As grim as Batman may be, he does have a quiet admiration for just how optimistic and wholesome Clark Kent can be. It isn't uncommon for Bruce to say as much, even if he follows it up with a jab about the Man of Steel being too naive for his own good.
Bruce is now a billionaire who has operated in Gotham City as the masked vigilante Batman for twenty years. Having witnessed the battle in person, he sees Superman as an existential threat to humanity.
Likewise, Batman seems to respect Superman more than any other superhero he's met, Batman even chose to have Superman act as his best man when he was getting married to Catwoman, picking Superman over the likes of Dick Grayson.
They have often been referred to as each other's closest friends, though frenemies would be a more apt description. Throughout their history, Batman and Superman's relationship shifts from cautiously friendly to overt hostility, producing a complicated dynamic between the two.
And yet, for almost as long as they've both been hanging around the DC Universe, Batman and Superman have remained firm friends. They've had their rough patches, sure, but who hasn't? Every bromance has that one scene in which the guys fall out for a while and sometimes even come to blows.
Alfred Pennyworth is far more than just a butler to Bruce Wayne, and Bruce has no trouble calling Alfred his surrogate father and best friend. Superman's friendship with Batman has a long history, but Alfred's relationship with Bruce Wayne has a deep one, and fans will be overjoyed to see them reunite.
Since his first appearance in DC Comics' Action Comics, no. 23 (1940), Luthor has been singularly obsessed with Superman, and his quest to destroy the world's first superhero has been relentless.
This point is one that may describe how fans are more drawn to Batman than they may ever be to Superman. Batman is a mortal man wielding intelligence and determination. His battles are almost always uphill, and there is a level of suspense to his stories.
Bane has a great deal of respect for Batman; this isn't a secret, the two have fought many times and even become allies at one point. Bane would even take up the mantle of Batman at a later date, when Bruce is once again not around.
Batman loves Dick Grayson like a son and the shared trauma of lost parents bonds them. Beyond that, some of Batman's best times as the Caped Crusader were spent with Dick Grayson. There are few heroes that Batman respects or trusts as much as Nightwing.
Batman sees Superman as nothing more than a potential alien threat to be eliminated. As set up by Batman v Superman, the showdown between the two heroes is symbolically positioned as Batman's last chance to regain the humanity slipping away from him.
Billionaire Bruce Wayne, who has covertly operated in Gotham City as vigilante Batman for nearly two decades, blames Superman for the mass casualties that resulted from his fight with General Zod. Among the casualties were many people working in Wayne Enterprises headquarters when the tower collapsed.
Superman is afraid of Martian Manhunter and his abilities because he understands just how powerful he can be at full strength. The Man of Steel truly respects Martian Manhunter's powers and won't ever underestimate him in battle.
It released an image where Jon shares a kiss with Jay Nakamura, who was his friend and is now clearly something more. That kiss officially becomes canon on Tuesday, with the release of the fifth issue of Jon Kent's solo comic book series “Superman: Son of Kal-El.”
Their history on the Earth-Two continuity developed to the point where Catwoman reformed and Batman admitted his love for her, formally marrying shortly after and having a daughter, Helena Wayne, who later became the Huntress.
The Clown Prince of Crime and the Dark Knight have been matching wits since the 1940s, and in that time they developed a bond unlike any other pair of fictional arch-enemies - with the Joker confessing his love for bats on multiple occasions.
Unsurprisingly, Batman's most popular love interest is the antihero and occasional villain Catwoman. Even though they often stand on opposite sides of the law, Batman and Catwoman still understand each other.
A British special forces veteran turned butler, Alfred Pennyworth is the most loyal friend and confidant of both Bruce Wayne and Batman. Alfred Pennyworth is more than just Bruce Wayne's butler, or Batman's confidant.
