The Batman Awards

Ladies and gentlemen, fans of The Vault and people who accidentally landed here when googling the phrase "women in spandex," welcome to an extra special landmark blogging event, The Batman Awards. No, Bruce Wayne himself will not be presenting me with a gold statue; rather, The Batman Awards mark the first Vault post created by a guest writer. That esteemed guest? None other than former Marvel Bullpen stalwart Rob Lettrick.

So what are The Batman Awards exactly? Simply put, they're Rob's ranking of pretty much everything Bat-related, from both film and comics: with a whopping 30 categories, The Batman Awards put lesser awards ceremonies like the Oscars to shame and make the Emmys look like a bunch of damn pikers. All of these awards are accompanied by video clips or relevant artwork, so by all means, feel free to click away to get an in-depth look into the recess of The Bat Cav... er, I mean, Rob's mind.

Without further ado, then, here's Mr. Lettrick with the first ever Batman Awards!

Best Batman – Michael Keaton

Best Joker -- Jack Nicholson

Best Robin – Burt Ward





Best Catwoman – Ertha Kitt

Best Two Face – Aaron Eckhart

Best Penguin – Burgess Meredith

Best Riddler – Frank Gorshin

Best Batmobile – The Tumbler

Best Alfred – Michael Caine

Best Commissioner Gordon – Tie (Gary Oldman and Batman Year One version)



Best Batman artist – Neal Adams

Best Batman writer – Frank Miller

Best Ally – Green Arrow (Dark Knight Returns graphic novel)

Best Enemy – Superman (Dark Knight Returns graphic novel)

Best Batgirl – Yvonne Craig

Best Batman Toy – Batman Exploding Bridge Playset

Best Arkham Asylum – Grant Morrison/Dave McKean’s Arkham Asylum graphic novel

Best Gotham – No Man’s Land (storyline that ran through multiple Batman titles in 1999 in which Gotham was hit by a 7.6 Earthquake)

Holy $&%# Batman! Worst Batman related junk – three way tie: 1) Batman partakes in the network television show Superhero Roast (Adam West actually showed up for this.) 2) Christian Bale’s Batvoice 3) The Batfro Dishonorable Mention: whatever this is.

Best fan-made film – Batman versus Aliens versus Predator





Best Batman rip off – The Confessor (Kurt Busiek’s Astro City)

Worst Batman rip off – George Clooney in Batman and Robin

Best Batman Video Game – Lego Batman

Best “Oh, crap, what did I get myself into” moment - Vs. Hulk

Best romantic interest - Wonder Woman (yep, they dated)

Best group affiliation – Justice League (Giffen/DeMatteis/Maguire version)



Most satisfying moment for Batman readers - Batman knocks out Green Lantern Guy Gardner with one punch

Definitive BATMAN – Alex Ross/Mark Waid’s Kingdome Come version

Definitive JOKER – Alan Moore and Brian Bolland’s The Killing Joke version


Thanks Rob. Now, let the arguments begin!

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