8. He Shouldn't Be On The Justice League
Now this one is just some wilful foolishness. The Justice League is the home to some of the biggest powerhouses in the DC Universe: Superman! Wonder Woman! Green Lantern! The Flash! Aquaman can talk to fish, or whatever! What do all these superheroes some of them bordering on being literal gods need a smart dude in a rodent suit? Here's another question for you: what is the most boring kind of superhero comic? It's the one where it's just wall-to-wall action sequences, right? Beautifully rendered but totally tension-less battles between superpowered beings who really can't be hurt. It's why the last half hour of Man Of Steel was so boring. There weren't really any stakes. It was just like bashing a couple of action figures together, with no consequences. Sure, Wonder Woman and Superman can take down any physical threat to humanity with one hand tied behind their back, The Flash can go deal with a crisis (but, crucially, not a capital-c Crisis) in a fraction of a second, Green Lantern's job is literally policeman in space. Who comes up with strategies when brute force isn't enough? Who can solve mysteries? Whose car do chicks dig? Batman's.
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