
Batman's got good tunes.
"Kiss from a Rose" by Seal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwvNAai29_0
"Batdance" by Prince
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulOLYnOthIw
"Batman theme" by Danny Elfman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcCYhDu4_ZY
"Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me" by U2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOHD1SHWW9A
"The end is the beginning is the end" by the Smashing Pumpkins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T69Yk6IccL0
"Something in the way" by Nirvana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG_W55y1TMs
That's not true. because superman makes money for them due to his previous fame he gets chances. Others don't get chances at all. Superman is used like a has been ip they can milk and put over other characters with.The only other media portrayal we had are injustice, this nonsense and snyder movies where he gets shitty screen space time. I don't care what anyone thinks. Bvs should have been mos sequel about the character. Not batman.If actor himself called it a batman movie. It tells you the problem.
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Honestly, I hate almost all those Superman referenced songs, lol. The only artist there I can stand is Eminem and even that particular track I don't think is that great. But particularly the Five For Fighting and 3 Doors Down songs made me want to shove knives in my ears back in the day.
Last edited by Sacred Knight; 08-23-2020 at 12:48 AM.
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