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TheJustice Leaguehas all mode of iconic fundament in the DC Universe , butBatmanadmits that he absolutely ca n’t stand up one of them . Batman is a character who often does his best work on the primer , fighting criminals on the street of Gotham , which is why he perfectly hates the JLA Moonbase — since it takes Batman so far from the offence he wants to stop .
Batman ’s reliable feelings about the iconic JLA Moonbase are revealed inSuperman / Batman#18by Jeph Loeb and Carlos Pacheco . After a backbreaking battle against Ra ’s al Ghul and a group of clip - traveling baddie , Batman and Superman return to the JLA Moonbase , where Batman admit that he really does n’t like for it and is outright uncomfortable in it .
As Batman explains , he belong on the ground , in Gotham City , not up in outer space on the moon . Batman has been in spacea few times , but it ’s seldom a good experience for the Dark Knight . Many stories roll around Batman being out of his chemical element in place , which is why it makes sensory faculty he ’s so uncomfortable in this classical JLA radix .
Readers can arrest out the story of Batman ’s first adventure in space inBatman : Off - World#1 by Jason Aaron , Doug Mahnke , Jaime Mendoza , David Baron , and Troy Peteri .
The Dark Knight takes on London , gets a novel " commissioner " to work on with , and a hilarious Bat - Signal that examine just how pathetic the original one is .
Batman Will Never Belong in Outer Space
Superman/Batman#18 by Jeph Loeb, Carlos Pacheco, Ivan Reis, Jesus Merino, Laura Martin, and Richard Starkings
Batman ’s character has always been design to be on the ground . His original villains were gangsters and malign scientists , people whose goal never extended beyond robbing bank . Over time , his villains became more laughable and more dangerous , going from generic bank robbers to mankind - end monsters . Now , it ’s not unusual to see Batman rifle out into outer space and push black god or multiverse - level threat , butthese cosmic threats were never the point of Batman ’s quality , and those origins are why he ’s so uncomfortable in one ofthe Justice League ’s good home .
Given that many of the Justice League characters are larger - than - life figure , such as Wonder Woman and Superman , the idea of literally looking over all of humanity makes sense for them , but not for Batman .
The Justice League fights to protect Earth and the universe against monolithic terror . To best protect Earth , the League often hangs out in place , overlooking Earth . Given that many of the Justice League reference are big - than - life figures , such as Wonder Woman and Superman , the approximation of literally calculate over all of human race makes good sense for them , but not for Batman . Batman lose his parent due to street crime , which is a very personal tragedy . He crusade every Clarence Day to prevent anyone else from suffering that same catastrophe , which is surd to do when he ’s literally look down on all of humanity from above .
Batman Belongs on Earth, Not Above Everyone He Protects
Batman Falls from the Moon inBatman#130 by Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jiménez, Tomeu Morey, and Clayton Cowles
Batman is an unbelievably popular fictional character , which has led DC to put him in as many thing , team , and space as potential . But the heart of Batman ’s character will always be street - level . While he certainly can present drab gods and interdimensional tyrants , his independent goal has always been to only rid Gotham City of crime and prevent anyone from suffering as he did . WhileDC Comics will always putBatmanon the moon or in other such nonsensical place — especially alongside theJustice League — he ’ll never be as comfortable as he is in Gotham .
Superman / Batman#18is available now from DC Comics !
