Like almost every sane person in the world, I love Batman. When I was a kid, I wanted to be Batman when I grew up. Still do. However, no matter how hard I train in martial arts, or how many mail-order criminology degrees I receive, I will never be able to get the one thing that makes Batman special: obsession. He is able to push the limits of human performance in every field because he is obsessed with preventing anyone from experiencing a tragedy like his own, and that obsession drives him to do amazing things. It drove him to be the best detective, the best martial artist, and the most dangerous human alive; one that strikes fear in the hearts of street criminals and space gods alike. I love stories where his obsessive drive gives him the strength to do the impossible, but anyone who has ever been obsessed with anything can tell you, it can also bite you in the ass.
