Among my peers, I am the Batman fan. A lot of the time, however, I am also the only Batman fan (or comic book fan in general). So taking things to the Internet instead of driving my friends crazy allows for great discussions to occur with other Gothamites - though, unfortunately, there's no escaping the venomous conversations there, either. Batman fans can quickly become mama bear if and/or when their perceived notion of Batman is challenged. Take the casting of Ben Affleck as precedence, and how the news quickly rose to the top of the Twittersphere.
It doesn't end with Ben Affleck, of course - there are lots of notions that Batman fans tend to get antsy about. Here are the top 10 most sensitive Batman-related arguments amongst Batman purists, many of which a lot of fans seem to have got totally and utterly wrong...
10. Batman Voice Acting
Firstly, I will state this before I get a fanboy Batarang to the back of the head - to me, Kevin Conroy & Mark Hamill are Batman and the Joker. They have voiced these characters throughout the DC Animated Universe TV series such as Batman: The Animated Series/The Adventures of Batman & Robin/The New Batman Adventures, Superman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Static Shock, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, as well as the various video game extensions and into new ones such as Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City.
These are the voices that I have grown up with and as such have set the standard on how these characters should be portrayed. However, when Conroy is not voicing the Dark Knight, does that mean we should discount the television show or video game in advance? Of course not, Diedrich Bader did a great job as Batman in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, his bass voice bringing strength and confidence to Batman's character during his various team-ups. Another great is Bruce Greenwood, who was arguably better-suited than Conroy as Batman in Batman: Under the Red Hood and the Young Justice series. Greenwood's gravel-throated Batman always speaks with conviction, whether he is pleading with Jason Todd to consider his actions or scolding Robin's tactics. As for the Joker, check out Troy Baker's rendition of the Joker's monologue from Alan Moore's The Killing Joke
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