Another post to a Scalzi discussion, this one on the gripping topic of “who’s better, Superman or Batman?”

Superman’s politics: seeing as how Lex Luthor is president in the current story arcs, one might guess he’s anti-incumbent.

For a storyline that really gets to the core of what makes both Superman and Batman great, see Batman: Holy Terror, set in an alternate universe where America is a Christian theocracy. If you’re a DC continuity geek, there are some wonderful hidden nuggets and red herrings in the storyline.

Finally, my favorite one-panel description of the two comes in a recent JLA storyline. Batman has gone off to scout an enemy base. Superman is talking with the Martian Manhunter (a guy with most of Supe’s powers, plus a few more), scanning the horizon, and says, “He never ceases to amaze me. Can you even see him?” Manhunter: “No.”

Batman appears in the panel behind them and says, “Okay, let’s go.”