Rumble Pants XIII: Final Four
By popular demand, Rumble Pants is back! What is Rumble Pants? Well, the Panteon has decided to play at god once more. We take a few select comic characters and pit them against one another for our amusement, but we figured why keep the fun all to ourselves? So we decided on a format that would require your participation and will hopefully provide amusement for you at the same time. The format is a single elimination tournament with weekly rounds decided by you, the reader. Just keep reading to help decide the ultimate fate of some of your favorite comic characters!
It’s the penultimate fight in the Batman round, and there were some surprises in the last round, as the inexperienced (but beloved) Year One Batman took down the super-powerful fan-favorite Morrison Uber-Bat. It wasn’t all wine and roses for the Miller version, though, as the Dini/Timm Animated Batman beat out the Dark Knight Batman to move on. Now it’s those two classic Batman versions, and in the other corner, the original, gun-toting, “fitting end for his kind” Batman takes on the Batman who battled Jack the Ripper on Earth-13 (or whatever number Countdown assigned it.) Who will win? Well, that’s up to you!
As always, it isn’t just about who would be most likely win in each fight; it’s about who you want to win each fight and advance to the next round. Click the bracket thumbnail above to the side to see how the tournament has progressed so far. These polls will close just after midnight on Saturday, June 21st.
Animated Batman vs. Year One Batman
Animated Batman (63%)
Year One Batman (37%)
Total Votes: 295
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Bob Kane Batman vs. Gotham by Gaslight Batman
Bob Kane Batman (63%)
Gotham by Gaslight Batman (37%)
Total Votes: 287
Now is this Bob Kane Batman the gun-toting fellow from way back?
16 Jun 2008 at 7:17 am
QuoteCall me shallow, but I went with Gotham By Gaslight Batman because he looks cooler.
Plus he was better written. And the artwork was gorgeous, moody and dark but with crystal clear storytelling and fine attention to detail. Plus the story placed him in an historical context that shed light on the social and economic mores of the time in addition to providing a thrilling tale of adventure.
Hey, wait a minute! I’m not so shallow after all!
16 Jun 2008 at 8:19 am
Quotedamn you kevin conroy and your frank-miller-defeating-bat-voice!
16 Jun 2008 at 1:21 pm
QuoteOh man, it looks like it’s gonna be the original against the most iconic.
GO ANIMATED! BEAT YOUR OTHER INCARNATIONS UP!
16 Jun 2008 at 2:00 pm
QuoteIs the Bob Kane Batman really any modern reader’s favorite version? I couldn’t finish the first book of The Batman Chronicles as I found it chronically dull.
16 Jun 2008 at 6:22 pm
QuoteI think Bob Kane Batman just lucked out in the bracket he was in. I’d put him somewhere around the middle of the pack for these 16, but he just had easy matches.
I’ve been cheering for Animated Series Batman from the start, but I was worried Year One would give him more of a fight. I’m pleasantly surprised at Mr. Animated’s performance.
16 Jun 2008 at 8:07 pm
Quoteit’s not mine but I do like DR DEATH the monk
I also like that he used leathal force. Hey it makes more sense to kill someone trying to kill you than beat the shit out of someone but feel good about yourself becuse you dont kill
22 Jun 2008 at 9:48 pm
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