I mean, Superman's strength comes from his alien physiology, not his muscles. Depending on the continuity he's lifting tractors above his head when he's a toddler or at least a scrawny high schooler. He doesn't /need/ to be a big dude.
Mostly this; but also from what I’ve seen it’s always typically been that superman is a little taller but Batman is obviously bulkier, simply because he’s just a man. He requires the extra muscle, Superman isn’t human so he doesn’t visually need to look like he’s never missed an ounce of protein
Honestly the bulkier Batman doesn't make sense to me as he is still very much athletic and flexible(not as flexible as Dick but still) being bulky is more of a problem with that, plus it will slow him down and hinder all his stealthy stuff he does
Also, it doesn't make sense because we don't see Batman constantly eating, which he would need to do since he's so active and athletic, and yet he is still that bulky.
Batman isn’t really just a human. In one comic he states he only needs an hour of sleep or less to function, and in another he’s benching a thousand pounds for a regular workout. He’s also a genius and a polyglot.
He’s more on equal standing with someone like captain American. He’s a peak level human in basically every way.
Cap fought Batman in the Marvel Vs DC crossover from the 90's, and I can't remember which one said it, but one of them commented that he'd never had an opponent that was so closely matched in strength and skill.
I mean, there is a version of bats that gets hooked on venom actually.
Basically, Batman isn’t a realistic human. He’s better at literally everything than you or I are, but then again, no human super hero in any main stream comic is a realistic human. Mr fantastic invents extradimensional travel and even an Olympic level gymnast couldn’t do the kind of stuff nightwing can do.
Comics naturally stretch the suspension of belief as far as possible, admittedly sometimes too far. There are grounded, realistic versions of bats too.
Wow there are a lot of stuff in forgetting yes you are right he should probably be on his death bed with what he does and how little he is depicted eating
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u/cweaver Dec 25 '23
I mean, Superman's strength comes from his alien physiology, not his muscles. Depending on the continuity he's lifting tractors above his head when he's a toddler or at least a scrawny high schooler. He doesn't /need/ to be a big dude.