Of course, longing for Selina to get a smackdown for so long has probably biased me. Then again, Dick is my favorite character and while I felt for him, it didn’t make me admire him any less, and since his nature is more like Clark than Bruce in so many ways, it’s doubtful even this will weaken his admiration for Bruce.

I like that this explores the subject but I don’t think you have to be nonhuman to cope with excessive power. Superman isn’t good because he’s not human, he’s good because he had good parents. Granted that Bruce didn’t have the same benefits, I can’t see him being the type to brutalize the family he does have. Knowing this is an elseworlds sort of thing, though, I can’t get too worked up one way or the other I guess.

@Jason: Superman does only go bad when someone is screwing with his head, but that’s what I meant by having excuses. There is always a reason for it, and yet it keeps happening, and each time people talk about the ooooo scary power he has. How many times has Robin gone evil? Or Beast Boy?

@Paul Wilson: Well, it doesn’t have to always stick. Imagine if Batman got the treatment of loosening his inhibitions. What if that didn’t make him more violent? What if that made him more demonstrative with his family, more willing to negotiate with criminals and therefore a better strategist, more able to get along with JLA. Then is wears off and Batman is left knowing that he could be a better leader/family member/friend/crimefighter, but he hack that particular level of emotional honesty. We’ve seen a ton of stories about how Batman’s unforgiving nature leads to disaster. How about one which shows how a change for be for the better, not just insure against the worst?

You know, I never could remember what happened in that book.