Everybody has their take on who Batman should be. I think the pinnacle of the character's evolution in comics started with the O'Neal/Adams run and ended when the "Year One" look returned to the comics, which was after No Man's Land, IIRC.
Batman: The Animated Series captured the essence of this version: a driven and intense avenger of the night who wasn't a psychotic paramilitary *******, but instead, a man who could still smile and even laugh despite the circumstances of his life. I especially love the runs of Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle, which gives us that very human O'Neil/Englehart Batman but with the grit and darkness of the late 80s.
We haven't seen this version in the comics since Paul Dini's excellent run on TEC, which I personally preferred to what Morrison did over in the Batman title. Morrison's "Batgod" overshadowed the excellent work Dini did there. Then came Batman, Inc, and we got a Batgod/James Bond take on the character, reliant on advanced tech and even ridiculous stuff like Bat-Mechs, armored suits, and the "Batmobile" of Dick and Damien's time as Batman and Robin.
I know it's not going to happen, but I wish we'd get a return to The Batman, weird creature of the night whose very name is only uttered in hushed whispers, whose shadow strikes fear into the hearts of criminals. Yet the man casting that shadow is human, can be hurt and even make mistakes and not know every single thing and is a master of detection, disguise, and science.