I like the “new” Batman, and the very “old” Batman, but when I was a kid Batman was so campy it turned me off entirely. Other than Eartha Kitt playing Catwoman, that is…

Iron Man and Spiderman are also on my ‘favorite superhero’ list. I guess I like the guys that have some obvious character flaws, who at least start as more or less “normal”, and who aren’t totally invincible. I wouldn’t say, however, that I was ever a particularly dedicated comic superhero fan until later in life.

One thing I noticed with Iron Man was that the Tony Stark character immediately reminded me of the main character in Lord of War (which by the way I liked a lot). The arrogance, the “is it better to be feared… or respected? Is it too much to ask for both?” comment… take that and put it through a wringer, and you have an interesting “anti-hero”, one I’d like to find out more about.